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Well, since money is what makes the people at the top listen, speak in terms of dollars and cents that they understand. Like fines and lack of reimbursement for readmissions within 30 days of discharge. Or CAUTIs. Or all those other nasty little t...

Yep, what Labornursepgh said. We have standardized kits with a set number of items, and do a count before/during (if laps or needles/instruments added)/after. Laps unaccounted for require a search or an xray until that lap is found, and all counts ...

I did mother baby as a new grad, and had 4 couplets from day 1. HOWEVER, like lavenderskies stated, I also had a dedicated IBCLC to screen all of the breastfeeding couplets, aides to take vitals if I needed it, and it was NOT part of our job descrip...

Had a similar situation at one of my first jobs. Poorly staffed, call outs all the time, no coverage. When management refused to cover even when the DOCS called them, that was it for me. I was done. I tried to change things from within, and exact...

Several things to address here. First of all, there is obviously some part of the backstory here that you're not telling us. Either you've personally been accused of not taking a heavy enough assignment before, felt like you were being accused of s...

I forgot to address the age thing: I work with quite a few RNs who are new to OB and are in their mid to upper 40's and do quite well. I don't think your age will be a problem at all.

When you say OB nursing, are you referring to Labor and Delivery or to Postpartum/Mother Baby nursing? Two things about your post gave me pause: one, you said you're "no longer an adrenaline junkie," and two, part of what draws you to L&D is "s...

>Yes, you are correct, having faith in one's provider is essential, and I will not be seeing that particular NP again. Since I responded totally inappropriately to you with that last post, I stand by my conviction that I NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS ...

The healthcare system where I receive my care lists alllllllll of their healthcare providers' bios on their website, complete with schooling, location, and years attended at said schooling, in addition to blurbs about what they did during their train...

I did have faith in her, until she jumped from zero to "we need to put you on a super high risk medication for a super low risk condition" without even properly reviewing all the data. Her recommendations go directly AGAINST the current (2016) recom...

You just get used to it, and incorporate it into your rapport, kinda. Our computers are at the bedside, so charting is done in the room, in front of the patient (mostly). As for medication administration, that seemed like a huge PITA at first (and ...

I am currently seeing 3 NPs in 3 separate specialties (I have issues....LOL). It never occurred to me to investigate their backgrounds until last week, when I had an issue with one of them making some questionable judgment calls with regards to my t...

I agree....I'm not really sure if I'm interpreting the tone of Boston's comment correctly, however. I can't tell if s/he means to say that nurses are picking NP students as their new victims, or that the new "nurses are so mean to students" rallying...

I work per diem nights, and my contract does not stipulate that I must work holidays or weekends, so I only work those when I choose. This is an ideal position for me, as not only do I call the shots with my schedule, but I am home with the kids muc...

I know it may sound odd, but I really enjoy working with teens and at risk populations in the OB/GYN arena. There are some job openings in public health at the local STI clinics, and I'm toying with applying. I know that just being an RN, I won't r...

I've had the squeaky shoe problem and actually wore shoe covers for a while until the soles got good and broken in (and stopped squeaking).

I remember when she first came, it was specifically *because* of how she interacted with the staff that people were willing to help her out. I distinctly remember one nurse in particular who had a rep of being a real pit bull describing her as "so, ...

Because most people who are not OB nurses already screech about what I do being "gross," and they always talk about the dealing with STI aspect of it. When I talk to ED nurses, one of the things they mention hating to deal with the most in the ED se...

I don't have any good advice, just hugs and my deepest sympathies.

That is exactly the kind of job I want.

No experience, but man I would love to do that job.

LOL I blame the vending machines that were RIGHT OUTSIDE THE UNIT DOORS to my first night shift job for at least 50% of the expansion in my bottom. A snickers at 3 am is not your friend. Back away from the candy bar!

This is a great analogy. You know what I keep thinking about as a comparison? The trajectory of being a parent, from when you are just newly pregnant to when you have an adult child who is leaving the nest. Think about it: when you're pregnant wi...

I know what school she went to, but would rather not name it. They may have changed their standards since she attended, I don't know. We (my L&D coworkers and I) were SHOCKED when we discovered this as well. It was very disheartening to us. I...

Agreed. The only way to sink these types is with a paper trail. Not only incident reports, but if you send any emails, make sure to cc the right people and save a copy for yourself.