moongirl

moongirl specializes in OB.

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1. RNC help please

   moongirl replied to moongirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

   thank you all so much! this is almost worse than the boards- i am so nervous!

2. RNC help please

   moongirl posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello- can any of you suggest a good study guide for the inpatient OB RNC test? thanks so much

3. A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

   moongirl replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

   my favorite is the mom who refuses vaccinations b/c "my children wont ever be in daycare and they are going to a private Christian School" ... ...so tempting to say " and when you go out in public they will be in a bubble??!??!"

4. ob-gyne wards...

   moongirl replied to pauiee_d.'s topic in General Nursing

   I think alot of it boils down to how much time a pt actually spends with the OB nurse compared to the doc. It may not bother a pt to have a male doc swoop in for the 15 minutes it takes him to deliver the baby, do a repair, pat the mom on the hand, s...

5. Tips for adjusting to night shift?

   moongirl replied to LonRN's topic in General Nursing

   ditto what everyone said!! Eat a real meal on your lunch break. dont let family/friends/appointments interfere with sleep. Oh,and a really nice quality eye mask.. even if your room is super dark. It is a signal for me now, ear plugs in, eye mask on a...

6. Do You Like, Love or Dislike Your current job?

   moongirl replied to lpnsider's topic in General Nursing

   wow.. this post couild have been written by me. I hate the dayshift at the hospital I am at.. they all need to take a pill. I work 2nd shift ( we do 12's, so there is only day/night shift) and MOST of them are ok.. but we have a group of very jr high...

7. Mucous Plug

   moongirl replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   totally understand. they rush in at 0200, with it wrapped in toilet paper "In case you wanted to see it" and then state that they are in labor. It IS annoying b/c then I have to do a pile of OP paperwork on them, and it takes me away from my true la...

8. First vaginal exam

   moongirl replied to Sarah LnDHopes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As a student, we were not allowed to do vag exams. As a new nurse, the first few I did, I asked to please wait until the epidural was in place. I did not think it was fair to the pt to have someone who had no exp digging around and sometimes around a...

9. Big Fish, Small Pond Syndrome

   moongirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   In a small hospital I got more exp. with the scary stuff. At 0200 you are "IT" and you have to handle whatever comes down the pipe, often stablizing/keeping someone alive until the copter shows up.

10. Big Fish, Small Pond Syndrome

    moongirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am so not sure. I have only been there a few months so I am still trying to figure it out!!! I dont know how much longer I can take it, but I live in a rural area where there are not alot of options for working...

11. Big Fish, Small Pond Syndrome

    moongirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I left a small hospital for a bigger one and actually found the opposite. The smaller unit I worked in was a team atmosphere and everyone really got along. You kinda gotta when you count on each other to have your back in an emergency, or in just pla...

12. rn? in ob/gyn office

    moongirl replied to Dancermom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    not necesarrily. depends on your location. My OB/GYN has all RNs who do the nursing care in office, including draw blood.

13. Should I be worried?

    moongirl replied to Courtney Nurse Writer's topic in New Nurse

    maybe she had a day off, called in sick, or was in meetings all day long. dont stress it!!

14. New Grad Question

    moongirl replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in New Nurse

    take you off the floor for 3 hours so you can study?? not likely. who would take your spot? or am I misunderstanding your question?

15. What would be your perfect computer charting system?

    moongirl replied to hsmom24boys's topic in General Nursing

    my favorite computer charting would be to get rid of the computer except for order enteries and go back to paper!!!