Justhere BSN, RN

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    Drying up Breastmilk

    Justhere replied to Justhere's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had to ask the doctor why cabbage. He said the purple leaves will pull out the milk faster than it would allow the breast to make it, finally just leaving the breast dry. I'd be afraid I'd have...
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    Any Moms feel overwhelmed?!!?

    Justhere replied to Sunshine0425's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Sarah, It is diffeniately hard. Have a 6 year old and an 11 year old. Work two twelve hour shifts on the weekends. Do my homework, help them with their homework. Have cryed, kicked and screamed...
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    drug screens on admission???

    Justhere replied to Campnurse123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What gets me is the ones that come in and have a positive screen for cocaine, meth and marj. and the next day they send the baby home with them. Why run a drug screen if you're not going to do...
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    Drying up Breastmilk

    Justhere replied to Justhere's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everyone, Our hospital has them wear a support bra, but if their milk comes in and they are engorged they then wrap them with an ace bandage which is painful. I have tried to get them to let...
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    infants apical pulse

    Justhere replied to onduty23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I'm doing infant heartrates, the other nurses tell me I bob my head. So I started paying more attention and I do I nod my head with every heartbeat. Usually will count for 15 secs x by 4. but...
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    do people say this to you?

    Justhere replied to ftr_bb_catchr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm an Lpn in RN school and have thought about working in the NICU, because of a patient I use to take care of in Home health with Myotubular Myopathy, his parents were told he would not live past his...
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    Bradley County Area questions

    Justhere replied to kararn's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked at Bradley County Memorial Center, left in 1997. Small hospital, the RN's usually worked on the floor and floated to the ER when there was patients, unless the ICU was opened then that...
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    Barcode Meds/Patient

    Justhere replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    We don't scan the barcode for meds (yet) but we do scan their arm band barcodes for accuchecks its better than having to punch in their patient ID's into the machine, if you push the wrong number you...
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    Please help me with this because I think it is a bit hinky

    Justhere replied to nytelytespn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN and at our hospital LPNs can't even draw blood from Central Lines. We can give meds through them, but they won't let us draw blood. And I would never expect a HUC to draw from them, that...
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    Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

    Justhere replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    We have to do NOC and NIC care plans. Was doing good until they made us go to that format, now on May 12, 2006 I think I will have a bonfire in my back yard and NIC and NOC will be on top of the
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    I need some help please

    Justhere replied to moonstruc7's topic in General Nursing

    Kaplan is also another good NCLEX
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    Age when you had your first child?

    Justhere replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    22 when I had my first 27 when I had my second Going to school now to get my RN and pulling my hair out with my school work and theirs. Wish I would have finished my college education first. But at...
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    Oldest and youngest mothers?

    Justhere replied to mommy2boys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The youngest patient I had was 12 and it was her second, she had her first at the age of 10. The oldest patient I have had was
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    What do patients say that irks you?

    Justhere replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My favorite was when I worked at a very small hospital (they didn't do Epidural's because we only had one anethestist) so we had a patient who was yelling and screaming and the doctor popped her on...
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    nclex review: to take or not to take

    Justhere replied to mrhrn06's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My RN school is requiring that we take a Kaplan review course. They guarantee you to pass or they will refund your $499 or you can take the review course again. I'll let you know if it worked once I...
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    Floors VS ER

    Justhere replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

    Our hospital has a policy no transfers between 6:30am/pm to 730 am/pm, but we still have some that try to transfer between that time. The nurse that receives the patient is suppose to fill out the...
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    WOOOOOT!!! Got my Letter Today!

    Justhere replied to Faeriewand's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats, It will be a hard road. This is my second time. Went to LPN school in 1991 and I'm in RN school right now. Stay on top of your reading assignments and make plenty of notes....