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  1. Kansas City area anyone?

    cindyln replied to louloubell1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't live in the KC area. I live in a rural town in Kansas but my son lives in Overland Park and I love visiting him. There is so much to do in that area. And if you stay off of I- 435 at rush hour...

  2. GBS treatment??

    cindyln replied to Chttynurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my hospital we treat with ampicillin. The ped doctors like us to get 2 doses in the mom before she delivers. GBS is more of a problem for the infant than mom. We keep the babies for 48 hours after...

  3. Do nurses get paid hourly or salary.

    cindyln replied to jgg765's topic in General Nursing

    I get paid hourly. I work 12 hour shifts and get overtime after 80 hours in the 2 week

  4. 26g abbocath shortage...

    cindyln replied to Lyssia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have never used anything smaller than a

  5. er vs. ob the battle goes on sort of

    cindyln replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That patient would have been admitted to our Med/Surg floor also. The last place a woman who has just delivered a stillborn wants to be is on a floor where she will be hearing new healthy babies...

  6. er vs. ob the battle goes on sort of

    cindyln replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow! Any woman that walks thru our ER's door who is more than 20 weeks pregnant they don't even triage. Go straight to L&D, do not stop

  7. Blocking beds when understaffed

    cindyln replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Boy I wish my hospital would block beds when staffing is low. No they just tell us to suck it up and drive

  8. Faking It

    cindyln replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    We had one who was fine when the doctor was examining him. Had a "seizure" in the hall outside the exam room which stopped when we put 2 large bore IV's in him and a cather. He responded real well to...

  9. IV Starts

    cindyln replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I will try 2 times and then call anesthesia. I have never seen one of our docs attempt much less put in an IV but anesthesia will give it a try. I love scalp

  10. Call light systems...

    cindyln replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Kristy that is the same that we use. SOme people refuse to wear the badge. They hate they can be

  11. Call light systems...

    cindyln replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    We use a system by HillRom. YOu can talk to the patient over the handset.Saves lots of trips to the room when it was pushed

  12. Radiant warmers

    cindyln replied to trish2307's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We put nothing but a diaper on the babies we have under the

  13. Nurses & Retirement $$$

    cindyln replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    That is not true. I can retire with full benefits when I am 56 and I plan on

  14. phototherapy

    cindyln replied to greyhorse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our babies getting phototherapy are always

  15. Nurses & Retirement $$$

    cindyln replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I must be an minority. I have worked for the same hospital for 20 years now. I plan on retiring in 10 years. Being that my hospital is a government hospital I have a good retirement plan but have...

  16. Rectal Exam

    cindyln replied to jade95's topic in General Nursing

    NEVER!!! I don't know of any guy that would go along with that

  17. Pharmaceutical Sales

    cindyln replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    The doctors I work with will only talk to the pharm rep if she is pretty and has food otherwise they don't get the time of

  18. No holiday pay!!??

    cindyln replied to jessjoy's topic in General Nursing

    We get double pay for working

  19. Taking Call

    cindyln replied to Kansas_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    WOW Kansas I thought you were talking about the hospital I work at,also in kansas until you said you get $1 an hour to be on call.We get paid NOTHING but have to sit by a phone for 12 hours.ANd yes we...

  20. t-shirts for IVs

    cindyln replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have over the head long sleeve shirts which don't work well with IV's.You didn't hear this from me but I cut the sleeve off at the elbow to help fit over the armboard and

  21. IV meds for Labor, what do you use?

    cindyln replied to OBNurseShelley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I encourage an alternating dose of tylenol and motrin when they start to feel pain also.The docs usually have the foleys out in less then 12 hours with these ladies.I am so impressed with the...

  22. IV meds for Labor, what do you use?

    cindyln replied to OBNurseShelley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we use stadol mostly.Our docs have started using epidural duramorph for their c-sections.Do any others use this and what are your thoughts on it? I like the outcome so far.The mothers are up and...

  23. No charge nurse

    cindyln replied to perkines's topic in General Nursing

    A unit clerk making assignments??? Now that is something I would not go for at

  24. Lunch breaks

    cindyln replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work 12 hour shifts.We are supposed to have a 30 min UNENCUMBERED break.We rarely get that.The other night I was working on the floor alone due to staff calling in sick.I asked the supervisor who...

  25. Is getting married in nursing school a bad idea?

    cindyln replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    Ok another party pooper.I got married in my 2nd year of nursing school. I WOULD NEVER DO IT AGAIN!! I would wait until after greaduation and getting a job. It was the roughest years.My grades...