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  1. How to ripen a cervix?

    Hi all. I'm at the end of a pregnancy complicated by PIH. Baby is (to everyone's shock and pleasure!) fine, but at 36+ weeks I'm maxed out on meds and baby's eviction notice is coming soon. No signs of PTL, baby's high, cervix is closed. The idea...
  2. Nursing School Situation, Does this Sound Right?

    The problem might be that she has to compelete the entire program before she can become any type of nurse- neonatal, manager, anything. Employers do have to make some accomodations under some circumstances- but they do not necessarily have to hire s...
  3. working on Christmas?

    So you didn't work all those Christmases years ago as a future trade, but the nurses junior to you must give up their Christmas with their family because you did it before and now have kids? No one should have to work every holiday, but apparently ...
  4. I think their response to that would be that they expect you to have a certain competence in biology in order to keep up and be successful in A+P. If you can't pass the screening test, you really SHOULDN'T be in A+P. Having a BS in one area doesn't...
  5. What kind of test are they asking you to take? If it is the "can you read? Can you add and multiply?" kind of test, then asking them to waive it based on your having passed college classes is reasonable. They dont have to, but it can't hurt to ask...
  6. Required to wear girly scrubs

    "Consider, hypothetically, if someone had decided, "Let's choose a color men won't want to wear, so we won't have to work with men." I'm not saying anyone actually did, but if they had, that would clearly be discriminatory. " That would be a problem...
  7. Required to wear girly scrubs

    I'm glad I read the whole thread before responding. My initial response was "Deal with it. I have to wear the same color as the boys at work and I've never heard a female complain yet that people would think she was a lesbian for wearing a 'boy' co...
  8. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

    add diploma grads in there also. at least we can not only argue about the merits of each of 3 entry levels, but also about who graduated from the best schools. poor mds can only argue about who went to the best schools! you're correct on this one- i ...
  9. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

    I don't know if I would agree that this is a good topic- it comes up every couple of months, gets heated, gets very off topic, people get insulted, etc etc etc. BSN and ADN grads are both RNs. I have compared several ADN and BSN programs and found ...
  10. Annoyimg

    I just posted a thread in the "About the Forum" (or something like that) section. The window must be new- I haven't changed my settings. My computer allows "for this session only" cookies and has for months- I just started getting this window. I hav...
  11. Post Op. Nurse Escorts.

    I never worked in a PACU with that system- wow! Great for PACU! The PACUs that I worked in had transporters/orderlies pick stable patients up to go to OR and bring them back to the floors. Report was done over the phone prior to transferring a patie...
  12. Reglan Reaction?

    Reglan can cause some odd neuro reactions but this sounds more like a TIA to me. Reglan doesn't cause facial drooping. You also gave a small dose and didn't see a problem for 2.5 hours- Reglan kicks in much faster than that. The couple of times I'...
  13. On-call position

    You're a per diem. Everywhere I have worked that meant you had the right to say "I am available these days but not these days." Once the schedule is out, they shouldn't be adding you in without asking you, either. I think you're in the clear to g...
  14. Any hospitals out there using discharge lobbies/lounges?

    I actually like the ideas of discharge lounges. If a patient needs a nurse to look after them, they are not ready to go home. If they are ready to go home, they should not be in a room preventing a PACU, ICU, ER, or Cath Lab patient from getting of...
  15. Keep an eye on those Rx pads!

    One hospital I worked in wanted nurses to keep rx pads in the PACU for doctor convenience. I didn't like having them lying around but beyond putting them in a drawer, there wasn't much I could do. Then a patient stole and forged a prescription. S...