IrishItalianRN

IrishItalianRN has 9 years experience.

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1. PhD vs DNP

   IrishItalianRN posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

   I was just accepted to Walden's PhD program and while I have read the side by side comparisons of PhD vs. DNP I still wanted to get the opinions of my colleagues who I have been bouncing questions off...

2. Travel Nursing w/ Teenager considering homeschool

   IrishItalianRN replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Travel

   So I would have to register him with each state & follow their guidelines every 13 weeks? I figured the home state would be home base for the schooling as well. I wonder if it's the same for...

3. Travel Nursing w/ Teenager considering homeschool

   IrishItalianRN posted a topic in Travel

   Hey everyone! I recently started thinking about travel nursing. I have a 13 year old boy who would probably love nothing more than to be home-schooled. I'd like to take him to the East Coast such as...

4. Animosity between L/D & Postpartum

   IrishItalianRN replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We do have a report sheet that has a lot of information. At the bottom of the moms side it has medical hx and that is where elevated BP's, GDM, etc goes. On the baby side we have 4 spaces for blood...

5. Animosity between L/D & Postpartum

   IrishItalianRN replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Klone, The postpartum nurses sometimes feel like the report they receive is less than adequate. Sometimes we go into the patient records to find the patient was Gestational diabetic, had elevated...

6. from home care nursing to L& D, so scared to switch!

   IrishItalianRN replied to MS_SUNNYSIDE's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My suggestion would be to ask questions in your interview. I think sometimes people are afraid to ask the interviewer questions but they love it! Plus it's your license you have to protect. -Make...

7. Animosity between L/D & Postpartum

   IrishItalianRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have been working in Postpartum since 2007 when I graduated nursing school. Recently I started noticing a division between our labor & delivery staff and our postpartum staff. I noticed this...

8. Grand Canyon University... RN to MSN/education program

   IrishItalianRN replied to 1996RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I am starting the MSN in Leadership with GCU July 27th. I graduated in May from the RN-BSN program at GCU and loved it. I had heard negative stories but decided to go with GCU because it was 100%...

9. Help deciding on FNP or Ed?

   IrishItalianRN replied to Jen2002's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I'm thinking about these options as well. I start my RN-BSN program Monday and figure I have about a year before i need to make up my mind. I didnt know that to teach in a BSN program you had to have...

10. Newly licensed RN cant find work

    IrishItalianRN replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    I was lucky and was offered a job in my area of interest right out of nursing school (OB) but if that had not happened I would have done my time on a medsurg floor first in a hospital that has a...

11. Grand Canyon University

    IrishItalianRN replied to lovensoccer3's topic in School, College Programs

    I just applied to the online program starting the end of this month (October). Tuition is $395 but Banner employees get 20% off that so it's $316/credit hour. I applied for financial aid to pay for...

12. New to Site!!! HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!

    IrishItalianRN replied to jeffbell7's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to Allnurses!! I'm going to San Diego next week... so excited! Lucky for you that you get to live there for a

13. Infant ID procedures

    IrishItalianRN replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our L&D bands them right after delivery, ours are made up in advance except for the stuff we dont know yet such as birth time. Baby gets two: one on the left wrist and one on the right ankle. The...

14. What Associations and Journals do you subscribe to?

    IrishItalianRN replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in General Nursing

    bumping my question back up since I posted it in the wee hours of the morning...

15. AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

    IrishItalianRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Question about the PP ratio: Antepartum/postpartum: 1:6 antepartum or pp pts without complications 1:2 pts in postoperative recovery 1:3 antepartum or pp pts with complications but stable 1:4 recently...