Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

Community, OB, Nursery

Member

All Content by Elvish

  1. Elvish

    Unethical or just plain dumb or am I missing something???

    Elvish replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    18 weeks and they magged her?? I have never ever heard of anything like that. I am dumbfounded right along with you. The only thing I can see is if they scanned her and the scan didn't match up with...
  2. Elvish

    Cultural diversity help

    Elvish replied to OBnurse3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "We will do as much as we can to protect your privacy as well as make sure you and your baby are safe; however, the only doctor that is currently available is male. If there is still a problem, I will...
  3. Elvish

    Weaning to open crib

    Elvish replied to CareForBabies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If ours are stable at 27, they can go to the
  4. Elvish

    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Elvish replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I realize that you made a good but non-critical catch. Thanks for praising yourself about it overandoverandoverandover in the course of report when I would just really like to get started with my...
  5. Elvish

    Full moon this weekend

    Elvish replied to tweetyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our floor seems to be cuh-razy regardless of where Lady Moon is in her cycle. I will agree that I've seen it be much crazier around bad weather than around full moons. But I will also admit to...
  6. Elvish

    AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

    Elvish replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are right, mitchsmom. Thanks for the links!!
  7. Elvish

    plus size scrubs.

    Elvish replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Moved to Nursing Scrubs and Uniforms forum.
  8. Elvish

    car seat challenge/test

    Elvish replied to ICNClinicalRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We test the baby in the corificeat the family will be using upon d/c, which means we test them in the convertible one if that's what they've bought. It's a pain for them to bring up, and a little of a...
  9. Elvish

    car seat challenge/test

    Elvish replied to ICNClinicalRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do it on everyone under 37 weeks OR who weighs under 2500g at birth, even if they are term (though sometimes the peds will cancel it in that case). We do it for 60min as well, unless the car ride...
  10. Elvish

    Wash scrubs with regular laundry?

    Elvish replied to jdsp87's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Intellectually I know washing everything together shouldn't be a problem, since I drive my car home wearing my work clothes then sit in that same seat of the car wearing my street clothes that I later...
  11. Elvish

    On call pay for OB nurses

    Elvish replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We get paid $2/hour but we aren't required to be in-house. Callback pay is time and a half. Something about your situation doesn't sound right. You might want to check your labor
  12. Elvish

    Has anyone been in trouble at work over what they posted in allnurses.com

    Elvish replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    In a word: yes. Not me, but it has
  13. Elvish

    African Americans as nurses.

    Elvish replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of the first nurses I worked with as a new grad happened to be an African-American male nurse, but the reality is that ALL those labels were (and are, and should always be) superfluous. I just...
  14. Elvish

    Not my area, looking for input

    Elvish replied to qaqueen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    While we can't dispense medical advice here, you could perhaps let your friend know you're concerned about her well-being. "I know you had a rough go of things before the delivery. You just don't...
  15. Elvish

    Nursery and NICU

    Elvish replied to jagalu100305's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in nursery a lot and routinely have to transfer babies to NICU. For the most part, we have a decent working relationship but there are times, like you said, when NICU gets onto us for...
  16. Elvish

    when baby should come out?

    Elvish replied to kalalu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If they are thinking she has an infection, why have they kept her on mag? That's what I want to know. Do let us know what you've come up with on your own. Tell us what you think and why, and we are...
  17. Elvish

    What is the best unit to work in and why?

    Elvish replied to wnb4's topic in General Nursing

    My first love was community. I would probably still be working it if not for a need for a more flexible (NOT Monday-Friday) schedule. I loved the variety I got working at the community health center -...
  18. Elvish

    requesting suggestion on travel nursing.

    Elvish replied to sims0025's topic in Travel

    Moved to Travel Nursing
  19. Elvish

    Is it any fun working in a doctors office as an RN? Or something along those lines

    Elvish replied to wnb4's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I worked at a community health center (more or less like a doctor's office) and LOVED it. I got stuck once by a needle there but people get stuck by needles in hospitals too. As a matter of fact, I...
  20. Elvish

    What do you wear to work?

    Elvish replied to Dawn Vylet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mother/baby, nursery, and antepartum (combined into one unit) wear their personal scrubs. L&D wears hospital supplied
  21. Elvish

    Does anyone else feel this way?

    Elvish replied to Seth O Scope's topic in General Nursing

    OP - as a nursing student in my first semester, I was where you are. My first clinical rotation was at a teaching hospital and there was a lady up there (very long-term) who was in a persistent...
  22. Elvish

    How about a reality show about Nurses....like "COPS"

    Elvish replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I have to wonder whether 'COPS' is actually a representation of police work any more than the so-called 'nurse' shows actually represent what most of us do on a daily basis. Honestly, I'll say if...
  23. Elvish

    What do you do to destress?

    Elvish replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Yoga Facebook Snuggle with hubby and/or son Read something completely unrelated to work - biographies and history are my preferences but will occasionally read fiction. If the weather is nice, I sit...
  24. Elvish

    Holy Abscess! Not for the faint of heart

    Elvish replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I thought as well how much better he must've felt after getting all that crap out of there. Looks real to me as well. When I worked in the community health center, I&Ding abscesses was one of my...
  25. Elvish

    Policy on working under your personal doctor?

    Elvish replied to Devie06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I live in a different town than where I work, so none of the OBs at work are my personal doctors. But for most of my coworkers they are both colleagues and their personal doctors. They don't have any...