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  1. Rude remarks by doc with his own kids

    pirap replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

    Occasionally we have a few docs that will tell their kids to stay at the nurses station and most are old enough to be quiet and polite but one in particular..basically looks around to find a...

  2. What did you learn at work today?

    pirap replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I guess right now I am trying to unlearn and undo some really angry feelings I felt for my "ghetto" mama of 17 years old. This "mother" was young, poor, uneducated/drop out-that happened before the...

  3. My clinical experience at LTC

    pirap replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I entered nursing school in 1994 and my 1st RN nursing school experience was with a VA hospital on the geriatric side/nursing home side. What I saw was appalling! My dad and mostly all my relatives...

  4. Pregnant and have some questions/Concerns

    pirap replied to schnenk's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired when I was 16 weeks pregnant. I didn't tell my boss until I was 28 weeks along. I was able to "hide it" because I had lost a lot of weight prior to getting pregnant and so all of my...

  5. That Phantom Nurse

    pirap replied to fancee free's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like your patient is trying to pull a fast one. Many times I have been told that "other nurse" did this or that. Not true. I NEVER take what all my patients say at face value-EVER....

  6. Four years for an associates?

    pirap replied to Annieee's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have all the requirements needed to graduate from a Community College-except for the core curriculum of nursing? What I mean is that you need so many credits in English/Lit, math, fine arts,...

  7. Calling out Sick on a Holiday

    pirap posted a topic in General Nursing

    How tough is your facility on you for calling out on a Holiday? Just wondering. I had a positive Strep test yesterday in Employee Health at our Hospital. The doctor told me that I couldn't work...

  8. Passing meds you did not pull.

    pirap replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I would give meds that I didn't pull was IF I had a copy of the MAR or could look up the order myself and IF the medication was still packaged and

  9. How long do you stay over shift to finish work?

    pirap replied to mrscurtwkids4's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked Med/Surg had 7 patients on a daily basis almost all the time. Worked 3-11. There were many nights when I didn't get done until 12-1am. It was so overwhelming that I finally left the...

  10. Paying for School - Private Loans or Home Equity Line of Credit

    pirap replied to LeavingTeaching4RN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Are you really serious about borrowing $43000 just to complete an Associate Degree program to pay for all your expenses? If you have never heard of Dave Ramsey you need to tune into his talk radio...

  11. Floating=dumping bad patients

    pirap replied to lmc512's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IMHO appropriate patients for a floated PP nurse to that unit would be gyn surgeries with patients that are stable. I don't think PICC lines are out of the question as long as you know how to use and...

  12. are VBAC's pretty safe?

    pirap replied to JulieRN07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I personally had a VBAC and I work PP and have MANY friends in L/D. They have not had a rupture in a very long time. They have had "alot" of pulmonary embolisms and "pulmonary flashes" or something...

  13. Docs C/S rates

    pirap replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you have Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance you can log on and search by doctor and procedure and it will list how many C/S(or whatever their specialty is) they did in a particular span of time. Not...

  14. Question about "W"s on your record, urgent please

    pirap replied to maximus76's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow she couldn't of said it any better. i agree-if i don't like the way a teacher is teaching like reading from the book i drop. i have a couple of "w's" on mine as well. you are paying for it..but...

  15. Is This Legal?

    pirap replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Your current employer can call any or ALL previous employers if they want to and ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY WANT...but your PREVIOUS employers can only answer questions like length of employment, pay...

  16. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    pirap replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a doctor who actually "high fives" and says "I did ANOTHER one" after delivering an infant by PRIMARY ELECTIVE C-SECTION. She talks many of her patients into a PRIMARY elective C/S. She...

  17. New nurse question re: NPO and meds

    pirap replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

    For me NPO is NPO period. If they are on blood pressure meds I monitor the BP and if/when necessary call the MD to let them know and let them make the decision. For me it's that black and white. I...

  18. Is this a HIPPA violation?

    pirap replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this would be considered a HIPPA violation. The charge nurse is "in charge" and it is her responsibility to know a little about what is going on with ALL HER patients on her floor--all...

  19. Christian Scientists in LDR/PP

    pirap posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    i am not posting this to question any other members religious beliefs but i am extremely curious... recently a co-worker of mine took care of a patient that was a "christian scientist." she labored...

  20. Pregnancy and nursing school.

    pirap replied to eku_mommy's topic in General Nursing

    personally i believe that you two should see a marriage counselor. sounds to me like your fiance is a control freak. sounds to me like he is putting his needs above yours or to say the least placing...

  21. Working and going to school, how much work is doable?

    pirap replied to wackyj2000's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read everyone's post but you have to do what you have to do. 2 days were 6-8 hours of clinicals, the other 3 days we had class from 8a-1p and then I went to work from 2(or 3p) to 10 pm. I...

  22. Jehovah Witness RNs

    pirap replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    We recently had a patient on our floor that was JW. She coded during a C/S and was in need of blood. She signed the refusal prior to surgery but her entire family "contested" the refusal...

  23. Is there anything I can do?

    pirap replied to Studentnurse143's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that if you "love babies" then Mother Baby is probably better than Labor/Delivery BUT in my experience getting into Mother/Baby is just as hard or harder than L&D. NONE of the nurses that...

  24. Squirted in the eye with peg contents

    pirap replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Chances are your hospital DOES have the PPE but they just don't have them on the floor/your manager doesn't keep them on the floor. I went to a phlebotomy class a few weeks ago and I learned of these...

  25. Any new grads in Huntsville

    pirap replied to BestSweetGal's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Do you really miss us