ShiphrahPuah

ShiphrahPuah

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ShiphrahPuah has 3 years experience.


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  1. Late nights at doctor's office

    I am wondering how many other clinic nurses end up working late nights. I left the hospital so I could have more work/life balance and work 8-5. I worked for a really great clinic for a few years where the nurses each had one late night (until abou...
  2. Student Nurse Wanting More Information on Clinic Nursing

    I work in the OB/Gyn department of a large multi-site clinic that has pretty much any specialty you can think of (we have a lot of HMO patients). I give way more injections at the clinic than I ever gave in the hospital (in my dept, depo provera fo...
  3. My Nursing Career In Six Words

    Hospital is hell, ambulatory care rocks
  4. L&D RN's opinions on doulas?

    Completely agree with Klone. I have worked with a few doulas who were amazing and provided great support to the patients and worked WITH the nurse to make laobr the most positive experience possible for the pt. These doulas were a blessing and made...
  5. So what is there besides working in a hospital...?

    I just made the switch from the hospital to a doctor's office a month ago, and I LOVE it! Because my clinic is part of a large organization of clinics associated with a hospital group, I only took a $1 cut in pay. A whole hour off for lunch where I...
  6. birth defect, not allowed to practice nursing?

    I know a nurse who is missing a hand (since birth) and another one who has a shortened forearm and incomplete hand, and both are awesome nurses. They have had to learn how to adjust in doing things like giving injections and starting IVs, but they h...
  7. Fired After 50, Part I: What It's Like To Be A Statistic

    Viva, I have loved your posts over the years and have learned so much from you, from nursing school and now into my third year of working as an RN (even though I don't know that we have ever communicated other than me reading your posts). You have a...
  8. As good as, Better or Worse than you thought it would be...

    Working in a hospital was worse than I thought it would be. I came from another career (information systems) and was used to professionalism and corporate culture. I think the conditions in many hospitals are miserable, and nurses are seen as dispo...
  9. just getting in to nursing ad need advice please!!!

    Work in a hospital during nursing school to get your foot in the door. Often it can be difficult to get into L&D as a new grad, but it is not impossible. My department has hired new grads who worked in the department as OB techs or as a unit cl...
  10. Why are some nurses so rude to students?

    Katy, You seem awfully defensive and easily angered. The fact of the matter is that the system is broken. I had a few really good clinical experiences in nursing school due to a couple of phenomenol nurses who took the time to teach. I also had way...
  11. Why are some nurses so rude to students?

    I have been an nurse for 2 years, and I can remember how horrible some clinical days were due to nurses who hated having students. Because of that experience, I have tried to go out of my way to be especially nice to students. I love teaching, so i...
  12. Nursing Education, Not Training!!

    Your AKC Kennel Club reply is hilarious (even if you don't really use it.)
  13. helping pts after del

    As an L&D/postpartum nurse, I would agree that you should expect your nurses to be helping patients. Yes, we do want them to become independent, but I always figure I'd rather err on the side of being too helpful than not helpful enough. Women ...
  14. Question about office job vs. hospital job

    Thanks Ayvah, Yes, the idea of having a minute in the bathroom without the portable phone ringing sounds wonderful. Also, the opportunity to GO to the bathroom! I can't believe the number of 12 hour shifts I have worked without EVER going! (or eat...
  15. pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    Ok, so I have been hesistant to bring this up, but here goes. I am all for "to each his/her own," and if people want to groom down there, it's all good by me as long as they are not getting coerced or manipulated into doing it. I do have a few ques...