Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    I'm a pregnant postpartum nurse . . .

    Elvish replied to Rhee's topic in General Nursing

    I avoid places like that for many of the same reasons mentioned above. So much misinformation floating around and if you try to correct all of it you will drive yourself
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    March of Dimes Activities

    Elvish replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My unit (mother/baby) teams up with NICU to participate in the Walk. We keep a donation jar out and sell cookies to raise funds for the walkers. But it's not a 'competition' and it's not pushed on...
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    Do you go to work when you have fever/cold?

    Elvish replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    For a cold but no fever, I take cold meds and go in, unless I have a cough that I can't control. We're not supposed to be at work if we have T > 100.5. I'm fortunate to work with charge nurses and...
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    What you had to give up for NS

    Elvish replied to amathis's topic in General Students

    Sleep A social life I was already broke, so nursing school didn't change that
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    Just venting at midterms

    Elvish replied to esunada's topic in General Students

    Now, I applied for nursing school in 1998, so I realize things now are not exactly as they were then. But I still do think it depends on where you are, what the field of applicants looks like, and...
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    Were their any teen moms here?? Re: NS project

    Elvish replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Posting on this board, while not anonymous, is voluntary. You began this by asking about an IRB for the actual project in the OP, which is NOT research. Let's let the OP's clinical instructor address...
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    Were their any teen moms here?? Re: NS project

    Elvish replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Along with teaching teen moms that it's ok to walk away from the baby for a couple minutes to calm down, I think it would be a great idea to teach them concrete ways of settling a fussy baby. The five...
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    Increasing maternal death rates - news story

    Elvish replied to TXcatcher's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I let my c/s moms get up as soon as they feel ready or at the latest, around 12-18 hours out. It depends as well how well they've been moving in the bed. Not moving well? Then sooner for you. Good...
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    Narcan administration in newborns

    Elvish replied to jennf83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absolutely, you want to follow NRP in every case. Also, keep in mind that giving it to a baby whose mom has a hx of drug use can cause immediate withdrawal (which is obviously bad). I'd be very very...
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    Best Doc Stories

    Elvish replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorites is a neonatologists at the hospital I'm currently at. On one of his first nights there, he popped over to the newborn nursery (totally unheard of), introduced himself so casually,...
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    The difference between a teaching hospital and others?

    Elvish replied to AllAngelsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will find that residents are, by and large, just like any other group of people....a few standouts on both ends of the spectrum, with most falling in the middle. They are just people like...
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    insomnia question re: night shifts

    Elvish replied to alias's topic in General Nursing

    First, as a fellow insomniac, I sympathize. Some nights are better than others, but I know that struggle and know the feeling that I'd almost be willing to sell my soul in return for a good night's...
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    When did you consider yourself a seasoned nurse?

    Elvish replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Ehhh, probably just in the last couple years or so, and there are still plenty of days when I don't feel seasoned. But at this point (almost 5 years in the same place) I feel pretty capable of...
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    You know you're Old School when...

    Elvish replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. We called that 'racking the urine.' And we still do postpartum sitz baths....just that they're one per patient and not washed between.
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    Postpartum confusion.

    Elvish replied to guiltysins's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have heard the term, but almost exclusively in hospitals that don't do couplet care, which is becoming less and less the norm. So, 'postpartum nurse' in that context is the nurse that cares strictly...
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    what is the worst part of the job?

    Elvish replied to nursehopeful117's topic in General Nursing

    My nights when I am in the newborn nursery and admitting up to 16 babies (that's my personal record) in 12 hours plus dealing with a withdrawing baby plus someone else on a bilibed....far from easy!...
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    Postpartum care plans

    Elvish replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, it doesn't at all mean that you shouldn't post. You're welcome to post in any open thread you want. ? Just keep in mind that when referring to the original post, the member who posted it has long...
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    How often do you work extra?

    Elvish replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that every time I pick up extra time, I end up having the night from hell on the extra shift. So I've quit doing it unless I absolutely need the money. Plus, there is only so much of my...
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    Just for fun - Your favorite vacation spot in NC!

    Elvish replied to VickyRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Kure Beach
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    ADC Electronic Stethoscope

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

    Moved to Nursing Stethoscope forum
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    Traditional postpartum care?

    Elvish replied to eifan115's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I am we take 4-5 couplets, so 3 sounds like heaven to
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    WIll I hate Ob-gyn nursing?

    Elvish replied to Sangrita RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The term 'midwife' literally means - 'with woman', so it's still gender neutral (in reference to the person who is 'with woman') though in present-day speak it doesn't very much sound like it. I'd...
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    L&D triage staffing/hours

    Elvish replied to debbiernbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our triage area is open 24/7. It's part of L&D for staffing purposes but separated from the actual labor and delivery beds. There are usually 2 RNs, a secretary, and a CNM who evaluates for the...
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    Funny Nursing Dreams

    Elvish replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, I am glad I'm not the only one who dreams about work then wakes up exhausted. What I especially hate is coming off one shift, sleeping (and dreaming about work), then having to go right back in...
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    this makes me sick

    Elvish replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally get your frustration; that is not in the patient's (EITHER patient) best interest at all. Is there not a way this can be kicked up the food chain to risk