NurseFromTexas

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  1. akward situations in the home

    My post was intended to be interpreted as: why does a parent request nursing if the nurse is unable to see (b/c the lights are out and not allowed to be on requiring a flashlight to be used or the nurse being requested to stay outside of the room the...
  2. akward situations in the home

    Completely feel as though your employer should find this an unsafe condition for you to provide the skilled interventions allowing them to acquire hours for PDN for this client. If the care isn't truly needed (what's the need if your watching the cl...
  3. PLEASE RESPOND w/opinions re: readiness for NCLEX on 1/09

    Well I took my test today and had 90 questions..... how do ya'll feel about the last question being awnsered right.... surely if it were wrong it wouldn't have shut off it would have continued giving me questions. I'm sure it was right.... it was a ...
  4. PLEASE RESPOND w/opinions re: readiness for NCLEX on 1/09

    I take the NCLEX thursday....and feel I can't get anymore info. into my brain....so I'm taking it one step at a time. I take time to read and practice questions daily and as far as information I've learned enough I just have to apply it to the quest...
  5. APA Format - Any Good Software Out There?

    I used Perrla.com it was software I downloaded and used for all my papers.... good luck
  6. Staffing ratios for C Sections

    During our C-sections we always have the OB, physician to assist him, CRNA, Circulator, Scrub tech, RN for baby and nurse from SCN. We never have a pedi on-call for deliveries unless for some reason the baby is known to be high risk. I have always ...
  7. Ultrasound-free sex predictor

    I've heard of using a pencil and attatching a sewing needle to the eraser and having thread tied through the eye. Holding it above the palm of your hand and the direction of the sway would determine the sex of the baby. It has worked on me three ti...
  8. Circumcisions-Question

    I work postpartum and nursery and approximately 90% of the babies we take care of are circumcized. The only true trend I have noticed is the majority that I see not having the procedure done are hispanic. My husband is hispanic and I have not notic...
  9. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    Anytime we have had someone arrive on the other floor and refuse the assignment there is always a supervisor telling them they could be charged with patient abandonment.... so my curiosity is when are you actually abandoning the patient. If you refu...
  10. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    I personally feel floating those out of their familiar spectrum is dangerous to the patient. If you feel comfortable going to other areas outside of your unit that's great but it shouldn't be expected. We float on our floor which contains OB, GYN, ...