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  1. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    pirap replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    This has to be my all time favorite: "Do not remove Foley even if an order is written to remove it!" I laugh everytime I think about it...don't do it even if I tell you to do

  2. questions before my postpartum interview

    pirap replied to sunneeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i just started on postpartum last week. typically we have 4 couplets and at the very most we have 5 couplets..never never more than that. someone else said they have 7 couplets..and all i can say to...

  3. tid dressing changes

    pirap replied to snwflknurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    TID where I am means every shift(we are 8 hours). I usually try to make sure they are atleast 8 hours apart but you know if you are handling 6-7 high acuity patients per shift the dressing may get...

  4. Lesser Pay day shifh or higher pay night shift

    pirap replied to anfe's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3-11 3 days a week(24 hours) and get a $3/hr shift diff. Next week I start my new positions 7a-7p 2 days a week(24 hours). I will lose roughly $300 dollars a month by making this move but I...

  5. number of nurses in delivery room

    pirap replied to califrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Funny how you posted this as my friend and I were discussing this yesterday. She is L&D and I am on Mother-Baby. We both agree that the L&D RN's should focus on the mom and the...

  6. Gastric bypass - psycho

    pirap replied to brax881's topic in General Nursing

    we occassionally have a gastric bypass patient but i not taken care of one post-op but i have taken care of them several weeks-to months later when they may need a surgery for gallbladder or some type...

  7. Elective placement help

    pirap replied to lisamct's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A friend of mine mentioned one time that he was going to attend Vanderbilt University or some program in Tennessee that would assist him in obtaining his goal as a CNM. You may want to contact...

  8. Need to hear about post partum nursing!

    pirap replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I start my new job next month on post-partum and I cannot wait to start! I currently work on a Med-Surg floor. We have alot of colon-rectal surgeries/cancer, lap chole, patients with multiple...

  9. Real tips for patients

    pirap replied to JRapha'sRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work at a very large hospital..typical yearly births reaching almost 5000 a year and I'm an RN. When I delivered last year I told NO ONE that I was an RN and I told my husband to keep a lid on it....

  10. Any Certified Lactation Consultants Out There?

    pirap posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    After months of killing myself trying to decide what to do (Labor/Delivery or Postpartum Mother-Baby) I have decided the Mother Baby Unit is what best suits my personality so next month I will start...

  11. Any Certified Lactation Consultants Out There?

    pirap replied to pirap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes I have contacted the site and have the handbook to complete the process..just wondering how others do it/did

  12. Unfinished tasks from previous shift?

    pirap posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on an extremely busy med-surg floor(HA-who isn't busy!) anyway..and we are only 1 of the 4 remaining 8 hour shift floors in our hospital. We are a huge hospital/hospital system. I work...

  13. Mother /Baby/Postpartum/Home Health Nursing

    pirap posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I am approaching my first full year of nursing and with other peoples advice I went the Med/Surg route to get some good hands on nitty gritty experience(some days I just shake my head and wonder...

  14. Lunch and Dinner Breaks

    pirap replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yea I agree with you--LUNCH/DINNER what is that?? The other day there was a homeless man at the corner of the highway near the hospital holding a sign for money. It was sooo cold outside..anyway I...

  15. Patient load? How many?

    pirap posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been in nursing since June and I am part time. I just returned from 8 weeks of maternity leave-just an overview to my "experience." Our unit is an 8 hour unit and have been very short-like...

  16. Nclex Review Classes

    pirap posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi all-New poster here. I have a few questions. First I am curious about the need to take an NCLEX review class. I have done very well in nursing school and just wondering if taking an extra review...