Dayray

Dayray RN

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  1. IUPC Insertion - Epidural Settings

    Dayray replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't place IUPC's or adjust epidural rates. We turn off epidurals after delevery but call the residant/CRNA to place and IUPC or change the epidural rate. Rn's do place IUPC's at some facilies and...

  2. Deep suctioning babies after delivery

    Dayray replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Doc's restricting blowby? thats strange where I work the docs dont even touch the baby. I was teaching a patient about GBS profalaxes the other day and asked the doctor about statistics (not becuse I...

  3. "Got a nurse?"

    Dayray replied to remartin's topic in General Nursing

    The public perception is really squwed when it comes to nursing. Some see nurses as saint like people. others overestimate the scope of nursing but sadly the vast majority think nurses are lackies...

  4. Rn/md

    Dayray replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    For a while I considered this but I really don't think med schools teach what i want to know. I watch so many doctors get burned out. When they frst get out of med school they try to be good doc's...

  5. Why a C-Section?

    Dayray replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When you look at the statistics and compare the recovery time/diffaculty of C/S vs Vag delivery its really hard to argue that one is better then the other. Add to that the fact that their is less risk...

  6. Totally Smoke-Free Facility and Grounds?

    Dayray replied to Audreyfay's topic in General Nursing

    Okay Smokeing is a nasty bad habbit. Yes all of us who smoke should quit but people carry this way too far. It's so much BS. If my hospital goes smoke free they will get my resignation. First it was...

  7. I see a difference. Is it a coincidence?

    Dayray replied to SemperFI's topic in Men in Nursing

    It's hard to genralize, I have worked in places where nurses do eat their own. I've seen both female and male new grads burst into tears under the iron fist of a burned out charge nurse. I've seen...

  8. Is a community college education a bad one?

    Dayray replied to Kay28's topic in General Nursing

    I also got my ADN from a CC. In the city I went to school in employers said they preferred new grads from the CC. I have no doubt that I got a very good education. In general you get more clinical...

  9. Education vs. Experience

    Dayray replied to amullis's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for experience too. I understand what some are saying about the window of opportunity but I think experience is necessary to be a good NP. I think of it this way, MD's have years of residency...

  10. "VIP"s in labor

    Dayray replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    VIP= all patients I don't really know what I would do differently if I tired. We have contracts with several major league sports teams so we have allot of VIPs. Funny thing is twice I have had VIP...

  11. How many deliveries do you have per month?

    Dayray replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    350-400 a month get this =( 11 LDR rooms 2 OR's 4 cots in a room we call PACU 10 Antapartum rooms that some that we can do deliveries in and some that we cant (well I guess we can becuse I have...

  12. How much Fentanyl??

    Dayray replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    50-100 Fentanyl Q 1 hour prn: It's good for short term relief and the great thing about it is that it's pretty much gone after an hour. If you time it right you don't have floppy babies. As for...

  13. ...and a side order of placenta please

    Dayray replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, I have had 3 patients that said they were going to eat the placenta. Several others that wanted to plant it under a tree. there is a special form they have to sighn to get it released which just...

  14. Caught in the middle

    Dayray replied to Marchantia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ummm, I wouldnt tell the "girls" to sit and gossip about it allday. I'd take the other guys advise and just handle situations individualy. people will respect you if instead of sideing with RN's or...

  15. Books To Read

    Dayray replied to Question's topic in Men in Nursing

    what kind of books are you lookign for? I've read allot of good informational books and some really good books about nursing in general but if you are looking for books specificaly about men in...

  16. 1st job a joke?

    Dayray replied to kgrego11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Need to have 1 year on the job to be covered under FLMA. They can fire you for this but honestly it's pretty stupid of them to take this approach as they would be costing themselves money. Just think...

  17. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    Dayray replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    From the varied replies I can see that discrimination against men in nursing is not universal. I have also seen this to be true in my personal experience. As I have posted many times on this board I...

  18. I really need to talk about this! (long)

    Dayray replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yeah i thought the "is it carrot shaped?" question was pretty disresectful. They should be riminded that we take fetal monitoring tests annualy and have to recert every 2 years. Most docs havent had a...

  19. male L&D nurses and vag exams

    Dayray replied to lionkore's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah this has come up a few times for me. As far as I know, There is no Law saying that male nurses need an escort to do a vag exam and defiantly not a female escort. There is however an AMA guideline...

  20. I really need to talk about this! (long)

    Dayray replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Like everyone said "you did the right thing". This is the problem; we as nurses so often work in a "gray area". Our scope of practice is constantly growing and there is no document that accurately...

  21. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    Dayray replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes it happens. Some times though it's hard to decide what is discrimination and what is just a reflection of the cultural norm. The simple sad fact is that it is currently "cool" for women to be man...

  22. Obsessed ? or Justified?

    Dayray replied to Peaches N L&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Heck no not obsessed. In fact this woman would have been maged and induced where i work. pre-eclampsia doesnt always have all the S/S. Elevated presure + prot in urine + epigastric pain = Mag and...

  23. Some of the things Doctors do and say really tick me off!

    Dayray replied to Peaches N L&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yes you should be mad and yes you should talk to him about this issue. I agree that it is inapproprate to argue in front of a patient but I don't think that nurses should be expected to take it when a...

  24. Judgements about big families

    Dayray replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Inappropriate! I continually find things like this coming from our anesthiesiologists. Now I have allot of respect for the skill level of our Anathesia staff but too often they work a few shifts on...

  25. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    Dayray replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry I was'nt trying to offend anyone. In fact I thought I was trying to say that people should have the freedome to belive and hold true to what ever they belive in. Anyhow I guess I was in...