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This post is just too good to be true!

It wouldn't hurt to send another email. May be a lost cause, but you never know!

Totally agree with OP, not the best practice. Also, don't understand why someone would want to be Facebook friends with a resident that's known to cause trouble. Seems like it could make one's job more difficult.

Thank you Cowsnob! Good luck with your application!

Do you all know if EKU assists NP students with finding their clinical sites? Really interested in applying because I've heard wonderful things about their FNP program, but nervous about having to try to find my own clinical sites. Thanks! :)

My old job ALWAYS had an open can of tucks pads and flushable wipes we use for patients.

One time it was strep, and the two other times it was puking. They aren't wrong when they say you pick up every little bug during your first few years as a nurse.

Agree with Proverbs16:24 and Guy in Babyland. I did a 12-month ABSN program; there were definitely days that I didn't think I could manage it, but now looking back, I'm so glad I went through with it. As long as you have a good support system, some money saved up, and are extremely motivated, it is possible to do. And yes, there's always going to be nursing horror stories, but this career is very rewarding and a lot of the times fun. Best of luck to you, do the best that you can do and don't let others discourage you :)

Used to work in med/surg oncology, but currently work in labor and delivery. L&D is where my heart is!

Thank you for those who gave me their input!

Hey everyone! I'm curious- which nursing specialty do you think has more nurses that eat their young and is more likely to have a toxic work environment? And why?

Hello all! This is my first time posting on allnurses after months of creeping annonymously. I've been a new nurse for one and a half years in oncology/med-surg overflow. Just found out a few days ago after months of applying to labor and delivery and mother-baby, that I was offered a job on the LD unit at the hospital I currently work at. Ecstatic doesn't come close to how I'm feeling right now; I fell in love with OBGYN world during school and clinicals, and I knew I wanted to be part of that community as soon as I could. Any LD nurses that could suggest books and other resources to refresh what I learned in school? I have the maternal-newborn textbook from Mosby and I'm going to borrow "What to Expect While Expecting" from the library. Can't wait to hear about books and resources that you all use!