Lindz

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1. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   Lindz replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   Nyquil is 10% alcohol. I actually got carded at Target this weekend buying Nyquil. I suppose I should take that as a compliment.

2. things friends/neighbors have asked you "because you are a nurse"

   Lindz replied to aloevera's topic in General Nursing

   After being asked if my mil's sore toe was gout and if my fil really needed to have knee surgery, I finally told him "I take care of little babies, not big ones." Haven't been asked anything else in four years. Now it all gets directed at hubby. T...

3. fake CPR cert.

   Lindz replied to QTQN2NV's topic in General Nursing

   There was a little blurb about this in my newspaper a couple of weeks ago. It's true. Apparantly the actual cards were forgeries.

4. RE: Pt. disch. No teaching, No instructions, No nothing!!!

   Lindz replied to celeste7767's topic in General Nursing

   This is why whenever I have a patient who's parents will need to be doing any kind of "nursing" care at home, I take the time to teach. It can be as simple as talking through the steps as a procedure is being performed. When parents start to feel c...

5. IV in Emergency?

   Lindz replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm due in May. I'd really rather not be that one in a million obestrical emergency. I also don't want to be tethered down. I'm more than happy to compromise with a SL. I know I'm relatively low risk (VBAC), but I also know how in any area of nur...

6. Any military wives in here??

   Lindz replied to Futurenurse86's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a Navy wife. I met my husband just after my first year of school. My husband didn't want to marry until I graduated and at least had a job and he made HM2, so luckily I didn't have to put schooling on hold. He's also managed to stay in San Die...

7. San Diego NICU

   Lindz replied to waterlily252's topic in California

   I'm in San Diego and work at Rady Children's. I would say look at them and Sharp Mary Birch first. Children's also staffs a couple of other hospitals' NICUs too. Scripps Encinitas and UCSD? I was just looking at their job positings today fantasiz...

8. Tell me the bad side about being a Navy nurse...

   Lindz replied to KDRUS22's topic in Government

   About that recruiter . . . listen to what he has to say and then ask questions of friends in the military. Recruiters have been known to whisper sweet nothings in your ear. It probably won't be so bad since you're going in knowing you want to be a ...

9. I asked my doctor to get me a licensed person to give me an injection

   Lindz replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   Dutchgirl, I don't think your question was out of line, but your explanation was. We all have not only the right, but the responsibility to ask questions of our healthcare providers. If you only want an RN or LPN to give you injections that's fine,...

10. Meal and Potty Breaks

    Lindz replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    Breaks are our responsibility. Management is in their office mostly oblivious to what's going on on the floor. When it starts getting close to 1200, I'll ask my co-workers what time they like to go to lunch so we can try and plan. Yes, sometimes ...

11. Who's gonna admit it that they went into Nursing b/c of the salary?

    Lindz replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Am I happy with what I make? Yes. Would I like to make more? Yes. Would I do it for less? No. You don't need to state salary as a reason for your career choice during the interview, but job security is a reasonable answer. I am so thankful that I...

12. Anyone else get bummed out around the holidays?

    Lindz replied to jbp0529's topic in Stress 101

    I have a close friend who's in a similar situation with her mother. It was very apparant when we were in middle school that her mom's an alcoholic, but things have just gone down the toilet in the last year. My friend's baby just turned 1 this summ...

13. Should I complete an LVN program while on the waitlist for RN in San Diego?

    Lindz replied to SDMamma's topic in California

    Before you decide you should look around to see what the job opportunities are for LVNs. I know at my hospital here in SD we don't have LVNs. Do you have the opportunity to pursue a BSN now? State and PLNU have BSN program, not sure about State, bu...

14. What's the weirdest baby name?

    Lindz replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How 'bout Suga Free? Also had a Tiger Lily, wacky but cute.

15. driving after birth

    Lindz replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After my c-section last year I was instructed not to drive for four weeks. Everyone who came into my room kept saying that I was the best looking c-section they've seen. (And believe me, with the way I felt, I felt sooo bad for the other moms!) I ...