mother/babyRN RN

mother/babyRN has 27 years experience as a RN and specializes in cardiac, diabetes, OB/GYN.

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1. The more I think about a comment that my coworker made to me, the more ticked I get!!

   mother/babyRN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

   I would approach her and mention you were thinking about what she said but you are more interested in what she didn't say. You could ask for specifics and then let her know that if she has any concerns with your reports she should talk to you directl...

2. Warning Nurses! Holding It All In Can Kill You!

   mother/babyRN replied to Nurse_Advocate's topic in Stress 101

   Absolutely on point and thank you so much for a great article.....

3. Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

   mother/babyRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I do talk about it all the time but do not know if people at my current facility have checked it out. I have noticed that now I have been fortunate to have had an article selected that is highlighted, that they are starting to express interest in goi...

4. Forgetful Nurses and Older Moments

   mother/babyRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Awww..Thank you everyone.....I will try some of the advice and I know that at the moment, things are just due to what I mentioned, because during the time I am off or manage to catch up with sleep, it is much better. Unfortunately, I am not at a plac...

5. Forgetful Nurses and Older Moments

   mother/babyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   It can be worse because not only are you charged with caring for older people and their physical, emotional and psychological changes; you are tasked with dealing with some of the same issues WHILE caring for others. The other night I drew some blood...

6. sexual assault/evidence collection in ER?

   mother/babyRN replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   Please don't refuse the next sexual assault case, if asked. You feel badly but she feels worse and this is how we learn lessons (I'm talking about us nurses here). If you refuse something or someone because of your discomfort level, think of how it w...

7. Daft things you've done after night shift

   mother/babyRN replied to cheshirecat's topic in International

   I would get frustrated that my kids couldn't dress themselves and discover that I had tried to put trousers on the baby and not be able to figure out how to do it...Putting both lets into one leg etc. This is also the time my husband chooses to ask m...

8. Bad weekend at work.

   mother/babyRN replied to crysobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm sorry that you had such a rough night. You should submit your post as an article on what maternity nurses actually have to deal with vs the perception most people (and other nurses) have,

9. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

   mother/babyRN replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse

   Just an amazing rendition of the way all new grads feel. I loved it. You go girl! GREAT job and well written. I felt like I was going through the transition with you....Kind of like I felt when something happened on the unit when I was a new grad an...

10. Elderly Suicide Is Not Uncommon

    mother/babyRN replied to NurseKymba's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry for your loss, but your tribute to your aunt and the subject of elderly suicide was a poignant, personal and sentimental look at the subject through not only your eyes, but the eyes of your aunt, and I was in tears at the last sentence. ...

11. Helpful Hints: Female Patient Urinary Catheter Insertion

    mother/babyRN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Let me just say that in maternity, where sometimes the vision is totally obscurred by edema, these tips are great...Thank you

12. I Hate You - Heart Attack! Never Assume A Nurse Knows Everything.

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I hate you, heart attack. You robbed us of our lives together without warning or reason. Like a ferocious storm overtaking a dead calm sea, you snuck in and overwhelmed everything in your path, including the life we had before you. I hate you heart a...

13. Caring For A Family Suffering A Fetal Demise

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    George and MarthaNight time briskness slapped me in the face as I climbed in to my car for the familiar trek to work. It was my third scheduled night shift but only the first I had felt half way healthy enough to attend. I had called ahead to prepare...

14. Allow me to set the record straight,,

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in Stress 101

    Hi there, I just posted a thread, which has since been closed, on my narrow angle glaucoma. I was not asking for medical advice as I have researched it thoroughly and am already scheduled for surgery, I was merely wondering if anyone has received ...

15. Any one have experience with Narrow angle glaucoma?

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in Stress 101

    Hi everyone, First let me say hi to all. I haven't been here in quite some time and miss everyone. My question is whether anyone has experience with the treatment of narrow angle glaucoma. I know it is laser treatment, but just found out through ...