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  1. ACLS requirement for NICU nurses

    lavenderskies replied to BB2bbs2016's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    L&D on our unit are required to become ACLS certified within a prescribed time period upon

  2. Nursing and all that paperwork

    lavenderskies replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    There's this little thing going called EPIC.

  3. Issues with starting an information-based website?

    lavenderskies replied to mtlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think there are a lot of other ways to put yourself to use. There are already a million and one ways for lay people to get that information and if they have not chosen to do so it is unlikely that...

  4. Home births gone wrong

    lavenderskies replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know many highly educated, knowledgeable CPM. Yes they have chosen to be NRP prepared. Same with CNM. I don't know that either are mandated, but all I know

  5. New nurse feeling discouraged

    lavenderskies replied to Coolbeanz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Neurotic, do you have someone that you work with regularly that has experience_and_you trust_and_has a good attitude? If so this would be a good person to talk to about your progress. Maybe even ask...

  6. Reassessment Nurse vs. Med-Surg

    lavenderskies replied to Mr Pitstop's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds like you'd prefer the reassessment position. Someone else already gave the advice I'd of given, so I'll just leave it at that.

  7. 19 Months After Graduation & No Job - Should I take a refresher course?

    lavenderskies replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You won't really know until you start applying. But give yourself 3 months with a meticulously written resume and apply everywhere. Especially target residency programs. If you don't get any bites...

  8. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    lavenderskies replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    Kel----I swear I didn't even read responses before I responded, it's spooky how similar ours

  9. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    lavenderskies replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    I think some nurses hate nursing for the same reasons that some educators hate teaching, some pilots hate flying, some secretaries hate "secretarying", some engineer hate

  10. Clinical classmates hate me

    lavenderskies replied to emilylizj's topic in General Students

    Can you clarify "horrible

  11. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    lavenderskies replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mind numbingly boring. Was this in the days before ipods and

  12. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    lavenderskies replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked since I was about 13. Most of the jobs had a significant con factor but there's always a pro, something to learn and certainly a paycheck. Salad Bar attendant at a pizzeria--spent all my...

  13. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    lavenderskies replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    :'( that'd be the

  14. Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    lavenderskies replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Some kids really are into dipping. So you can have little containers of dipping things (breadsticks, crackers, pretzels, veg sticks, fruit wedges etc) and other containers of things to scoop up...

  15. 3/19 What I learned this week: more about employment laws than anything else

    lavenderskies replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Chaos I'm placing a bet that once you get out of the house you'll feel better about getting out. Got the fingers crossed for you!

  16. Student wanting job in L&D

    lavenderskies replied to metallaces's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It might not help, but it wouldn't hurt to get your NRP, take an EFM course, and a human lactation/breastfeeding education course. Also volunteer in mother baby if you

  17. Healthcare-related "what the heck?!?!" dreams

    lavenderskies replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I think collecting these dream stories would make a cool coffee table or bathroom reading

  18. No pump, no drip rates - OR

    lavenderskies replied to anathema's topic in General Students

    Maybe you're not impressed because you don't have the experience yet to eyeball a rate and know that it is at approx 125ml/hr or 200ml/hr or 500ml/bolus etc because when you've done it a few hundred...

  19. Bad preceptors and the demotivated state of nursing.

    lavenderskies replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    They were correct to ask instead of assuming like a competent thinking nurse should do. As to the OP. I wonder if you will alter your behavior accordingly once you are a staff nurse and have students...

  20. Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    lavenderskies replied to Randy RN ASN's topic in General Students

    I thought it was embarrassing to wear a nursing cap with whites to clinicals (late 80's). None of the nurses in the hospitals we did clinicals at wore caps any more, and scrubs were becoming more...

  21. New Grad RN - Needing tips on how to be a better RN!

    lavenderskies replied to X5ISH's topic in General Nursing

    So true. If we're not continuously learning we're not paying

  22. L&D documentation

    lavenderskies replied to rubyagnes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto all of ashleyisawesomes comment and I would add assess for headache/vision changes and epigastric

  23. Interviewing in L&D

    lavenderskies replied to rubyagnes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did they tell you when they would let you

  24. I have an Unhelpful instructor

    lavenderskies replied to stephey's topic in General Students

    I agree 100% with HouTx and here's a good youtube RN who can help you

  25. New Grad RN - Needing tips on how to be a better RN!

    lavenderskies replied to X5ISH's topic in General Nursing

    Check out Caroline Porter Thomas' youtube channel EmpoweRN. She's got lots of good advice :) And a book if you're