rnbabyzoo

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1. Thoughts on being a CNA in Nursing school. Is it a good idea?

   rnbabyzoo replied to rleah's topic in General Students

   I did. I worked Home health part time. The people let me practice the head to toe assessment on them. One guy actually came to graduation for nursing school. I still talk to his wife 8 years later.

2. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

   rnbabyzoo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   My patient tonight asked me why the nurses had so many patients, she was concerned she hasn't been taught what she needed to know to take her preemie baby home. How do you explain that management doesn't care if we are under staffed and over worked. ...

3. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

   rnbabyzoo replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

   You are new. As the years go by as a nurse there are many oxymoron in a carrier. Our humor is dark because most of what we deal with is dark. I thinks it's funny. Some of the outside world look at things in example an A student and feel it's great, b...

4. Is bedside nursing still a lifelong career option?

   rnbabyzoo replied to NicStrRN's topic in General Nursing

   I don't see me being a bedside nurse forever. The work load and acuity level has increased since I started nursing. The stress level is increasing and I don't see punishing myself for another 15 years until retirement. My next goal is being a NP in a...

5. Nurse with ADD :(

   rnbabyzoo replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Disabilities

   I was diagnosed with bipolar in 2000. I take my meds every day. I can't function at full capacity without them. I know I have a chronic medical condition. Its not any different from diabetes, heart dx, hypertension. You need to look at it as a diseas...

6. Day 5: 2016 Nurses Week Mashup Contest

   rnbabyzoo replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   VagFB- vaginal foreign body, yes I work in OB

7. Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

   rnbabyzoo replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   1) Purchase a pair of orthotics specially made for you. Its worth the money for happy feet. 2) Teach your patient about their condition and medication, your less likely to see them back. 3) Treat your coworkers like you want to be treated. Its a roug...

8. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

   rnbabyzoo replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Please Lord, give me the strength to finish this day.

9. Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

   rnbabyzoo replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Patient is requesting a can of Coke and 2 family members are in the room watching television

10. Day 1: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    rnbabyzoo replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Shhh Listen, I think I heard it thump thump.

11. Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

    rnbabyzoo replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the dept I work in we have 1 male nurse he mostly works with the newborns. Most of the mothers request to not have a male nurse. Primarily because of the help needed with breast feeding. NICU might be a better fit. You will be working with the mo...

12. Question from a doc on NP education

    rnbabyzoo replied to clamchow's topic in NP

    I am a RN I have worked with many NP. The one thing I have found is some of the NP have no nurse training, they went straight from high school to NP school. If they did this they had book knowledge but not hands on knowledge it scared me to work with...

13. Would you do it all again?

    rnbabyzoo replied to wooten3955's topic in General Nursing

    I work in acute care now I don't think I would do it again. Teaching is what I enjoy I think if I would have went to school to become a nursing instructor I would have enjoyed it more, but hind sight is always 20/20.

14. Why are nurses so backbiting?

    rnbabyzoo replied to RNBSN1591's topic in Relations

    I have worked in many different areas only a couple were bad. I think if there are more employees it doesn't occur. When I worked with less than 5 it was horrible. If personalities clash stay away, don't allow them to intimidate you. Some feed off of...

15. Where in the US do they need RNs really bad?

    rnbabyzoo replied to Nazzerena's topic in General Nursing

    I live in North Dakota, nurses are needed here badly but that means we're short staffed. Large sign on bonus but you will need to contract with the hospital system for 2-5 yrs. CEU requirements are not bad 14 hr per 2 yrs. Lots of specialties open. W...