JaneyW

JaneyW

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  1. Can OB's override hospital protocols?

    JaneyW replied to JentheRN2007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This isn't so much about hospital protocols as standard of practice. It is your standard of practice as an OB nurse per AWHONN standards to administer oxygen in that situation based on EBP. If the...

  2. Med error~Hard to explain on paper!

    JaneyW replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    This mistake could have been avoided by using the basic med rights. You always have to check the MAR first. We all make mistakes no matter how good of nurses we are. You cannot just take report and...

  3. Enduring the Pain (long-ish)

    JaneyW replied to EleRico's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a surgery candidate because of the pain? I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease at 35 and I thought that was young! I had a discectomy and fusion in my cervical spine right after...

  4. Finding preceptors

    JaneyW replied to CrescentLuna's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am entering my last year of an on-line program for an MSN from Cal State Dominguez Hills. I have had a few classes where I needed preceptors I had to find for myself. I was intimidated at first,...

  5. Just one persons opinion

    JaneyW replied to dauschundlover's topic in General Nursing

    Before I get flamed too badly, I do need to say that the majority of "experienced" nurses I work with have kept up and do keep up and are also very open to hearing about new evidence-based findings....

  6. Just one persons opinion

    JaneyW replied to dauschundlover's topic in General Nursing

    First off, I can see how this would upset you. Blanket statements aren't the most accurate, and he can't assume that all "experienced" nurses have not kept current within their specialty. I am in my...

  7. Public health vs community health nursing

    JaneyW replied to smilin4ever's topic in Public, Community Health

    I'll take a stab at it: public health nurses work for the government--usually county thought can be state or federal. Community nurses work in the community. This can be for a public entity such as...

  8. Mandatory Vaccines and the Law.

    JaneyW replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Methylene is exactly right. It may mean you will have to scramble for a clinical site. Vaccine laws are per state--not federal. You can find your state's law on the CDC website or your state...

  9. Nursing Program (masters)

    JaneyW replied to lilipad312's topic in California Nursing

    Lily- You need to go to the schools' websites and do this research yourself. It isn't hard to find all this information out. Just go to the school's nursing page and have a look. There will be a...

  10. Stirrups?

    JaneyW replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Squatting is also good, but this is not squatting. Sit them upright and have them lift their knees up so that their feet are flat on the bed. You can lower the foot of the bed if you like. They had...

  11. Stirrups?

    JaneyW replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AWHONN will be publishing their 2nd stage guideline update soon--watch the website for it and order it. I saw a lot of the content at the convention in June and stirrups are definitely on the outs....

  12. efm during an epidural placement ?

    JaneyW replied to maxienurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Read your policy and procedure regarding EFM during epidural placement. It probably addresses this for your facility. Usually, the policy states that EFM be maintained. If so, unplugging the...

  13. Do You Announce That You're a Nurse?

    JaneyW replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to volunteer that I am a nurse when things are being explained too simplistically or not at all--like it would be to difficult to explain in layman's terms. It bothers me that I have to do...

  14. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    JaneyW replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No. We need to reconfigure our coverage for those that cannot do it on their own and increase the wage threshholds for Medicaid, but to hand over the whole system would just be folly at this

  15. Reckless Nurse?

    JaneyW replied to Andrea81's topic in General Nursing

    I am also from soCal and 80 is nothing! I do 80 and am regularly passed--that is when we are not sitting still in traffic. It is really one or the other. Right now I am slowing down to save gas $$....

  16. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    JaneyW replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    Not keeping up with current practice. I am an OB nurse, and my own evidence-based practice is different now than the old hold your breath and count to ten and lay the patient flat on her back and...

  17. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    JaneyW replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think we were posting at the same time! I live in California where we thankfully have ratio laws. At some hospitals when I work PP, I will have 4 couplets (our max) and you're right that it leaves...

  18. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    JaneyW replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    DON'T give up yet! It sounds like you are working in a baby factory! Is it also a teaching facility? You are suffering from overload and also from moral distress. I was just at the AWHONN...

  19. AWHONN Convention!!

    JaneyW posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anyone else at convention in LA this past week? That was my first time and it was amazing! It is in San Diego next year, June 28- July 1. I encourage you to attend if you can. It was inspiring,...

  20. I need all the L&D nurses out there!

    JaneyW replied to JentheRN2007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked in L&D for 6 years now. I am currently attending the AWHONN convention in Los Angeles (one more day!!) so I am feeling very inspired at the moment. It is not a fantasy world, but I...

  21. Foreign patient with greencard only staying in U.S. for 'free' medical care

    JaneyW replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    How? A single payer system will still see my taxes paying for those that do not. I often see you use the single-payer system as the answer, but where will the funding come from if not from...

  22. The Slipshot Nurse

    JaneyW replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread with good comments and support. I just can't let it go--it is "slipshod". OK, my anal mind can let it go now. Thanks for putting up with

  23. Networking/Connections

    JaneyW replied to Murray77's topic in California Nursing

    My first thought is the Lake Tahoe area. It isn't "the beach", but it is "a beach" and also a beautiful area. One shore of the lake is in Nevada so you can gamble!. You may also look at other...

  24. Health Care in the UK

    JaneyW replied to calliesue's topic in International Nursing

    Those of us who see this on a daily basis and pay a premium in our taxes need to start being more politically incorrect, IMHO. We just sent off our quarterly taxes and it is just painful!! If we...

  25. Networking/Connections

    JaneyW replied to Murray77's topic in California Nursing

    Hi Murray--welcome! I live in Orange County in Southern California. I would be glad to give you pointers. My biggest piece of advice would be to come out here and look around before you make any...