Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    home remedies you would NEVER try

    Elvish replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link to thread on a very extreme home remedy that I would have to be scraping the bottom of the barrel before trying:...
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    home remedies you would NEVER try

    Elvish replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    When our son got what I thought was conjunctivitis as a small baby, my husband told me to squirt a few drops of breastmilk into his eye a few times a day to clear it up. It was a funny sight, me...
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    Antepartum Unit

    Elvish replied to white shoes and cap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If they are willing to train you, why not? I work on a unit that has antes mixed in with the postpartum population and while antepartum nursing isn't my favorite part, I have learned a lot. And we...
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    Are there any bilingual, trilingual, or polygots on here?

    Elvish replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    English/Spanish here. I work mother/baby and a good third to half our patients speak Spanish as their first language. I don't get extra pay for being bilingual, because with the extra pay comes the...
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    BCG vaccine and Mantoux test

    Elvish replied to Belle Epoque's topic in General Nursing

    I have read many PPDs of people (including children) who received BCG at some point. Probably only about half those PPDs popped up positive. (I used to work at a clinic that did immigration physicals,...
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    Is it okay/appropriate to make a home-cooked gift to instructors?

    Elvish replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see a problem either. My clinical instructor made us her Norwegian MIL's recipe for pumpkin cookies for our last clinical in December...not seeing a problem with it going the other direction...
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    Minnesota LPN vs BSN program-can't decide which to choose

    Elvish replied to mbmn's topic in General Nursing

    Moved to MN Nursing Programs
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    Interview!

    Elvish replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wouldn't worry about that. Most places will allow you a certain timeframe after being hired to complete those certifications (usually 6mo-1 year, in my experience). Managers understand that you won't...
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    Do give up your seat for a doctor?

    Elvish replied to Pmkn10RN's topic in General Nursing

    If I am sitting doing nothing, and they clearly need to be where I am, I will get up. I've had a few docs ask me politely if I'm using the computer in front of me, and if not, could they please use...
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    What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    Elvish replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    This is also fairly common in Mexico as well, but I don't know if it's universal there. The 13th check either comes out in November or December before Christmas. It sure would be
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    HELP! New grad, work nights, pregnant, depressed!!

    Elvish replied to Nikki.J's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the update, Nikki. Your health, and that of your baby, are the priority here. I hope switching to days makes the difference for you. If not, and you do need the Zoloft, please don't feel...
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    HELP! New grad, work nights, pregnant, depressed!!

    Elvish replied to Nikki.J's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, do I feel for you. Pregnancy messes with your body, nightshift messes with your body, and new-grad status messes with your mind. No wonder you are having a hard time. I started out on nights as a...
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    How far do you drive for work?

    Elvish replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Nursing

    40 minutes, 48 miles. I work weekend option and am only there twice a week unless I pick up extra on my own. It's highway miles and gives me a chance to prepare/wind down. It's hard sometimes - I have...
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    What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    Elvish replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    Time and a half for the holiday worked; the last few holidays I've worked have been crazy (including Thanksgiving 2010!) so I feel like I've earned every stinkin' penny of it. We get profit sharing...
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    Eats on Feets -Breast Milk-Sharing group

    Elvish replied to Serenyd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Between two private individuals, I really don't see the problem. Donor breastmilk is IMO way less gross than donor cow milk that so many of us big people drink. I can understand why some people...
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    Fundal check post BTL

    Elvish replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope, never heard of it. We treat our post-BTL C/S ladies like any other section. Not sure why a BTL would change the game
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    Wrist watches...what are the pros and cons?

    Elvish replied to danvis_65's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Moved to Nursing Gear forum
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    the dreaded holidays..... & do you work 'em by choice?

    Elvish replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    If I worked at a place that closed for the holidays, no, I wouldn't go looking for work on those days. But being that I work in a department that doesn't ever close, I work 'em and try not to gripe...
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    Couplet Care?

    Elvish replied to mnbrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Out of curiosity - those facilities that have no nursery, how does the facility handle it when you have a BUFA and mom doesn't want to see the baby? We don't see this very much - most of our BUFAs...
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    What is your favorite scrub brand and why?

    Elvish replied to Patrick Brooks's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Moved to Nursing Scrubs and
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    L&D nurses without children

    Elvish replied to loving2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's been my experience that it doesn't matter. One of my OB instructors in nursing school never had children - was never able to, for reasons that she never shared. But she was a darn fine...
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    Is everyone having to go through "annual" fit testing?

    Elvish replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    We do ours every year. Each unit/area is assigned a month in which they have to report to Occ Health for their fit test and
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    RNC?

    Elvish replied to mnbrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have many RNCs on our unit; most are certified in Maternal-Newborn, though a few are OB-certified from their time spent in L&D. My place does reimburse a certain amount of the testing fee,...
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    potential hire turn offs?

    Elvish replied to mnbrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only thing that bothers me is a flippant, I-don't-care attitude and/or unwillingness to learn. While I can see how it can be bothersome to you, the stuff that you mentioned above I chalk up to...
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    Newborn Assessment

    Elvish replied to mollybeth83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope. Never heard of it. Now, when keeping the newborn under the radiant warmer, we put the skin probe on the right side of his abdomen, near where the liver would be. And to count respirations, I put...