Patsfan

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1. How to Keep your Scope???

   Patsfan replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

   You'll love this one. During a very busy shift with a crisis happening on the unit one of the OB's asked to borrow my stethocope. After things calmed down I realized he never gave it back. I asked him about it the next day after searching the unit...

2. OBGYN Daily tasks, what do you do?

   Patsfan replied to mihi's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with what Debbie said. I would advise getting some med surg under your belt first, but many hospitals are no longer requiring this. It is a great help when you are with high risk patients or can't figure out what is going wrong with your lo...

3. MED/Surg stinks!

   Patsfan replied to Gator,SN's topic in General Students

   And try to think of those awful instructors as a preparation for the wretched managers you will endure when you finally become a nurse!!!

4. No Way To Treat Nurses

   Patsfan replied to -jt's topic in Activism

   The more initials after the RN the further away from being a REAL nurse!!!

5. Do you wear gloves

   Patsfan replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

   The only people I touch without gloves are my family members!!! Universal precautions are mandatory where I work and grounds for dismissal if you don't wear gloves. The hospital doesn't want to take care of you when you contract aids, hep c etc.

6. Handling of miscarriage pt.

   Patsfan replied to keeper's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We keep our miscarriage and fetal demise pts. on our OB floor unless they request otherwise. We have a whole protocol worked up called HEAL(Help Educate After Loss). The same nurse usually stays with the patient throughout her stay. There is a che...

7. Calling in sick: how do you decide?

   Patsfan replied to kids's topic in General Nursing

   If you are sick you should stay home. The patients and your fellow workers will aprreciate not picking up your germs.

8. Pissed Off!!!

   Patsfan replied to Melisita's topic in General Students

   Time will also make us all "OLD". Since when, Melisita, did old turn into something to be ashamed of? My sister, dead at 24 would love to have been able to grow old. If you respond to this woman as you have in each encounter how will you respond w...

9. "Inappropriate" assignment

   Patsfan replied to GailWHNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with all that you've said. As an OB RN I've been floated to every floor but the ER. I always went in the capacity of a tech. When we started to feel like the hospital float pool because we were floating so much we called the Mass. BON. Al...

10. men leaving too

    Patsfan replied to -jt's topic in Activism

    The Boston Globe ran this story today on the subject. Nurses alienated by job stresses, lures from related fields By Diane E. Lewis, Globe Staff, 9/15/02 For as long as she could remember, LaTanya Robinso...