LnDrn3 BSN

LnDrn3 has 18 years experience as a BSN and specializes in OB.

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1. Michigan hospital sued after honoring woman's request for "white nurse only"

   LnDrn3 replied to klone's topic in Headlines

   Funny story: several years ago we had a patient request that only a male phlebotomist could take her blood. We are in L&D so all nurses on our unit were female. We called the lab with this ridiculous request and they sent the male phlebotomist...

2. hiring pregnant RN

   LnDrn3 replied to ap2409's topic in General Nursing

   "You could've lied"....is that really how you want to start off your relationship with your employer? Our profession is based on trust, ethics, and compassion so I really don't think lying from the get go, before you are even hired, is a good idea.....

3. How to Survive Your First Semester of Nursing School: Things I Wish People Had Told Me

   LnDrn3 replied to createddaisy's topic in General Students

   It isn't easy, but it can be done!!! My son was 11 days old on the first day of nursing school!!! I had just had my second c/section and was exhausted because I also had 3 1/2 year old twins...thankfully, I have a husband that is super supportive, f...

4. HELLP

   LnDrn3 replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   we feel the same way on our unit--that things happen in three's--as for not liking HELLP: as an OB nurse that had HELLP with my first pregnancy (IVF twin gestation) I can tell you it is as horrible for the patient as it is nerve-wracking for the nur...

5. Funny things lay-people say...

   LnDrn3 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

   While working on an OB floor, you would be shocked at the things we hear: 1. FOB to RN: "Miss is it ok if I cut the biblical cord?" 2. 2 seperate triage pts on 2 seperate nights, when asked if the were going to breast or bottle feed: "Miss,...

6. Need some advice...

   LnDrn3 replied to LnDrn3's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for all the great advice...I did talk to one of my coworkers tonight and she really didn't say that she knew anything in particular that could be wrong...As far as why I may think that being friends with the charge nurse might be an issue...al...

7. Need some advice...

   LnDrn3 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   So, let me start by saying that I cannot even believe this is happening to me at 42 yrs of age...I thought this would be done and overwith at this stage of my life...anyway, it turns out that I am sensing some underlying cattiness, backlash, attitude...

8. Bad Outcome....

   LnDrn3 replied to LnDrn3's topic in Ob/Gyn

   don't think i should really get into it, but just feeling really frustrated and angry at a particular doc for being very lax about a pt

9. Bad Outcome....

   LnDrn3 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   today I HATE doctors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10. More Strange Baby Names

    LnDrn3 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    not sure if this is an urban L&D legend or not, but we heard that while mom was out of it in ICU dad named his daughter Clitoria!!!!!:imbar

11. More Strange Baby Names

    LnDrn3 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we can thank Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin for the new influx of "fruity" names