Quicksilver

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1. LDRP ~ outgoing or continuing trend?

   Quicksilver replied to dwetherelt's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I think that's true, I worked at a facility where they tried the LDRP thing. Ended up not working because some of the L&D and nursery staff refused to crosstrain to do postpartum. What we ended up with was a labor nurse taking care of the mom/bab...

2. ADN NP's...?

   Quicksilver replied to Dave ARNP's topic in NP

   Exactly Eastcoast! Makes me feel like my 13 years experience and all that money I spent on a BSN and now on a Master's NP program is just out the window! Why bother when you can go get a CERTIFICATE and DO THE SAME THING! Yeah, I'd want somebody with...

3. Ready to leave supervising

   Quicksilver replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

   Canoehead, I feel for your situation. I've been a house supervisor for a little over a year and I know the crap people try to pull on you. It is admirable that you're willing to help out in a crunch, but I do think your being taken advantage of. I am...

4. A Student Learned the HARD way... (a little long)

   Quicksilver replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

   Wow, April was WAY out of line. I agree she needed to be kicked out for her behaviour, which was extremely unprofessional! Something is obviously up with that girl for her to wig out like that, maybe it's fortunate that she was caught before she grad...

5. I'd like insights from RNs who started as ADNs and later obtained a BSN.

   Quicksilver replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   To answer your question, for me , Yes. I got my ASN thirteen years ago. For me it was the fastest way to get into the field, the community college was close, nearest BSN program was a 90 mile drive. I needed to get my RN so I could help get hubby th...

6. Can you believe this?

   Quicksilver replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Really makes me mad how whiney and childish some people can get when they don't get to smoke. I've taken care of a few just like the one described. In horrible, awful pain, just eating the nacotics, but boy they could get up and run outside for a smo...

7. Where is the Unity in Nursing

   Quicksilver replied to duckboy20's topic in General Nursing

   Hey everybody! Didn't mean to get everyone's(ahem-panties in a bunch!) with that statement. I got pretty much the response I expected. Hey I have nothing against women-I AM ONE! I know that there are guys that are b****ier by far than any woman. I w...

8. Problem with husband and nursing

   Quicksilver replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

   Laura, You're 19 right? The nice thing about nursing is that you can work when you want to-if you want to take off for a while when you have kids, you can always go back later. And what if you find yourself with 2-3 kids down the line and something ...

9. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

   Quicksilver replied to olympiad27's topic in Management

   Thank you steph for that. Speaking as someone from the other side( I wasn't a manager but a supervisor) it's true that there are both good managers/supervisors and really bad ones. Making blanket statements about ALL administrators is not good. I be...

10. Where is the Unity in Nursing

    Quicksilver replied to duckboy20's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO it has to do with nursing still being a predominately female profession. I read somewhere that one big difference between men and women is that men are naturally "team players" where women are more into themselves . I know that doesn't apply t...

11. Question...ref nursing school

    Quicksilver replied to Notanurse's topic in General Students

    My advice is to take A&P over, get tutoring help if you need it, work in a study group with some other students, whatever it takes. You need the A&P to understand many things you will do in your nursing studies and career. I met several peopl...

12. Medical patients on post-partum floor?

    Quicksilver replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Safety

    I used to work on a unit that was a combination postpartum/GYN and med surg unit. The standing rule was "nothing draining or infectious" and usually the same nurse didn't take care of postpartum moms and med surg patients. As for a nurse taking the m...

13. loved ones in Iraq/Afghanistan

    Quicksilver replied to erjulie's topic in General Nursing

    My husband's been over there since last May, hope to get him back in April or May of this year. He's in the Army, working in Baghadad Did get to see him for about 2 weeks at Christmas, got along pretty good. But he is sick of Iraq and wants to come...

14. Patient teaching...or lack of

    Quicksilver replied to Sarahstudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like the nurse was in a hurry and didn't want to waste time teaching the mom what to do.. I was a postpartum nurse for 11 years and I used to see older nurses do stuff just like what you described. It was clear they were in a hurry and just ...

15. Drowning in flu - hang in there, folks!

    Quicksilver replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Ambulatory

    I know what you mean. I don't work in an office but the hospital ER where I work was crowded almost every night for the last two weeks with flu victims. The health dept here was flooded with people wanting flu shots for their kids after a 20 month ol...