Jamesdotter

Jamesdotter

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  1. Youngest labor patient?

    Jamesdotter replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This wasn't a patient of mine--the girl was an old playmate of mine when we were both kids. Maggie wanted to get married the worst way, and did, on or about her 15th birthday. By the time we were...

  2. Patients diagnosing themselves

    Jamesdotter replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the suggestion ("I have several concerns"). I'll try that the next time I call for an appt. if I do have several things I want to bring up. Actually, the last time I had a list of four...

  3. Patients diagnosing themselves

    Jamesdotter replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    I often wonder how the various health care providers react to all the TV commercials urging people to "ask your doctor" about the drugs being advertised. Sometimes there isn't even a clue as to what...

  4. Youngest labor patient?

    Jamesdotter replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The youngest I saw was 13--the baby weighed 12

  5. personal belongings of patients

    Jamesdotter replied to ShadrackCRNA's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Before our hospital sprang for patient possessions bags, I had a pre-op patient come in with what must have been more than just the clothes she was wearing. We put the stuff in a large black garbage...

  6. Do Doctors know what Isolation precautions mean??

    Jamesdotter replied to Christean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I see things haven't changed much! In then early 70's, I was working on a post-partum unit that had no running water in the patient rooms (a situation that was later changed). The head nurse put...

  7. What does your post name reflect about you?

    Jamesdotter replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my name is Marjorie--that was taken, as was Marj, so---My father's name was James. Ergo: James'

  8. how do you keep a nursing cap on?

    Jamesdotter replied to PowerPuffGirl's topic in General Nursing

    >>For those of y'all who have worn caps, or who still do... how do you keep them on? With difficulty. LOL. I used most of the tricks the others did, except I didn't care if the pins showed,...

  9. 4 10-hr day workweeks?

    Jamesdotter replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    There's a hospital here that was offering 10-hour shifts, 7 days on and 7 days off. I don't know if they still do or not (my friend who worked there retired and moved to where the sun shines more...

  10. How many babies are nameless after birth?

    Jamesdotter replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We gave the parents the paperwork to complete the birth certificate if they hadn't decided by discharge. It was all very complicated--I can't remember whether they had to pay a fee, too. But they...

  11. Funny Names for Nurses

    Jamesdotter replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Drs Ken Hurts, Mickey Finn (anesthesiologist), Loveless (AIDS specialist), Kidd (pediatrician), Cutter (OB-GYN), Boyles (surgeon). I knew about half of these, Hurts I saw on a billboard somewhere in...

  12. RN Clinical Teacher- no teaching experience?

    Jamesdotter replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    I've found that I do very well teaching one on one with either patients or (precepting) students, but I have difficulty when faced with a classroom of individuals, each with their own learning style....