HeartsOpenWide RN

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    Midwifery?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to marshYO8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I graduate next year with my BSN. I am currently a doula and have taken a beginning midwifery course with a LM which puts me in a position for an apprenticeship. I am currently doing a preceptorship...
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    How Much do You Make?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to m_chatelaine's topic in Travel

    What is the difference between a traveling nurse and an agency
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    General Chemistry vs. BioChemistry

    HeartsOpenWide replied to nbrody's topic in General Students

    I took organic, inorganic and bio-chem and I thought Bio-chem was the easiest and made the most sense, I was also taking it at the same time as microbiology so some of it was the same. To me, bio-chem...
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    going from graduation to L&D

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wrote earlier asking if all hospitals only hire nurses that have had med/surge experience (I am precepting at a hospital that does this) but just found out that at least one other hospital doesn't...
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    In order to get into nursing schools what is the lowest GPA needed to be considered

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Mrfox90's topic in General Students

    My school only requires a 3.0 but they select the students with the highest GPA. I transferred to a CSU with a pre-req of 3.57 (Micro, Physio, Anatomy, Chem, Stats, Speech, English 1, English 2...
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    going from graduation to L&D

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    does anyone know about getting certified in EFM? Do you have to have your RN first for it to count? (I have one year of my BSN left, but time flies so I am trying to get my ducks in a row
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    What do you think about a nurse breastfeeding infant at nurse's station during break?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am all for a mothers right to BF in public; heck, in California you can get in trouble for asking a breastfeeding mom to leave...my question is..why does she need to breastfeed at the nurses...
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    WHO not IT

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Southernurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am doing a preceptorship at a rual hospital that is pretty holistic, they say "Your baby's hear
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    Drinking while breastfeeding?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I think this question needs to be individualized...if your friend wants to have a few drinks (1-2), she should pump and dump; the same way mom's do while taking ABX for breast infections....but for...
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    3 Cheers for night shift nurses

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am in my senior year of my BSN. This summer I am doing a preceptor-ship in L&D (and totally lovin it). I am working 12hr NOCs at the oddest of hours, 11pm-11:30am; Thurs-Sun...I am taking a...
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    GPA little low

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Lastdon9680's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly, I think you might have a hard time getting in with that GPA. The community college in my area use to only require a 2.0 but raised it to 2.5. If you are applying to any college that uses a...
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    Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to newhere_noname's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have several theories on that: The girls that shared a lab bench with me were several years younger; one said she was going into nursing because of the $ and the other said, "I don't like people;...
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    How long until they take apps for L&D?

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am precepting in L&D at a hospital that I would like to work at after I graduate. There are three hospitals in my area so I am not sure if they are all like the one I am currently at, but they...
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    How long until they take apps for L&D?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks for the replys
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    Medical assistants and LPNs

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Angela Ma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As a fellow MA I cringe every time I read one of your posts (and yes, I have an associates degree and graduated with high honors, but no one seemed to care and I didn't get paid a penny more when I...
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    AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We don't sit at the nurses station (unless there is no one there, just to chart and if we see a nurse coming we get up right away), we do our care plans at home and never say we are board. Are your...
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    hippa violation with teen mother

    HeartsOpenWide replied to love for nursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This it totally a hippa violation. Unless the 16yr was pregnanted by a 40 yr old man it is no one's business but the patients, including the parents. If she went in for an STD check...non of her...
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    How many times have you cried???

    HeartsOpenWide replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I cried once after I missed passing my midterm in med/surg by 1% (but later the teacher threw out a question so I ended up passing) It was right before spring break, which I spent studying the whole...
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    Birth in the Media

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Nefertari1279's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I watch them with a grain of salt; or else I find my self screaming and throwing the remote at the T.V. Why is birth potrayed (inacurately) the way it is on T.V ? Because people like drama, not many...
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    Should I transfer to other LVN school? Is this school normal?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to makidesuu's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    thats so sad, they said the same thing to us "look to your left, now look to your right"...but they said, "more than likely you will see these people on stage with you at
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    Should I transfer to other LVN school? Is this school normal?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to makidesuu's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    How does your school select its students? Do they use a merit or lotto system? I think its more fair to use a merit system to weed people out than to allow anyone with a C average in and then have...
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    curious BSN OR ADN why?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to butterflies135's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For me, I have to get my BSN regardless because I want to become a CNM. When applying I was going to go what ever route accepted me. I applied to one each, a BSN and an ASN. I got into the BSN (goes...
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    Things that gross me out....

    HeartsOpenWide replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    halitosis, I am not talking about your regular morning "dragon breath" I am talking about the gingivitis, never brush their teeth, rotten mouth...I could never be a dental hygenist...give with an...
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    ADN over Master's Entry? Am I Crazy?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to RNn2010's topic in Nursing Career

    Personally I would get it out of the way and do the masters. If you do the ADN route will you work those additional 2 years for your post masters and your 18 months for the masters? How much will it...
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    amniotic fluid

    HeartsOpenWide replied to PMHNP10's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it is called an amniotic infusion if I remember correctly, but they usually only do it at the very end of a pregnancy, I think midway is too long. They also do it to clean out