Parakeeter

Parakeeter has 2 years experience and specializes in Mother/Baby, med/surg.

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1. Does Death Have A Smell?

   Parakeeter replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   I most definitely agree that death has a smell, and I agree with the OP's description of it. I was a Med/Surg RN for less than a year, but we were also a hospice unit and took care of a fair amount of terminal patients. I smelled it there... and in...

2. Still unemployed

   Parakeeter replied to KateLSRN's topic in Oregon

   Hi, sorry to hear about your difficulty finding a job. I just moved to the Portland area this summer, and in spite of my 3 years of experience as an RN it still took me months to find a job. Almost everywhere in the area has been on a hiring freeze...

3. What's the weirdest baby name?

   Parakeeter replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I really need to start writing these down at work so I don't forget them... We've had lots of Nevaehs and Paytons and Kaydens, but the weirdest name I can think of is actually one my well-meaning friends were going to give their daughter. They were...

4. "Rooming in" on Mother/Baby - not one size fits all

   Parakeeter replied to LilyBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work at the most productive "baby factory" in my state, we do somewhere around 3,000 deliveries a year and we have three separate postpartum floors. We encourage rooming in, but it's definitely not required - some of our moms don't have anyone at a...