sweetnepenthe

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1. RN's are part of one huge CULT!

   sweetnepenthe replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   I will retire in six years.

2. NPO/clear liquid status during labor - evidenced-based?

   sweetnepenthe replied to ischialspines's topic in Ob/Gyn

   How will you know when to start something if you never do it because you have no evidence. How do you get evidence. You get it by doing something. You do studies. Which we have always done. The idea...

3. NPO/clear liquid status during labor - evidenced-based?

   sweetnepenthe replied to ischialspines's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The biggest problem I have with all this "evidenced-based" buzz word stuff is that there have ALWAYS been studies done etc. Citing studies etc as been done forever. Problem is, many studies are...

4. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

   sweetnepenthe replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

   K: They may not help you much for a variety of reasons, but before going into anesthesia, I worked in most areas of nursing and always did direct patient care. Some of the best opportunities to assess...

5. NPO/clear liquid status during labor - evidenced-based?

   sweetnepenthe replied to ischialspines's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Tewdles--just asking a question. Which you didn't answer, btw... :-). When I had my kids, way back in the stone age, they started an iv and let us walk around. Now everyone is stuck in bed hooked to...

6. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

   sweetnepenthe replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

   You will still have to deal with all this as an RN. Plus even more responsibility. It sounds to me as though you would be happier in another line of

7. NPO/clear liquid status during labor - evidenced-based?

   sweetnepenthe replied to ischialspines's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Tewdles, because you didn't have a problem with aspiration and the fact that, because we take precautions FOR you in the OR, are you going to encourage people to go ahead and eat pre-op? If people...

8. NPO/clear liquid status during labor - evidenced-based?

   sweetnepenthe replied to ischialspines's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As long as you don't end up being one of the ones who has problems, you can say "see, I told you so". :-) Clear liquids are okay in small amounts. You don't need to be stuffing your face with pizza...

9. C-section vs. letting Mom go naturally

   sweetnepenthe replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   C-sections are PITAs. We are being sarcastic because the c-section rates keep climbing and climbing and we can't believe the ob-gyns let one slip by without sectioning

10. C-section vs. letting Mom go naturally

    sweetnepenthe replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The crnas ,somewhat snarkily, call lady partsl births " failed

11. NPO/clear liquid status during labor - evidenced-based?

    sweetnepenthe replied to ischialspines's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not opposed to small amounts ice chips/clear colorless liquids/glucose. Operative word being "small". :-) Vomiting is awful under any circumstances, but if you are having a section and paralyzed and...

12. CRNA frustrations

    sweetnepenthe replied to BeeFlowe's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You will have politics in any position. In EVERY position. Foraneman is correct, though, in that only you can change the dynamics of the situation. you cannot change your boss. Your only option is to...

13. NPO/clear liquid status during labor - evidenced-based?

    sweetnepenthe replied to ischialspines's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It would be great if we had a crystal ball and could know which cases would turn into sections and which would not. I don't remember being hungry when I had my kids in the 1970s. Americans nowadays...

14. Would you suggest nursing as a career to someone considering it?

    sweetnepenthe replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    No. Absolutely

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

    sweetnepenthe replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is always amazing to me that many people do not understand that they will experience pain after