mother/babyRN

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

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

    I am SO glad you said that! I made the same assessment, but then, that ER staff is way too calm and takes it's time getting patients delivered in the OR before calling OB...AND didn't Abby say...

  2. Ticked off and ready to quit job!

    mother/babyRN replied to lashon20's topic in General Nursing

    I would leave and see if there are any Doctor's office jobs available..You KNOW they don't work many weekends or Holidays...I wouldn't take what you are taking unless I had their original promises in...

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

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

    In my experience, it was always less about how quickly they can be turfed than absolute fear and disgust...We weren't supposed to see anyone in delivery under 20 weeks and MANY times er people would...

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

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

    I am totally unhappy with the pregnant people who call the ambulance at a whim ( which we pay for ) just to have a cramp diagnosed as a UTI, when the significant other just didn't want to get up ,...

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

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

    I can appreciate the frustration here. I have felt that way myself but it didn't come off as the mild rant you may have desired...And I wouldn't send it to patients because they are not as educated in...

  6. please help am going mad

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

    How do you feel about "talking" to us????We are here for you....Just ask....PM any of us ( if I may speak for you all) or just let us know how you are doing...NO one knows EVERYTHING right

  7. related to another post I made on reporting a MD

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

    AngelBear...So sorry for what you went through..Oxygen is considered a med so has to be ordered, in the unlikely someone administers it to someone with an impaired hypoxic drive.....I also thought it...

  8. please help am going mad

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

    Milly, {{{}}...It just takes time...Sometimes I will line out a piece of plain paper and square it off, marking Iv, Pt Pt room Treatments Meds and their times, etc with boxes that I can check off or...

  9. Bully! Help! I need to write a rebuttal!

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

    Grrrr...I SO would LOVE to help you with writing a reply whatever the outcome..You need only ask...Great

  10. "Ode To a Labor and Delivery Nurse " OR...Maternity is NOT a Piece of Cake......:)

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    while i know this might be better placed in the ob section, it might be fun to see how non maternity nurses think about it......based on several truly horrific night shifts..... ode to a labor and...

  11. Some Kind of Friendship...A True Story

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some Kind of Friendship.... I was totally bored that Saturday mid morning, but happy. Full time nursing school students working outside the scope of school rarely enjoyed downtime, so along with being...

  12. Some Kind of Friendship...A True Story

    mother/babyRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just HAVE to ask...WHY do you hate feet????Sounds like a poem just waiting to be written!

  13. Some Kind of Friendship...A True Story

    mother/babyRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, it is all of YOU who are wonderful....Just spoke with James via email.....I sent him a copy of the piece and when I hadn't heard from him I thought I might have offended him...He reminded me that...

  14. PIH (Prisoner In House)

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    pih (prisoner in house) aka pregnancy induced hypertension restlessly written by patient martha j. o'brien rn/patient/potential mommy listen.... i'm not really complaining, about committment to couch...

  15. Mr. Albercoss-Room 724 ( have posted this one before)

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

    Hi All, Just heard from Nursing Spectrum and they don't feel this piece fits their editorial needs, although they did mention I should submit it to my local paper....Oh well....At least I know all...

  16. Mr. Albercoss-Room 724 ( have posted this one before)

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Long ago, when a student, I encountered an elderly gentleman with a CVA. He inspired me to write, in my own way, the depth of compassion and empathy, felt and practiced by nurses everywhere... Mr....

  17. Nurses marrying doctors

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

    I have known several people who went into nursing because they loved nursing but also wanted to marry doctors. Some did. Most are happy. A few are divorced. The common denominator I have found is that...

  18. Some Kind of Friendship...A True Story

    mother/babyRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thankyou so much. He is an amazing person. I wrote this as a gift to him because it was the only thing I could do to let him know how special he is to

  19. Some Kind of Friendship...A True Story

    mother/babyRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And now we are the best of friends.......For

  20. Lotus births.

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

    Typed in lotus birth and was directed to a site by some one who obviously thinks radically in that direction ( and thats ok, knock yourself out) BUT she mentioned that "without benefit of questioning...

  21. HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP--student nurse in distress

    mother/babyRN replied to prairiegirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Not all of us "knew" nursing was our call..I didn't..I worked as an aide and needed a like job that paid good money...I had many confusing moments. We all did. You will....Smells are gross...So move...

  22. Getting Accepted.....The Essay

    mother/babyRN replied to glopop11's topic in General Students

    Hope you don't mind an idea or two from a writer...Be yourself...If you know why you want to be a nurse, say exactly that...Don't make something up for the sake of an essay...They will see right...

  23. Want to know positive and negative feedbacks about working in Maternity Unit

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

    I too, agree with Smiling Blue Eyes and Day Ray....I have to say that possibly the most difficult part for me to take is the lack of respect other areas of the hospital, supervisors and even the...

  24. I Hate You, Heart Attack.....

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

    I am so fortunate to have all of you and I thank you again..RN Connie, and all those of you who can sadly personally identify, if I can speak or address our pain, then perhaps the pain was worth...

  25. Farewell, and Thankyou....

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    In December of 1999, 6 firefighters from Worcester perished in a fire at a deserted warehouse...This was a significant loss for their families and the surrounding communities. It prompted me to write...