Aislstarfish

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1. Mthfr

   Aislstarfish replied to 2blueyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Me too!! hahah What is it anyway???

2. White Scrubs help!

   Aislstarfish replied to DD_Drummer44's topic in Male Students

   definitely not black! Wear white and if you can find a nude or tan, go with that. White should be fine though. Our uniforms are all white too (and the pants are easy to see through when you bend over!).. when i first started school, the professor...

3. Why is the first year so hard???

   Aislstarfish posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I've been reading here for awhile now and there seems to be a reoccuring theme.. that the first year or two is incredibly crazy and in some cases hellish. I'm curious, what exactly makes it so hard the first year??? I know that it is adjustme...

4. Water Births?

   Aislstarfish replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

   :yeahthat: YES! I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING.. Besides that I haven't had any children yet, I feel exactly the same way. I'm just about positive that I will have my babies at home with a midwife and a birthing pool. I've just read tooooo many horror st...

5. The Circumcision Discussion

   Aislstarfish replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You sound like a great teacher :nuke: I find the "my penis doesn't look like daddy's" reasoning for circumcision so frustrating. I personally don't think it's that difficult to explain, but I know that this is a big reason why many parents choose t...

6. Induction craze

   Aislstarfish replied to Blizzard's topic in Ob/Gyn

   :yeahthat: YES!! I agree entirely!

7. Induction craze

   Aislstarfish replied to Blizzard's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Wow, this thread is so so sad to me Why can't women just go into labor when their bodies say so?? And it is sooo true, everyone is just in such a rush... I can't imagine that those dr's would want to have their children that way.

8. The Circumcision Discussion

   Aislstarfish replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   :yeahthat: YES! I agree!

9. The Circumcision Discussion

   Aislstarfish replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   blueridge, you are very right.. i apologize for being so dismissive in my post. i do feel circumcision is unnecessary, painful and a bit barbaric, but.. that does not discredit any data that may have been found in regards to hiv. however, i have to...

10. The Circumcision Discussion

    Aislstarfish replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a post from another group I belong to. I was pretty sure that I was against circumcision, but after reading this and watching the video.. I know that if a doctor ever even came near my son with something like this, i'd knock him out. It made ...

11. The Circumcision Discussion

    Aislstarfish replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Has it occurred to anyone that the countries that circumcise their children more often also have more money, education and access to prophylactics.. and that THAT could be the reason HIV is less prevalent???? I mean, come on... a foreskin is NOT goin...

12. L&D nurses? Are you all for natural births?

    Aislstarfish replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    HappyNurse2005, you sound like a great nurse :) Your hospital also sounds great and very welcoming to natural births. I am not a nurse quite yet, but i'm in my second semester of nursing school and I really think that I want to be a CNM. I have cons...

13. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Aislstarfish replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    I dont know why this made me laugh hahah.. i think it's so disgusting and unbelieveable that it's funny. hahahah come on, a kitten???! :chuckle

14. A friend of mine just lost it

    Aislstarfish replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Psychiatric

    How old is your friend? Do you know if there is any family history of mental illness??

15. Death bed visions

    Aislstarfish replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    I have not personally experienced any patients with this, nor have I had a NDE... However, I do know that my grandfather was calling out to his wife and others the day before his death. He appeared to die very peacefully. People will choose to beli...