babydoll99_99

babydoll99_99 specializes in Postpartum.

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1. Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

   babydoll99_99 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

   12/09 Lap chole. Nurse gave me versed in holding area. Told my DH bye and we went down the hall. Halfway there this conversation happened. Her: You feeling that versed? Me: Nope I think you gave me saline and kept it for yourself. Her: OH Lord! Ge...

2. I dont care what part of the United States you live in!!!

   babydoll99_99 replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

   You need to go to one of their job fairs and really sell yourself. I put in an application and resume and didn't hear anything at all. Then i went to a job fair they had and was interviewed on the spot (as a new grad) and within a week had an offer...

3. I dont care what part of the United States you live in!!!

   babydoll99_99 replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

   San Antonio hospitals have openings. I work for Methodist and I know if you can sell yourself they hire new grads. Lots of ICU positions open. Goto www.sahealth.com to apply for Methodist. Hope this helps.

4. locked unit problems

   babydoll99_99 replied to deonj_21's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I guess the grass is always greener. We have been begging for them to lock our unit. We have the hugs system and it is constantly going off with our moms walking in the hall. It drives us nuts with all the false alrams we have to run for. Also, witho...

5. I am a nurse. Venting about how I feel.

   babydoll99_99 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   Only thing I can think of to add on...... I am a teacher. I teach my pts how to care for themselves, and I teach the family how to care for the pt. I answer questions and am patient with the learning process. I guide scared pts and family and see ...

6. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

   babydoll99_99 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   Why yes doctor, I actually am an idiot and I love calling you and bugging you because your scribble that looks like a 3 year old tried to write I love you cannot be deciphered. I volunteered for the job of calling you because the way you yell makes ...

7. "TIME BACK" vs. Overtime "PAY"

   babydoll99_99 replied to Paws4K9s's topic in General Nursing

   Our unit does the same thing, minus the manager messing with the time clock. If we work a 16 hour shift on tuesday you can bet that ifthe have the chance they will send you home early on the last day of the week you work. In Texas OT is based on we...

8. Moving to San Antonio

   babydoll99_99 replied to silverbelle's topic in General Nursing

   I live and work in San Antonio. Do you know where you will be living? That is a big consideration to what hospitals might be good for you. San Antonio is huge (very spread out) and to avoid an hour drive to work everyday you should consider this. ...

9. How do you get the nursing care done with hourly rounding & computer documentation?

   babydoll99_99 replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't read all of the replies, so this may have been said before, but I use Meditech too and at our hospital we got IT involved. Don't ask me how, but there is a way that IT can program Meditech that instead of using the F9 lookup function you ca...

10. Need advice regarding Nurse Techs

    babydoll99_99 replied to tiskathleen's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Techs are not permitted to give ANY medications in a hospital setting. Oral or IM or IV. That is true across the board.

11. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    babydoll99_99 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    1) Please Please Please read a book, any book about babies will do, BEFORE you deliver. Or better yet take one of those FREE parenting classes that are offered all over the city! 2) No, I will not give you a free car seat. You paid over $100 for a ...

12. Floats are "REAL" nurses too!!!

    babydoll99_99 replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    I wholeheartedly agree with you. I work Postpartum and have shown many floats how to do the pesky fundal check and in return when I had a dialysis pt a float nurse sat with me for a half hour trying to figure out all the orders and how to put them i...

13. depressed

    babydoll99_99 replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing

    No I wouldn't use those negatives. Something like, "I am extremely hard on myself. I push myself a little too hard sometimes and that can be exhausting." The trick to answering that question is you take something that is really a positive trait and...

14. Some seem to thinking nursing shortage means not needing to pay dues?

    babydoll99_99 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will give you that it is annoying to listen to people whine about having to take their share of holidays etc, but that whining comes from the "older generation" too. The nurses young and older who expect that just because someone is new to the uni...

15. Some seem to thinking nursing shortage means not needing to pay dues?

    babydoll99_99 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The point to my post is why is anyone worried about what other people are doing? If they want to brown nose or be lazy, noone says you have to help them. They put their licenses on the line every day just like everyone else. Nurses in general are ...