kjjonesRN

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1. So I thought I would ask if you guys can share...

   kjjonesRN replied to Postpartum RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I started in L&D right out of nursing school. I graduated December 2014 and was shocked to actually hear from one of the managers of an L&D position I had applied for. I accepted a .8N, 8-hour shift job on a busy and high acuity L&D unit ...

2. Advice needed!

   kjjonesRN replied to kjjonesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The FTE is for a 2-week pay period, so 3 12's one week, two the next.

3. Advice needed!

   kjjonesRN replied to kjjonesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for the advice everyone! I've been doing tons of thinking on this issue. My schedule is quickly sucking the life out of me. For example, of the last week I've worked 3 straight night shifts, had one off, worked 3 more, had one off, and am now ...

4. Advice needed!

   kjjonesRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi! I'm a new nurse who switched careers in my 30s while having a husband and two young kids. My dream was to work in OB. I finished my BSN in December 2014 and somehow landed my first job on a busy and diverse L&D unit. I've been on orientation ...

5. Incredibly frustrated!

   kjjonesRN replied to sjc2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello! I'm sorry you are having such a hard time cracking into the speciality that is your passion. I imagine that is very frustrating. My advice isn't coming from experience but from advice I've seen here and heard through the grapevine in real life...

6. Need advice please

   kjjonesRN replied to gatoraims RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Maybe your situation has passed, but I wanted to say that I found myself in a very similar situation about a month ago. I'm a new grad with absolutely no patient care experience, and somehow I ended up interviewing for a telemetry job the day before ...

7. I got a mother/baby preceptorship

   kjjonesRN replied to NICUnurse21's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My preceptorship was on a busy L&D unit, and I think it was super influential in getting hired for my first job as an RN in L&D. Congrats!

8. Videos to assist the OB nurse with vaginal examination

   kjjonesRN replied to livelyrachela's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is fantastic! I almost feel like you made these videos just for me : ) I'm a new grad nurse. I was hired as a L&D nurse right out of school, and I will start orientation for my new job in a few weeks. I precepted in L&D my last semester ...

9. NEW PVT Guide (December 2014)

   kjjonesRN replied to TheAverageMan's topic in NCLEX

   I just wanted to post because I was searching about the PVT like a crazy person after taking my exam yesterday. I took my exam at 8:00 am, got 152 questions, and felt awful. I tried the PVT about two hours after my exam, went to the CC screen, clicke...