Annointed_RNStudent

Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville NC, Very nice Magnet Hospital, They are actually having a nursing new grad open house on Saturday. They have good benefits, including a pension plan!

I'm not going into PEDS/NICU/PICU, but I am however going to L&D, which is a very uncommon place to see men! I'm psyched about it~ We need to attract some men to this specialty!

I am actually a male student who did OB last summer and loved every bit of it, and now I will be making a career out of L&D when I graduate, It can be the best or worst experience, I certainly would go in open-minded, Usually when people are on t...

I am getting 2500, half after two weeks, and half after completion of my orientation, It will be taxed and only end up being like 800.00 for each one, but hey, I plan to be there for two years anyways, plus htey have a pension plan, 401K and relocat...

Hello, I am going to Labor and Delivery, and I applied for every Labor job I interviewed for in September and October, and was offered the one htat I really wanted in December, and since January there had been a waiting list in L&D, I would advis...

Umm hate is such a strong word, but if there was a word that meant the same with less of a stigma with it, then YES, I feel as though nursing school adds a lot of unneeded stress to anyones life, with all the "if you dont' do this you will fail stuff...

Hi, I will be a new OB nurse in May, one thing I would reccomend is not to go in the interview and make a lot of fuss about CNM or Advanced Pracitce Nursing, the manager is hiring a staff nurse, and you probally shouldn't say you want to work OB beca...

As a new grad RN (double minority (male) ) I have applied for jobs in two almost predominately caucausion hospitals and have not been offered positions for Speciality or Med-Surg Jobs, However every diverse hospital I ever applied to I was offered p...

With the nursing shortage and this supposed phenomenon of everyone getting a job, I was just wondering has anyone ever not been hired for a new grad job? I applied for two jobs out of state (Med-Surg) and was not offered them, even though they told m...

I worked on a Mens Admission unit in the State Psychiatric Facility! It was the worst of my nursing experiences and I decided that I would not practice nursing if that had to be my area of specialty, I admire Psych Nurses SOOOO MUCH it really takes ...

OB-Labor and Delivery Especially! We as guys need to break into this specialty!

A group of classmates and I have decided that with our first check we will spend every single penny leaving just enough for lunch and gas to get to work until the next one, to take away the burden of never being able to shop like we wanted to while w...

Be Prepared to know your strengths and weaknesses, You need to hit that why you want to work ob Question right on the head!!!!! Shake Everyones hand, and take resumes on RESUME PAPER! Good Luck~

What attracted you to L&D and or Mother Baby? In other words why did you want to pursue this area of nursing?

Hello, I will be an ADN new graduate in May of 2007, and I am interested in either Camp Lejeune or Fort Bragg Military Hospitals to work in OB, does anyone know whethere or not they take new grads, and if so, who do I need to contact? Thanks

Hello, New Graduate interested in pursuing NICU at PITT, anyone have any advice as far as interviewing, or some testimony about hospital, or what you have heard? Thanks

Hi everyone, I am currently in the ADN program, the youngest student (18) and want to work OB when I come out, or NICU. What would be anyone's advice to me? Would anyone think that I would be inelgible to be an OB nurse because of sex or race? Th...

Hello, I have heard that Texas was the place to come if you wanted to work OB. I am a male Senior RN (ADN) student and I am interested if someone could give me some pointers as to what hospitals in Texas I should look into? Any info on new grad int...

Just a student here, but I too built a nursing career around wanting to work L&D, and I am sad to hear that you are having such a struggle... The only thing that I can think of is to perhaps go part-time, or encourage your managers to hire new g...

This thread is specifically for OB Nurses, I did not make this clear with the last, one, although everyone's response was greatly appreciated. The Question this time is: Do you work with any Male OB nurses, if so, how are they accepted, by the patie...

In 4/5 semesters of Nursing school and the hardest test for our whole class so far was Respiratory, which I don't think but about4 or 5 people passed, and those dreaded Fluids/Electrolytes and Acid base Balance!!!! Hang in There... Like I say I can a...

A lot depends on the program, here in my program, test average are supposed to be between 77-82. A lot depends on the instructors, their philosphy on teaching etc. Some are definetly better than others! Here in our program no one has made an A in ...

Hello, I am a minority male nurse that applied for a job in a pred. white area with the minority population being (3%), I applied in NICU, Peds and PICU, All new grad internships, and I didn't get offers for either of the three jobs. I interviewed w...

Hello to all the nurses in Management out here, I am a young ( I mean barely legal) young minority male nurse, who is interested in working OB/NICU/Peds I will be graduating in December, and I just recently interviewed for a job at a major medical fa...

doobiedo I have some questions for ya, could you send me a private message or an email? Thanks