blackribbon

blackribbon specializes in Med/Surg, Gyn, Pospartum & Psych.

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1. Staffing and Unions: Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak

   blackribbon replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Union

   The residents at the same hospital are discussing unionizing. I suppose they are "trades people" too. I will agree that we are treated like we are trades people. Sad, considering my other degree (BS) is in engineering and the nursing degree was si...

2. Staffing and Unions: Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak

   blackribbon replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Union

   I am theoretically anti-union, especially for professionals. However, as staff nurses we have no say in our working conditions like other professionals. I am very pro-contract so that we can have some guarantees that protect our patients and allow ...

3. Why do recruiters do this?

   blackribbon replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

   I have missed the call in response to an application. I called back in less than an hour only to be told she wasn't there. Called the next day and was told that it wasn't the right day for my application...and so on with wild excuses, until I was t...

4. Magnesium Sulfate Question

   blackribbon replied to SarahHarmony's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Mag is stopped for the birth. Mag is restarted after the birth and run for 24 hours after the birth. Most my postpartum mag patients are allowed ice. Some are allowed clears. And a few are allowed food as tolerated. I have always thought it was ...

5. Don't clean up patient after a code

   blackribbon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I went into nursing after my husband died (of cancer) in my arms. I have many widow/widower friends. We live the rest of our lives with the last image of our loved one. The funeral doesn't count because they don't look like themselves anymore. Clea...

6. L&D Nurse After Stillbirth

   blackribbon replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a gyn/med/surg nurse cross-trained to care for postpartum patients. Besides floating to the postpartum unit, we often get the overflow PP patients, the NICU moms, and other special cases so they are not next to the rooms full of families that a...

7. 3 Couplets, too much?

   blackribbon replied to xoxJanexoxDoexox's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We usually start with 3 couplets and get an admission so we have 4 couplets by the end of the shift. We do not attend the delivery but if the L&D is busy can get the couplet one hour after birth instead of the normal 2 hour wait. We do have a N...

8. What goes on in an ED?

   blackribbon replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in Emergency

   I had a patient who was given an enema in the ED before being sent to the floor.

9. Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

   blackribbon replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

   Morbidly obese patient...very morbidly obese. Pt admitted for cellulitis in her legs. She also had a known hernia that wasn't being address on this visit. I found her in tears because she was concerned about "the hole in her belly button" and how ...

10. Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

    blackribbon replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    If we get an abnormal BP that isn't expected, the NA calls us and takes another one 30 minutes later (assuming we aren't talking about critical levels). If they are critically high, then I grab my personal manual cuff and go check myself. If I see ...

11. Brave or just stupid?

    blackribbon replied to Polly Peptide's topic in NP

    Just a comment... I am "only" a ADN at this time because this is a second career and my husband died so I needed the fastest way to get to work earning money to raise my kids alone. I did already have a BS in Bioengineering and years experience in h...

12. Why do patients.....?

    blackribbon replied to ArrowRN's topic in Humor

    I hate when I go through the whole list of meds....verify that they aren't refusing anything and they are okay with the meds before I open them..and after I give them the cup of meds, they start asking me which pill this one is and oh, I don't want t...

13. Should I take Developmental Psychology online or in class?

    blackribbon replied to CedarGirl10's topic in General Students

    It depends on how comfortable you are with the topic. FYI: I have hated every psychology class I had to take and loved psych nursing class as well have some actual psych nursing experience. They are not the same class or topic.

14. Shoes, uniforms, shower after clinical?

    blackribbon replied to Barmherzigkeit's topic in General Students

    In nursing school, I undressed in front of the washing machine and left my shoes by the door. I don't do that as a nurse now but isolations precautions and universal precautions come as part of my regular habits. I also wash my hands before I pee si...

15. Has anyone been kicked out of nursing school after the FIRST semester?

    blackribbon replied to cn4207's topic in General Students

    Well, if you are taking two classes the first semester (pharm & fundamentals of nursing) and get C++ or less in both, you have effectively failed twice and are out of our program. We got one failure (which means a 79.9999%, no rounding) in your w...