Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    "Safe Injection Houses"- What's This?

    Elvish replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    From a public health perspective, this is a fantastic concept and I can't believe it's taken the US such a long time to even consider the concept. This has been a thing around the world for a very...
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    Suicide screening for all is not needed

    Elvish replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    12 years ago I went to the ED for a self-inflicted (accidental) stab injury in my LFA. (Always cut plastic zip ties with scissors, not with a knife, people!) It was a terribly embarrassing injury to...
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    Immunization Compliance

    Elvish replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I am a member of a natural parenting group on facebook - I have enjoyed learning green cleaning tips and stuff, but the anti-vaxxers make me crazy. There are always a couple people on there trying to...
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    Trouble finding womens health clinical for FNP as a male (Central Florida)

    Elvish replied to GordonGekko's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I second both klone's suggestions. I finished FNP school not too long ago and we had a couple guys in our cohort - I think both of them did their OB/Gyn clinical in county health departments. (As did...
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    Parents who are Doctors

    Elvish replied to missriss65's topic in School

    Dawwwww, that's really kind. I lurk on here a lot bc it really does help me be a better school parent with one kiddo in elementary & one in middle. School nurses, my hat is OFF TO
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    Parents who are Doctors

    Elvish replied to missriss65's topic in School

    Not a physician, but this FNP will certainly raise her hand. My kiddo was sick about a month ago and my list of differentials was strep vs. flu....didn't even occur to me that my 13yo could have mono...
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    Ambulating post op day zero

    Elvish replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    We get our c/section mamas up and out of bed POD0 on a regular basis. Occasionally we'll get one who begs us to pull the foley at 6h postop & wants to at least get up and stand at the sink for a...
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    Infant Phototherapy/Bilibeds

    Elvish replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use the NeoBlue & haven't had any temp issues with our term otherwise healthy
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    Medical mission trips

    Elvish replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't disagree that travel medicine clinics do a lot of good. Just reading the CDC's yellow book on international travel (I read these things for fun) has been endlessly fascinating. Just putting it...
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    Any guys in L&D

    Elvish replied to al3x117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Women can choose their doctor for office visits, but if a male physician from the practice happens to be on call at delivery, guess who's going to be there? I don't say that to belittle anyone's...
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    Medical mission trips

    Elvish replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying a travel medicine clinic is a bad idea, because it's not. It's often the only place that carries some of the more 'exotic' vaccines. But the travel portion of the CDC website will tell...
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    Medical mission trips

    Elvish replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    There's a big long post of mine waiting to be reviewed, but half of it will be unnecessary since I took a look at who the OP is. BC - you'll do great and have a wonderful time.
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    Medical mission trips

    Elvish replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have done medical work in Nicaragua and I took malaria prophylaxis (which I later had an allergic reaction to) and got the typhoid vax IM, though the live PO vaccine has better immunogenicity. If...
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    Turning babies Every 2 hours?

    Elvish replied to TeenyTinyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Considering that your mgr is not from a NICU background, I would absolutely enlist the help of the docs and NNPs on this one if s/he isn't responsive to your concerns. Our NICU is level IV and...
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    Are We Still Holding Back Baby's Head?

    Elvish replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're describing a prolapsed cord, and that is exactly what you're supposed to do about it, (as an EMT) until you get to a hospital and the patient gets to an OR for a stat c/section. Placental...
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    Matt Lauer Fired due to Inappropriate Sexual Behavior. Has This Happened to You?

    Elvish replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    Agreed, 100%. The male victims of Kevin Spacey's abuse should be supported and believed just as the female victims of [insert whatever powerful man is behaving badly today, because tomorrow there will...
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    Matt Lauer Fired due to Inappropriate Sexual Behavior. Has This Happened to You?

    Elvish replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    There is video evidence that it was, in fact, lewd behavior, and not anything
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    Matt Lauer Fired due to Inappropriate Sexual Behavior. Has This Happened to You?

    Elvish replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I've only ever been sexually harassed by patients at work (there have been other times, but at work it was only patients and not coworkers). As sexual harassment goes, it was not as bad as others'...
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    Flu Shot = Sick

    Elvish replied to Taina33's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have friends who have had actual, documented severe reactions to the flu vaccine. Two. They (appropriately) won't be getting the vaccine anymore. Beyond that, better a little sick than a lot dead....
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    Umbilical Cord Cutting

    Elvish replied to Nursenotslave's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Of all the things in the world you have to worry about, I would put something bad happening to this kid at the very bottom of the list. Like other posters, I understand your concern about there being...
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    Delivery table set up

    Elvish replied to Sholt72's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ours come in a premade pack and whenever delivery is close - if a multip is going fast it'll probably be on admit or whenever she's 5-6, whichever is first. Primes we usually set up once they're...
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    Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    Elvish replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked postpartum our hospital had an exclusive contract with the DOC so all the pregnant inmates came to us to deliver. If they had pregnancy issues they were with us during their antepartum...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Elvish replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Not a ghost story per se, or maybe it is. In either case it's not creepy but comforting. My uncle died last year after a 3-yr battle with colon CA. He never had any kids so my cousin and I were...
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    Do mom's still use Sitz baths ?!

    Elvish replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had one with each kid. I started working mother/baby between Kid 1 and Kid 2. I had fallen so in love with them that if my pts had anything more a 1st degree I at least offered. Some took me up and...
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    Sleep-night shift

    Elvish replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm gonna be straight up with you. I worked nights for 9 years and I'm sure it took years off my life - even with sleeping pills etc. I did the earplugs, box fan, dark room, melatonin, Ambien,...