alacek

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1. Co-sleeping?

   alacek replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I semi-co slept with my youngest only, and I really did enjoy it. He always started off in the crib, which was right next to my bed. When he would wake up to be nursed, my husband would bring him to me (after he changed the diaper--it was great), t...

2. Lnc

   alacek replied to mlwRN's topic in Legal

   I've been a L&D nurse for 10 years, and have seriously considered legal nurse consulting. I've also considered going to law school, but at this point in my life, I'm not ready to devote more time to school (just finishing my MS in Healthcare Adm...

3. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   alacek replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   The hospital policy where I work is that if the provider is male, then he needs a chaperone to assist with any pelvic exam. It can be male or female, unless the patient specifically asks for a female to perform the procedure, or asks for a female ch...

4. What's the weirdest baby name?

   alacek replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   :) I've actually seen that one before, too (pronounced Ab-se-dee)! :) The first baby born in my city in 2000 was named "Milenia". :) I've also seen "Formica Rose"--parent's got the name from a color of counter top. I've seen so many strange ones, b...

5. Add to the story....

   alacek replied to bassRN's topic in Humor

   lifted her arms in the air--the most dreadful, burn-the-hair-in-your-nostrils smell emerged, taking my breath away......

6. Add to the story....

   alacek replied to bassRN's topic in Humor

   "hey, hey we're the monkeys!"

7. Add to the story....

   alacek replied to bassRN's topic in Humor

   had everyone sign my surgery site with a sharpie......

8. Should BSNs be paid more?

   alacek replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

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9. Should BSNs be paid more?

   alacek replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

   "many people think non-nursing courses, non-hands on courses are "fluff". Such as the liberal arts courses, etc. Also, as was mentioned by another person in this thread , "the classes a bsn takes don't have a bearing on the reality of bedside nursing...

10. Do you count?

    alacek replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I pretty much go with the flow. If the patient is not pushing well, I might suggest counting, but I rarely count myself. I have the dad or the labor coach do it. Gives them something to do, and they are usually more receptive to it. Plus, if the ...

11. Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    alacek replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric

    Absolutely the difference! Although, I usually have more than 2-4 patients. Well, in L&D, that is about right, but we chart on our patients on average of every 15 minutes, so it is pretty busy. In PP, we sometimes have up to 10 couplets, so th...

12. Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    alacek replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric

    We utilize clinical pathways, and they are located on the opposite side of our nurses note (flowsheet). I work in OB, so most of our patients have a fairly identical and straight forward POC. There is room at the bottom to add in anything unique to...

13. Sleepless on the night shift

    alacek replied to stretch thin's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the Air Force, and when we aren't busy at night, we exercise! We are mandated to exercise 3 times a week, so we brought some Tae Bo and other exercise tapes to work. We bring the TV and VCR in the nursery (plenty of room, and our babies sle...

14. What was your secret weapon for surviving nursing school??

    alacek replied to michelle_s_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I lived on Vivarin and Mountain Dew for about 2 years! I wouldn't recommend it, because I actually made myself sick a few times! The best thing I did to help with studying was to join a study group. There was 4 of us, and we stuck together all thr...

15. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    alacek replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that you can do with a BSN that I haven't seen anyone else here post is that you can join the military as an officer. I am in the Air Force Nurse Corps, and if I didn't have a BSN, that wouldn't be possible. I am really enjoying the AF so f...