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  1. How can I educate fellow nurses?

    beachmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I need suggestions please! Our hospital has encouraged skin to skin after birth for many years, and after lady partsl births this is happening. After C/S births, IT'S NOT. Our manager is all for us...

  2. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    beachmom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's a whole list of names, with pictures. :) 19 Nonsensical Names That Nobody Should Have To Live With |

  3. Do you have an OB in the hospital 24/7?

    beachmom replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, we don't have a 24/7 OB. Luckily all our OB's live 5-10 minutes away, and they can park right next to LDRP. The clinics are across the street - 2 minutes away. Our peds live farther away, 10-20...

  4. If one is treated for MRSA, are they still contagious?

    beachmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    If someone has a MRSA infection and is treated with IV Vanco, when he gets out of the hospital, is he still able to spread MRSA to others? If a person has strep, after 24 hours of antibiotics they are...

  5. Portland-Nice place to visit but dont stay?

    beachmom replied to puravidaLV's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Lots of green in the Portland area and lots of rain to keep it green. Snow and skiing on Mt. Hood. Nice clean water from Mt. Hood melt-off. About two hours from the beach. Lots of culture, arts and...

  6. If one is treated for MRSA, are they still contagious?

    beachmom replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    I know they are different. I'm just saying you can cure strep. Why can't you cure MRSA? If the antibiotics kill the MRSA enough for the wound to heal, why is the person still colonized and

  7. If one is treated for MRSA, are they still contagious?

    beachmom replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    If someone has a MRSA infection and is on Vanco and Zosyn, and the wound heals, do they still have MRSA? If someone has strep, and they are treated with antibiotics, after 24 hours, they are not...

  8. L&D nurses - different viewpoints on birth

    beachmom replied to KMLSanDiego's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't count the number of women that come in planning on a totally natural birth who decide, at 6 cm, to go with the epidural and are very happy they did. I always tell them I'll support whichever...

  9. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    beachmom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I knew a man with a first name of "Fuk." It was pronounced "Fuke". Too bad it wasn't spelled the way it was pronounced. He was an immigrant from one of those small, south Asian countries. I'm sure it...

  10. Best MD note

    beachmom replied to beckster_01's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was a night shift nurse's note in a LTC facility. "No pulse, no BP. Will keep comfortable." She left the next morning, saying nothing about it to the day shift. Day shift CNA, of course, found...

  11. What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    beachmom replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Considering his actions the last few days, I wouldn't take care of him without a policeman present and any other safeguards I might need to keep myself safe. That being said, he'd get the same care...

  12. Tricks of the trade: Diversion- stories of the stupid and sly?

    beachmom replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nurse give a pt. two regular Tylenol instead of Norco. Too bad for her that the pt. was a hospital pharmacy tech and recognized the pills and turned her in. Don't know how many patients she...

  13. Fun poll: Did you get oriented, or did you get orientated?

    beachmom replied to SuzieVN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Our patients are "alert and oriented." When I started working at the hospital, I was "orientated." I never liked the word "orientated," and now I learn I'm right, it's not American

  14. Would you have told on this nurse?

    beachmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    There was a nurse on our unit, whom I will call "Kate," who was recently found "diverting" narcotics. Several months ago I was on the shift after hers and medicated a patient that Kate had. I brought...

  15. "I'm not listening to you" says the doctor

    beachmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the peds is out of town for a couple weeks, and a locum tenens took his place. We had a 34 weeker in labor and needed a ped at the delivery, so we called Dr. "LT." This is a small hospital...

  16. maggots?

    beachmom replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency

    Wow, I was doing Dr. Maeyens' transcription when he did that episode! (my job before I was a nurse.) He loved maggot therapy. The maggots come in a cup labled "sterile." He got them from California...

  17. Question about men in labor/delivery and nursery.

    beachmom replied to jhyde17's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have one male nurse who does postpartum, nsy and NICU, but not labor. We try not to put him with any woman with known sexual abuse, especially if she is fresh postpartum, just because we don't want...

  18. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    beachmom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know you're a nurse when you dread a visit from your non-compliant, diabetic relative, as the last time he showed up at your door, he had a badly infected foot, and it took two surgeries and a six...

  19. How do I set limits on caregiving with a family member?

    beachmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    My brother in law is diabetic and won't take care of himself. Last year he quit his insulin and medical care. He came to visit last fall with his foot horribly infected. He had a 12 day stay in the...

  20. How do I set limits on caregiving with a family member?

    beachmom replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    I emailed him today (he has no minutes on his phone) and nicely told him I was not his caregiver. He needs to accept responsibility for his health or accept the consequences. I'm kinda proud of...

  21. How do I set limits on caregiving with a family member?

    beachmom replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN. He has never been diagnosed with a mental illness, but he probably should be. He doesn't fall into any typical category. He would never cooperate with a psychological evaluation. He is...

  22. baby friendly questions

    beachmom replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know of a 12 pound baby, exclusively breastfed, great latch, plenty of time on the breast. But he was large and needed more than mom was able to give. By the time her milk came in, baby was badly...

  23. Is turning dying patients comfort care or not?

    beachmom replied to C0252786's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In ICU there was a pt. that was dying. She was hooked up to the monitor. Every time she was turned, her HR, Resp and BP all decreased about 20%. Then over the next half hour the VS increased to...

  24. midwife/NP problem (kinda long)

    beachmom replied to khammond0005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Any time we discharge a pt. after the pharmacies close, we can call pharmacy to give us enough meds to last until morning. I've done narcotics before. Pharmacy packages them differently. They hand me...

  25. OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    beachmom replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had a C/S, an epidural/episiotomy and a natural - in that order. (Back when VBAC's weren't "dangerous" ). I tell my patients I'll support them in whatever they choose, and I mean it. There are...