Mary C

Mary C MSN, RN, APRN, CNM

Birth center, LDRP, L&D, PP, nursing education

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  1. New Hire at Pulmonary Progressive Unit

    Mary C posted a topic in Pulmonary

    I'm so excited to begin. I was wondering if anyone had any advice or recommendations for me. I'm sooooooo

  2. Anyone in the process of applying to Frontier's class 71??

    Mary C replied to TLAandy's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Interested i this too! I applied back in May, but my reference got lost in the mail so I am now applying for the later class!!!! A lot has changed since April/May-- namely I'm an OB nurse, NRP...

  3. Who do you see as an OB?

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is two other hospitals in network- a hospital about 25 minutes away I could deliver @ when the time comes!!! I bet I could get an ob out of them

  4. The Cervix hunt

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think that you're thinking of the urethra-- the cervix isn't something you visualize, but you feel during sterile vag exams. And PS... I can feel them

  5. The Cervix hunt

    Mary C posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had read here that the best way to find the cervix is to go straight in slowly (feel the posterior rim) and explain everything to the pt (warm hands help).. then proceed anteriorly until you feel...

  6. Protective Eyewear + Rx glasses

    Mary C posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone reccommend any Protective eyewear that goes well with Rx glasses?

  7. Protective Eyewear + Rx glasses

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in General Nursing

    I don't much mind how I look but wearing two pairs of frames is uncomfortable and as they begin to slip I have visions of them slipping into a sterile

  8. Has nursing always been this competitive?

    Mary C replied to martindc's topic in General Nursing

    Now I entered into school with a Bachelor's to MSN program in 2006. Graduated in 2008 and worked on a pulmonary icu stepdown floor for a year. Now I'm orienting in L&D. COllectively, I've loved...

  9. The Cervix hunt

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, thanks for the advice, everyone. That makes me feel much better!!!! Also, I am talking about SVE in term low risk labor. Thanks SO much for all of your help/replies! I HAVE been lucky enough to...

  10. Being eaten alive!

    Mary C replied to teensmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Age old new grad vs experienced nurse battle. Can't we all just get along? Teensmom, I am sorry about what you're going through, but I'm on my 8th day in L&D after 1 year of med-surg and I'm so...

  11. New Hire at Pulmonary Progressive Unit

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in Pulmonary

    Yes, I would have asked what the Nurse to Patient ratio is! You need to have no more than 3 or 4 in order to give adequate patient care-- ventilator dependant patients are normally coming with a...

  12. Time for the Good Ol' job hunt again!

    Mary C posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    well, it's been 9 months of blood, sweat, and tears (and some urine, feces and emesis, but those weren't mine!) what can i say about being a rn? if i thought school was difficult, being a nurse is...

  13. Time for the Good Ol' job hunt again!

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So should I apply for BOTH new grad and experienced RN positions? Thanks so much for your help

  14. Time for the Good Ol' job hunt again!

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for the response. Does this mean I should only apply for new grad L&D positions? I was under the understanding that the 1 year mark was the magic number defining whether or not I apply...

  15. Army Nursing

    Mary C posted a topic in Government, Military

    Army Nursing is something I've always considered until I became engaged to a future Army Reserves Officer. He graduates and commissions in May of this year. He said we would never get to see each...

  16. Repositionin q2 hours...

    Mary C posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    At nights when there's not very many nurses on and nearly ever patient is turn q2, how can i actually get it done every 2 hours? I find my patients getting turned about every 3-4 by the time I can get...

  17. New Hire at Pulmonary Progressive Unit

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in Pulmonary

    In theory, yes. We get patients directly from ICU (our next door neighbor). Normally it's more "we gotta make a bed opening in ICU" and we get some pretty unstable patients not ready to wean. But in...

  18. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Mary C replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    A couple nights ago, the Respiratory Therapist was telling us about a man that shows up and asks the nurse what pt Mr or Mrs So&So are in. The nurse tells him and within moments, that patient is...

  19. Best way to ask out a patient

    Mary C replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    She's alone and you're planning how to ask her out; yet you have no intentions and could maintain clear boundaries and priorities? You haven't been unprofessional or ethically questionable, even...

  20. Best way to ask out a patient

    Mary C replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    I said it was disturbing and preying on a girl's (no matter if she is plain or hot) vulnerabilities, while we are in the role of a caregiver. I apologize if you find it "just nasty". Nursing is a...

  21. Best way to ask out a patient

    Mary C replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I don't think it matters how they run into each other or if they wait a week. Dating a recent patient is dating a recent patient. It's not a co-worker's patient that you dropped a water...

  22. Best way to ask out a patient

    Mary C replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I was just surprised that it wasn't shared by most of my

  23. Best way to ask out a patient

    Mary C replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    i believe the right thing would have been to respect the patient-nurse therapeutic relationship and walk away from her crush on you. maybe you've heard of people dating their patients, but we're...

  24. New Hire at Pulmonary Progressive Unit

    Mary C replied to Mary C's topic in Pulmonary

    I will respond to myself many months ago!!! This is just my Learn every way oxygen can be delivered. Learn all you can about COPD. Learn the difference between Pressure Control, Volume Control...

  25. Best way to ask out a patient

    Mary C replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    My stomach started churning the second I read the thread title. I thought, this has to be a joke, or maybe this phrase will end with something completely other than what it sounds like... because...