travduck BSN, RN, CNM

Rural, Midwifery, CCU, Ortho, Telemedicin

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    Am I a loser? I couldn't keep up....

    travduck replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    You are neither, just a victim of fellow nurses. File the experience and next time say "NO" or negotiate who you will take in advance. While the day shift is always busier, learn a lesson and know...
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    Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    travduck replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    From my own experience, and in the current climit in hospitals, HAVE A
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    Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    travduck replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I applaud your thinking about the "standards" and "what we do heres" a lot of which are not evidence based. HOWEVER, I do believe in at least a saline/hep lock because the veins can and do collapse in...
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    Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    travduck replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

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    Failed Abortions

    travduck replied to Kalico's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, it happens. If the babe is "normal" then you have options, You have them even if the babe is not "normal", but I believe that you must consider consequences to all. You can kick the situation to...
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    CNA before RN

    travduck replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Students

    I truely believe that nursing would be a lot better off if CNA was the first quarter of nursing. Persons who really have no idea of what nursing is about and who faint, gag, or go into shock the first...
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    Evil People

    travduck replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    We encounter the same attitude in family members daily in OB, (and worse). There are several ways to get around this wondrous yuck: 1) move to Arizona where abuse of health personnel is a felony I...