kmrmom42

Latest Activity

1. Customer Service...........yay or nay?

   kmrmom42 replied to eriksoln's topic in Relations

   Wow, this thread has been very interesting to me. I am a nurse who, fortunately or unfortunately, gets to see both sides of things, the clinical and the administrative. I have worked at the bedside for many years and still can and do in a pinch. Curr...

2. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

   kmrmom42 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   I read through the posts until I found one that at least somewhat mirrored my initial reaction. I agree that her behavior is making us all look bad. Nurses were once thought to be the most trusted of professionals. What will the public think about tr...

3. Multiple Sclerosis

   kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Disabilities

   Check out this article on WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/news/20040913/hepatitis-b-vaccine-may-be-linked-to-ms After reading the whole article it seems that the last sentence says it all- "This has certainly been on our radar screen, ...

4. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   kmrmom42 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   If pain was the goal then sterile WATER would have hurt a LOT more!! LOL

5. Multiple Sclerosis

   kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Disabilities

   pegsuern, I am an L&D nurse, currently OB clinical educator, with MS since 1996. I live in CT and I am 52...so it sounds like we have a lot in common. If you want to you can email me . I only go on this board once in a while. Karen

6. Multiple Sclerosis

   kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Disabilities

   Hi Patti, I would think that with your experience with teaching and your enthusiasm for the job that SOME school would be willing to help pay for your education? I wouldn't bother with the RN-BSN either, I would go straight for the RN-MSN. It only ta...

7. have you delivered a baby on the ob unit you work on?

   kmrmom42 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had already had my children when I became an OB nurse. I did have my first when my nursing school classmates were on their OB rotation though. I had a cesarean because she was a 9lb 14 oz double footling breech. I had my classmates taking care of m...

8. Ugh! Delivered Baby On My Own The Other Day...

   kmrmom42 replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

   OOH How I wish THIS were true!! I worked once with a doc who was having trouble with his vision but didn't want to admit it. He would putz around with the paperwork long enough that the nurse ended up delivering the baby. He would say "Gotta get this...

9. new in staff development

   kmrmom42 replied to salmi's topic in Educators

   Usually I go to the OB section of this website because that is my specialty. However, I have been in Staff Development for the past 5 years so I decided to check this section out. At first I was surprised to see so few posts here...people ask questio...

10. The Male Dr Nurse

    kmrmom42 replied to phatreecio's topic in General Nursing

    I am curious as to where this was that you were asked to wear a mask and cap to do a vaginal exam? You don't even REALLY need sterile gloves (what is sterile about a vagina?) but we usually do use them in case the Mom might be ruptured. I also hope ...

11. A Guy Explains Birth to a Pregnant Woman

    kmrmom42 replied to MachoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    With passion like this I hope you consider perinatal nursing after you graduate. We need nurses like you who feel so deeply about the privilege of attending a family during these life changing moments. People who remember that it is not about us but ...

12. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    kmrmom42 replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida

    It is funny you say that. My first year in Florida there were four major hurricanes in a row. When the first one was starting to come into our area I was scheduled to work. As I was walking down the hall toward the nurses station I saw everyone's jaw...

13. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    kmrmom42 replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida

    Put me in the category of people who like living in Florida. I only moved back to the Northeast after my kids had babies that I would have missed too much being so far away. I had an awesome job, wonderful friends, a beautiful home (that I could not ...

14. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Disabilities

    If you are able to manage a schedule like that even during an exacerbation of MS then you are probably going to do just fine! There are many of us who live good, active, full lives with this disease. Get yourself on one of the meds like Betaseron, Co...

15. Multiple Sclerosis

    kmrmom42 replied to kmrmom42's topic in Disabilities

    How is everybody? I have moved from Florida back to CT because I now have two new grandbabies! Problem is the stress of a new job, uncertain living situation etc. is making living with MS a bit more challenging lately. I am sure once things settle do...