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All our docs like just 4x4's and medipore tape to secure. Of course if it's draining we would reinforce with an ABD.

FreezebabyRN - just curious what ever happened with the Allina interview. Did you get a job?

Thanks for all your answers. I was just curious cause I'm gonna be on a committee about that. We use mostly coumadin but have a few docs that use lovenox. I guess that may change in the future too as the hospital is going to switch from lovenox to arixtra (which I know nothing about yet).

$38/pay period for dental for family coverage

Freezebaby - that's just health insurance. Dues are $58/month

Good luck on your interview FreezebabyRN!! I work in an Allina hospital and MNA health insurance runs for me $180/pay period for family.

Freezebaby - just curious which Allina hospital did you apply to when you were rejected?? I have a feeling if it was Mercy/Unity/Cambridge/St. Francis that they are harder to get into than at Abbott or United because of the size. That's just my theory of course Unfortunately I have no clue about Regions.

toots - Unity has separate units. It is split up into L&D on one wing and Family care unit (mom/baby, peds, and gyn) is on the other wing. Mercy - I delivered there with my kids and last I knew (7 years ago) was that they were on the same unit for delivery and post partum (except for when I delivered they were so full that I got booted to the family care unit as overflow along with 10 others)

Just wanting to know what everyones opinion was between coumadin vs. lovenox for ortho patients after total joint replacement?? What are your docs using?? Do they have a preference?? Why? Any side effects noted??

Not sure if I ever introduced myself on here or not so here goes. I live in the northern suburbs and have been in MN all my life. Currently I've only been a nurse about 2.5 years so I'm still learning everyday. Work on a med-surg/ortho unit at the hospital and love that.

Toots - I don't know much but here's what I do know or think to help answer your questions. 1 - I think they mostly would like you to have experience in other areas before starting in L&D. 2 - I think you'd have a better chance getting into a mom/baby unit and working your way into L&D. Probably your best foot in the door I think is to become a CNA in those areas while in school first (thought I read you were going to school). 3 - I work at an Allina Hosp in and minimum hours for benefits is .4 Hope this helps

Regarding transfer training - could you just go right to PT and ask them for proper training/inservice on transfering instead of waiting for the cold day that administration will get to it?

Brian - I'm in MN also and from what I've seen so far is that a lot of hospitals are getting rid of the LPN's. I know for a fact that Mercy/Unity LPN's are losing there jobs next June unless they went back for their RN. LPN's are mostly in the nursing homes around here. I will say though that my unit does still have LPN's but there isn't many in the acute hospital. They aren't allowed to take doctor's orders, do IV's,etc... Hope that helps.

I have never worked the night shift but I presently work D/E in acute rehab. What I know of about night shift is that in our place they have 7-8 patients per nurse, they have a few meds and IV's but not many, they have to manage pt's who have trouble sleeping, pain, etc... They also have to do some straight cathing if someone is on bladder program (we have a lot of paraplegics and quadraplegics). They also deal with repositioning throughout the shift. Hope that helps some.