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  1. What is the difference between HH Case Manager and hospital/insurance CM?

    teriadn2004 replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Case Management

    How do you get started on Case Mngt? All the posted jobs want you to have experience or certification? Any ideas? I am particularly interested in Workers

  2. Online Midwife Programs

    teriadn2004 replied to mickey72's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a CNM who delivers at our hosptial who graduated from Frontier - she is

  3. pulling ob nurses to other floors

    teriadn2004 replied to mamaofsix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are a 4 bed LDRP with total 44 bed hospital - as above, us LDRP nurses are the "rescue squad" for the rest of the hopsital since we sometimes have no patients. Problem is, last week the nurses had...

  4. BSN or training certifications? More competitive/competent in L&D?

    teriadn2004 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I say get your BSN - I had similar plans to yours when I started - work now in LDRP in a hospital for the past 3.5 yrs and thought that was the only thing I ever wanted to do. However, in my previous...

  5. OB "Freebies"

    teriadn2004 replied to malone2192's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are currently struggling with this same issue and are no longer giving bags to our BF moms, but still giving to our FF moms. We are a very small unit - avg 10-15 deliveries per month, really have...

  6. Older Nursing students

    teriadn2004 replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

    I think you will find that there are a lot of "non-traditional" students in nursing programs these days. I graduated in 2004 with ADN and in 2006 with BSN and am now soon to be 54.....and I was not...

  7. Writing on Fetal Monitor strips

    teriadn2004 replied to teriadn2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everyone, I appreciate all the

  8. Writing on Fetal Monitor strips

    teriadn2004 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does anyone know of any law or official documentation that addresses writing on the fetal monitor strip? Are people still documenting on the strip if they are doing elelctronic record? If anyone knows...

  9. Writing on Fetal Monitor strips

    teriadn2004 replied to teriadn2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your comments - we are opening a brand new unit in a brand new hospital and my NM just wanted to know what others are doing. Our understanding is that medical records will be scanning our...

  10. Do you have to be on-call?

    teriadn2004 replied to christine_chapel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are a 32 bed LDRP and we have mandatory call of 12 hrs per 4 week schedule. Sign up is for 4 hr increments - dates and shift needs are posted when the completed schedule comes out and all are...

  11. Don't know if I'm going to make it as an OB nurse

    teriadn2004 replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! If I didn't know better, I would think that you got inside my head and wrote this post for me. I too am in my last week of orientation (14 weeks - although I lost time when pulled to do PP on...

  12. Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    teriadn2004 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is a wonderful post - I just accepted a position in NICU and I'm a little scared - I have 19mo experience as a nurse, but with adult primary care outpatient (basically, doctors office). I thought...

  13. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    teriadn2004 replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated ADN 2004 and will complete BSN next month.....I have a 4.0 GPA.....however, I am the sole support for my family, provide the health insurance etc.....I had to work while in school and...

  14. Should BSNs be paid more?

    teriadn2004 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

  15. Should BSNs be paid more?

    teriadn2004 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about ADN and BA in something else, but in other healthcare areas there is a difference in 2yr vs. 4yr. For example, in the laboratory there are medical lab techNICIANS (MLT) who went to...

  16. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    teriadn2004 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I too am a "second degree" RN. I chose the ADN at my local technical college only because the waiting list for BSN prgrams was rediculous and I need to BSN to get paid better because I work for the...

  17. Greenville/Anderson Er Nurses?

    teriadn2004 replied to PediErMike's topic in General Nursing

    Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville has a Peds ER. Don't know much about it

  18. 2 months as an RN and getting depressed.(sort of a long rant, sorry:)

    teriadn2004 replied to Paravell's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a matter of fact, I did on another area - that was about 6 weeks ago when I found this wonderful website - I too had a "top of the pole" position and was always the one that everyone came to when...

  19. So, I found out that my first month of work as a new nurse....

    teriadn2004 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know that going to MORE classes sounds like that LAST thing you want to do, but take it from a DEC04 grad - the alternative could be like what happened to me...... NO orientation - 2 weeks with a...

  20. Where are all you SC nurses?

    teriadn2004 replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing

    At the time that I wrote the original post, I had been searching for financial aid. What I found when I searched was MANY, MANY scholarships and grants for nurses, IN OTHER STATES, but NOT SC. Many...

  21. How to be a new grad office nurse?

    teriadn2004 replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    :) Thanks again Darla - I think most of the nurses that I work with probably would like to share their experience with me too, but they are all so rushed just to get their own work done - I know it's...

  22. How to be a new grad office nurse?

    teriadn2004 replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    This is EXACTLY what I am afraid of - I became an RN at 49 (hence, my screen name) because I want to work in hospital - preferably in L&D or maybe ICU. I'm terrified that I will never be able to...

  23. How to be a new grad office nurse?

    teriadn2004 replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It's so nice to read that someone feels sorry for me - most of the staff that I work with just tells me that I am having "reality shock" - just like any other new grad - as for a mentor,...

  24. How to be a new grad office nurse?

    teriadn2004 replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am a new grad and I started 2/21 in a primary care outpatient clinic - basically a doctors office. I had no choice but to be in this position as I went to school with a scholarship and I was...

  25. Anyone fail with 75 questions?

    teriadn2004 replied to emmatt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just graduated in December - of a class of 40, at least 10 that I know of had 75 questions and passed. I did however know one person who also had 75 and did not. So....you have at least a 90% chance...