RN-Doula

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1. Not a Near Death Experience: A Shared Death Experience

   RN-Doula replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Love the share, appreciate it. The book "The Afterlife of Billy Fingers" gave me so much more insight about how a soul feels during their passing.

2. July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

   RN-Doula replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Our presence assures you the doctors won't be making any mistakes.

3. July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

   RN-Doula replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   We keep the doctors on their toes.

4. July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

   RN-Doula replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   We are just a precaution.

5. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

   RN-Doula replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Short staffed today, my boss said get in any way possible.

6. What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

   RN-Doula replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

   As an OB nurse, helping a mom to breastfeed who had an inverted nipple, after reversing the nipple so it was erect, got lint out of it.

7. What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

   RN-Doula replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

   Aide gave a bed bath and folds full of cheesy-fungus. Yak. Yes had my student nurses c/o to me during their rotations some patients had Belly Lint in various body parts.

8. What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

   RN-Doula replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

   As a cna I was slow answering a call light on older dementia woman, entering her room, I ducked quickly as she threw her BM at me and was cursing. In the Peace Corps, Honduras, an 8 yo boy was nauseous, while waiting at an OPD clinic for the doctor ...

9. 8 vs 12 hour shift?

   RN-Doula replied to RN-Doula's topic in Relations

   But no one mentioned the burn out factor? How tired one is after the 12 hours of running around.

10. What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    RN-Doula replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of women don't know. As an occupational nurse I answered all types of questions, made myself receptive to the folks who worked at the factory. A group of married ladies with children asked me one time, how did women go from 2 holes to 3 after th...

11. RN salary expectations

    RN-Doula replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Nursing

    Back in my day new grads got top pay of $5 hr, added bonus $5 a week for BSN, but this was 1977, my first RN job in Boston. I was just coming off min wage of $1.60/hour as a cna, so I was thrilled. Currently in LA area $40 + for my years experience, ...

12. 8 vs 12 hour shift?

    RN-Doula posted a topic in Relations

    I have heard talk about some hospitals going back to 8 hour shifts because the 12 hours is too long and leaves nurse physically exhausted and emotionally drained at times. As a new grad in the 70's 8 hour shifts were the norm with constant rotation. ...

13. Where are all the "older" nurses?

    RN-Doula replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Relations

    I'm 60+, former L & D, now teach nursing school OB, but still call myself a L & D nurse. Many of my co-workers, 50 to 60 are still there but in charge positions so not the physical stuff. Lots of younger nurses filling in the ranks. I have th...

14. So you're just a nurse?

    RN-Doula replied to l1234567's topic in General Nursing

    I say at times "I work in a hospital" and leave it at that to strangers I encounter, chatting in a store, at church etc. I find when I tell some people I'm a nurse, they jack up prices for me. A few hairdressers I went to, I found out charged me more...

15. Pet Peeves with Doctors

    RN-Doula replied to BeenThere2012's topic in Relations

    PEDIATRICIANS who examine the newborns before 24 hours of age, as is required, but leave the baby unwrapped in the crib, no clothes and no blanket on them, just after we told the new parents babies get cold quickly, they don't have thermoregulation u...