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When Mom/Dad/grandparents call for an update: "What's the baby doing right now?" The answer that I usually give, since it's true most of the time (especially for our littlest ones): He/she's...

At work, my work area is spotless, my babies' cribs are well-organized, everything has a place, and I always have a plan (and a back-up plan). I let myself unravel a little bit at home. I let myself...

I've actually started doing Dave Ramsey's plan. I'm paying off my smallest loans first, and snowballing those payments to pay off other loans. I also do everything I can to get rebates on my loans. ...

When I started working at 23, I was the youngest nurse in our entire division, let alone my unit. It's been a few years now, so I don't hold that title anymore... but I'm still one of the...

I thought this, too. It's explicitly written out in our contracts, actually. This website has information about pregnant women caring for patients receiving chemotherapy. It outlines OSHA's...

I have. The patient gave us two names, first of all. Then, admitting came to see the patient, and something didn't add up when she asked for the patient's ID. We called our manager, who called...

Your isolettes should give you instructions on the digital screen when you select the "weigh" option (i.e., lift baby, replace baby), if you can weigh in the isolette. When you lift the baby up, the...

I get less than 5 call-outs per year before I get penalized by management. If I want to use one for a mental health day (which I have in the past), I will gladly do so. I don't use them to go to...

Didn't see this happen, but I saw the immediate aftermath... An RN unscrewed one of the connections to a central line while it was connected to the baby, and walked away from it without reconnecting...

My first thought was, "why wouldn't you ask?" It seems so stupid not to! Different risk factors exist between homosexual and heterosexuals based on their sexual activities; I feel like it's doing...

Really? You're putting words in my mouth, and taking this slippery slope? This is absurd. Let's have some respect for our first responders and let them do their jobs. They were on scene and trained...

You're extrapolating too little from my comments, unfortunately (or perhaps I was not clear). The OP's brother, a passerby, was warned not to enter the crime scene by police officers who were...

I agree. This seems really suspicious. L&D nurses and OB nurses orient for about 3 months in my hospital in their respective areas, and are always assigned to an assignment with a preceptor when they...

Was it tough for the OP's brother to witness what he saw? Absolutely. Did he do what he think was right? Yes. Does he mean that he was right, or that we need to side with the OP? No. I'm not...

If you ask us for feedback, you should naturally expect feedback on your original comments as well. Your brother, though his intentions were good, interfered with a crime scene and (unknowingly)...

When I see those lab values (platelets, Hct), I'm concerned about HELLP and/or DIC, and would request follow-up labs to monitor. I agree with the previous posters about the Methergine, though. She...

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Have you, or your family member, ever stayed in the hospital as a patient? I stayed in the hospital for about 2 weeks a couple of years ago. It was the worst place for me to get rest because my...

I'd rather have an awake nurse who is respectful of her surroundings. There's such a thing as striking a balance. Generalizing quiet and respectful employees on night shift as "always sleeping"...

OP, I see how this can be specific to PACU in your situation. But I don't think that this thread should degenerate into attacks on PACU or ER nurses. L&D nurses were notorious for doing this at my...

Our doctors will notify family members if a code seems imminent, or if there's an acute change in condition in their family member so that they are able to make plans accordingly to come and be with...

We used to have a male nurse in our NICU. He was well-liked.

You could unplug it from the wall :yes:. (This is a joke. Sort of. But I bet the original poster felt tempted.)

People call me the diminutive form of my name at work (think "Calie" instead of Calabria, if that helps for a comparison). And I hate the diminutive form of my name. It makes me feel like I'm 5...

Well, I hope that some of you aren't my co-workers. The vitriol directed at fellow nurses here based on their age, not what they can contribute to their workplace, is disturbing.