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  1. Best lotion & hand soap?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is the best hand lotion for dry & cracked hands? And does any one have a good hand soap that doesn't dry out your hands? With all the bugs out there and it starting to be cold and flu...

  2. Question about striking nurses?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Our local hospitals nurses voted to strike because they are not getting what they want with their contract (a 11% raise and no more floating are the major reasons). I'm not a nurse so I don't...

  3. Have you seen late pregnancy turn women into monsters?

    mommy2boys replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was the same way with both of my pregnancies. The sound of my husband chewing and breathing made me want to hit him. I agree with the other posters when they say it is probably just the the lack...

  4. Medical charts- do hospitals keep them?

    mommy2boys replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    If your films are digital, they can print them off and they look like regular films. I had to have a CT scan and my Urologist doesn't have the tech. to see the digital films so they printed off the...

  5. Nurses as Patients: What was your best/worst experience as a patient?

    mommy2boys replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet, but I've been a patient more times than I can count. The worst experience was when I was in the ER passing a kidney stone and the nurse had missed my IV twice (I usually have a 2...

  6. How Helpful is Being Bilingual?

    mommy2boys replied to G to The P's topic in General Nursing

    Around here (Northern California) a lot of hospitals will pay you more an hour (not sure how much) if you bilingual. If you speak Spanish or Punjabi (East Indian - we have a very large east Indian...

  7. Frustrated! 6 year old will NOT allow exams!

    mommy2boys replied to justjenny's topic in Pediatric

    My boys go to an pediatic dentist and it seems to help a little. Our doc has tv over the exam chairs so the kids can watch them. When my oldest bite his hand (very hard) the doctor was very calm...

  8. What is the standard course of treatment for a stroke patient?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in Emergency

    I was how your ER/hospital would treat a stroke patient. What are some of the different treatments for a mini stroke vs a massive stroke? I'm not looking for medical advice, just on how different...

  9. 20 week twins PTL

    mommy2boys replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not a nurse, but I went into labor w/ my second son at 21 wks. They did everything they could to stop my labor and luckly they kept my kid in until 35 wks 2 dys. I couldn't imagine me letting...

  10. car seat safety

    mommy2boys replied to peds77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Around here, the fire department and the police dept. have car seat safety workshops. I would try calling your local departments and see if they do it. Maybe they can give you some information.

  11. Friend in Hospital

    mommy2boys replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet, but I wanted to wish your friend to a speedy recovery. And even if you can't be his nurse, you can still be their for them.

  12. Abuse cases in the ED. How....?

    mommy2boys replied to RNtigerEMT's topic in Emergency

    "I don't think I posted anything that might lead to that thought, but it sure was in my mind that morning. Just from watching the 13-14 yr old interact with the baby. She showed more concern than mom,...

  13. does the FOB really get cursed out????

    mommy2boys replied to RNDreamer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not a nurse (so I don't know how often this happens)but when I had my boys I didn't yell at my DH. I did curse like a some, but not at anyone. I did tell him very matter of factly that he was...

  14. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    mommy2boys replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet (trying to get into NS) but I would let a SN do anything one time. If you can't get it on the first try, sorry but get someone else (it could be a different SN). Now if it was for...

  15. The bigger they are, the more stubborn they are..

    mommy2boys replied to BJLynn's topic in General Nursing

    And this is news to you? I found out many years ago that that statement is almost always true. I'm married to a correctional officer former Marine and he is the BIGGEST BABY know to man. He acts...

  16. Skeptical of Ultrasound at 12 weeks! Any advice??

    mommy2boys replied to dougRN2BE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had to have a series of US with my first pregnancy, the tech (licensed and someone who I had many scans with over they years) said that I was probably having a boy when I was 16 wks, but that I...

  17. what is a surgigator?

    mommy2boys replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THE WORLDS GREATEST INVENTION FOR ANY MOM WHO HAS HAD A EPIS OR TEAR. I don't think I could have beared the pain after having my boys with out this WONDERFUL machine. (It helped ease the pain from...

  18. What do you think of Sacramento?

    mommy2boys replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California Nursing

    If you were asking me, yes there are 2 hospitals in the yuba sutter area. They are both ran by the same medical group (non profit). There is also a hospital in gridley (20 minutes north of Yuba...

  19. What do you think of Sacramento?

    mommy2boys replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California Nursing

    If you don't mind driving (about an hour or less) you could live in the Yuba Sutter area. The housing market is less than Sac's and so is the cost of living.

  20. Hipaa question...

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does hipaa rules follow the patient after they die? I'm asking this because of all the coverage following Anna Nicole Smith's death and her cause of death being told so soon after her death. It got...

  21. Have you ever heard of "cupping"?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got back from my doctor's office and she did a cupping technique on my back. (I had pulled a muscle in my back from cleaning.) I had never heard of such and thing or seen anything stranger....

  22. Have you ever heard of "cupping"?

    mommy2boys replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    She used the turn kind in 2 spots and for the other 3 she used the cups and fire. I'm glad to hear that others have heard of it. From my experience, they seem to help with my pain. That combined...

  23. Rules for the ER (long)

    mommy2boys replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    i'm pretty sure that was what they used on my son. thanks for the information.

  24. Rules for the ER (long)

    mommy2boys replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    :offtopic: I'm just a student so this is probably a dumb question, but when my son was 4 days old they had to start a IV and the IV needle looked like a butterfly needle (I have had a lot of blood...

  25. Admin and scrubs

    mommy2boys replied to ashlynn1031's topic in General Nursing

    Call me crazy but I hate seeing people who aren't working directly w/ patients (nurses, ma, doctors, RT, etc) wearing scrubs. People who are doing admin duties should be wearing casual business...