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  1. 3 Couplets, too much?

    Thank you so much for all the feedback! We never have a decdicated APGAR nurse from mom/baby and their team lead or resource person usually takes patients. We have a closed nursery (only staff allowed...
  2. 3 Couplets, too much?

    Our hospital has recently started using a new staffing grid and it has our mom/baby nurses in a panic. I have never worked in postpartum or routine nursery (only L&D) so I'm not sure what it's...
  3. What state should I apply in as a new grad?

    Have you looked into jobs in North Dakota? There are not any mountains here and the winters can be rather long (I'm originally from Florida). The people up here are so friendly, the nicest in the...
  4. Compassion, easily lost?

    After weeks of poking and proding from family and friends..I can't hide it anymore. I am terrified. In the 4 months since finishing school I have yet to fill out even one application. It's not that I...
  5. New Grad...should i stick with nursing?

    I was a new grad who looked for a job for almost a year after I got my license. I know I was a bit rusty when I got to my unit but such a large part of nursing is learned on the job. I had some really...
  6. If you werent a nurse, what other career would you do?

    I would want to be a wedding planner and own my own venue..I've got it all planned out (on
  7. Maternal assisted cesarean birth

    I could maybe..maybe see this happening for a singleton delivery..but twins? How is she going to help grab the second baby while she's trying to hang onto the first baby flat on her back? Usually with...
  8. One day I was in the check out line at Walmart chatting with my friend. I was telling her I wish we could have gotten pink highlights in our hair for breast cancer awareness month (not possible...
  9. Newborn Nanny, Should I Return to School for Nursing at 48??

    Have you considered becoming a certified lactation councilor or even an IBCLC? Some hospitals hire CLCs PRN. I think most would want you to have your RN though. You seem so passionate about being...
  10. L/D RN learning to scrub for c/sec

    I circulate and scrub for sections. At my hospital new hires spend the first 2 weeks back in the OR scrubbing in with a scrub tech. After those first 2 weeks we only scrub PRN so I have gone 1-2...
  11. Urgent Csection

    I scrub and circulate for c-sections so I've been on both sides. I would have made the same call you did..if there is ANY doubt an x-ray is the only solution. I wish you would have had more help in...
  12. Still jobs for new grads/ADNs?

    Last year I moved from Florida to Bismarck, ND. I was hired as a new grad with just a phone interview. Our hospital is always short staffed. The turn over rate is high. You might not be able to pick...
  13. "old" new grad

    Like previous poster said the weather up here is harsh but the opportunities are endless. Pay isint amazing for new grads $22.79 at my hospital but you can pick the unit you would like to be on and...
  14. L&D Jobs Summer 2014

    Pretty much anywhere in North Dakota. I was hired on a L&D floor as an old new
  15. "old" new grad

    Hey, I just moved from Florida to North Dakota. I was an 1 year old grad with an ASN. The opportunities up here are endless because of the oil boom and the fact (let's face it) that this isn't the...
  16. Au pair with full time RN job?

    Did you try care.com or sittercity? It's not an agency but you can post exactly what you are looking for and you might be able to find someone local who fits your needs. Good luck
  17. Valencia College Spring 2015

    Oh boy..I started the program almost 3 years ago so I can't recall exact days or lecture times. We chose our clinical sites/days which was nice. I have no idea if they change up the days/times every...
  18. Incoming to Bismarck

    @Delgadido your inbox is full..you won't be able to receive new messages until you delete a few of your older
  19. Need Advice!!!!

    Did you try FL Hospital Zephyrhills? They don't have a GN program..it's direct entry. Same thing for the heartland division. I know it's tough out here but you have your BSN so don't give
  20. Valencia College Spring 2015

    You sound just like me! I like to joke that dimensional analysis is the only type of math I CAN do (considering I dropped/failed intermediate algebra 3 times). For some reason I never really...
  21. Best Jobs for Nursing Student in North Dakota

    I think if you are up to working 32 hours a week (plus your clinical rotation hours) I would take the CCU job. Having critical care experience as a tech will likely help you get hired once you have...
  22. Best Jobs for Nursing Student in North Dakota

    Oh! You are already up there :) How many hours/days a week do you spend in class? Is the hospital you are looking at close to where you are living or is it more of a
  23. Best Jobs for Nursing Student in North Dakota

    Where are you moving to North Dakota
  24. Getting your first RN job: The secret rules.

    Actually..I do! I don't want to live there for the wonderful weather or affordable housing. I want to live there because the hospitals up there will actually hire new grads. There are quite a few...
  25. Getting your first RN job: The secret rules.

    I don't know how these nurses are treated or what they are paid but I do know Trinity recently hired 85 nurses from the Phillipines and interviewed 200-300 RN's while they were there. ND hospitals...