DEB52

DEB52

OBSTERTICS-POSTPARTUM,L/D AND HIGH-RISK

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  1. Is nursing bad for your waist line?

    DEB52 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for making me laugh. Yes it probably does. We eat for stress; we bring food in for every reason to have a party. It does help us; it bonds us together when the day is rough. And sometimes...

  2. A Father's Tears

    DEB52 replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for sharing that. I'm going to share this. Thanks

  3. Does anyone here have a pacemaker? Tell me about it.

    DEB52 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have one. On Good Friday last year 2006 we were having a busy day in L/D when I started having chest pressure. The anesthelogist put me on the cardiac monitor and stated I was in first degree heart...

  4. QUESTION: Who have you TOLD about allnurses.com to ? ? ?

    DEB52 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I've told people at work. Mostly when we are talking about issues like the issues of giving IVP Phenergan. I've also told my friends who are nurses. I tell them things like what I talk about here....

  5. ANGRY! There's no place to eat or drink 'round here!

    DEB52 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering how many people have seen someone bring lab specimens up to the nurses station and label them there. I think that's what they are concerned about. Food being near where body fluids...

  6. Are accelerated programs fair?

    DEB52 replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    I have my ADN

  7. Are accelerated programs fair?

    DEB52 replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    I start my accelerated program this coming Wednesday. I do not finish until the spring of 2010. I don't think that's

  8. Is Nursing your Passion

    DEB52 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    for as long as i can remember i wanted to be a nurse. there wasn't any other option in my mind. and yes i have a passion for it. i have a passion for patients getting good care, for patients being...

  9. Being "written up"

    DEB52 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I would hope that as part of a management team, that I would be fair. Having a write up means an issue has arisen that needs to be addressed. It doesn't mean that anyone is out to get anyone....

  10. Threatened preterm labor

    DEB52 replied to rnWinn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in the hospital that receives the transports from other hospitals in our area. We are a level 3 hospital with perinatologists and neonatologists. Our antepartum unit is separate from L/D and...

  11. Computer Charting

    DEB52 replied to rnWinn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the beginning of Aug our L/D and Antepartum units went to computer charting with OBTV. It has been a very trying ,stressful and educating time for everyone. Of course, it has also been a very busy...

  12. Being "written up"

    DEB52 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital there are different levels: 1) management note-which the manager or clinical team manager writes a note to remind herself/himself of an incident that was discussed with the employee....

  13. Is it better to pick one OB area or cross-train?

    DEB52 replied to missyl670's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In our hospital Ante-partum and L/D are cross-trained to each other. And Mother-Baby and the NBICU are cross-trained to each other. A new employee is not cross-trained until she has worked her primary...

  14. 5 pounds per year

    DEB52 replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Sharann, I know how you feel. We all bring food in and the day becomes very busy and you don't have time to get lunch so we eat the junk. We may have had the best intentions to get a healthy lunch but...

  15. Calling All Nurse Managers/Clinical Directors

    DEB52 replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    :typing It's been 3 months since I started my new role as a Clinical Team Manager. And it has been a rollercoaster ride.Some days are great and I seem to get things accomplished. And other days are...

  16. Lessons learned from the other side of the call light

    DEB52 replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a patient many times over the pass few years. I learned how overwhelming things can be when you are a patient. Just a smile or a touch can help. I have very, very bad veins. So now when my...

  17. I Threw Away Your Drink

    DEB52 replied to Tweezer93's topic in Nurse Management

    We have rules of no eating or drinking at the desk and the nurse servers. I don't throw them away but I do move them and ask who they belong to. We are to have these things only in the employee...

  18. Smile if you DON't HATE Nursing!

    DEB52 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE NURSING. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 31 YRS. THE NURSES, PCA'S AND UNIT CLERKS MUST LOVE IT . OUR UNIT HAS BEEN IN THE 90% ON PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORES. WE WORK ON A 28 BED ANTEPARTUM UNIT. SO...

  19. Oh God, A NURSE is my pt!!!!

    DEB52 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have been the patient many times in the hospital where I work.Most of the nurses were great and they understood that we worked in different fields. When I was in the hospital over Easter weekend...

  20. so disappointed :(

    DEB52 replied to JuliaR's topic in General Nursing

    We recently went through this in our L/D and antepartum units. The changes were based on seniority. Everyone knew the changes were going to occur and the people affected were called or told in person...

  21. on call hours for L&D

    DEB52 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    24 hrs of call in a 6 week period. 12 hrs of weekday call and 12 hrs of weekend call. We work 12

  22. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    DEB52 replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A patients husband told me (during labor) now that her water was broken the swelling in her feet would go

  23. Change in the way we practice

    DEB52 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been an OB nurse for almost 26 yrs. The one thing I can say is that change is going to happen. Babies only come out normally two ways( lady partsl and c/section). But we have found ways to...

  24. Charge nurse question

    DEB52 replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Why isn't the nurse who has been assigned to the patient taking off her/his own orders? As the person in charge, I take off my patients orders. If a problem occurs with implementing a order or the...

  25. Fake Nails on Nurses, Yay or Nay?

    DEB52 replied to Patience's topic in General Nursing

    NAY! NAY!