cassey

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1. Wound care specialy course?

   cassey posted a topic in Wound

   I am looking for a wound care education program, preferrably in the midwest, that will prepare and enable me to take the wound care specialty certfication exam. I have found several WOC programs, but at this point I would like to focus on wounds on...

2. help with breastfeeding

   cassey posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have an 8 month old who I have been breastfeeding exclusively. I have noticed in the last 2 months my milk supply has been almost cut in half. I used to be able to pump about 5-6 oz every 3-4 hours and now I'm lucky if a get 3oz every 4 hours. I...

3. Have you ever felt STRESSED, or OVERWHELMED? BURNED OUT?

   cassey replied to firefly's topic in Med-Surg

   I'm glad you're entering the nursing profession. It is a challenging, stressful, but very rewarding career. I've wanted to be a nurse since the 2nd grade and I've never been happier. Yes nursing can be very stressful, not only emotionally, but phy...

4. Help! Staffing Crisis

   cassey posted a topic in Management

   We are having quite a nursing shortage on our 42 bed medical unit. With the "busy seaon" just around the corner...we are very concerned about what to do with our staffing shortage. We use a team approach with RN's, an LPN and CNA's. We have discus...

5. epidurals

   cassey replied to nursingstudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have to reply from the patient stand point, as I am a BSN RN on a medical unit. I felt I educated myself quite well on the pain relief options. My husband and I took the prenatal classes and devoted a lot of time trying to get the lamaze breathin...