labordude BSN, RN

L&D, OBED, NICU, Lactation

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    About apologizing

    labordude replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I don't apologize. I'm sorry, that's just the way I
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    Vaginal Exams

    labordude replied to Ponchie109's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I bought one of these Pocketdilationguide.com and it's great. I started off with trouble getting a handle on SVEs, but the one thing that helped me was when one preceptor talked about the cervix as...
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    Should I do more??

    labordude replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    This is patently not true. NO state requires that employees be given 15 minutes for four hours of work. There are several that prescribe 10 minute breaks including California, Kentucky, Minnesota,...
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    How can I increase the morale on my unit?

    labordude replied to BecomingNursey's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    TL;DR - Don't just treat the symptoms, figure out what the actual problem is. Blaming is ineffective, stop it and start doing something. I think many of the comments here are missing the big picture....
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    Incivility: Beyond the Nurse

    labordude replied to Jkaiservi's topic in Nurses Rock

    Disclaimer (yes at the beginning): While your individual experience may vary, my comments are accurate in the aggregate. I really want to thank you for making these comments and I agree nearly...
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    Males Neonatal Nursing

    labordude replied to brimurse58's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few guys on here that went straight into the NICU as new grads. No experience is going to prepare you for that environment and starting as a new grad is a great way to go. I would highly...
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    Nurse Corps Scholarship "Required To Work 2 Years In Understaffed Facilities"

    labordude replied to mirandaaa's topic in General Students

    I was only required to be working in a facility that met the standards for high/critical shortage, namely that it was located in an area with a primary care HSPA of 14 or higher. You can find those...
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    Nurse Corps Scholarship "Required To Work 2 Years In Understaffed Facilities"

    labordude replied to mirandaaa's topic in General Students

    I received this scholarship when I was in nursing school. I absolutely had a choice over where I worked and it was required to be a hospital with an HSPA score of 14 or higher. Just because it's...
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    labordude replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand the 2 nurse part, we do that for all caths for sterility purposes. I don't understand the requirement for it to be 2 females when cathing a female patient, but either gender can cath...
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    labordude replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my issue with the way your hospital does this and it can be looked at from multiple perspectives: 1:It assumes ALL women will have an issue with male nurses and men may/may not have an issue...
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    labordude replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little late to the party and I wasn't going to read all 301 comments before mine. As a nurse who happens to be a dude, I do find some of your points interesting, especially that you need a...
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    Men in Neonatal nursing

    labordude replied to guest904524's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I went into NICU as a new grad back in 2006 at one of the larger children's hospitals. I'm glad I did it because it helped me get my foot in the door for L&D. If you're ever interested in Texas,...
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    Cervical Exams- locating the cervix

    labordude replied to AvaRN22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I bought one of these Pocketdilationguide.com and it's great. I started off with trouble getting a handle on SVEs, but the one thing that helped me was when one preceptor talked about the cervix as...
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    How to Answer "Tell us About Yourself"

    labordude replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you telling me that you haven't done anything in your life and career that you are proud of? What did you do at that job? Let me give you a hint, the answer is NOT "take care of patients in X...
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    Revising of NICU levels

    labordude replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Different states also have varying requirements as there is no national group that specifies standards. Here in TX, there is a large perinatal committee looking at standardizing because of this...
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    Nursing School in One State, Taking Boards for Another

    labordude replied to mooshgigila's topic in General Nursing

    I did this when I graduated. Since Florida is also a member of Nursys, it becomes much easier to verify your license if you ever need to endorse into another
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    How to Answer "Tell us About Yourself"

    labordude replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Under no circumstances should you ask the interviewer "well, what do you want to know?" For interviews, if you don't have a longer version of your elevator pitch, GET ONE! This is your opportunity to...
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    Is Nursing All About Stress?

    labordude replied to Jerome Stone RN's topic in General Nursing

    While I do agree that better nurse-patient ratios and your other suggestions have merit, I wholeheartedly disagree that those are really the answers. As nurses and human being, we can't always control...
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    Any feedback on Brockton School nursing program?

    labordude replied to WCSU1987's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am a BHSN grad and would highly recommend the program. It is a diploma program (the only one left in MA), but there is an AS from Fisher and an articulation agreement with Curry and other schools in...
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    If the percent of men in nursing was 9.6% in 2011. What you think it is now?

    labordude replied to futurern_.'s topic in Men in Nursing

    http://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/cps/women-in-the-labor-force-a-databook-2014.pdf look at the top of page 38. For the year 2013, the figure was 9.9% males extrapolated from 90.1% females under...
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    How do i know if nursing is the profession for me ?

    labordude replied to asianspice's topic in General Nursing

    You went into a nursing program unsure if it was for you? That just doesn't seem like a logical use of time and money. What about shadowing some actual nurses doing their job in different specialty...
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    New grad male nurse in the NICU..

    labordude replied to NicuMurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm almost completely with Guy In Babyland and I have been through many things that you are talking about, particularly when I was a new grad. I have worked NICU and now I work L&D, so I have some...
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    Augmenting Labor (particularly before 39 weeks)

    labordude replied to wilma30RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Then there are hospitals like mine which augment the shi..crap out of everyone. There are also hospitals in the area that prefer every patient to have IUPCs and FSEs so they can just crank the pit and...
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    Pregnant and looking for per diem job

    labordude replied to Nursecrane's topic in General Nursing

    Don't offer this information, nor should they ask it would really open them up to problems by appearing as though that had an impact on any decision they might make. If you haven't worked per diem...
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    What is the freaking deal with OB?

    labordude replied to Mavrick's topic in General Students

    I have never had any desire to be near trauma. That being said, I very much enjoy the critical aspects of L&D and NICU. I may be in school to be a CNM, but I will always want to work with...