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  1. Are Nurses Overprotective?

    shay replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

    No, nurses aren't overprotective. The moms on this other bb I surf say/do the same stuff, and most of them are NOT

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

    shay replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Tiffany, you make excellent points that it looks like ALL OF US have made re: cytotec. It's a scary drug. The whole potential for hyperstim is just too great. Blue eyes, I did NOT know that about...

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

    shay replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Uuuuuuuuuuuugggggggggghhhhhh.........cytotec gives me the willies. Yeees, our hosp. has the same deal as yours, Mark, and our nurses place it. I try to get out of placing it if I can. I just don't...

  4. Tele to OB

    shay replied to rndiva1908's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Same for me.......always been in either nursery or OB, never anywhere else. I do work with quite a few people who transferred to OB from med/surg floors, and they love it. Plus, hey, having tele...

  5. Crazy, abusive patient? What do u do?

    shay replied to Anagray's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haldol blow

  6. does anyone still us prostaglandin gel

    shay replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You mean prepidil? Like once in a very blue moon......when the doc gets in a weird mood. Dunno if they stopped mf it. I personally haven't used it in I swear 4 years (but it lives in the fridge on...

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

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

    Ty, CMTmom!! Show him for the creep he is.

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

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

    Ty Fergus. Ditto for

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

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

    First off, DOH! I knew I'd step on some toes w/my granny comment. No offense meant, Renee....and Nancy....and all the other grannies who 'spoil' their grandkids w/love. You'd be surprised, though,...

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

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

    Tell her what I tell all parents/family members who voice concerns over 'spoiling' a baby by holding it. Ahem, " YOU CANNOT SPOIL A CHILD WITH LOVE. YOU SPOIL WITH NINTENDO OR BARBIE DOLLS. BUT...

  11. Older than dirt quiz

    shay replied to KaraLea's topic in Nursing Humor

    I got 10.........still a spring chicken.........for

  12. "Floating" rears its ugly head again

    shay replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    And God bless ya for that!!! Whew!! :chuckle heh heh....floaters...heh

  13. How do I delete my old threads?

    shay replied to forget it!'s topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :roll

  14. How do I delete my old threads?

    shay replied to forget it!'s topic in General Nursing

    Ya can't. A moderator has to do it for you.

  15. "Floating" rears its ugly head again

    shay replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Seeeeeee, I know I need sleep now, 'cause when I read the title of this thread, I read 'floater rears its ugly head...' and I thought, "DUDE!!! FLUSH!!" Oh, man....gotta nap.........mind in

  16. Pregnant and working as RN

    shay replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    Dang, I'm with the other 'pregnancy avoiders' here....maybe I should spray my keyboard with spermicide??????????????????? Will bug spray work in a pinch?? Kidding, only kidding..... Lots of preggos...

  17. How many of you married doctors?

    shay replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hee hee....made me think of nothing but breastfeeding....hee hee. Okay, that being said......... I offer my humble opinion. One of my very dear friends (who is a nurse) is married to *gasp!* a...

  18. Pregnant and working as RN

    shay replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, ditto what imenid37 said....I see a lot of nurses who do just fine w/their pregnancies, but I also see a loooooooooot of nurses with preterm labor. We, as nurses, do not take care of ourselves...

  19. too many interventions in L&D

    shay replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only thing we can do is educate the public, and try to sway our docs from doing the doggone things. ~sigh~ I love my nm with all my heart but wish to God she had the cajones to stand up to the...

  20. too many interventions in L&D

    shay replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep. True dat! Why in the hell does a woman in latent labor with a negative history and normal pregnancy need to be hooked up to EFM??? WHY??? WHY??? WHY??? Let's see.....you're in early/latent...

  21. too many interventions in L&D

    shay replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I thought of something else that contributes to all of these silly elective inductions... Nobody seems to give TRUE informed consent when it comes to an elective induction. You know, things like IT...

  22. too many interventions in L&D

    shay replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, I think there are way too many interventions. Part of it is due to horrible shows like 'a baby story' (can we PLEEEEEAASE get that d*mn show canceled?) that show every woman getting an...

  23. Question about working in the Nursery.

    shay replied to kookyscientist's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Two of the hospitals I've worked at had Newborn (well baby) nurseries that were staffed full time by exclusively neonatal nurses. These nurses had to rotate in and out of the well-baby nursery into...

  24. Belly Piercing/Tattoo

    shay replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, hell.......let her get her belly pierced. Just do like the other mom nurses did and pick the place and teach her how to keep it clean. Kid's gotta rebel somehow......at least she's not

  25. my back hurts.......does yours?

    shay replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

    OW.