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  1. Female Or Male Ob/gyn- Which Do You Prefer?

    PediRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never cared which until I was pregnant. When I was in labor, the females were much more gentle with the pelvics....the males made me cry out in

  2. Female Or Male Ob/gyn- Which Do You Prefer?

    PediRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never cared which until I was pregnant. When I was in labor, the females were much more gentle with the pelvics....the males made me cry out in

  3. aventricular tachycardia

    PediRN posted a topic in Pediatric

    Does anyone have any info about this? My 7-year-old nephew was just diagnosed with it. Thanks in

  4. Painless labor?

    PediRN replied to Stephanie D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am due in about 7 weeks and after hearing horror story after horror story this is all music to my ears. Thank

  5. Prozac friends?

    PediRN replied to CarolineRn's topic in General Nursing

    I was on Prozac for about six years. It stopped working at some point and I fell into a deep depression. My doctor put me on Effexor and it made a huge difference. I see my doc every three months no...

  6. Receptionist drawing meds

    PediRN replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    A long time ago, when I was a medical assistant (i.e., high school graduate with NO medical training whatsoever) I drew up immunizations for the MD to give. I thought it was cool at the time, now all...

  7. Columbia vs. SUNY Stoneybrook - Does name matter?

    PediRN replied to talldollNYC's topic in General Students

    It is not currently mandatory for a BSN in NY, depends on how desperate the facility

  8. Columbia vs. SUNY Stoneybrook - Does name matter?

    PediRN replied to talldollNYC's topic in General Students

    Forgot to mention...when I went to Columbia I had 100% tuition reimbursement. This made a big difference in my decision. I'm going to a state school now in part b/c I'm only getting $2500/year...

  9. Columbia vs. SUNY Stoneybrook - Does name matter?

    PediRN replied to talldollNYC's topic in General Students

    Got my BSN from Columbia, getting my masters at a state school. I don't believe it makes that much of a difference. Except in my

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    PediRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    25 year old cystic fibrosis patient, end stage, decides to get a nipple ring. One day she asks me to look at it because its sore. There's green pus coming out of it with a smell that nearly knocked my...

  11. Can anyone recommend a stethoscope?

    PediRN replied to icudavis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    definitely a littman of any kind...but its true you need to keep it on your person at all

  12. Jcaho

    PediRN replied to KRVRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Crib cards are fine as long as they are encased in plastic, just make sure the babies also have ID bands on. Good luck, it'll be here before you know

  13. Check out those veins!

    PediRN replied to susanmary's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am in IV withdrawal. When I was a staff nurse, I was known as the "IV queen" because I rarely if ever missed a vein. After three years in management, I hardly ever get a chance to stab someone!!...

  14. What Freaks You Out?

    PediRN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school, observed multi toe amputations in OR (using what looked like a steak knife...) CF patients sputum; brown, bloody, pseudomonas-y... Lochia.. anything to do with eyeballs... thanks to...

  15. I want the truth!

    PediRN replied to jujubee's topic in Pediatric

    I went to peds right out of school and never looked back. There are plenty of peds nursing jobs out there (you want a job? I could give you one!!). Kids are great, they recover much quicker than...