ruffhouser

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1. Need input from other postpartum/mother-baby nurses!

   ruffhouser replied to BarbNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Welcome! Just a few comments. Our facility had AWHONN come and evaluate us. According to them, ratios should be no more than 4 couplets to 1 nurse. This is what we are doing now. PCAs are a different story. There are good ones, and some not so gr...

2. Most RN's first borns?

   ruffhouser replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

   1st born of ETOH dependent parents

3. So Upset Need Ideas

   ruffhouser replied to MrsStock10's topic in General Students

   Dear Brandi: I was in the same boat as far as co and pre-requisites. I thought that I could just sign up for nursing classes. Boy, was I discouraged. I waited a while and got over the disappointment. A few years later, I started from the bottom. ...

4. What's the weirdest baby name?

   ruffhouser replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey my gggrandma's name was America, as well as her mother's. Would these ancestors of yours happen to have the last names of Henderson or Kutch?

5. Men as school nurses??

   ruffhouser replied to MASNYSRN's topic in School

   I am taking one of my recertification classes and there are 2 male nurses in my class. I think that they add a wonderful component to school nursing. I was so happy to see them there. As for being part of a coaching staff, that is a WONDERFUL idea...

6. Associate vs. Baccalaureate degrees in Nursing

   ruffhouser replied to SSUBSNSENIORS's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated at age 43 with a BSN. I had to deal with some back problems in the middle of my program that necessitated surgery. Fortunately, with the support of my surgeon and terrific nursing professors, I was able to finish up my degree before hav...

7. Bizarre Reactions to Death

   ruffhouser replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

   When I was growing up, we had neighbors who were from Lithuania. They were showing me some of their pictures. Apparently it was their family custom to take a family picture with the deceased. The deceased member of the family would be in their cof...

8. Bextra and Orthopedics

   ruffhouser replied to PJRNC2's topic in General Nursing

   My MD just gave me a prescription for Bextra for my back. I have been happy with it thus far. No n/v, and I don't always take it with food. Good luck!

9. question for OB nurses

   ruffhouser replied to PediRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi Everyone. Another question for you experienced OB/GYN nurses. I am thinking about switching over to post partum/couplet care nursing. When I was in nursing school, I had a difficult time checking the uterus of women who were on the "fluffy" si...

10. Shooting at nurse's college in Tuscon, AZ??

    ruffhouser replied to indynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Suzy K. When are we going to start enforcing the myriad of gun laws that are already in place? We legally and responsibly own 6 firearms at this point and fully plan on adding to our collection. We are law abiding citizens who enjoy o...

11. gratefully waving goodbye to HOSPITAL employement!

    ruffhouser replied to FTell001's topic in General Nursing

    I am a recent grad. I worked in the hospital for about 2 months. Had a bad experience, although I caught on quickly and I did very well while I was there. I know that I probably should have stuck it out longer, but I was miserable. (I didn't do w...

12. Can anyone tell me why there is a nurse shortage???

    ruffhouser replied to MelH's topic in General Nursing

    Cheer up! I have found that things were much better as an RN than they were as a student. We had been treated terribly by some of the nurses on some of our rotations in school. It got to the point that I was terrified to enter the profession. How...

13. nursing uniforms

    ruffhouser replied to nmb's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do "cutsey" or pastels. I think that I bought one scrub top at Walmart, and I saw a few other nurses wearing the same one. The pattern didn't do much for me anyway. Most of the patterns I have seen look like the wallpaper from an OBGYN's o...

14. Can anyone tell me why there is a nurse shortage???

    ruffhouser replied to MelH's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that you said anything that was awful. I am a new RN. My supervisors are fine thus far. However, in my former line of work (banking), I had both male and female supervisors. For the most part, I found that the male bosses were much ...

15. What Freaks You Out?

    ruffhouser replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I give up. I am a newbie. What could cause fecal emesis? How is this possible? Thanks for contributing to my ongoing education. Take care and God Bless.