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  1. letter of reprimand-help!!

    shay replied to prnlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, God. Major communication breakdown. Oy. Yeah, you need a lawyer who knows his stuff medically speaking, and preferably a lawyer with big, sharp

  2. Blood transfusions, pump or gravity

    shay replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Blood: pump or gravity? Well, that depends............. HOW DEAD IS THE PATIENT? Pump for the nice lil' pump up their crit kinda things, gravity for the last ditch effort...

  3. I snapped

    shay replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a pm. . Hang in there. It's gonna be

  4. CRNA Debate from www.studentdoctor.net

    shay replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ten, I appreciate you posting that here. I must say, until I read that whole toxic mess at studentdoctor.net, I thought most doctors felt the way you do and that the perception of nurses as 'dumb'...

  5. OB TraceVue

    shay replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey! I am very familiar w/OBTV, and it's a good system. Very user friendly, once you get used to it. We still have 'paper' strips, so we never ran into the problem of not being able to view a...

  6. What do you carry your pens, tape, scissors, etc in?

    shay replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My pockets. Don't like the lil' apron thingies.

  7. CRNA Debate from www.studentdoctor.net

    shay replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Bleah!! I hate them, I hate them, I hate them!!!!!!!! That whole debate really pissed me off. Hats off to you guys who gave it right back to them. I couldn't have kept such a cool head. You all...

  8. Allnurses.com history?

    shay replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Brian, I have to say a special bit of thanks to you.....you've been most helpful, especially in a pinch. This is a wonderful site, and I am a freakin' addict....lol! I must 3rd the 'love the...

  9. Maggots?

    shay replied to nurs2bhopefully's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you read the 'what freaks you out?' thread. It gives a great picture of the stuff that gives every day nurses the 'willies.' We all have our 'things' that make us sick to our stomach....

  10. L&D Meds

    shay replied to MelissaCT's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats on your new job!! Well, as far as learning the new meds, yeah, the drug books are useful to a point. I learned the most about the meds I give through the docs and my senior nurses. Like a...

  11. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    shay replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    You know, that's actually a really good idea. I'd actually like that a heck of a lot better than a keychain or mug or whatever. As long as it wasn't a cheesy form letter...."Dear______, RN: thank...

  12. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    shay replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    I have a really good nm. I guess I'm just blessed. She actually works 2 12 hour shifts a week as a regular old 'grunt' with the rest of us, so she knows the real deal. I respect the hell out of...

  13. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    shay replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    I get the usual trinkets. Yay. Someone asked what nurses would LIKE for admin. to give us, I have a suggestion....how some gratis PTO for all the nurses and having people in that week to do gratis...

  14. As an OB nurse, do you feel like your med/surg experience will go to waste?

    shay replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    moe, you so

  15. Do you watch Medical shows?

    shay replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    NO, NO, and did I say NOOOO!!??!! Every tape of 'A Baby Story' should be BURNED. Hate that show. Hate it hate it hate it. Stopped watching 'ER' after I graduated from nsg school 'cuz I screamed...

  16. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    shay replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap, my pay sucks. Too embarassed to

  17. As an OB nurse, do you feel like your med/surg experience will go to waste?

    shay replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :angryfire i get so sick of people who fill other nursing students' heads with this 'you'll lose your med/surg skills' nonsense!!!! teresa, btw, my hostility is most certainly not directed at you....

  18. Divorce And Affairs????

    shay replied to rachaelm4's topic in General Nursing

    I know lots of nurses who are divorced, however, it isn't related to their careers so much as it's related to the SLIMEBALLS they married!!! I do think that these women had that codependent thing...

  19. the nurse/porn connection...........

    shay replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. the nurse/porn connection...........

    shay replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    I think they're turned on by the thought of a rectal thermometer going in their you-know-where......................... Ooooo baby, use EXTRA ky

  21. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    shay replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!

  22. Straight pay for 12 hour shifts?

    shay replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is the same set up as

  23. Epidural question

    shay replied to night owl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope. Your level was too high...if it was an epidural. Are you sure it wasn't a spinal? Because it's very common for women with spinals to feel like they can't breathe. Hmmmm...re-read your birth...

  24. Interested in the field of women's health, but not so interested in labor/OB

    shay replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was gonna suggest the WHNP thing. You may have to do some OB office visits, but more of your work will be focused on GYN care. I see a NP who does not deliver babies, but does all...

  25. Career Suicide??

    shay replied to MelissaCT's topic in General Nursing

    Yep...it's suicide. I agree w/Fergus on this one especially...my solution is to always try to get a job on Mother Baby or peds first. Or look into hospitals that have internship programs on the...