HeartsOpenWide RN

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    Please stay up on your CEUs (NOT a medical assistant bash)

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    First I want to say that this is not a Medical Assistant bash, it just happens that a Medical Assistant was involved; it could have easily been a nurse. When I went through the medical assisting...
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    On Call policy

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Want to come work with us
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    On Call policy

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    What is the on call policy in your department? Do you have someone "on call" when things are slow that can be retrieved at any point of a shift? We have always had on call coverage for an entire shift...
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    Experienced nurses: teach us your time management skills

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dear experienced nurses, please help! I know time management skills, lack there of, is really killing me as a new grad. I know my stuff, but my time management skills are starting to make me look bad!...
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    Why does school have to be made to be (seemingly) unneccesarily difficult?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Guitarstrings's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school they told us "we are not going to spoon feed you this information"...I use to joke and say "they should have said 'you have to buy the gun, assemble the gun, hunt the...
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    Carseat for babies under 4lbs

    HeartsOpenWide replied to jnick31's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Did the baby pass it's "car seat challenge"? Most babies that small go in a car
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    New grads shouldn't work in ICU?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Kayla2013's topic in Critical Care

    I started out in a specialty unit ((LDRP). I graduated with honors, sigma theta tau, took extra clinical courses through an additional collage, took a beginning midwifery course separate from my...
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    Nitrous Oxide use may come back to the US for labor pain management!!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It went away because it is cheap and anesthesiologist are not needed (IMO) I sure hope it comes
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    Repeated Tries x 5 to Enter L/D field--Still applying Suggestions

    HeartsOpenWide replied to SINGMAGGIE-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Look into cross training so you can go over to the L&D department when things are slow in your department and things are busy over there. Have you talked to the manager of the L&D department...
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    Labor & delivery after graduation?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ►that_funky♪&#'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    You can not work as an LPN and get a job as an L&D nurse. You might be able to find a job as a post partum nurse, but it could be hard. I know our hospital only hires RNs because they can work all...
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    VBAC/TOLAC spacing limit

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    For those of you that work at hospitals that allow VBACs, what is the spacing limit between the C/S and the time allowed to have a VBAC? Our hospital requires 18 months. I know ACOG recommends a 24...
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    MMR Vaccine

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in United Kingdom

    I had a patient tell me she only wanted to get the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines for her child if she could get them as separate vaccines (not the MMR) she told me that it can be ordered...
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    RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. California 2. 4yrs 3. L&D, OB-in patient and EFM certified 4. $29.59 (one of lowest paying hospitals in CA) 5. Work days (differential only for night shift) no weekend differentials. Time and...
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    RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. California 2. 4yrs 3. L&D, OB-in patient and EFM certified 4. $29.59 (one of lowest paying hospitals in CA) 5. Work days (differential only for night shift) no weekend differentials. Time...
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    Debating whether to move to CA or to CT.

    HeartsOpenWide replied to armyinfantrywife's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you have experience, it will be very hard to find a job in
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    Crying?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to daisygirl5's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Crying is normal. After awhile you won't cry as much. I have been an LDRP nurse for almost 4 years now and about the only time I cry (tear up) is when mom gets super extra emotional after baby comes...
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    Hepatitis B Vaccine for nursing program

    HeartsOpenWide replied to mmedlen2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Didn't have to deal with this, I had a titer drawn and that was enough. Your doctor calling should be enough. I wouldn't get another set of vaccines, you don't need them. Scary that a nursing program...
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    who has taken a pay cut, willingly

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I took a 15% pay-cut to go to day shift. It was worth every penny. I turned down a job that paid ) $16/hr more an hour right after I found out I was pregnant (it involved moving). After I have my...
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    Eliminating charge Nurse position

    HeartsOpenWide replied to lilredmc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's not against the law, but a bad idea. My first job, also in OB, didn't have a charge; my current job does. I feel much safer with a charge nurse. My manager keeps trying to get me to train as one,...
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    From paper to computer

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    For those of you that have been around for the change from paper charting to computer charting, what was it like? We had our first day and it was horrible!! People had break downs, some have...
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    Question for expericed NICU nurses

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am an RNC-OB on a rural unit with LDRP and a level one nursery. We do not have a NICU so we have to stabilize and ship our sick babies out. I have been a nurse for 4 years and have only seen forceps...
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    Has anyone dropped natural science classes and gotten accepted?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Oniizanagi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I withdrew from microbiology once, but passed the next semester with an "A" and had no problem getting in the first try to my merit based nursing program. Are you talking about dropping or taking a...
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    Staffing OB units with 2 nurses?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to chrys_jenae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am on a small rural unit too. We schedule 3-4 nurses a shift, but when it's slow we put nurses on call but always have two nurses on the unit even if we do not have a single patient. Sometimes we...
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    Student HIPAA violation question

    HeartsOpenWide replied to studnt's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It is a HIPAA violation (in some facilities) to look up your own records, you have a right to your medical records but you do not own them; it sure if that would keep you from getting a job
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    Doctor texting order turned into a nightmare

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Scotthudson1966's topic in General Nursing

    We do VORB (which we only try to do in emergencies) and TORB....no text message orders...we once had a midwife on call who asked another nurse to text her when her patient showed up because she was at...