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  1. RN Clinical Teacher- no teaching experience?

    mark_LD_RN replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    having a passion for a specialty area and teaching are two different animals all together. Just because you love it does not mean you have the knowledge for that specialty, that knowledge is gained by...

  2. RN Clinical Teacher- no teaching experience?

    mark_LD_RN replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    an MSN in nursing education still will not make them a good teacher. i can promise you that. i have worked with many instructors that were MSN or Phd prepared to teach (supposedly),and they could...

  3. Are Nurses Overprotective?

    mark_LD_RN replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

    i have been accused of being over protective by my kids. and also by coworkers of being over protective of my patients. but i really don't think i am. i just use what i think is common sense and...

  4. RN Clinical Teacher- no teaching experience?

    mark_LD_RN replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    susy it sounds like you just had the bad luck of running into bad instuctors, it a real shame, but it is not directly related to one being taught how to teach. alot depends on the person, i for one...

  5. Methadone and Stadol

    mark_LD_RN replied to BBnurse34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    you're

  6. RN Clinical Teacher- no teaching experience?

    mark_LD_RN replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    Pebbles that is so true. a new grad should never be put in that position no matter how good they are or what their degree is. you need clinical experience to teach. i think at least one yr of...

  7. RN Clinical Teacher- no teaching experience?

    mark_LD_RN replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    if you could only hire teachers with teaching experience where would we get them from eventually there would be none left to teach. this is along the same line of thought as not hiring a new grad to...

  8. Doula AND nursing student?

    mark_LD_RN replied to srose's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i was able to do it, because i had very low fees and had another doula that would cover for me if i was in class or something. my clients knew it up front.just as they do now. i still take a few...

  9. Methadone and Stadol

    mark_LD_RN replied to BBnurse34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    there are several drugs that can cause this: these drugs are classed as Narcotic agonist-antagonists they are: 1) nubain (NalbuphineHCL) 2)Stadol (Butorphanol Tartrate) 3) Buprenex (buprenorephine...

  10. Doula AND nursing student?

    mark_LD_RN replied to srose's topic in Ob/Gyn

    their should be no problem with you not having given birth to be a doula. there are lots of nurses and doulas out their that have not experienced it. I for one have not personally experienced it, and...

  11. Doulas and Scrubs

    mark_LD_RN replied to Natalieboo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wear what ever you and your client is comfortable with. just be surethat if you look like like a nurse that you don't present yourself as one

  12. adrenaline rush?

    mark_LD_RN replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think it means lack of caring. I am a very caring and compassionate nurse. but i don't get that ole adrenaline rush as easily anymore. but i still care as much as i used to , and my level of...

  13. What was most embarrassing moment as a nurse?

    mark_LD_RN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    it was when i was still fairly new nurse we got new labor beds, i went to put the foot back on the bed and pushed down to lock it in. well the bottom fell off and i fell face first toward the patient,...

  14. OB TraceVue

    mark_LD_RN replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we use OBTV over all i really like it. we are still able to get strpis, we can also scroll through strip on computer, and it has a neat print feature where it stores strips and you can print out whole...

  15. cytotec, do you plaor do the docs do it?

    mark_LD_RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    we are having a little debate at one of the hospitals i work at , the nurses are refusing to place it lady partslly they insist it is not in our scope of practice. i say it is and am the only one...

  16. cytotec, do you plaor do the docs do it?

    mark_LD_RN replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i feel the same way SHAY my old hospital i worked at it was used only for IUFD. we never used it with viable

  17. cytotec, do you plaor do the docs do it?

    mark_LD_RN replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    according to the board of nursing it is in our scope of practice. but you know some nurses just refuse to change,:). i also think the oral route is a lot nicer for the patient nothing like tring to...

  18. Tele to OB

    mark_LD_RN replied to rndiva1908's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have experience in many areas I have worked TELE,PSYCH, MED-SURG,ICU,ER,REHAB,ONCOLOGY AS WELL AS MOTHER BABY AND L&D. you will do fine if you do it for the right reasons, do it because you...

  19. does anyone still us prostaglandin gel

    mark_LD_RN replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we use cytotec some, but our docs insist most of th time that it be plave lady partslly in the posterior fornix. only did PO route 2

  20. does anyone still us prostaglandin gel

    mark_LD_RN replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we used to use it and had good results, now the docs all switched to low dose pit induction. some work some don't. it seems to only work if cevix is ripe. i have no idea why they stopped no one has...

  21. C.P.I. good, bad, or otherwise??

    mark_LD_RN replied to the new girl's topic in Psychiatric

    i worked psych for over a yr we used CPI it is a joke especially if the person is bigger than you. well even the instuctor had trouble geting most of the manuvers to work agains t me. learn some good...

  22. "Babywise!" Help! Friend swears by it.

    mark_LD_RN replied to Figaro's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    that method needs to be banned, how ridiculous to let a baby cry, scheduled feedings , this is all pretty ridiculous to me. you can not spoil them with

  23. How do all of you document when running an amnioinfusion?

    mark_LD_RN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we do not currently have a written policy but we do require a consent form. we document q30min what going in and what is coming out and oral temp. more frequent charting depending on condition and if...

  24. Becoming a Certified Breastfeeding Educator

    mark_LD_RN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    another good site for info is: http://www.Bradleybirth.com i love the bradley method my

  25. Is pediatric oncology a fun career?

    mark_LD_RN replied to hottie_from_downunder's topic in Nursing Career

    no way is it fun, i have done it i found it very rewarding and very depressing at the same time to much pain,suffering and death for me to take for the long term. and by the way peds oncology and...