randomramblings

randomramblings has 10 years experience and specializes in psych, pediatrics, maternity.

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1. help getting into mother/baby unit

   randomramblings replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

   With the nursing shortage, I was able to jump from psych to mother/baby without a problem even though I had no real experience. I was certified in Fetal Heart Monitoring while I was a senior in college, though, so I think that helped. I'm sorry to he...

2. Got called to HR...what fun!

   randomramblings replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

   I don't want to go into details right now, but I wanted to throw my two cents in. I went through something like this twice: once as described by most people here, and another time that was much worse and lasted for 5 months. Anyway, that second inci...

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

   randomramblings replied to Aislstarfish's topic in General Nursing

   Because that's when you learn everything! Ok, no one really knows everything, but the first year is your crash course not only as a nurse, but in the specialty in which you work, so it's kind of a double whammy (You will always feel a bit like you're...

4. If You Had It To Do Over Again?

   randomramblings replied to missjennmb's topic in General Nursing

   Just out of curiosity, if the people in RT are always joking and seldom really stressed out, why are you becoming an RN instead of an RT? Don't you know we're a stressed out bunch? :wink2: For me, my personality just isn't suited for nursing as it cu...

5. does age REALLY matter?

   randomramblings replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly! Most young/new nurses I've met say they can't see themselves being nurses for the rest of their lives, myself included (which is why I'm now in law school after 10 years of being a nurse). Older nursing students probably have a better idea o...

6. Jealous Nurses!!!!!!!!!!!

   randomramblings replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

   I had friends who graduated with an ADN and became RNs after they graduated just like I did after I graduated with my BSN. I've never heard of an ADN not being able to take the nursing boards... Am I misunderstanding you? As for the original post, I ...

7. You don't LOOK like a nurse

   randomramblings replied to NHCNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I still get told that I don't look like a nurse (despite being 32 years old) because I look too young. Or so the patients say. :) I wouldn't read too much into it, either. It reflects more on her as a person than it ever would on you. :)

8. Please Help With Antibiotic Teaching

   randomramblings replied to belabelisa's topic in General Nursing

   I tell patients that if you don't take all of your antibiotics, it doesn't kill all the bacteria. The ones who survive are stronger and could make you sick again, only this time they're resistant to the antibiotic so they're harder to kill. The same ...

9. Charge nurse??

   randomramblings replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations on passing the boards!!! I'm not surprised to hear they have you scheduled as a charge nurse, either, but I agree that it seems pretty soon and that if you don't feel ready you should speak up. It's your license on the line, no one el...

10. Took NCLEX today!

    randomramblings replied to nahla's topic in NCLEX

    Good luck!!! Don't try to analyze it, though, because you'll drive yourself crazy. You won't know until you get your results no matter how much you try to figure it out, so just try to distract yourself and not think about it (I know, I know, easier ...

11. Movies for Psychiatric Patient viewing

    randomramblings replied to dchen's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with teenagers in long-term psych units for several years. We didn't do rated R movies, but otherwise anything went. Obviously if there were certain themes that were inappropriate we wouldn't show them, but one of the kids' favorite movies w...

12. RhoGAM and Coombs

    randomramblings replied to NeuroNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So then, they DO give it to Rh neg moms regardless of positive or negative coombs? I knew that in practice, most providers give it to their Rh neg moms regardless of the baby's blood type or coombs result. I didn't realize coombs testing on pregnant...

13. RhoGAM and Coombs

    randomramblings replied to NeuroNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ah! I was just coming back to write that I've worked post-partum/maternity, not prenatal, so I wasn't 100% sure about the positive coombs in moms. Thank you for clarifying! So if I, having 0 neg blood, have a baby who's Rh positive and I develop anti...

14. RhoGAM and Coombs

    randomramblings replied to NeuroNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There's a difference between blood type (pos or neg) and Coombs. A coombs tests whether blood you've been exposed to is incompatible with yours. If you've received a blood transfusion or been pregnant and therefore exposed to the baby's blood cells, ...

15. When will I feel comfortable in my nursing role?

    randomramblings replied to DAMomma's topic in New Nurse

    Welcome to nursing! That's exactly what it's like in real life. When I worked in medical hospitals I'd wake up over and over again thinking the call light was going off because they'd been going off all night. :) It's quite the wake up call, isn't it...