baby&mommynurse

baby&mommynurse has 10 years experience and specializes in OB.

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1. Volunteers in the mother and baby unit?

   baby&mommynurse replied to Ariel70113's topic in Ob/Gyn

   In our Newborn (well baby) Nursery, we call our volunteers, "Cuddlers". We usually have babies in the nursery for reasons such as: mom went for a tubal ligation or other procedure, she is not feeling well, hospital hold/drug babies, baby is under pho...

2. Are LPN's/LVN's real nurses?

   baby&mommynurse replied to Faeriewand's topic in LPN/LVN

   Let's see... LVN... Licensed Vocational Nurse. Yup, uh huh... I'm a Nurse. I'm not just a Nurse, I am a Nurse. And I'll still be one when I become a Registered Nurse.

3. Gifts for clinical instructors?

   baby&mommynurse replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in General Students

   Between paying tuition, buying books and living on a student budget, what student really has money to shell out for gifts to the teacher and gifts (usually a card and donughts for every hall after every rotation) to the nurses for helping them get th...

4. Jay Leno slams nurses!

   baby&mommynurse replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

   Personally, I don't really like Jay Leno. I don't think his humor is funny. I didn't hear him say the comment, joke, whatever... but it doesn't offend me either. I'm thinking that most of the public who did hear it, probably laughed then didn't give ...

5. I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

   baby&mommynurse replied to NebbyLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I feel a little differently about this situation. Although, I'm sure NebbyLPN was acting in the "best interest" of the patient and he did nod yes when she asked him if it would be okay to shave his mustache off, she should've known about his dimentia...

6. Gay Nurses... help!

   baby&mommynurse replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Students

   Tweety always has some good advice. :) It also all depends on your own comfort level with people about being open about it, too. It's difficult sometimes to be open with your "sexual preference" when you don't know how someone will react to it. There...

7. Reality" show on travel nursing -cast has been chosen!

   baby&mommynurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   They ask for your e-mail addy when you sign up for updates, not your phone number. Anyway, I hope it's not like most Reality TV... full of drama... the bad kind, I mean. I hardly watch TV these days because that's all the networks show anymore.

8. Day 8 and I'm expected to take 4 patients?

   baby&mommynurse replied to calirn05's topic in New Nurse

   I have a few questions for the original poster... what is your nurse patient ratio for your unit and did you know before hand what kind of orientation you would be getting and how long? I'm not by at all means saying that 4 patients is appropriate f...

9. Day 8 and I'm expected to take 4 patients?

   baby&mommynurse replied to calirn05's topic in New Nurse

   I'm sure they aren't expecting you to be as good as the experienced nurses or in any way perfect, but it's true, "you have to take four sometime." You have been training for over a week and you do need to learn how to manage your time on a full assig...

10. THE DYING SWAN

    baby&mommynurse replied to stevierae's topic in Emergency

    Oh, man... who doesn't work with a dying swan?!

11. A Happy Announcement

    baby&mommynurse replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :balloons:Congratulations, Alison and welcome Baby Miriam! :)

12. IT's A GIRL!!

    baby&mommynurse replied to LeahJet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :balloons:Congratulations! I'm glad your hospital experience was great... aside from those "boob nazis". I agree. Encouraging breastfeeding is one thing, but pushing it to the extreme past mom's and baby's pace is another. Good luck with successful b...

13. Should nurses' license to practice depend on modeling responsible health conduct...

    baby&mommynurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I agree with all the previous posters.

14. Will they make her cut her hair?

    baby&mommynurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose it all depends on how strict or what the guidelines are for dress code and appearance at your school. I know a pediatrician that has dread locks, but she always has her hair pulled back and it never interferes with her work or her physical...

15. treatment for morning sickness

    baby&mommynurse replied to LPN@05's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If your relatively in good health, there really isn't a need to take prenatal supplements, but it should be discussed with your physician first. However, everyone does need 400 mcg of folic acid a day in addition to the folic acid found in what you e...