OB_RN

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1. hospitalists clashing and nurses stuck in the middle

   OB_RN replied to gagirl1124's topic in Safety

   You are responsible for your pt when you are assigned, no matter where they are. If they are down smoking, inject something interesting in thier IV, it interacts with thier PCA med, or potentiates it, and they die, whose fault do you think it is? In...

2. Is the birth rate down? or are we just slow

   OB_RN replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It hit BIG time!!!!! Anyone wanna make some OT??? I hate the feast or famine!

3. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

   OB_RN replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

   I had a pt come in with "greenish vag discharge" , which was dx as trich. (Of course it was like 3 am and she has had this for several days) Npw the funniest part: The pt asked me to explain " how she got that" since she and her sig other had bee...

4. Is the birth rate down? or are we just slow

   OB_RN replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We had been pretty busy until about three weeks ago, we have been handing out low census almost every shift now. We usually average 120 births a month in summer and slow down about this time, however last year we had 130 births in Oct, 120 in Novembe...

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

   OB_RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   [color=#483d8b]respone to post by ruby vee_ [color=#483d8b]"we explained to the daughter how ill grandma was, how she needed to rest so her heart could heal, and how she needed to be protected from any stress. daughter replied that she'd talk to her...

6. help with basic infection control

   OB_RN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric

   How about this- in LTC, you could place a color code on a door that staffing understands, which does NOT give away any info to outsiders, along with a sign to see the nurse, for anyone ( visitors) who do not know what the color code means. Would tha...

7. Has anyone gone to school with a new baby?

   OB_RN replied to alliestar's topic in General Nursing

   I did it too, full time worked aft., with a 3 month old and two year old. My Husband was not working d/t illness and I had a teen age stepdaughtrer who was an absolute treasure, as well as her friends who would pitch in when my hubby was hospitalize...

8. Does seniority = superiority

   OB_RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   This is NOT how preceptors act at my hospital( or at least one floor on a sister hospital). My med surg preceptors were with me every step of the way ( and I was an LPN for 12 years before becoming an RN 6 years ago), as were my OB preceptors. You ...

9. Share Your Saying

   OB_RN replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

   My Dad always says: Hotter 'n a popcorn fart! Hes' really carrying the mail (running, driving etc fast) Slicker'n catsh#t wish in one hand, s##t in the other and see which gets full faster. I say- Busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking conte...

10. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    OB_RN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

    All right, look, my only intention was to point out that "coming to America to have your baby" could have later repercussions. I realize now that my opinion was not anything to do with the intent of the one who began this thread. I surely did not in...

11. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    OB_RN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

    What I SAID was "we have a terrorist threat here." I never called anyone anything. YOU did.

12. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    OB_RN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

    I guess you are all assuming I meant ALL patients. Everyone knows there is no such thing as ALL pts, right??? Whatever. Believe whatever you like. My pts always like me. Thats who I care about. Think about it. If you can receive good care in you...

13. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    OB_RN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

    The thread being titled "come to America... caught my eye. It is not my intent to be accused of racial profiling- I am suggesting, (under the thread title -again-) that there are many reasons why someone from another country would wish to fly in n...

14. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    OB_RN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

    How about those from the Arabic speaking countries??? They come, deliver and go home with thier little American citizen, who will be raised in the middle east, and possibly sent back here as an adult with all the priveleges/ rights of any other US Ci...