mercuryrawks

mercuryrawks

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About mercuryrawks

I am a SAHM of 3 under 5 going to school full time to become an IBCLC and Maternity Nurse.

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  1. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    I had a 10lb'er sunny side up baby with a 4th degree tear, labor was a whole hour and a half with an epidural. the 2nd was a 10lb'er who almost came out in the parking lot an hour after I said "hmm, I think I might be going into labor?" The 3rd was...
  2. Anyone else do this while studying?

    I play ATI and Youtube (legit) videos while folding laundry, cooking, whatever. I figure SOMETHING will seep into my brain. I don't have time to SIT and read/study, so I sneak in what I can. I haven't failed anything yet, and still have a 3.6GPA. ...
  3. Expect to fail at least one nursing course, is this true

    Why would you EXPECT to fail? That is terrible. I would MAYBE expect to lose your 4.0 GPA, if you have it. But to expect to fail is to not have faith in yourself and set yourself up for failure. Save the drama for the end of each semester when yo...
  4. Nursing Shoes

    I have Nursemates Seneca I think. I love them. Super comfy, easy to get on and keep clean. Good luck!
  5. Lament of the White Clinical Pants

    The sun is the BEST stain remover. I refuse to use chlorine bleach. I often wash my laundry, and before I had a clothes line--I would just lay the stained item on the patio table. The sun would knock out any stain. Even baby pooper blow outs. Hy...
  6. My first clinical ever is next week..

    Don't be scared of your nurses. Even though some FORGET they were students once, most are VERY helpful and kind. Also, the students who jump right in, get the most out of the day. Good luck and have fun!
  7. I am in school still, but our testing on documentation in nursing 1 was more about the legal implications, if you didnt doc it, it wasn't done. That you can call in late entries, but the nurse who writes it has to doc it as a late entry. um...nothi...
  8. Just started my first nursing course at Brookdale

    Reading only gets you 1/2 way there. If you know your style of learning, maximize your time in that. I do tons of things online, because I learn better that way. I can't sit and read my MASSIVE med/surge book. I have 3 kids, so its a constant int...
  9. Eats on Feets -Breast Milk-Sharing group

    Hep B is not found in breast milk. from the CDC: s it safe for a mother infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) to breastfeed her infant immediately after birth? Yes. Even before the availability of hepatitis B vaccine, HBV transmission through breast...
  10. A few quick questions about Ocean County College's Nursing Program

    Hi, Lisa. I am at OCC as well, heading into semester 3 with Prof Quinn. I will do my best to explain it to you. 1. Are we supposed to wear our uniforms to orientation and to each class or only to clinical's? Unless is SPECIFICALLY says wear your...
  11. Stopping birth control pills every two years?

    http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/ageing/cocs_hrt_statement.pdf Yep, they did.
  12. Breastfeeding in the Hospital??!!

    Keep your eye on the goal. You said you wanted to go for 12 months, so go for 12 months. Your supply may dip from the long shifts with no baby emptying the breast, so make sure that baby is "on tap" as much as possible when you are together. Espec...
  13. Personalizing Stethoscopes?

    I ordered my Littman from allhearts.com and they personalized it for me. I think you can send it in to them to have it done as well, just like you can send it in to medico. You can have it personalized on the tubing, which I did, or engraved on the...
  14. Anyone going for IBCLC?

    I am going for an IBCLC as well. They change the testing BIG TIME next year, so keep an eye out for that. I wanted to sit for it before then, but I won't have time. I am taking the La Leache League route because I am a breastfeeding mother of 3. ...
  15. CNA's not completing assignment. Vent.

    Should I have made my expectations of them clear when I made the assignments of the night? Yes.