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  1. Feeding Unpasteurized Goat Milk?

    pirap posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Has anyone had a patient want to feed their baby UNPASTEURIZED GOAT MILK??? We had one just recently that brought this to the hospital in a cooler and kept it in her room and was feeding it to her...

  2. fundal checks

    pirap replied to short1978's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Check your orders also-some doctors specifically state NO FUNDAL CHECKS..JUST

  3. GE Centricity EMR charting

    pirap posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone out there using GE Centricity EMR (Electronic Medical Record) Charting? Just wondering how it is working for your specific department and what changes has your department/hospital made to...

  4. Tips for surviving adult floors when you want to be in peds?

    pirap replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    I have a teaching degree in Elementary/Middle and taught some too and now I am on Mother/Baby and LOVE IT. You just work your way through Med/Surg in nursing school..everyone does. I worked Med/Surg...

  5. Prolotherapy and Epidurals

    pirap posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I teach a childbirth class/work postpartum and one of my students has had prolo therapy in her lower back. I have never heard of it and she was wondering if she could have an epidural. I believe her...

  6. Dialysis RNs?

    pirap replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    My mother has been a dialysis nurse for over 15 years. She is an LPN. Anyway, dialysis is a very hard and demanding job. You are constantly on your feet and stay bent over a lot helping patients....

  7. *Sigh* Can't wait to get past this...

    pirap replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I put a year in med/surg with often 7 pts a shift. Things get hectic I know. Just hang in there...you are so new. If this is not your type of nursing--learn EVERYTHING you can, do the best you can...

  8. does age REALLY matter?

    pirap replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    i am 36 years old and have not been in nursing that long. when i was in orientation there was an rn that became a nurse in her late 40's that was 74 years old..yes 74 years and she could work circles...

  9. New admission

    pirap replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    We are a busy mother baby unit and sometimes we have 20 plus ADMISSIONS and the same discharges EVERYDAY!!!! Sometimes I get 2 admits and 2-3 discharges...just goes with the job. Our charge nurse...

  10. Post Partum Recovery Time

    pirap replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    our policy is a minimum of 1 hour in recovery following a lady partsl delivery. some nurses hang onto their patients forever and the faster ones drop off and get a new one-totally not fair. some...

  11. Nursing, Smoking, and Kids

    pirap replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    i wouldn't confront these people but you are right..it is child abuse.. can you imagine what it must be like in a car with the windows rolled up and someone sucking on cigarette after cigarette with...

  12. I Dislike Nursing:

    pirap replied to Barlan's topic in General Nursing

    i started a nursing program in 1996 and quit because of some of the same things you describe. i did a clinical rotation at a va hospital in virginia and saw how some of the staff treated our veterans...

  13. jealousy/avoidance of top students?

    pirap replied to queenjane's topic in General Nursing

    Our tests were posted by pin numbers we created and so occasionally, early in our program, my best friend would check mine for me if they were posted after I left. I was the top student until the...

  14. Should I? - Surgical Tech Program in 1 year before NS?

    pirap replied to in2ICU's topic in General Nursing

    if you have a year and don't want to sit idle i vote for pursuing the surgical tech program. in areas such as labor/deliver the nurse manager in our hospital requires scrub experience due to increase...

  15. Nursing School Books

    pirap replied to jst81161's topic in General Nursing

    Almost ALL my books were the older edition. If the class was using edition 8 I had edition 7. IT NEVER MADE A DIFFERENCE. Our Med/Surg books were almost identical except for a few pictures and...

  16. Did anyone try L&D and hate it?

    pirap replied to RNStudent123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i did my internship in l&d and liked it but i've found i love mother/baby way more. my best friend did her internship in l&d and got a job right out of nursing school worked a year and left....

  17. Hershey's Chocolate moving to Mexico affects all ER nurses

    pirap replied to ffearme12's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nevermind..better not post

  18. 4 : 1 nurse patient ratio for med surg???

    pirap replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    My ratio was usually 7:1 Our CNA on our floor was 11:1 or 10:1 (if she is lucky she will get the shorter hall!) NO MED NURSE Hopefully our secretary was there! I didn't "hate" my job but I had way too...

  19. Define Nursing in 3 words

    pirap replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    that's your mom? that's your dad? that's your family? poor little baby! ok reality..i :redbeathe my job 100%..sometimes though i really wonder about the families who are "allowed" to have kids and...

  20. Volunteer positions on a L&D unit

    pirap replied to RN2B73's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You could also look into volunteering with La Leche League or a support group for breastfeeding moms. Sometimes having a a little background like this may help you gain employment after nursing...

  21. How to answer questions about doctors and delivery preferences

    pirap posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh the stuff as nurses we feel we must "keep under wraps"... I am teaching childbirth classes. Most moms are about 2 months or closer to delivery. Several of my moms have doctors that seem to...

  22. Policy on leaving AMA w/baby?

    pirap replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "it's a shame that insurance companies haven't caught on to the fact that homebirths save them thousands of dollars per birth and reduce charges for unnecessary interventions. " i have nothing against...

  23. Why didn't the doctor treat EVERYONE for this???

    pirap posted a topic in General Nursing

    My oldest daughter who is 7 was treated for scabies. No "special light" was used to look for mites, no scrapings, no ink test..nothing. OK maybe the doctor knew immediately what it was. Gave her...

  24. Are there any nurses who actually enjoy their jobs?

    pirap replied to hollyjolly's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a relatively a new nurse, grad of May 2006, and I love my job on Mother/Baby. I am part time. I also teach Expectant Parenting Classes (Childbirth) and a program for low income expectant moms...

  25. Policy on leaving AMA w/baby?

    pirap replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If the mom is so dead-set against leaving ASAP then why in the world did she birth in a hospital anyway? Medical intervention OK to bring your baby into the world but then abruptly rescind it? I...