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1. well baby nursery RNs...

   nolaRN replied to nolaRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thank you everyone for the input! I have officially submitted my transfer application.

2. About well baby nursery...

   nolaRN replied to nolaRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thank you both so much for the input...very informative! I think I'm going to make the

3. About well baby nursery...

   nolaRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   What does a typical shift consist of? I am a telemetry/med surg RN of seven years and I have an offer to transfer to the nursery. I will be working nights. Any input would be

4. well baby nursery RNs...

   nolaRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   What does a typical shift consist of? I am a telemetry/med surg RN of seven years and I have an offer to transfer to the nursery. I will be working nights. Any input would be

5. Is "magnet status" a joke?

   nolaRN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The hospital I work for now is a magnet hospital and compared to other facilities they are more "nurse friendly". Staffing is way better and the whole system is more

6. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

   nolaRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Dwelling on the negative only gives it more power -- Chinese fortune

7. L&D nurses who worked other floors first

   nolaRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   How was the transition to L&D? Was it positive or negative? How much previous nursing experience did you have and did it help you at all? I've been a nurse for six years. I have five years of...

8. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

   nolaRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, the federal government did not move fast enough with Rita. In Port Arthur, TX they couldn't get enough buses to evacuate people. They even had to leave some patients behind in their...

9. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

   nolaRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

   Grannynurse, I'm just curious. During the blackouts and snowstorms you endured were there looters with guns and knives in your hospital? Were people getting carjacked who tried to evacuate the city?...

10. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    nolaRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    My commitment is to my family. I chose to stay only to keep my short term disability for my unpaid leave when I have my baby. I did not want to lose my job. In retrospect, I would never do that again....

11. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    nolaRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    You are not crazy! I was one of the unfortunate ones who worked in a New Orleans hospital during Katrina. I am also pregnant and have never regretted a decision so much in my life! I was set to lose...