sbic56

sbic56 BSN, RN

Obstetrics, M/S, Psych

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  1. Nurses Who Smoke

    sbic56 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's an addiction. I know you know that, so my one question is...why ask why? Perhaps you don't understand the power of addiction? It really doesn't care how educated one

  2. 16G or 18G for IV access?

    sbic56 replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeow...no 16's here in L&D here. Typically we use 20g with no problem, occasionaly

  3. Is a BSN needed in nursing today?

    sbic56 replied to SierraN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, same here as far as there being more ADN's. BSN's don't benefit if they choose to remain staff nurses. Your heart may change, but for now I don't see why you'd put yourself though something that...

  4. Is a BSN needed in nursing today?

    sbic56 replied to SierraN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are mainly looking for opinions? If I were you, I'd run, learn a new language and take pictures. I am in a similar boat as you, only a little older at 48. The way I figure, I have no...

  5. Why do we need the docs for delivery?

    sbic56 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great reply. I feel the same way about it

  6. Injections- still pull back?

    sbic56 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    You're OK with giving insulin w/o aspirating. It is not wrong to aspirate as there is that very slight risk of the insulin going in a vein, but aspirating can cause bruising and affect distribution of...

  7. OB nurses, what do you do in adoption situations?

    sbic56 replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know jaxobrn will answer you for herself, but I believe she meant that by making the decision for herself she was making it with the baby's best interest in mind, but without the influence of any...

  8. Why do we need the docs for delivery?

    sbic56 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey, steph...it's me, agreeing with you! :chuckle Seriously, though...I work in a rural setting like yours where we are already the nurses of all trades of the dept. It takes NICU 45 minutes to...

  9. Palliative Care and Euthanasia

    sbic56 replied to bracken's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Definition, scope...is this the over riding issue? What the patient wants is empathetic care and freedom from pain in their last

  10. OB nurses, what do you do in adoption situations?

    sbic56 replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always say whatever I choose must be the right thing and that regrets serve no purpose, but to cause misery. So you are doing the right thing for right now, anyway! And thanks for the mother's day...

  11. Certified Medication Technician

    sbic56 replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. There does need to be a standard since this practice is being instituted in more states. For instance, in Maine those taking the 40 hour program, which was recently increased from 24 hours,...

  12. SAD: Just Wondering........

    sbic56 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of mention about SAD while living in Maine! It certainly is a very dark, dreary state for about half the year. I think that is what keeps the population down. If the climate were more year round...

  13. Palliative Care and Euthanasia

    sbic56 replied to bracken's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The ethical justification is that you would be providing the best possible care by assuring constant pain relief for the patient. There is no reason why a dying patient should feel any unnecessary...

  14. SAD: Just Wondering........

    sbic56 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the sun Marla!! I know it will help you! You've got SAD as bad as I do by the sounds of it and the only real tx is sunlight. I also get severe skin problems from the lack of sunlight. I have...

  15. MRSA question

    sbic56 replied to elalpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Now that's diligence! I look for ward to learning how many test positive initially. 'Alot' and 'it's everywhere' while probably vaguely so, doesn't mean much; I think this is something that should be...

  16. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title PCP?

    sbic56 replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Whaaaa?

  17. MRSA question

    sbic56 replied to elalpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is someone who has used alot of antibiotics more apt to swab positive for MRSA over SA? I wonder if MRSA has evolved to the point of overtaking staph as a primary resident of the nose and that is...

  18. MRSA question

    sbic56 replied to elalpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Here's a good, current article. I find it amazing that cases aren't really tracked. No way of telling how common this is. If only we had known that all those anibiotics we used were actually going to...

  19. MRSA question

    sbic56 replied to elalpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I see you are in UK. I have not heard of precautions such as you describe used in the US, but maybe someone here can clarify on that. About what percentage of those you test upon admission test...

  20. MRSA question

    sbic56 replied to elalpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    To give you an idea of how one can go from being colonized to being actively infected/symptomatic, here's a story from one of my nurse peers: She works med/surg, sometimes taking care of active MRSA...

  21. MRSA question

    sbic56 replied to elalpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    MRSA, while not quite as prevalent as you suggest, certainly is on the rise. This was the best study I could google up on MRSA in the general population, though it is a couple of years old. Still, I...

  22. Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

    sbic56 replied to AngelSpirit's topic in Emergency

    OMG... that's the nastiest thing imaginable to me! Argh. I'll bet by time she realized she had it in her mouth and tried to get it out, it instictively ran in the opposite direction... you know how...

  23. Cutters

    sbic56 replied to wannabepsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    YW! I liked that site....there is no better way to understand something than to listen to those who have been

  24. Cutters

    sbic56 replied to wannabepsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I can imagine you may feel some anxiety about your psych rotation, but perhaps you will be pleasantly suprised by the experience, as having been there you have something to offer in that you...

  25. Extreme Fatigue in a 26 y/o Female

    sbic56 replied to June55Baby's topic in General Nursing

    So glad she is getting the care she needs! I had a hunch about the cortisol, because I know it can be affected with Hashimoto's, but that may be just a piece of it, as you say. These autoimmune...