Cutandstitch

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1. I Prefer a Male Nurse...

   Cutandstitch replied to ymartinez176's topic in General Students

   As a murse who works inpatient OB/GYN, I am used to getting told by my patients that they would prefer a female nurse. It is a good opportunity to take ego out of the equation and recognize that it really is about the patient. Something to consider:...

2. Status quo or is the grass indeed greener?

   Cutandstitch posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi there everyone! My unit is in full Joint Commission prep mode and nothing regarding that bothers me so much. I am slightly concerned because I am currently on my fifth nurse manager in less than 2 years. None of our unit's policies have been up...

3. Advice for a new Mom/baby nurse, with a twist

   Cutandstitch replied to Cutandstitch's topic in Ob/Gyn

   So I figured that enough time has passed for me to be able to reply with some confidence. I appreciate everyone's input tremendously. Bar none, everything that was offered was accurate. One thing I was not prepared for was the level with which I ...

4. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

   Cutandstitch replied to wooh's topic in Humor

   I JUST discharged you so no I cannot give you pain meds!

5. The most annoying student

   Cutandstitch replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

   Sadly the world isn't split up into good, competent people and insane people. Does he have what it takes? Probably not. Does his personality leave much to be desired? Of course. But that doesn't mean he has some psychosis that needs medicating. ...

6. Postpartum couplet care

   Cutandstitch replied to KYgirlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   At my facility we have an antepartum unit and an MBU. Antepartum takes overflow couplets. Ratios are four couplets per nurse. Babies room in 24/7. No designated nursery. Nicu moms generally go to the antepartum ward. That charting gets out of ha...

7. Any military nurses out there?

   Cutandstitch replied to CourtneyRN2014's topic in Job Hunt

   In the army, they will offer you options to specialize. If crna is your goal, you can come in and do a few years as a med surg nurse and then take the 8A course for critical care nursing. After a few years in critical care you could be competitive ...

8. Silliest answer someone has said in class?

   Cutandstitch replied to marvelmom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Classmate informed his clinical group he got to administer milk of amnesia (magnesia) to a patient.

9. Male pediatric nurses?

   Cutandstitch replied to FutureNurseKyle's topic in Pediatric

   I find it appalling that someone got that nasty thought into your head. At best, it shows a narrow view of an environment in which your classmate has no solid information. At worst, it could mean he himself had a bad experience. Either way, don't ...

10. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    Cutandstitch replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

    Some places call it a saline lock, others call it hep locked. In colorado, they continue to be buff capped. Pigtails for extension tubing VS machines I heard called dynamaps (brand maybe) for most of time time as a cna. I still slip that into conve...

11. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Cutandstitch replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

    I feel the need to clarify something that is increasingly bothersome for me recently. Yes, Ebola traditionally has a 90% mortality rate. This current outbreak strain is currently being recorded as a 55% mortality rate. Social media, traditional med...

12. New Nurse Woes

    Cutandstitch replied to Cutandstitch's topic in Professionalism

    Thank you for your reply. That's essentially how things boiled down for me as well. I sat down with the other nurse this AM because she asked to talk to me. I was happy to oblige. She went through her version of the timeline and I told her where ...

13. New Nurse Woes

    Cutandstitch posted a topic in Professionalism

    Ever get the feeling that the nurse you're giving report to feels underwhelmed by what you managed to complete before handoff? I had a patient that I prepared to discharge, even went so far as to have the husband pick up meds and did the teaching wit...

14. Let's hear about your worst shift ever!

    Cutandstitch replied to mamax3's topic in General Nursing

    About two years ago?

15. Let's hear about your worst shift ever!

    Cutandstitch replied to mamax3's topic in General Nursing

    Two nights stand out, both with their own distinct flavor of suck. Forgive my writing, this is being completed on my phone. I had been a LTC cna for a couple of years and made the switch to critical care a few months earlier. I was working telemet...