dragonfly1325

dragonfly1325 specializes in Did Med /Surg for 5 y, now PP for 3 y.

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1. crazy bereavement rules

   dragonfly1325 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I will give my hospital a little credit, they let me take off as much time as I needed. They were all there when my nephew died, at our hospital, my nursing supervisor is the one that called me and told me I needed to get up there, I was already to l...

2. crazy bereavement rules

   dragonfly1325 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   The rules at our hospital are like that as well. My dad died in June 2005 and I got 24 hours bereavement pay, but, when my 6 year old nephew died in October 2007, They said a nephew is not immediate family. I helped raise this child and he lived wit...

3. The Most Beautiful Curls I'd Ever Seen

   dragonfly1325 replied to kessadawn's topic in General Nursing

   Thank You for sharing your story. This Little boy that you speak of reminds me of my nephew Lucas who died on October 12th, 2007. he was 6 years old. Lucas was killed in a back over accident in front of his house. I can only hope that Lucas had this...

4. Incompetent Co-Worker? LONG IMPORTANT

   dragonfly1325 replied to dragonfly1325's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am Sorry, I should have went more in to depth. This co worker is elderly, she has been at our hospital since, probably before I was born. Up untill here recently, she has taken care of her husband. He died, I guess around the same time things start...

5. Incompetent Co-Worker? LONG IMPORTANT

   dragonfly1325 replied to dragonfly1325's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thank you guys for all of the advice. I agree the nurses should have picked up on this long before it got to this. I feel like they have been picking up her slack for years. Our Director was made aware of this. I do understand now that someone needs ...

6. Incompetent Co-Worker? LONG IMPORTANT

   dragonfly1325 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I will not use names to protect privacy. I have some questions about a co worker(CNA) that works on days. I work nights(I am also a CNA) and often have to take over her patients. Everyone on our floor believes something is wrong, we don't know if it ...

7. Have you had a baby at your hospital??

   dragonfly1325 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had both of my boys at our hospital, One in 97, and one in 05, after I started working there. We have many OB doc but 90% use 1 certain one. He is really the only one the treats us as people, If you see him in the hall he will ask how you are doing...

8. Cone biopsy, bad experience

   dragonfly1325 replied to Labrys's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't post very often but wanted to ask a question, Cone biopsy? Is that the same as a Cold Knife Cone? If so,I had this done in Sept. of last year along with a D&C, and I can not imagine having this done with anything but general anesthesia. A...

9. More Strange Baby Names

   dragonfly1325 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't know where she got Maddox from but a friend of mine named her little girl Magdelayna Jolie, they call her Layna, it is different but I love it.

10. More Strange Baby Names

    dragonfly1325 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i have a friend who named her little girl heaven elizabeth. my oldest son's name is zade davis, davis is my mother's maiden name, zade is from a great uncle i had never met, just liked the name. not really strange, just different.