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  1. "YOU'RE my Nurse?!?!?"

    babynursewannab replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that not talking in that "young girly" voice can make all the difference in the world. I am constantly carded, told I look no older than 17 when my hair is wet and cannot tell you how many...

  2. Srna, +hcg

    babynursewannab replied to zippity's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    First off, congrats. Second, listen to your peers re: baby safety. Remember, the baby "label" changes from embryo to fetus at 9 weeks gestation because, at that point, the baby is basically done...

  3. Cytotec and pitocin for iufd??

    babynursewannab replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's a scary scenario. It sounds like a lovely cocktail for uterine destruction. Has the doc done this before without inducing mad hyper-stim? I'm curious to

  4. Please take pity and help me!

    babynursewannab replied to Atlanta Kellie's topic in General Nursing

    Ok. Ha ha. I just refreshed and saw you already had the interview! :trout: Congrats for getting through it so well! My advice can apply to anyone, really. Good luck with the final outcome!

  5. Please take pity and help me!

    babynursewannab replied to Atlanta Kellie's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! ER at Grady as a new grad!!! You are a bold, challenge-facing woman!!! That personality trait should help get you through that panel review. Think about it, you are pursuing one of, if not THE...

  6. Cardiac question about Aherns/Prentice CCRN Prep

    babynursewannab replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    If it reads just like that, it's a poorly written description (IMHO). I am a cardiac nurse and have never quite heard it put...uh...that way. I will not pretend to be an expert in ion-pump activity...

  7. After nursing school???

    babynursewannab replied to Renee73's topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital is different. I went straight into the CVICU (post open-heart) after graduating. As you can partly tell by my screen name, I had wanted to go into Labor and Delivery after graduation...

  8. ortho evra patch

    babynursewannab replied to lindamb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ahhhhh.... The patch.... Yeah. There is currently a lot of talk about the noted increased occurance of blood clots for people using it. I, myself, used this very same birth enhancement patch roughly...

  9. Just needed to get this off my chest.

    babynursewannab replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Like another poster said: Asthma is not JUST asthma Perspective: Stroke = brain attack - acute and severe can equal deadly MI = heart attack - acute and severe can equal deadly Asthma = lung attack -...

  10. My innards are falling out !!!! EEEKKKK

    babynursewannab replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Um. Welcome to the world of nursing if nothing else. We don't get ANY warning as to what we're going to find when we walk into a room when the pt decides to get creative on us!:chuckle Girl parts...

  11. "Pump Head" post OHS

    babynursewannab replied to RN12345656's topic in Cardiac

    Hmmmm... On my unit, we are often able to look around and pick out the "On pump" patients. It is not unusual to get "pump head" in report. Honestly, we have so many OHS cases where I work that...

  12. the ONLY state where APRNs can't write prescriptions!

    babynursewannab replied to sarahhoughton's topic in General Nursing

    We had a thread about this issue not too long ago. The answer to that question is: The Medical Association of Georgia and, as another poster said, the good 'ol boy

  13. Birth Control Patch Warning

    babynursewannab replied to maureeno's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just had to chime in here. On December 23rd, we will be celebrating the 2nd birthday of my beautiful daughter who was conceived while I was on the birth "enhancement" patch. I, personally, know of...

  14. Atrial Fib. Noninvasive Treatment

    babynursewannab replied to thatoneguy's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There is a need to be careful even with unstable A-fib coming in to the ER or anywhere if the onset is unknown. After 48 hours it is advisable to slow the heart rate but NOT to sinus rythm. If a...

  15. CVP readings

    babynursewannab replied to sazza's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Standard practice for us is ensuring the pressure bag is at set at 300. The line has been zeroed and the transducer is leveled with the phlebostatic axis (4th ICS at midaxillary line) regardless of pt...

  16. What should I do- med dose?

    babynursewannab replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Better it was a subtherapeutic level for something like Zantac than a toxic level of anything. Like another poster said, the doc should catch that on chart

  17. Ok, does anyone feel as lost as I do....

    babynursewannab replied to tryinrealhard's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I came off orientation in the CVICU at the end of July. I still feel the same way you do. I used to be a very confident person. Now I doubt nearly everything I do. I feel like I have poorly done...

  18. Leaving work at work!

    babynursewannab replied to dianacs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    AMEN!!! I wish the nurses I work with would get that. Apparently, there have been a couple of times I've left stuff (with the impression that keeping the pt alive was more important than a routine...

  19. Fungal Infections!?!?

    babynursewannab replied to lccougar02's topic in General Nursing

    Usually, it can be traced to something as simple as sweating and not cleaning well or not drying off well enough after bathing/showering. Fungus (yeast) LOVES dark, wet, warm environments. That's...

  20. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    babynursewannab replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I'm basically new, as well and I can tell from your posted grievances that most are situations that require the "skin-toughening" that comes over time with nursing. Yes, you should have had a bit more...

  21. Georgia

    babynursewannab replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Erlanger-UTC is where I hope to end up in a couple of years. I live in N.GA and I wouldn't have to

  22. New RN, cant find a job...

    babynursewannab replied to scorpiolisa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm at St.Joe's and I am not sure if you have to be in the official new grad program if you're not in critical care (I'm in the CVICU) but it's worth a shot to call. I know our program was March and...

  23. should i give up on my dream

    babynursewannab replied to jacob1's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. Let yourself cry to release the stress in your body, but don't give up. You didn't say how far into the program you are. But, look at it this way: If you can't do it for yourself right now, do...

  24. frustrated...bad 2 days

    babynursewannab replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmmm. Pain in the a** isn't a legal reason for restraint, but unable to comply with medical treatment, picking/pulling at lines, and endangering self (grossly increasing risk of infection along with...

  25. pampering after work????

    babynursewannab replied to khine2mn80's topic in General Nursing

    Or IS