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I had my OB pt tell me recently that she was allergic to glucose. She said that she had thrown up the drink the gave her for her GTT, and that I was to be very careful if I gave her any glucose. I gently corrected her about her "allergy' and had a g...

My hospital does not allow elective c/s for gestational ages

We place them at my hospital. We also all place FSE's. Most of us also do IUPCs, but you have to be checked off on that first (I haven't yet). Anyway, with Cervidil, it's supposed to be placed behind the posterior fornix, but anywhere next to the cer...

I am about 9 months into my first job as a New Grad OB Nurse. Just know that your first year in nursing will be tough - no matter what area you go into. OB is a difficult area to start out in because there are so many general nursing skills to become...

I have the exact same problem. I've been doing night-shift since June, and cannot sleep on my nights off. It has nothing to do with work stress and everything to do with my internal clock being off. I sleep like a rock during the day. Finally, I res...

I think the hospitals should provide more QUALIFIED interpreters (human ones - not language line) whose only job is to interpret. My learning a little medical spanish does not qualify me to admit a pt or explain POC or side effects of medications. My...

My bio-clock is not responding to nites. I'm currently working three 12's a week, and my sleep patterns are all over the place. I need Ambien to help me sleep on my nites off. Then, I find that I'm still amotivated and tired during my time off. In a ...

I work for one the largest L&D facilities in the country. We stabilize babies in the room and use re-sus team for our more difficult babies. The family is more calm knowing than not knowing. Also, for our borderline viability babies that parents ...

They all hire new grads. The new grad programs are listed under residencies, internships, etc. If you want a specialty, I suggest you apply early.

It depends on where you live. I'm a new grad nurse at one the the busiest L&D units in the country. We are expected to manage two active labor patients once we're off orientation. However, we have a team leader who covers one patient while you d...

Mercer is a GREAT program. It's half the price of Emory, do-able in 2.5 years, VERY well respected (vast majority of new grads are hired straight into specialties), and financial aid is available - even to 2nd degree students. I would go there all ov...

Let's see...I've seen several girls named Precious, one December (poor thing was born in August), several Princesses, one Trixie, but my favorite was a little boy named Knowledge. He has a brother named Sincere.

It depends on the OB floor. If you are interviewing for an L&D unit that is separate from postpartum, then there should be no issue as consents and treatments are managed in pp. If, however, it is a combined LDRP unit, then you should be up front...

I wouldn't worry too much khirbz. Prior to NCLEX, I probably did about 3000 questions between Saunders, the NSNA Review CD, and some Kaplan books. I did not take Kaplan's actual course. Even at the end of my studying, I was only getting between 68%-7...

You can go to the Secretary of State's website to see the 2005 pass rates. I doubt the 2006 ones are up yet.

Have a previous degree (& had fun getting it). Started NS at 23. Finished this month at 25 with my BSN.

Don't worry...These are only the results of the NCLEX-RN, not the NCLEX-PN. I think there is a different licensing board for GA LPNs. I can't remeber what it's called though, but I remember seeing it when I filled out my NCLEX paperwork. PS: Before d...

Most area hospitals will offer scholarships and tuition assistance after your first year of nursing school. Many also offer PCT and Nurse Extern positions that will allow you to work PRN while in school (this pays pretty well - most of us earned $11-...

Hey! I'm graduating in December and had one OB interview today and another last Monday. The interview today went really great, but it was a panel interview and I was definitely asked OB questions. They used the panel to assess my level of knowledge a...

Hey! I currently work as a nurse tech on an OB floor (though I graduate December 8th & am currently interviewing for L&D RN positions ^__^). My duties in L&D are a little above and beyond those of a tech's up on a regular floor and I typi...

The least expensive option is definately the way to go. However, many hospitals in my area (Atlanta) offer work for student nurses as Patient Care Technicians. There are no extra classes to take. The only hitch is that you must have had 2 semester...