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This was written by one of our frustrated nurses because nothing ever works on our postpartum floor. The ice machine has been broken and on order for about a year, 1/2 the tv's broken, 1 blood...

sure let em shower as soon as they feel ready. they usually feel better too. we get some moms that go out for a smoke a few hours after their delivery. lol The smokers always ambulate well.

now you gotta admit that her hips were meant for childbearing. lol. wow a 5500 g baby!

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Hey if you find an area you like persue it. I am on OB/gyn nurse and am currently working on my Midwifery degree and possibly a perinatal nurse practitioner so I can do more high risk and...

Red Bull is a great energy drink. But I think it may be illegal in the US.

I agree with shelly a good all purpose one at a low price is the Classic 2 SE . I had a littman cardio 2 and liked it very much but I think they dont sell them anymore since the cardio 3 came out

My school BethEl college of nursing / Univ of Colorado A 96-100 A- 90-95 B+ 87-89 B 84-86 B- 80-83 C+ 77-79 C 74-76 C- 70-73

I agree with Fergus, but feel it would depend on the situation and diagnosis. To see someone very sick may impact your ability to properly care for that patient. Your instructor should have complied...

I did an ABG a while back and went in and told the patient I was a vehicle mechanic. Its an Army joke because we train our infantry and mechanics to do IV's and stuff. The patient asks who you are...

hi, I graduated from Beth-El in colorado. I took one of the classes as an elective. it was great. most are if I remember well are 4 days long each and all day long. You have to turn in a paper after...

The largest risks to the infant are during the first trimester. You would want to monitor your sugars closely. This is when the major organs develop especially the heart. High glucose can increase...

In the military our CNA's or med techs start our IVs. I usually give them 1-2 tries or do it from the beginning if it seems like a difficult stick. But I love doing IV sticks especially the hard...

funny One of my course case studies was fibroids vs. carcinomas. Fibroids are benigh tumors located in the smooth muscle and vary in size. You can almost call them the Hemhorroids of the uterus....

In many cases a home delivery can go well. But i feel as rd. There are many home deliveries that go bad (somewhere around 15%). There is nothing worse than wheeling a woman into the ER during...

reflexes give an idea but are somewhat subjective. Some people will write a 3 and some a 2+. But dont worry the purpose of DTR's is not to get a # but to assess the patients status. This can be done...

Technically the approved timeline is 24 to 34 weeks. Probably due to the high costs of NICU stays and the facts that the risks involved with Betamethasone administration outweigh the risks of...

could also be some weird severe hemolytic problems. Sometimes you can see a sinusoidal fetal heart pattern. This is fairly rare. I would be curious to know why they did the c/s and her prematal...

just remember its only one course that will be done soon. The next one will probably be better. Just hang through it. Reminds me of my peds rotation. All the permanend nurses were a bunch of burnt...

This will sound dumb but... a while back I delivered Pizzas for Dominoes. Ok now that you are laughing..... I worked evenings mostly, listened to tunes in my car, ate Pizza til I was blue in the...

Heres a funny story that happened last month. We had a preeclamptic patient who was 26wks and on the unit on strict bedrest for about 6 weeks. After about 2 weeks the docs would usually only talk...

I have to agree with kewl. the ratio is great. My school graduated 2 males out of 60 students. Find a good beer drinkin study group, be the only guy, and enjoy it.

I just tape or chevron the hub above the insertion site. I'd try not to touch the tape at the insertion. Then cover with tagaderm.

well it is kinda the meat for everything. You will focus on much of your tasks and care for diseases and post surgical patients. The good news is the care for many surgical patients is similiar. The...

Take a 3x5 card with all the references. You can also add the formula for calculating ion gap differences. Find some patients with problems and review their gases. It will make a lot more sense on...