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Hello All, I'd just like to know if any of you L&D nurses have a hopsital wide IV team start your IVs? I'm used to starting my own IVs in L&D but do know of a place that the L&D nurses start no IVs. If you do start your own IVs do you dra...

northwestern in chicago only uses 16's. that's torture! i had the hardest time getting those in & it took almost 3 weeks befor i was comfortable using a 16. anyone know of a any other place that doesn't start their own ivs in l&d? i thought i...

In a recent interview it was brought up that many nurses have a hard time leaving the bedside. Many don't want the headace of dealing with administration either. I think that has a lot to do with it as well. Also, the higher education that has been m...

I've traveled to 10 different hospitals and it's never been required to have a chaperone for the physicians. If you are on a unit with 2 laboring pts, yes it could be a burden for co-workers. What's going to happen when it comes time for the pt to pu...

Yeah, It's $2700 per month & I'm in a very small place in Missouri. I do L&D & they have sufficient assignments. I have never really checked any of the other specialities but I'm sure they have assignments. I'm also not real sure what my ...

There were several Filipino nurses that said they were being sponsored. Maybe the hospital wasn't the ones sponsoring them.

Yep totally true! I've been with them for a few assignments and absolutely love them. I'm in a very small place at a hospital that does 300 del a year and my stipend in $2700. It just depends on the area. I have a friend that just asked about them to...

Swedish in Seattle does.

I had a great time @ Swedish. I had a week long orientation that was well organized and very informative. I felt like they did actually care. The nurses on the floor, on the other hand, weren't so friendly. Most of them were real princesses but I did...

They only reason I'm starting this thread is b/c where I was on this date will forever be memoriable to my nursing career. Just 1 or 2 phrases to tell where u were at the time of the attacks.... I was in Fall semester Nursing School, senior year....1...

I keep hearing about a stike in Las Vegas. Anyone know what the issue behind the strike is?

Love OA. Trust my recruiter (which is rare in this industry). Agree w/ above poster about limited assignment options.

I know a nurse who went to Fresno Community in L&D also. She made close to $50 plus the normal travel stuff & also said she would never go back. Said she felt like her license was on the line everyday she walked into that hospital. Also they ...

Let me set the scene: 5 nurses, 9 labor pts, 3 antepartums, 6 deliveries in 4 hours, 1 nurse becomes a pt in ER for severe h/a & n/v, and you answer the call light for one of the lovely antepartums (the nurse answers the light, not the unit clerk...

100 mcg? That's overkill unless it's a FD! I'd question that policy/procedure. That's an aweful lot and sounds very unsafe. It's one thing to have them sign a consent saying it's not FDA approved, but the dosage should be "safe" and I think 100 mcg i...

Being a traveler I've worked at 8 facilities, all but one have used cytotec for induction of labor. The other hospital only used it for fetal demises. Over the last year I've seen it given more & more PO. I like the uterine pattern better with PO...

I've used QS at 4 different hospitals since I've been traveling. I absolutely love it! I think it allows for more time at the bedside. There are features that you can "copy & paste" from previous entries. I love being able to chart on the strip. ...

Hello There, I'm a traveler and I'm on my 7th travel assignment. I absolutely love traveling! The money is great. I've been fortunate enough to work at hospitals where the nurses were great and happy to have me. I've been to Seattle (twice), Wichita,...

I know a nurse that traveled to Northside in ATL. She loved it. She did say it was very organized and you'd never know they did that many deliveries. Sounds like some of these hi vol L&Ds need to take a look at their model.

Dallas - It's Parkland & it's CRAZY!!!! There is one in Atlanta that does aboue 15K and Northwestern in Chicago does 10K.

Worked at the silverdale campus in L&D. One of my favorite places I've worked. Something was a little odd about the place.....don't know if it was the people, the atmosphere or what. Never could put my finger on it but I enjoyed it! Not much to d...

I'm in Reno right now. At "the other hospital" but have heard many things about Washoe. Very busy, Trauma ER, Babies del in hallways. Love Reno though! Lots of activities but housing is expensive. Are you looking to travel or relocate?

Definition of a SCAB http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/WarOfTheClasses/scab.html Some of you who use this term so loosely should really read about what it really means.

I loved Swedish Medical in downtown Seattle. Also worked Harrison in Silverdale/Bremerton. A bit weird but the people were great to work with.

First of all you should talk to an advisor & get your transcript sent over to be evaluated. That way they can tell you what pre reqs you need to apply to the nursing program. You can take these classes at a community college which would be cheape...