SuperFlyRN

SuperFlyRN

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  1. Good Book Idea for Retiring RN

    SuperFlyRN replied to SuperFlyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Those are great ideas! Thanks so much for the input

  2. Good Book Idea for Retiring RN

    SuperFlyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work with an OB/NICU nurse who is retiring this year after 38 years in our hospital and wanted something special to get her that she will love. She enjoys reading and gardening but I was wondering...

  3. Interesting places where women have given birth

    SuperFlyRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My dad was born during WWII and my grandma delivered him in a bomb shelter in North London. He was her first and she was terrified and did not know what was going on..my grampa had just moved down the...

  4. LPNs in L&D

    SuperFlyRN replied to sissyboo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital recently went acute care only, meaning, no RPN's (same as LPN here in Canada). I say go straight for RN if you can. More possibilities. Ever since we went to a Birthing Center type...

  5. Do you have a nursery at your facility?

    SuperFlyRN replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are a rooming-in facility-completely. If mom is critical, babe goes to NICU (unfortunately, but not with the sick babies). In the rare instance that we take a baby to be watched at the desk, they...

  6. Maternal death

    SuperFlyRN replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our unit started Emergency Drills about one year ago and they are fabulous! They are spontaneous and very realistic and, IMO, a very effective teaching and training tool. Our program director...

  7. Pts abusing "cultural/religious" practices to manipulate RNs

    SuperFlyRN replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally agree. Part of my job is to help teach the new parents. In our facility we do not even HAVE a nursery. Every baby rooms-in and total care is taken by the new parents. When they are given...

  8. Does your work call you at 0530?

    SuperFlyRN replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. We are in a union and they are required to call everyone. (otherwise it can be grieved). I work permanent nights and it irritates me to get called on my day off-especially at that unGodly

  9. Back-handed compliments

    SuperFlyRN replied to EmerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I find that happens in every workplace as well, but I am especially noticing it recently. I work with a total lazy-do-the-bare-minimum nurse who does just enough to get by. I work in a Birthing Center...

  10. day shift nurses vs. night shift nurses

    SuperFlyRN replied to angelluv1976's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked rotating for the first three years (two weeks days/two weeks nights) than we did a two and two for a while (two days than two nights than five off). Now I am strictly 12 hour nights and it...

  11. Do Rns Clean The Urine And Bowels

    SuperFlyRN replied to Dashing's topic in General Nursing

    I want NO ONE "managing" me when they have not even experienced bedside nursing themselves because it is too "icky" or whatnot. Try pharmacy. I was a Pharmacist for years before I returned to be an...

  12. Doula services for Fetal Demise, Miscarriage, Stillbirth

    SuperFlyRN replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    While I have nothing constructive to add except I think that it is a wonderful idea. Unfortunately I cannot think how to execute this but, wow, I know in our hospital this would be greatly...

  13. I didn't know this actually happened

    SuperFlyRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just last night I had a 23-year-old frequent flyer (she was discharged 2 days ago with her 4th child) call 911 to say "my baby's not eating"-he wasn't, because she ran out of the "free formula" that...

  14. What do patients say that irks you?

    SuperFlyRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Uggggh! That makes me soooo glad that we don't have a nursery anymore although we somehow still get coerced into "watching" ppls babys at the desk-so much for rooming in. I love these ppl that try to...

  15. Safe nurse to patient ratio? How do they do it at your hospital?

    SuperFlyRN replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In our hospital it is L&D is ALWAYS 1:1, even if that patient is long, thick and closed and intact and basically sleeping. PP our guidelines are four couplets per RN but, if necessary, we CAN...

  16. What do patients say that irks you?

    SuperFlyRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Love this thread...(you'll find I'm sporadically posted throughout!) Where else can you divulge all those inner irks!? I also LOVE when I walk into the room for the first time to introduce myself and...

  17. Plan B

    SuperFlyRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    The "morning after" pill -RU486 and Ovral21/28 are not the same as Plan

  18. Plan B

    SuperFlyRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Pharmacist in Canada and Plan B has been available OTC to ALL AGES since then. Granted we dispense it a lot more-some repeaters-but considering I also work in L&D I see the other side. A...

  19. Something all OB nurses should know.

    SuperFlyRN replied to NHmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are some cultures (I ran into this situation once) that they do not believe in memoralizing the deceased. Everything was collected anyway, per the norm-just in case, but when it was mentioned...

  20. finger feeding

    SuperFlyRN replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We used to cup feed than a babe aspirated so that was the end of that. (A mother was taught how to do it and was sleepy and it was done incorrectly, apparently). We teach mom to finger feed, offer...

  21. do you HAVE to assist with circs?

    SuperFlyRN replied to pittnurse08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We assist (not really given an option not to now that I think about it!) every circ. And believe it or not, only a third of our OB's use any sort of anesthestic (Ametop, 24%Sucrose, LIdo,

  22. Maternity Ward

    SuperFlyRN replied to gemmye's topic in Ob/Gyn

    YES! YeS! I've worked it for only 5 years-not long- but it never gets old. It is the miracle of life! and as cheesy as that sounds, it is true. WE may have seen it over and over but it is their FIRST....

  23. What do patients say that irks you?

    SuperFlyRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is why they made Magnums! For someone I, ahem,

  24. Calling in Sick

    SuperFlyRN replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is against our union for them to ask us any questions other than "is it work related?" (workers comp reasons). If they press any further~which they rarely do~ I ask to be passed through to our...

  25. How many pregnancies are too many?

    SuperFlyRN replied to L&D_2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As many as you feel you and your dh can happily care for! JMO. Personnally, I have one lovely, adorable son. He is five. We TTC for 6 years with him and I had a rough pg and delivery. My dh comes...