mom23RN

Sorry for the long delay girls. Yes, there are some reputable transcription courses out there. M-Tec or The Andrews School are both highly respected schools. Many employers will hire their graduates without the 2 years of experience many require....

Boy, that's tough. Honestly, there are some people who ER is just not cut out for. I don't know if that's you or not (may take some serious conversation between your perceptor and yourself). I remember being "thrown to the wolves" and learning very q...

I only have "civillian" dealings with tetrology but all have been very favorable. My friend's son has tetrology and had open heart at about 4 monhts and then another one to have his failing valve replaced. He will have to have another due to the va...

I think you could still have a lot of gifts to offer your patients. I'm sure some of them will be very difficult and some of them will be very rewarding. I wish, when I had lost my son, that someone there had been through it before and could really...

Exactly. Sometimes it's not about doing everything you can to save them. It's about doing what is best for them. Two completely different things.

I find this so sad. Where is someone to stand up for this baby's rights? Obviously the parents are unable to make it because of their religion but as you stated, this baby is suffering. It's such a sad situation. I hope someone steps in and allow...

I am doing medical transcription. You will probably have to find someone to train you or take a transcription course. Accuracy and a strong hand on the English language are a must. I love doing it, I can work from home, and the pay is easily twice...

I have never quite understood how the doc can be male but the nurse cannot. :trout: I mean, for the most part, the nurse if only putting in lines, maybe handing the patient some pads or at the worst checking pads, and chaperoning the doc. When I w...

I believe it has something to do with the hops and therefore similar to the method of the oatmeal. Though I have no idea what the science behind it actually is.

Yes, I have heard that the instant doesn't work as well either. I am a huge oatmeal fan and always had an oversupply issue. :trout:

Has anyone suggested oatmeal. I know many a mom who had supply issues who tried it (at least once a day) and was overwhemed with the success. There's also Mother's Milk Tea and Fenugreek (those can be found at the healthfood store). Last resort ...

I'll only give you my personal experince as I can't say what others feel or do. Baby #1 - Cervix softening gel, sent home, 12 hours later my water broke. 20 hours of labor, dilated to 9 and I finally consented to an epidural. It stopped everything...

Do you mean just "convenience" just for the fact that someone is tired of having cramps or their period every month? I think the main concern is that people need to realize that this is MAJOR surgery. I would hope that the docs would be counseling ...

I never found much difference. What is the differene if you're sleeping while most people work or working while most people sleep? I literally slept the hours that my dh worked and he slept the hours that I worked. We sill had the good shank of th...

I am actually going to see my OB soon to discuss some issues. I think most women have tried the "other routes" before they even consider surgery. However, as one who has to literally get up about 4 times a night to change multiple pads/tampons and ...

I always thought it was because those first couple of weeks that they consider gestation you're not actually pregnant (considering you ovulated about 14 days after the start of your last cycle).

Last night, my wife and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, "I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug." She got up, unplugged the TV and ...

Me!!! Me!!!! Me!!!!

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It definitely depends on the person. I'm a night person as well. We always used to laugh because days would come in and all the women would be perfectly manicured, hair done, makeup on..... on nights we were lucky if we got a shower before coming t...

I was only 5 years in ER but ditto on lost count.

Thank goodness!!! AFter reading a few of these I was starting to think I was some sort of freak for loving it.

I must be one of the odd ones. I loved nursing school. It literally was one of the best times of my life. I really found my niche. I did very well and really didn't stress out too much. I had a ton of single freinds (by single I mean they might...

>T'was the week before Christmas > & all through the floor, >The Lasix was filling the foley's galore. >Stockings were worn, to prevent emboli, >They came in two sizes: knee, and thigh-high. > >The patients were nestled ha...

When I worked in ER it was a "joint" decision. The parents did have some say in what we would do, but we also had to discuss the possibility of "convincing" them of the way it WAS GOING to happen. :uhoh21: As for assault, if the parents are in agree...