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  1. Duramorph/astromorph for C/S

    I didn't have duramorph for my c/s...I just had a freakin' nuclear epidural. My recovery was a breeze. I do like it when my pts. get duramorph, though. I think it helps. And most of them say they'd...
  2. Sexual relationships with patients

    This is when a barf smiley would come in handy.
  3. very rude fellow student

    :rotfl: Oooooh yeah!!! Boy is she in for a rude awakening.
  4. epidural management postpartum

    Our hospital requires documenting respiratory rate and O2sat every hour for 24 hours if pt. rec'd epidural analgesia. I can't say whether or not it's overkill, as the other hospitals where I worked...
  5. North Carolina Roll Call

    Hey!! I'm in the Raleigh area. As far as massage therapist schools, I don't know of any, however, one of my coworkers just got her MT license, so I can ask her where she went. I don't know anything...
  6. I took a benadryl an hour ago and my brain is fuzzed. I'm an NC nurse. Please interpret for the
  7. *Do you see OB doctors and nurses recommending perineal massage to women in prenatal visits? No. Only 2 CNMs at one practice recommend it, maybe to about 1/2 their patients. *Do the majority of women...
  8. Childbirth simulator provides hands-on training

    Hmmm. Sounds kinda
  9. Whew, been there done that. As a new grad I was hired into the NICU and given the most evil preceptor on the planet...I swear. She rode in on a broom every day. She had the "rep" for running off...
  10. Have you talked to anyone else in your class about this? Maybe it's a universal problem within the class? Sometimes it's the instructor, not the student. At any rate, maybe try taping the lectures...
  11. Does your school have interactive CD-ROM's? Lots of people have great success with them. What classes are you having the most trouble
  12. New RN and getting pregnant?

    There never is a good time to have kids if you wait for the perfect time. As for your age, I was 30 when I had my son, turned 31 shortly thereafter. My husband and I plan on 2 other children.As...
  13. ADN School possibly closing next year...

    I don't know if she'd get much help right now from any NC state reps. You forget, one of our senators is running for VEEP, and that means all the dem senators and congressmen are stumping for him and...
  14. ADN School possibly closing next year...

    Oh wow, you really ARE way out there, aren't you??? Dang. Well shoot, Chattanooga is nice. If you want nasty horrible icky trauma, there's Grady in Atlanta. Wow, that sucks. I'm really sorry....
  15. ADN School possibly closing next year...

    Okay, I can't quite get a picture of where in the state you are. I'm in Raleigh-Durham. Where are you in relation to that? And I've heard that the NCBON is pretty difficult when it comes to...
  16. Hydration, the importance of

    I swear it is a never ending struggle to get these women to drink their water. Like trying to nail jello to a tree sometimes. And I hate the old "I don't like water" excuse. Well honey I don't like...
  17. Does this sound like something I should do?

    Aw, congrats! :) My parents actually live right outside Pigeon Forge. It'll be good snuggle up by the fire weather there...wink wink nudge nudge. :) And Dollywood is a blast so be sure to go...
  18. Does this sound like something I should do?

    Not weird at all, and actually a good idea. It can't hurt to ask! Best wishes on your upcoming nuptuals!! Where ya going for the honeymoon? I want to live
  19. Amniotic Fluid Embolism Scare...

    We had two stillbirths the week before I delivered. I totally understand your neurosis. I started having panic attacks. One word for you: vistaril. Go see your doc and get some drugs if you feel...
  20. 24 weeks pregnant with rib pain

    I had that, it was a pulled intercostal muscle. Hurt like heck, hurt to breathe, move, exhale...it was a real blast. Nothing much you can really do for it except time, rest, and of course tylenol...
  21. Yep. The CNA's practically fall all over themselves with shock and pleasant surprise when I float to the floor because I take my own vital signs, help my own patients to the bathroom, etc.. It kills...
  22. Considering Weight Loss Surgery

    I was going to suggest endocrine studies as well. My MIL was recently dx'd with syndrome x ( http://www.syndrome-x.com/ ). She has tried everything under the sun, too, including such drastic...
  23. Amniotic Fluid Embolism Scare...

    I swear, it's cases like this that scare the peetootey out of me. Sometimes, I really really REALLY get so scared on the job. I was taking care of a multip the other day who was having some trouble...
  24. Anyone using Nitronox in OB?

    Wow, I thought that stuff went out of vogue in the '80's! I have only heard the "legend" of nitronox, never actually used it. From what other nurses have told me, they liked the fact that it was pt....
  25. Yanno that new one by Littman with the contoured head? This one: http://www.allheart.com/littmannlwt.html I am going to buy my sister a stethoscope for xmas, she's starting nsg school in the winter....