happybunny1970

happybunny1970

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  1. Is it all political?

    happybunny1970 replied to ERGirl83's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed... you'll find this in every field, from childcare to the Presidency. Eventually you realize that you can't control the world (and aren't expected to) -- you can only control how you react to...

  2. Dressing for Halloween?

    happybunny1970 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I've been wearing the scrubs since October 1 -- love 'em! My unit encourages anything from the neck-up for the Big Day(as long as not in the way -- makeup and hats OK, big rubber masks

  3. Writing Skills important for an RN

    happybunny1970 replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    YES!!! It is important to have the ability to report current patient conditions in such a fashion that any other healthcare professional reading your charting gets a clear picture of the situation....

  4. Bipolar SN is picky about shift, soon-to-be new grad can't work overnight

    happybunny1970 replied to KaminoAcid's topic in General Nursing

    There is some good advice here... There is no reason to disclose ANYTHING about your personal life. Keep your private life private. Look for and apply for only day positions, and that is what you...

  5. Help please - Need advice on dealing with Michigan HPRP

    happybunny1970 replied to michclaire517's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You need an Administrative Attorney, preferably one who has experience with the Board. Your Union representatives are a good source, or you might try looking for listings in whatever city your Board...

  6. How much does a delivery cost in the U.S.?

    happybunny1970 replied to linzz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Definitely varies... I delivered VBAC in Baltimore 9 years ago to the tune of >$20,000 (but since my husband worked for the hospital, I paid nothing -- best employee health plan ever!!! I just...

  7. work while on narcotics?

    happybunny1970 replied to deehaverrn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    unfortunately, here i think you are right -- it almost becomes a "don't ask/don't tell" situation (though with it being a wc case, probably everyone around you already knows). yes, people who are...

  8. Christian Scientists in LDR/PP

    happybunny1970 replied to pirap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    nope, he was quite clear. i thought the same thing initially. but we had a lengthy

  9. AV Graft reverse cannulation

    happybunny1970 replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    What?? On a Graft?? That would never fly in my (Acute) unit... Sounds like the venous/upper end is stenosed or otherwise blocked, causing the high pressures. But if the pressure can be reduced by...

  10. Drawing P.T./INR on Catheter patients

    happybunny1970 replied to sueinga's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    For PT/INR we have to do a peripheral stick before anything else (aside from maybe patient assessment). We don't even touch the catheter until that's

  11. Know any RN's who became MD's?

    happybunny1970 replied to Anesthetize's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, you don't even have to have a Bachelor's degree to get into Medical School -- one of the docs I work with applied and was accepted in his Junior year, so he didn't complete his Bachelor's,...

  12. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    happybunny1970 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly the point of the Infectious Disease Docs in my

  13. Christian Scientists in LDR/PP

    happybunny1970 replied to pirap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like Dad was making choices for Baby, but if consulted alone Mom may have had other ideas (as she did for herself -- bet you dollars to doughnuts Dad didn't know about some of her decisions). I...

  14. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    happybunny1970 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I agree the teacher went a little nuts, but MRSA is EVERYWHERE now -- we don't put people in isolation for it anymore. I remember the year I graduated nursing school (2002), our local infectious...

  15. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    happybunny1970 replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto that. I understand the customer service aspect of color-coding the scrubs (we have one hospital locally that does this -- solid maroon for RN, solid maroon top with white (yikes!) pants for...

  16. What would you do...

    happybunny1970 replied to oliveralways's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Kudos to you for taking the initiative to get something done -- there are many who would do nothing more than accept the assignment (right or wrong) and complain loudly about it. Clearly, if you were...

  17. "At will employment" have you heard of this?

    happybunny1970 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    This is absolutely true... and not only that, I had an experience where a prospective employer was attempting to verify employment and the former employer refused to either confirm or deny that I had...

  18. Who consents for the underage where you work?? long

    happybunny1970 replied to crysobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got curious, so I started looking... In PA: http://www.jlc.org/index.php/factsheets/teenpreg#1 "Can a teenager who is pregnant consent to her own medical treatment? Yes. A teenager who is pregnant...

  19. L&D nurse/abortions/accepting patients

    happybunny1970 replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree -- part of working in L&D means working in these types of situations -- just like there are uncomfortable situations, or cases we'd rather not be involved with, in EVERY specialty area....

  20. Are nurses professional?

    happybunny1970 replied to mmmk10's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Sorry if my comment was misinterpreted... what I meant to convey is that BEFORE I entered nursing as a career, my perception (based on my limited experience with both doctors and nurses, which was...

  21. Are nurses professional?

    happybunny1970 replied to mmmk10's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Everything that I saw growing up (in Houston, Nashville, and New Orleans, all major metropolitan areas) pointed to Nursing as being "professional," and actually not too far down from doctors. I was...

  22. How do you keep your uniforms whit as can be?

    happybunny1970 replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    Man, this would have been a useful thread years ago when I was in school... we had to wear white uniforms with this white bib-thingy that had blue stripes for RN students and yellow stripes for LVN...

  23. Is It a Bad Idea To Stay in a Bad Marriage Until School Ends?

    happybunny1970 replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Students

    Cheryl, I'm sorry to say how often I've heard of marriages dissolving during or shortly after nursing school -- mine almost went there, too. The most common reason seemed to be that as we were...

  24. Pregnancy is not a disease!!! (vent)

    happybunny1970 replied to RN4life#1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, dear. You sound like one of my husband's employees... While she is single and never had children, one of the other techs was pregnant with her second child (the first tech had talked this tech...

  25. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    happybunny1970 replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    Cool thread! My husband was a Corpsman from 1989-1997 stationed at NNMC in Bethesda, MD. He was given the option of enlisting or being kicked out by his parents, as he had no desire for college....