OBwonKnewbie

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  1. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    OBwonKnewbie replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    That I might have a learning disability? Lol. This was my last professor, and her test questions were very wordy and confusing. Prior to her comment, I made it through the entire program with honors....

  2. Equal work for Equal Pay

    OBwonKnewbie replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Life isn't fair. Had a similar discussion a couple days ago with another nurse about equal work and pay. She was prying and trying to find out my hourly rate, said we should make the same because we...

  3. Nitrous Oxide

    OBwonKnewbie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does your facility use Nitrous Oxide for labor pain in place of an epidural? I know this is popular in Europe. My hospital is going to start using it, and I am curious what others' experiences have...

  4. Lied to in Interview

    OBwonKnewbie replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree with this

  5. Lied to in Interview

    OBwonKnewbie replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Take the dialysis job, you will likely kick yourself if you don't. This place you are working at sounds lousy. What decent employer calls and guilts an orientee to work their day off when you are...

  6. Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

    OBwonKnewbie replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, you may have seen some precipitous births, but there is so much more to know about OB. You are so humble. I can't imagine why your instructors weren't warm and fuzzy towards you in...

  7. Why Lactated Ringers in Postpartum?

    OBwonKnewbie replied to BKnurse44's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am just curious. .....what is the reason then that you can't hang blood with

  8. Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

    OBwonKnewbie replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let us know how your interview goes and if there are already any guys working on the unit! It is a great sign that the manager is wanting to interview you. The worst thing that could happen is that...

  9. Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

    OBwonKnewbie replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have several male OBs, but no male nurses. We had hired one, but he quit before his orientation was done. He was a good nurse, personable, and very professional with the patients. However, we did...

  10. Nitrous Oxide

    OBwonKnewbie replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So interesting, thank you for that information! We give epidurals so much that almost all of our patients delivery on their backs. It's a pet peeve of

  11. Nitrous Oxide

    OBwonKnewbie replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the responses! A couple nurses have had patients with it so far and they really like it and feel it has been effective. Our IV meds are demerol and phenergan, which I'm not a fan of at...

  12. Nitrous Oxide

    OBwonKnewbie replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not yet, I am actually still at work now. I guess there are not many hospitals in the US that do, so I thought it would be interesting to reach out and see. If anyone else knows about

  13. Should I leave this racist town?

    OBwonKnewbie replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What!? Who talks to other people they don't even know like this, like it is

  14. Should I work as a CNA or wait until I graduate in a few months?

    OBwonKnewbie replied to Tedstar's topic in General Students

    Is this ED looking to hire RNs right now as well? When I graduated school (before boards) I was hired as a nurse aide and promised the RN position as soon as I had my license. I worked as a nurse side...

  15. Whats the Catch: RN to MSN?

    OBwonKnewbie replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Nursing

    If you have the option to do so, I would skip the ADN program and enter the full BSN program. The BSN will open up many doors for you to practice as a nurse and many colleges have online or part time...

  16. RNC-OB or C-EFM?

    OBwonKnewbie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm trying to make the decision on which certification I am going to try and obtain. How did you decide which inpatient obstetric certification was right for you? Anyone out there have either or both...

  17. MSN in education, online v. classroom?

    OBwonKnewbie replied to miamiabean's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am looking into the exact same kind of program. What kind of clinical work did anyone have to

  18. Switching to LD????

    OBwonKnewbie replied to ssrn13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What kind of training would you get? How many days a week would you realistically

  19. Vaccines

    OBwonKnewbie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    How do you guys feel about giving postpartum moms who opt to get the tdap and flu shots both vaccines at the same time? The nurses on my unit seem to be divided, and I see both sides of the...

  20. Vaccines

    OBwonKnewbie replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for all the info ladies! I feel a lot better about vaccines in general

  21. A Ban=Bsn?

    OBwonKnewbie replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Excuse you? I am not ignorant. I told OP to ask because I wasn't sure and it is something I would look into before getting a BAN. In my area a BAN is unheard of, hospitals and masters programs only...

  22. New nurse already discouraged :(

    OBwonKnewbie replied to vannexo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hope you ate not still drawing or of flex pens. When state is there, pretend like you are in nursing school again. You wouldn't have drawn out of a flex pen then, right? Please, don't be afraid to...

  23. Retaining info

    OBwonKnewbie replied to Ilovenursing15's topic in General Nursing

    Open a book and refresh your memory if it comes up again. There are going to be MUCH more important things to remember in nursing than the function of otoliths. Wait until you take a pharmacology...

  24. Charting physician contacts..

    OBwonKnewbie replied to ccer99's topic in Critical Care

    I absolutely second following the chain of command since you did not get what you needed from the first

  25. A Ban=Bsn?

    OBwonKnewbie replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Do you plan on getting a master's? If so, I would ask if it would matter for getting an MSN if your bachelor's is not a BSN. I honestly think you would be ahead to just get the