BugRN

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1. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

   BugRN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   dear Mattsmom, I have seen it both ways, depending on the size of the unit. Larger hospitals will have seperate L/D staff. Post Part will too as well as nursery. I have worked both. I kind of liked...

2. Older than dirt quiz

   BugRN replied to KaraLea's topic in Nursing Humor

   Oh my God, 23 out of 25. Hey what's the point of getting older if you don't get the chance to reminice. Does anyone remember making rings out of glass soda bottles. You'd scrape the lips of 2 bottles...

3. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

   BugRN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Mattsmom, When I did L/D we were cross trained, in fact I was most often on L/D because I had a lot of exp there. Big city hosp. sometimes have their own staff for each unit and don't cross...

4. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

   BugRN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the info on Chemp pt.s on PP, But a note on the Heparin drip pt.'s, they were not post partum moms...I could see if they were and would not want to seperate mom and babe, but these were...

5. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

   BugRN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   Anyone ever hear of heparin drips on Post partum??? That 's the point when I quit. 1 RN w/ and aide or LPN w/ 10-14 post partums, post-ops, antepart's, surgical hyst.'s etc...Oh but we did get a 20...

6. tips on being an effective charge nurse?

   BugRN replied to minnib's topic in Nurse Management

   Speaking mainly from experience as an OB charge nurse. I wouldn't take an assignment, but do all the NST's, labor checks, break all for dinner, pee breaks, etc...I also saw to it that the less...

7. pillow therapy

   BugRN replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thisnurse.....OH my GOD! How do you do it day in and day out??? I give you tons of gredit!! I only hope there is a backrub and a good person at home to pamper you each day 'cause it sounds like you...

8. Divorce And Affairs????

   BugRN replied to rachaelm4's topic in General Nursing

   Not sure if it's a trend, but think about it, you're entering a world all it's own. You will work when others aren't, you will sleep when other's are up and about. You will eat at different times. Not...

9. For those that have left bedside nursing.

   BugRN replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

   I too have left bedside nursing, 3 yrs. ago. My exp. was L&D. I miss the moms and the babes!! But I don't miss the nights, weekends, and Holidays one bit. I took quite a cut in pay, but it was...

10. nursing and family life

    BugRN replied to Jhope's topic in General Nursing

    I knew I had to make a change when my husband said I had changed so much that if he met me now, the way I had become, he wouldn't have asked me out! That the stress of the job had changed me so much...

11. SVE's HELP PLEASE

    BugRN replied to lgowan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This story will make you realize we all made our mistakes w/ exams...I worked L/D and had a doc that scared the s--t out of me. He would admit his pt. and tell you not to call him until the baby was...

12. med/surg or L&D

    BugRN replied to lynne,sn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I graduated in 1983 there was a shortage of positions and too many nurses. L/D wouldn't talk to you w/out experience and all that was hiring was Med/Surg. My instructors insisted that everyone...

13. Staffing concerns

    BugRN replied to all alone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh my God, it's just like de ja vu!! I thought my last L&D job was the only unsafe place to practice! Isn't it amazing we pull off nights like described above and survive!!That our patient's do...