Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    Elvish replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    I get what you're saying. Most don't come while in early labor, in my experience. Most come in late 3rd tri, say 36ish weeks. I'm speaking of those coming from further abroad than Mexico. It's risky...
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    Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    Elvish replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    May be risky beyond a certain point, but it happens. People from North Africa cross the Mediterranean all the time for the same reasons. Ditto from islands in the South Pacific to Australia/NZ....
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    Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    Elvish replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    Though I would make the argument that even the parental intent part isn't unique to the US. It's just the geographical proximity that makes easier for Mexican and Central American parents versus, say,...
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    What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    Elvish replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've talked laboring women through many a delivery, helped hold them etc. while pushing. Gotten called all kinds of names there. They always apologize afterward. I think the worst thing beyond that...
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    Mandatory "on-call" scheduling

    Elvish replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do mandatory on-call 12hrs per 6-week schedule. After regular signup is finished, then they put out the remaining available shifts (and there are always enough remaining shifts to go around!) for...
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    Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    Elvish replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    Virginia Dare: the original anchor
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    What is your nursing "joy?"

    Elvish replied to jamisaurus's topic in Nurses Rock

    Getting a big cranky baby that no one else has been able to handle to just drift off to sleep and stay that way for a while.
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

    Elvish replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ((((hugs)))) NicuGal. Tough spot to be
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    Liking members at AN

    Elvish replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Ahem. Yes. That's all I'll say. Come geek out with
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    Liking members at AN

    Elvish replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    You asked, I made it so. Breakroom is a beautiful thing. :) Here we all go, now we won't go making the mods crazy with OT posts here! Geeks, geek out here! |
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    Liking members at AN

    Elvish replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Geeky girls are the best! You can tell her I'm not a fan of the Adlock shipping either. :) IMV he's fascinated by her because she's smart but nothing more than that. I don't even see a lot of shipping...
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    Liking members at AN

    Elvish replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhh, yes. Bucket list is to live in England even if for a year or two, just because. And my retirement home will be a hobbit hole. You see my avatar is Galadriel, but I look like and act like a...
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    Liking members at AN

    Elvish replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    My impression was also that Sherlock Holmes wasn't supposed to be either, but 9 (count 'em, NINE!) episodes later, I'm fangirling so
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    What would you have done? Episiotomy

    Elvish replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes! It also helps that our L&D unit has a ton of nurses who are very supportive of natural birth, who won't push things on patients, and who do their best to keep the docs out of the room if all...
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    What would you have done? Episiotomy

    Elvish replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can count on one hand the number of epis-es I've seen in the last almost-10 years in perinatal nursing. They were almost all done emergently, like to make space for shoulder dystocia maneuvers. In...
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    Liking members at AN

    Elvish replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine why anyone would want to block you,
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    Liking members at AN

    Elvish replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    This has been a fun thread. I've blocked a couple and unblocked them later after I got over whatever it was. They may still be their lovable selves but they no longer bother me. My current 'blocked'...
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    This seems like Hipaa violation

    Elvish replied to shabish's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    But with caller ID, identifying at least the location is much easier. Most hospital phones are equipped with this. If a pt is known to be a pt of Dr. John Smith at XYZ Clinic, and someone calls and...
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    Dried blood

    Elvish replied to yeezimiller's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped to help at a bad wreck on my way in to work one night about a year ago. The other first responders and I had a few pairs of gloves between us, but in general PPE was hard to come by on the...
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    Threatened by patient

    Elvish replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am absolutely willing to believe something like this happened in OB. As to what could've triggered the event, I've seen OB patients go from 0-60 over something that isn't really a big deal, but when...
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    This seems like Hipaa violation

    Elvish replied to shabish's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    HIPAA authorizes info disclosed to another entity for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. I'm assuming this PCP will at the very least be following up with pt after s/he is d/ced from the...
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    NRP certification

    Elvish replied to BSN<RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Each facility does it differently, but generally the modules are available through the AAP website. Depending on how comfortable you are with the material they take about 3-4 hours to complete...
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    Augmenting Labor (particularly before 39 weeks)

    Elvish replied to wilma30RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lucky. You rocked and
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    Augmenting Labor (particularly before 39 weeks)

    Elvish replied to wilma30RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I understand that bit of it. And the bit about some docs/MWs (note that I say some, I happen to work with some pretty darn good ones) not wanting to do the patient education bit about not really being...
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    Augmenting Labor (particularly before 39 weeks)

    Elvish replied to wilma30RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My friend who is a new CNM grad is famous when she's staffing in L&D (we have a few CNMs who work as labor nurses for whatever reason) for looking at the tree board (oops, tree = triage) and...