keasc20

keasc20 has 12 years experience and specializes in RN-OB, Postpartum, Neonatal Nursing.

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1. Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

   keasc20 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   My husband and I are both nurses. Last year, I would have had to take my son to work with me if I had to stay and we would have had multiple kids there. We would take turns watching the kiddos....

2. Husband and wife both nurses - considering Navy

   keasc20 replied to ebdevildog85's topic in Government, Military

   Oh and there is no guarantee that you work during the week. It is like normal 12 hour shifts in the civilian hospital and there are tons of civilian nurses in the Naval

3. Husband and wife both nurses - considering Navy

   keasc20 replied to ebdevildog85's topic in Government, Military

   My husband is a Navy nurse prior enlisted and the schedule varies but all the units at the hospital that he is at rotate 6 weeks on days and 6 weeks on nights. I am not sure how they are about...

4. Postpartum pit

   keasc20 replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We do 2 bags of pit postpartum. If they can void a large amount, I will saline lock them after they are up and

5. Changing Careers to Nursing as 35 year old man

   keasc20 replied to DB7721's topic in Men in Nursing

   You need the BSN to be marketable. There is a huge movement toward a majority BSN nursing workforce. My husband was an IT guy in the Marines and then got out and went to nursing school. He has his...

6. Do I need 2 stethoscopes?

   keasc20 replied to meghan91's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Littmann only for

7. How do you administer Nifedipine?

   keasc20 replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have a procardia protocol that we administer 10mg every 4 hours as long as mom's BP is > 90/50. It is very effective with less side effects. Very, very effective in preventing preterm

8. Do I have to give my job information about my court hearing?

   keasc20 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   You do not have to give that information. It has nothing to do with work. Sounds like you need to contact human resources because that is none of their business. They are just being nosy and trying...

9. Best Hospitals to work in Hampton Roads Area

   keasc20 posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

   We will be relocating back to the Hampton Roads area Summer/Fall 2011. Are there any suggestions for great places to work as an RN in the Hampton Roads area? I will be working part-time due to an...

10. Considering L&D Position: Interview Advice

    keasc20 replied to MzMoMii_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just go for it! The desire to try something new says a lot about a nurse! Good luck in your interviewing endeavors. Having been through childbirth is not relevant for an interview, but you can use...

11. GA Nursing Roll Call

    keasc20 replied to jb2u's topic in Georgia Nursing

    It takes time to know how to do things...do not compare yourself to other people. It will make you second guess yourself! Sounds like you need a boost of confidence. Take it day by day and try to...

12. GA Nursing Roll Call

    keasc20 replied to jb2u's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi there! I am Kirsten and I am a postpartum/NBN nurse in the Macon, GA area! Love it

13. do you allow visitors to leave or enter a delivery room during a delivery?

    keasc20 replied to mangorita123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never heard anything like that. People are in and out during our deliveries...no big

14. I know a CNA who's name badge says nurse!

    keasc20 replied to RNFROMTHEHILL's topic in General Nursing

    She could get in felony trouble here for presenting herself as a nurse. I would report her for pt safety

15. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    keasc20 replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :bugeyes:In most hospitals that I have worked in it is a normal thing for the support person to let the pt hold onto them to stay in position during the epidural. THere was probably some legal...