Postpartum RN

Postpartum RN

Postpartum, Med Surg, Home Health

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  1. Drug seekers

    I HATE when nurses at the nursing station or during report make comments about patients being drug seeking or addicts of some sort. Addiction is a disease. Do we judge pts and talk bad about them...
  2. Why do minorities have more respect for nurses?

    I can imagine that the pediatric population must be hard to work with. Having a sick kid is extremely stressful and taxing emotionally and physically, I can't imagine what and pray to God that I won't...
  3. The Nurse on the Other Side

    I am sorry this happened to you! Sounds terrible and I hope that nurse got into
  4. Rh + and - and Coombs and blood types

    Thank you very much klone your explanation was very clear and
  5. pre employment drug screen help

    I think that your drug screen specific results are not given to your manager. The employee health dept handles it and only tells them if you passed or failed. If you have drugs in your system and show...
  6. Best MD note

    Lol I love this thread! How did I not see it
  7. Nursing VS Medical School

    I don't know why people always start commenting "we don't know what you should do why are you asking us". I think in general when people ask these questions as to what they should so, they are...
  8. payscale

    Near and around sacramento. Of course prices vary greatly on many
  9. Transition from med-surg to labor and delivery

    OP, have you had any luck getting interviews? I won't say how many years it took me, it will be too much of a discouragement. Let's just say more than twice as long as you have been an RN...it was...
  10. My DON came to my house today

    OP I am so sorry that happened to you! What a crazy DON! Who in their right mind would drive to an employees HOME and bang on their door and demand answers? Maybe that DON has watched too many tv...
  11. payscale

    Not totally true for Ca. You can find decent housing for around $1300. You can get a really nice apartment with 2 bedrooms in a nice area for that much. It depends where in Cali you live. If you are...
  12. Tips on how to get into post partum in my hospital

    I sent you a
  13. Hi! So I just started my first acute care job in medsurg/tele about a month ago (Ive been an RN for about 6 years but previously worked in a SNF, Home Health and Clinic). I have always wanted to be...
  14. Tips on how to get into post partum in my hospital

    Thanks! Congrats on your interview, it's hard to even get an interview! Do you have other experience or are you a new grad? No I didn't get a transfer in my hospital, they rarely ever have positions...
  15. Sign-on Bonuses Are Alive and Well

    I wonder what the pay is and how long the contract
  16. Tips on how to get into post partum in my hospital

    Hi, yes I did finally get a PP job! I just started orientation sept 30th. It's going great and so far I love
  17. What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    My goodness. We are really having a difficult time understanding you. Do not be so defensive about it. Many on here have been very kind to try and interpret what you wrote, and have provided some...
  18. What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    I don't understand the
  19. PCA/tech OB

    Wow, OB techs taking vitals on neonates? And drawing neonates bloodwork? I've never heard of this
  20. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    No it's not a website. There are advice nurse jobs. Where nurses sit in an office or wherever and answer phone calls and give advice. Usually for doctor offices or big hospital companies, or insurance...
  21. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    OP, there is also advice nurse
  22. New Grad 5 days orientation

    When I started in a snf, on my second day of orientation my nurse got a call from her sons school during the middle of morning med pass (and it was already about 10 am or so), and she took off. The...
  23. Turning down a preceptor

    I am so confused, doctors are precepting RNs? What am I
  24. OP do you use a brain sheet for your pts? I use an organized brain sheet where I write down all that info during report. Also on med surg I used to come in early (like 30 min or more, on my own time )...
  25. Just Got an Offer in L/D...Advice Please!

    I think that the fact that you are in line to be transferred to work from home soon changes things!! That sounds like a great opportunity and if it were me, I would keep that job just to not lose that...