mother/babyRN

mother/babyRN RN

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  1. Survey: Do you think hospitals should require a uniform code for nurses?

    mother/babyRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Well, then I think docs shouldn't be able to round in plain

  2. How do you deal with "patient-know-it-alls"?

    mother/babyRN replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    That s exactly

  3. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    mother/babyRN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Funny that people don't want to pay nurses the salaries and benefits they deserve for their knowledge and skills BUT they will pay plumbers, electricians, carpenters, lawyers and just about ANYONE...

  4. Survey: Do you think hospitals should require a uniform code for nurses?

    mother/babyRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not unless the plan is to do the same with every other

  5. How do you deal with "patient-know-it-alls"?

    mother/babyRN replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the only way a hospitilized pt regains the sense of control they have lost is to seem in control...Then there is the manipulative side of some patients. I streamline my responses and care to...

  6. Terminations

    mother/babyRN replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds as though you mean demises and not terminations. Those are tough because you have to deal with your own feelings as well as comfort people at a time when possibly little or no comfort really...

  7. Pt found dead!!!

    mother/babyRN replied to glascow's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thats why however busy we are we still take the time to complain, and fill out an unsafe staffing report that we file and give a copy to the supervisor...The union doesn't like those piling up, and...

  8. OP babies=more pain?

    mother/babyRN replied to ChristyE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh for goodness sakes! We all have different experiences and different styles...Then too, when we are in labor we perceive differently...I just think that we should take what helps and use it..Share...

  9. OP babies=more pain?

    mother/babyRN replied to ChristyE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're so welcome! Just remember that one 12 hour labor has the energy expendiature of two marathons and THEN we expect you to push! When you are direct OP it is that much more difficult...Just "talk"...

  10. rejection letter

    mother/babyRN replied to gooser's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am so sorry....When I was young and naive, I got a rejection letter from the nursing school I applied at, SO I wrote right back with a heartfelt letter explaining that my desire to be a nurse...

  11. OP babies=more pain?

    mother/babyRN replied to ChristyE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am so sorry for your horrific experience....Really sad and upset too....As far as holding of the hands go, there is certainly a way to do it that won't cause broken bones or trauma..Thumb to...

  12. Pt found dead!!!

    mother/babyRN replied to glascow's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    How horrible! Restraint issues are huge in both hospitals I work in..Even in OB if siderails are up one has to document that they are up with the patient's permission...In other areas, or with...

  13. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    mother/babyRN replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    THAT is a great one, but something that would get us fired if we said it..Can't upset anyone, you know....Loved that

  14. Cape, Anyone?

    mother/babyRN replied to alphafe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I have worked at CCHospital and Falmouth..What would you like to

  15. Cape, Anyone?

    mother/babyRN replied to alphafe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    CCCC is a great program and highly regarded...I didn't go to nursing school there, but did attend some classes a few years ago and enjoyed it....My son also attended there for criminal justice...What...

  16. My doctor's office staff sent me out....

    mother/babyRN replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Come in last night and the ER calls to tell me they are sending up a screaming pregnant woman who is coming in by ambulance. They tell me the EMTs do not see crowning but that the pt is both active...

  17. Ode to a Labor and Delivery Nurse...

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ode to a Labor and Delivery Nurse OR, Maternity is NOT a Piece of Cake....Written by frazzled night delivery nurse Martha Crowninshield O'Brien...September 25, 1994 Once cool and windy night, just...

  18. Ode to a Labor and Delivery Nurse...

    mother/babyRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have noticed, since copies of this were passed around, that the OB docs are being VERY nice to the nurses lately...I have done my

  19. Stupid med error

    mother/babyRN replied to Nurse4God's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you are feeling so badly. We are all human, and it is the good nurses who recognize and admit mistakes. We all make them and most of us feel badly, however that does not reflect upon the...

  20. Care Plan Hell

    mother/babyRN replied to kimtab's topic in General Students

    Oh believe me, you WILL be doing more care

  21. Care Plan Hell

    mother/babyRN replied to kimtab's topic in General Students

    From an older nurse....You arrange the care plan based on the available data and then individualize it after you meet the pt and assess his or her needs..This is done to minimilize any prejudiced view...

  22. My doctor's office staff sent me out....

    mother/babyRN replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    How about the patients who show up because they are too cheap to buy their own pregnancy

  23. Care Plan Hell

    mother/babyRN replied to kimtab's topic in General Students

    I loved writing them too ( although I could do without them now)... Once I had the audacity to tell an instructor the only potential problem I could come up with that was suited to everyone, was "...

  24. Docs & Nurses

    mother/babyRN replied to alphafe's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's what you make of it...I find there are older docs and sometimes old school nurses who allow things to happen that shouldn't but you bring your personality and knowledge into the...

  25. I'm sorry. I have to say it.

    mother/babyRN replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh, and since I fell asleep during the show, I possibly missed this....Where was the jet vent? The UAC line? The UAV line? The Iv period? What about all the stuff those amazing NICU people do? Or, we...