ama3t

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1. Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)

   ama3t replied to Lavender619's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm in the same boat! taking my CLC next week but I've got another 1.5 years at least to get my hours to sit for the IBCLC. I'm also stuck on nights :/ good luck! following

2. Curious about RN Supervisor position?

   ama3t posted a topic in Geriatric

   I know it varies from place to place.. But to what extent wad this position bedside care at your workplace? I've heard anything from 80% office work with some admission assessments and emergencies, to living up shifts on the floor once a week. I did ...

3. Magnesium sulfate question

   ama3t replied to Kdavisobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I only care for PP mags. They are strict bed rest, NPO, fluids at 75 (in general). No routine labs but hourly checks including some combo of vitals, breath sounds, DTRs, UOP. They always have a Foley.

4. Severe hand eczema

   ama3t replied to ama3t's topic in General Nursing

   I did go last time this happened and the nurse told me it wasn't up to them. I considered calling infection control or going back to occupational health (it was about 2 years ago last time this happened and I went).

5. Severe hand eczema

   ama3t posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have eczema on my hands bad enough to result in cracked, raw, open skin. Dio you feel it is safe, hygeinic, and appropriate to work like this? Or who should I ask? My manager kinda said it was up to me. She advised me to file FMLA but my,doctor sai...

6. Breastfeeding support

   ama3t replied to ama3t's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Of course there are occasional medical indications for giving formula, adventure_rn, but this mom didn't have any. Had the mom chosen to give a bit of formula it would have been one thing, but that wasn't the case I'm not a fan of the "fed is best" ...

7. Breastfeeding support

   ama3t posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a new post partum nurse. I breastfed both of my children, the first only for a month due to lack of knowledge and support, they second is still nursing at 15 months. One thing that really excited me about taking this job was helping other women ...

8. Preparing for a job in post partum

   ama3t posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'll be transferring from med surg to post partum in about a month. I've been on a med surg floor for 3 years so I don't remember that much from school. What could I study up on to prepare? Assessment tools, etc?

9. How do I become a mother baby or ob/gyn nurse

   ama3t replied to SaraBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   99% of the time hospitals are only going to hire people onto dayshift that have experience in that area. More often than not, they will just move one of their nightshifters to days. I understand how hard it is, I'm leaving dayshift med/surg in a mont...

10. Concerned about competency of some coworkers...

    ama3t posted a topic in General Nursing

    I hope this doesn't come off jerk-ish. I charge on my floor at night about 1/3 of the time. There are a few dayshift nurses that everyone, particularly all the charge nurses, is aware that these nurses make frequent mistakes, laps in assessment, etc....

11. Problems with IV starts/blood draws

    ama3t replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Med-Surg

    We have 20 cc syringes we can use to draw cultures if we also need other labs. (Or if you only need one other tube you can even use 10cc because the culture bottles can take as little as 3ccs.) I find that using a syringe rather than a causing gives ...

12. Had a really GOOD night at work :)

    ama3t posted a topic in Med-Surg

    I feel like sometimes I focus so much on the bad nights. Yes, this post is bragging but no one around me understands when I say how awesome this night was. I was charge nurse. 1. My medical receptionist brought me Ben and Jerry's and a burrito after ...

13. Regretting charge nurse training...

    ama3t posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I'm a night shifter. I had the oppurtunity to train as a charge nurse so I took it. I knew that this mean I had to stay on nights but I wasn't expecting an oppurtunity to go to days to come up anytme soon... Well it did, a week later. Of course I...

14. My job

    ama3t replied to lovin's topic in Med-Surg

    I am flattered when my patients like me as a person. Its wonderful when they think I'm a good nurse, but that's what I'm being paid to do. I'm paid to take care of them, not to care about them. But when they can tell I do care about them, and there i...

15. How do you give report?

    ama3t posted a topic in Med-Surg

    I was reading a post about nurses coming to report with a blank paper and not knowing anything about the pt they were getting. This is so entirely different that what we do, so I'm curious what all methods people use. I've seen some places that give...