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crysobrn

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  1. What have patients told you that they shouldn't?

    crysobrn replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    More on the funny side. When I was in clinicals as a student there were many funny little things that I remember. Mostly because it shocked me some of the things that these grammas and grampas said......

  2. Multiples for Media Attention and Community Help?

    crysobrn replied to pirap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, I don't claim to be an expert at fertility treatments and hopefully never will have to be. I have heard of very few insurances that cover fertility treatments and wasn't aware of the IUI...

  3. Multiples for Media Attention and Community Help?

    crysobrn replied to pirap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Without being in the families position it's hard to say what I would do. If I had to relocate though to get help I would hope/plan for dh to get a job in that general area. I have never expected a...

  4. Poll: What size angiocath do you usually use to start an IV?

    crysobrn replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    We use 18's on pretty much everyone. I work L&D. We may use a 20 if we know for sure they won't be delivering (ie a hyperem

  5. What have patients told you that they shouldn't?

    crysobrn replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Oooo oooo I thought of another. Well it's sort of a patient statement. More of her husbands... I had a patient that was going to go for a c-section for failure to progress, she was tired, had labored...

  6. I have a question about working in the nursrey

    crysobrn replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also have an LPN that was "grandfathered in" she's been working in our unit for almost 25 yrs. They stopped hiring LPN's because we are a smaller unit that needs to have everyone cross trained to...

  7. Med/Surg to L&D?

    crysobrn replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was in Med/Surg for 3 yrs prior to L&D... I applied for a job in OB after 6 mos on the floor and did not get it because the nurse manager preferred that her nurses have more experience... I was...

  8. What have patients told you that they shouldn't?

    crysobrn replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    When I was pregnant for my second baby I worked med surg, the aide that usually worked with me (we had almost identical schedules) was also pregnant and we were due within days of one another... as...

  9. I need more experience with deliveries

    crysobrn replied to freedom4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it's different for everyone. If you are laboring moms then at least that is good practice. You may want to consider asking your nurse manager for a schedule around when inductions are...

  10. Where does your hospital complete the first bath

    crysobrn replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are a smaller hospital. Generally for vag deliveries we have the mom hold/enjoy/breastfeed in the labor room. I like to give my moms at least an hour before I even bother them. When they are ready...

  11. I am ready to quit...

    crysobrn replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hang in there. I remember my first summer in Ob I had a string of bad events. It does get

  12. Dry, Chapped, Cracked, Burning Hands

    crysobrn replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    What has worked really well for me is to use the AVON moisture therapy every night, like really slather it on... then use it a few times thru the day when I feel like I need it. Honestly I do remember...

  13. breastfeeding woes

    crysobrn replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So... do you have a

  14. Who's gonna admit it that they went into Nursing b/c of the salary?

    crysobrn replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I think that for me it boils down to the paycheck lol... When I was a freshman in college I got pregnant and came home after that year not knowing what to do... I decided to go to our community...

  15. breastfeeding woes

    crysobrn replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd look at the hospital policy and see what it says about supplementation. Then you can tell the parents... the hospital policy or our pedis suggest ____________fill in blank with type of...

  16. How many are PP nurses? LD nurses?

    crysobrn replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The most couplets we have is 4 or 5. We only do 450ish deliveries a year so we usually don't have more than 5 couplets at a time. If we have more couplets (say 6-8) we usually have a second nurse and...

  17. overtime

    crysobrn replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I think we're pretty lucky where we work because our nurse manager would rather pay someone OT pay than have us work short. We were WAY over staffed for a while but due to a couple of long term...

  18. How many are PP nurses? LD nurses?

    crysobrn replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do everything where I work too. It's basically on a shift to shift basis. I prob do L&D/antepartum eval half the time and then mother/baby/nursery the other

  19. What is your opinion on this job offer?

    crysobrn replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think an employer would look down on a private duty job. I did private duty as an lpn and was hired right out of rn school in the hospital I work now. I will say though that private duty can...

  20. things you wish you could tell the doctor

    crysobrn replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    How about "It's my job to call, it's your job to say 'thanks for calling'" (I've said this LOL) "I'm not calling you because I enjoy it, I didn't just need to chat, you wrote parameters and something...

  21. Epidural Catheter Removal by L&D nurses

    crysobrn replied to RAIZIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We pull our own epidural caths. We're also a "show one, do one, teach one" unit. We do not turn up or bolus epidurals on labor patients (although when I worked on the floor it was common practice for...

  22. x-mas gift ideas for nursing staff

    crysobrn replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Even though it's sort of food related. I love it when people get us COFFEE... Like a big basket of different coffees, creamers etc... I also really like the idea of lotions, it's something that's...

  23. L&D Nurses who have no living children

    crysobrn replied to MarySunshine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First of all I'm very sorry for your losses. I work in L&D and have had two miscarriages this year. I can honestly say that the only "good" I can think of with this rough year is that I can...

  24. Newborn blood glucose sticks

    crysobrn replied to queenjean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our pedis order bloodsugars on a case by case basis. Your protocol does seem like a lot. If I was a mom of a 9lber who had three normals I certainly wouldn't want my kid to keep getting poked. But...

  25. How to get nursery job?

    crysobrn replied to MommyandRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do have a seperate nursery and honestly a pretty flexible rooming in policy, for mothers that need a break or want to sleep... BUT we still do couplets. So, you can take care of babies in the...