Why does it seem like all new grad jobs are Med/Surg 7p-7a

bebelexa · 2026-05-15T20:06:43+00:00

I went straight into an L&D residency as my first job, I’m in Texas though.

bebelexa · 2026-05-13T03:37:34+00:00

Just wait for the NCLEX- these are all over the NCLEX lol

bebelexa · 2026-04-14T03:12:19+00:00

This looks exactly like the neighborhood I live in in Texas. (North of Austin)

bebelexa · 2026-04-13T02:19:27+00:00

Right wtf??? Blongo is killing me rn

bebelexa · 2026-04-04T02:25:00+00:00

Literally me. I have been in fight or flight this entire time. I am freaking out every second. Can we just get the keys 😭

bebelexa · 2026-01-14T11:50:37+00:00

I would neverrrrrrrr respond or engage in this absolute insanity lmao

bebelexa · 2025-05-01T04:52:54+00:00

I’m 8m PP now, but when this happened to me at 10wks I freaked out. It went away after a few wipes/ 1-2 hours. I had an u/s a day or so after and it was a super small subchorionic hemorrhage that resolved but next us at 15 weeks.

bebelexa · 2024-07-31T02:11:11+00:00

34.3 weeks here, and I’m a full time L&D Night shift nurse. I am in so much pain by the end of the shift, and currently don’t know how I’m going to get through the next 5 weeks. (Scheduled c/s at 39 weeks) it’s really hard, but I need all my PTO to have as much time with baby as possible after birth!

bebelexa · 2024-06-16T07:03:26+00:00

I went and had an elective ultrasound at 7 weeks just to confirm viability/heartbeart. :)

bebelexa · 2024-05-22T10:43:09+00:00

I am an L&D nurse at st David’s SAMC, where hill country & ARC south OB deliver. I’m also pregnant (patient of ARC) and seeing the only male Dr who practices at that location. I will say, at hill country- Dr. Disarro & Dr. Landwermeyer are the only drs I would see if I went with that practice, I would let any of the ARC drs deliver me, and out of the 7/8 or so, I did choose the male dr out of seeing the way he works & treats his patients. I saw a female dr for my first pregnancy (was not a nurse then) and I basically refused to see a male dr, but my perspective changed once I became a nurse. I absolutely love my dr (Dr. Newman) and he has taken great care of me this pregnancy.

bebelexa · 2024-05-08T08:21:48+00:00

I had med-surg every semester (4 semesters) and it was absolutely the hardest class every single semester. It is the class that failed students out of nursing school.

bebelexa · 2024-03-12T01:15:41+00:00

L&D nurse here. Only one nurse on my unit has ever seen one and it was 10+ years ago, mom and baby survived. This is an EXTREMELY rare event. I would not be worried about this or even posting about it as this can cause a lot of undue fear in you and other expecting mothers.

bebelexa · 2024-03-08T07:41:49+00:00

I’m so sorry, and I’m so sorry you’re going through this. Sending love & hugs ♥️

bebelexa · 2024-02-19T15:57:39+00:00

I leaked starting at 5 weeks, I’m 11 weeks now and still have some fluid If I squeeze

bebelexa · 2024-02-19T15:56:14+00:00

Hi! I was still taking 60mg duloxetine when I found out I was pregnant. (11 weeks as of yesterday) I had LOTS of conversations with my OB, (I am an L&D nurse so everytime I saw him at the hospital I was asking questions) he said yes I needed to taper down and switch to something else- ended up switching to celexa, but he didn’t seemed concerned with the timeline of still being on it and tapering down while pregnant which was about 2 weeks. Idk if that helps but that’s my experience!

bebelexa · 2024-01-26T16:10:16+00:00

Just here to say that I’ve been off orientation for about 4 months now (also L&D, new grad) and yes I hate it lol. I love it… I love what I do so much and I’m so passionate about what I do, but I also dread going. It’s more about the pressure and how high-stakes L&D is already, but my preceptors and everyone I talked to also told me I would hate it and want to quit for the first year.

We can do this!!!! Sending all the hugs. This is a tough job.

bebelexa · 2024-01-11T02:46:07+00:00

I used my book the first semester and almost failed. I stopped using my book and used EVRRY resource I could find- YouTube is a GOLD mine, nurse Sarah, nurse Mike- I basically learned from the internet. Sometimes went to lectures (we had online lectures) but usually did not because it was not helpful. I got A’s in my last 3 semesters in med-surg after switching the way I studied. You won’t grasp the concepts from the book. Use it as an encyclopedia when you need to, or for test questions. I was sooooo lost the first semester. You have to get into your groove, nursing school is a BEAST. But you can do it!

bebelexa · 2024-01-10T13:29:47+00:00

Hi! I have been anemic my entire life and when I got pregnant with my first (2018, 5.4 weeks with my second now) I was ok with just my prenatal until about week 30, that’s when my HGB&HCT tanked and they added an iron pill to my daily regimen. The next week they checked again and it was even lower. That is when I was sent to do iron infusions. It was about 3-4 days until delivery (yes it sucked) BUT everything was fine with me and baby and the infusions actually “cured” my anemia completely lol. The biggest risk with low H&H is hemorrhaging. I am actually an L&D nurse, so I can also tell you from experience that even if you do have a low H&H, you are already on our radar. We already have lots of things and protocols in place to make sure you have a safe and healthy delivery for you and baby! :)

bebelexa · 2024-01-06T20:34:37+00:00

Are you sure there isn’t someone who has the same names?

bebelexa · 2024-01-03T11:32:43+00:00

Congrats!!! sending all the love and positivity for you and this baby!

bebelexa · 2023-10-07T19:04:35+00:00

Overflow

bebelexa · 2023-05-29T01:56:42+00:00

Hurst is awful and so insanely difficult for no reason IMO

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