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originally from Boston nursing x18yrs

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  1. First Impressions Matter, B**ch!!!!

    Shay, I love You!!! This has been my argument for years, I NEVER get weighed if it has nothing to do w/ the visit. I think it's so robotic to automatically weigh everyone who comes thru the door. Do some frikin independant thinking first!! I love to ...
  2. VBAC's

    Mother/Baby/RN I was shocked to hear about VBACs not being the way to go anymore. When did this happen??? I know there is always that risk of uterine rupture, have even seen it, but across the board decisions prefering not to do them at all?? I hadn'...
  3. Wow, This is a tough one, but I tend to agree w/ Shay on this. I too have seen too many crack addicted moms who don't give a rats ass for these kids they keep popping out year after year. I spoke in another thread about one christmas doing an emergen...
  4. Do YOU do this? Castile soap or astroglide

    Oh you guys, all this L/D talk is making me want to go back there!!! Cervix, ant. lip, rim, pushing........Ok, Ok, I'm thinking about why I left it, I'm Ok now, back to clinic nursing....... 9-5, no weekends...... It's Ok, I'm fine.... Oh but thanks...
  5. OB myths and mis'conceptions'

    During C/S when doc flips uterus out onto belly to sew and irrigate, dad looks over sterile drape, and as he slowly falls to the floor says;" Oh My God...Twins!! Also during pushing a woman yells out " I sure hope she looks like me and not you (dad) ...
  6. OB Triage-wondering how other hopsitals compare to mine

    You're right! We also used the 23 hour "Observation stay pt" the doc's had that long to make up their mind before admitting them. It did get crazy sometimes when we also didn't have enough beds. I remember once needing to "kick out an NST" from her b...
  7. OB Triage-wondering how other hopsitals compare to mine

    Dear Hard Days Night, I used to work in a small community Hospital and we had a policy of a point system we used before calling in the doc. If a woman presented to the ER under 20 wks, they stayed there and were processed there. If over 20 wks, we go...
  8. Changing Lightbulbs

    Don't forget that you had to check w/ at least 3 different light bulb manufacturers to get the best price for the bulb, then present as a capital expense to the board for approval as a necessary item. Then do a QA on the bulb's performance in compari...
  9. Kristi, WOW, Sounds like HELL to me!!Both at work and at home. PLEASE document this,file a report, insist on talking w/ your manager. Don't let it slide. Stay angry and let them know how unsafe you were. It's nights like that that somehow we always p...
  10. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    dear Mattsmom, I have seen it both ways, depending on the size of the unit. Larger hospitals will have seperate L/D staff. Post Part will too as well as nursery. I have worked both. I kind of liked doing all areas, a nice change, but I always loved L...
  11. During OR rotation, watching a TURP (Trans Urethral Prostatectomy) through the scope. I innocently asked the Surgeon "Where is the Prostate in women?" He just about died laughing and I was sooo embarrased, I'll never forget that day.
  12. Older than dirt quiz

    Oh my God, 23 out of 25. Hey what's the point of getting older if you don't get the chance to reminice. Does anyone remember making rings out of glass soda bottles. You'd scrape the lips of 2 bottles together until they fell off, took hours!! then yo...
  13. PLEASE HELP...Need feedback on TX hospitals!!!

    My partner and I are also thinking of moving to the Denton area, her family is there. Anyone know of jobs in the Denton, Dallas, Forth Worth area in Family Planning, STD's or L/D??? We have an opportunity to live rent free. It would be a great way to...
  14. In a Family Plannng clinic, nurse getting frustrated w/ pt.'s lack of understanding the workings of a diaphragm. " Just put it in every night before you go to bed and take it out in the morning" Pt. agreeable to this. A few months later, she's back a...
  15. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    Dear Mattsmom, When I did L/D we were cross trained, in fact I was most often on L/D because I had a lot of exp there. Big city hosp. sometimes have their own staff for each unit and don't cross train, I've also done that. In the end it's a good thin...