bagladyrn

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  1. Unusual treatments

    bagladyrn replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Not cooked cabbage- raw cabbage leaves. Tucked into the bra and replaced when they

  2. Unusual treatments

    bagladyrn replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Cabbage leaves to reduce engorgement in breastfeeding mothers. Yes, it

  3. The Patient's "Guests"

    bagladyrn replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Maybe you should also use powers of observation to notice this is in the "nursing humor"

  4. Home Health: Dirty looks and eye rolls

    bagladyrn replied to curiousitykitty's topic in Home Health

    How do you think it might have made the mother feel that you saw it necessary to recheck after she had already assessed that her daughter was

  5. The Patient's "Guests"

    bagladyrn replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Antepartum patient in for preterm labor. She and her s.o decided to indulge in a little recreation in the shower. In the process she leaned up against the emergency call button. Hearing this all...

  6. Please don't call me Dude

    bagladyrn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose because I acknowledge that I am "mature" (old) enough it doesn't feel odd to me to be called ma'am. What does grate on me is when someone decades my junior refers to me as "young

  7. Housing problems - call the hospital?

    bagladyrn replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Travel

    As a traveler both I and my company housing dept. have called local realtors in search of rentals with good

  8. Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    bagladyrn replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    Parakeet - my given name is one generally associated with the opposite gender. Would you refuse to address me by that because of that? Again, I see this as a matter of respect for the individual as a...

  9. What is the most...T.M.I. thing that you've been told because you're a nurse (but not by a

    bagladyrn replied to NurseJacelyn's topic in Nurses Rock

    I've had this experience since long before I was a nurse. Perfect strangers will come up to me in all kinds of settings (such as the local auto repair shop) and tell me all their life's woes without...

  10. Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    bagladyrn replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    It is just not comprehensible to me why anyone would address an individual by any other term or name than that which they request. What is the point of that other than cruelty or a demonstration of...

  11. Travel with children

    bagladyrn replied to BeachsideRN's topic in Travel

    Do you have a partner who will travel with you? Otherwise arranging childcare at a distant location may present a real obstacle to

  12. Open mouth, insert foot...

    bagladyrn replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    One of my coworkers talking to me about another nurse: " she's over 60 and still working here! Can you imagine still doing this in your 60s?" My reply: "Hon, I AM doing this in my 60s!" Great laugh...

  13. If you work nights, what are your days off like?

    bagladyrn replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Long term night shifter here. On my days off I go to bed about 4 am and get up about 11 am or noon. That way I can still get "daytime" activities done but don't mess up my sleep

  14. Overcrowding in L&D

    bagladyrn replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One time I came into work to see the day shift nurses moving the unit director's desk out of her office and moving a bed in there to accommodate overflow labor

  15. Who establishes the rules

    bagladyrn replied to quizzical's topic in General Nursing

    One time I was attempting to place EKG leads on a lady with very large pendulous breasts. As I tried to find a polite way to move the mass of tissue she looked at me and said: "honey-do you want me to...

  16. Overcrowding in L&D

    bagladyrn replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been in the situation where we had 8 women laboring in a 4 bed ldr in a critical access hospital. We had women on stretchers behind folding screens in the hallway! The one doc on duty and I would...

  17. Black Humour

    bagladyrn replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    There is an owner of a funeral home here in Florida with a marvelous sense of humor. They have billboard along the highway that reads: "Remember that dress you said you wouldn't be caught dead in?...

  18. Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

    bagladyrn replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I don't see rudeness in most of the replies to the OP. I can actually sense many of the posters taking the figurative "deep breath " before replying considering the "flammability " of the...

  19. I Love Night Shift

    bagladyrn replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding night shift with kids - it gets easier when they are school age. Sleep while they are in school and be there in the afternoon when they come

  20. I Love Night Shift

    bagladyrn replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    34 years on nights so far and have no intention of ever switching to days. In fact my long range plan is to be that old woman in the geriatrics unit who WILL NOT sleep and spend the night sitting in...

  21. Why can't we have 12 hour shifts and 8 hours shifts?

    bagladyrn replied to ziplag's topic in General Nursing

    60 and still want to work 12s! No way I want to work 5 days a

  22. What can I afford as a beginning independent nurse?

    bagladyrn replied to TravelRhythm's topic in General Nursing

    Volunteer for overtime - not a ridiculous amount, just a shift per pay period and work the holidays. Tuck all the extra above your base pay right into savings and you'll get to your goal

  23. English (Career) Assignment

    bagladyrn replied to AshleyC2015's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Asking someone to put this kind of personal info out on the Internet to an anonymous poster (you) feels an awful lot like those emails asking to send bank info to that guy in

  24. Removing/duplicating a submission?

    bagladyrn replied to Vicbot28's topic in Travel

    Once a company submits you that contract with that hospital "belongs" to them. Having two companies submit you for the same contract just about guarantees that your application will be passed by. No...

  25. Can you get a "travel" assignment in your hometown?

    bagladyrn replied to Pebanj's topic in Travel

    One issue that you may find with local hospitals is that many (particularly corporate chains) will not consider the application of a traveler who lives within a certain distance of the hospital,...