Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    What is the worst thing you see on your floor?

    Elvish replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The
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    Leaving facility AMA...

    Elvish replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a patient who left AMA about 8 hours after delivering, but I can't remember exactly why she left. This was her 4th or 5th baby. I do remember that she pretty much told us she wasn't coming back...
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    Nurse hand me the...

    Elvish replied to mindy1982's topic in Nursing Humor

    We did this to our lab tech when I worked at a community health center. The results were nigh on unbelievable, but I told the tech I hadn't been feeling well so I dipped my own urine (it was actually...
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    Severe lower abdominal pain

    Elvish replied to NickB's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd like to throw in ligament pain as a possibility. Pregnancy stretches out the round ligaments, and once she delivers they (along with the uterus) might flop around a bit and she might experience...
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    March of Dimes: Less than 39 weeks

    Elvish posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Three weeks ago at my 36-week appointment, the nurse educator at my OB office gave me a handout put out by the March of Dimes regarding this initiative. I think it was the office's way of saying,...
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    Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

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

    In this neck of the woods, most of the above happens and it really doesn't bother me. 'Honey' and 'sweetie' are a part of everyday life down here. Having said that, I can understand how it bothers...
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    Stitch removal

    Elvish replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a community health center and we took them out all the time! I LOVED doing it. A couple years ago when I accidentally stabbed myself (long story) I went to the ED to get stitches but...
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    Silly question about pregnancy!

    Elvish replied to misscherie's topic in General Nursing

    Unless for some reason your pregnancy becomes high-risk, or you have an underlying health issue that makes it high-risk from the start, there's no good reason to stop working at any point. Of course,...
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    Do doctors and nurses hate each other?

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

    I am a nurse. I don't hate any of the OBs nor pediatricians I work with, and I don't think any of them hate me. I sure haven't hated any of the OBs that saw me during my pregnancy, and I don't think...
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    Things you'd never have done before...

    Elvish replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that would bother me too, but the lady I go to does it very professionally. I get a nice soft cloth drape to go over all the parts she's not massaging at the moment. There's never a time...
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    Oxytocin-Life

    Elvish replied to OBRN4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You might want to check with your hospital's pharmacy. We have premixed bags that we keep in the pyxis of 20u/1000ml D5LR. I can't remember off the top of my head how long they are good but they are...
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    Things you'd never have done before...

    Elvish replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not big on people messing with my feet. A good foot rub is one thing, but all the times I've gone for pedicures, I've always asked for the clippers to cut my own toenails and the people always...
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    NICU Nurses! Some advice & recommendations needed!

    Elvish replied to BarnabusRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Moved to NICU forum
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    As a Nursing student, would you prefer to have a room mate or to live by yourself?

    Elvish replied to RN_student23's topic in General Students

    I had a roommate as a nursing student, but she was someone I already knew and she was a nursing student as well. Of the two of us, I was probably harder to live with than she was. We had pretty much...
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    March of Dimes: Less than 39 weeks

    Elvish replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I find this to be anecdotally true as well. I almost never see this among residents/attendings in the teaching hospital where I work. The private docs, on the other hand....it just depends on who's...
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    Whats your specialty?What are the Pros and Cons

    Elvish replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

    Mother-baby/nursery/antepartum Pros: Mostly healthy patients. Lots of opportunity for education, if that's your thing, and most patients are very motivated to learn. Most of our antepartums hang with...
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    Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

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

    None of the babies in the nursery seem to mind when I call them 'sweetpea' or 'precious' and neither do their parents. When I first walk into an adult patient's room, I address them as 'Ms. Lastname'...
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    March of Dimes: Less than 39 weeks

    Elvish replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the biggest things in the handout I got from the OB (who got it from the MOD) talked about the amount of brain growth that happens between 35 and 40 weeks. IIRC, it shows the progression from...
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    23 wkrs suffering?

    Elvish replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a couple that are really good like that too and I love them for it. One of them went so far as to stay over his call shift and hold the baby himself until he (baby) died because the parents...
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    Nurse burnout/Moral distress/Compassion fatigue

    Elvish replied to Lee238's topic in General Nursing

    I was where you are when I first started nursing; I could have written that very post. You do sound depressed; whether that's related to neurochemical imbalance from nights, from your work...
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    Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

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

    All joking aside, some of our staff meetings are more worth going to than others. It just depends on who of the staff is there. Going to staff meetings with the ones who never do anything wrong (you...
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    Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

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

    Dadgummit, erik, you stole my idea. I was going to answer: "Absolutely nothing!" just to be a smart aleck about it..... ....sigh. Thunder
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    what do you do during a tornado?

    Elvish replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We call a Code Grey, move our pts out into the hallway and hope for the best. We had to do it earlier in the year; tornado missed the hospital by about half a
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    So do you really...

    Elvish replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work OB/nursery. For an adult: Listen to heart/lungs/bowel Assess breasts/nipples Assess bowel/bladder function (this includes checking for hemorrhoids) Check incision/perineum for sx infection or...
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    Mixing Breast Milk with Formula

    Elvish replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've done it many times with our more puny kids who need Mom's breastmilk but also need extra calories. In our nursery (well-baby plus a little) we usually have a order for a specific amount....