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  1. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    seanymph replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I started out as a LPN 11yrs ago and was working just every other weekend on a Med/surg floor while I finished up my RN. I was working nights with 2 other RNs who were great. I offered to make...

  2. Hello from Michigan

    seanymph replied to sarahjonam22's topic in Travel

    Hi, What part of Michigan are you from? I am from a small town near the Jackson area. If you are considering going to the U.K. next year you might want to start the process of getting your license...

  3. pelvic congestion syndrome & migraines

    seanymph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone heard anything about any correlation between pelvic congestion syndrome and migraines? I was in the ED yesterday with a migraine and one of the RNs was telling me about an article he had...

  4. pelvic congestion syndrome & migraines

    seanymph replied to seanymph's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what type of shunt they would, thats one of the reasons I was looking for an article. I was wondering if it was down in the pelvis somewhere. I, too, am on the Topamax and have been for...

  5. PPR and RN Demand

    seanymph replied to seanymph's topic in Travel

    Karen I sent you an

  6. PPR and RN Demand

    seanymph posted a topic in Travel

    Has anyone ever traveled with either of these companies? Good experience or bad experience? Thank

  7. Questions about Louisville

    seanymph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am trying to find out about info on hospitals in the Louisville area. I do L&D, mother/baby, well-newborn nursery and have 10 yrs experience. Can someone give me and idea what they start...

  8. Ever taken Paxil?

    seanymph replied to JenMarie82's topic in General Nursing

    My bf is on it and if he misses one dose he gets the headaches. We recently tried to reduce the dose to see if he could come off it and it was terrible! It is supposed to be one of the worst...

  9. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    seanymph replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have refused for years to have mine on the name tag for the simple reason that we live in a small city where our last name is not a common one and my brother has worked as a narcotics officer and is...

  10. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

    seanymph replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

    I didn't read through all these threads and I'm sure i will get slammed on some aspect of this, but I want to share what happened to me and a patient's point of view. Let me start it by saying I am a...

  11. Holding up the legs during delivery

    seanymph replied to bfusco's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At one hospital that I did an assignment it was against the hospital policy for the staff to hold the legs d/t so many injuries. If it was an emergency and you had to get her in McRoberts and then the...

  12. Looking for specific uniform, can u help?

    seanymph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Have seen a number of people at work with some nice uniform tops that have sealife/ocean theme tops on. They said they thought they got them from somewhere like "s.c.r.com" I have tried to find...

  13. traveling-and being charge nurse

    seanymph posted a topic in Travel

    How many of you when you are on assignment are required to be charge nurse and if so how far into the assignment do you start doing this? I just started a new assignment (am in my 2nd week) and am...

  14. Modesto

    seanymph replied to seanymph's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, Can anyone give me any info on Modesto and Doctor's Medical Center and their L&D unit if possible? I start a travel position there on Jan. 10th and would like to know a little more about the...

  15. Garden Grove...any info?

    seanymph posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi, I am looking at taking my next travel assignment in Garden Grove and was wondering if anyone could tell me what kinda area it is? How is the hospital (Tenet)? Would I be better asking to live in...

  16. Delivered a baby today!

    seanymph replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations to you for a wonderful experience and kuddos to the CNM who really could have had the other person handing her gloves so she could have been throwing them on, but she let you have the...

  17. How much time did you take off for a death of loved one?

    seanymph replied to Nursesuzi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My Father passed away suddenly November 4th and because I am doing travel nursing I could not miss too many shifts (I took off 2 shifts). I think this has delayed my grieving process. I still have not...

  18. Question about using cervidil

    seanymph posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know it has probably been asked, but I will ask anyway. I haven't used cervidil too much, but what is the protocol for using the cervidil then starting pitocin? I thought you could leave the...

  19. Question about using cervidil

    seanymph replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the info on the cervidil, I thought it was a big no-no, but since I had such limited experience with it I wasn't 100% sure, most of my experience is with Cytotec, which I hate. I have been...

  20. Traveling with a dog?

    seanymph replied to kristinenger's topic in Travel

    I travel with my cat, dog and boyfriend. I have had to provide the pet deposit, but one company was nice enough to do it and take it out over time out of my paycheck. Just let them know up front...

  21. unacceptable abbreviations - compliance problems

    seanymph replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    We were just talking of this last night at work and one nurse said she received a pt. from ED and the physician wrote to give a medication "UDT" and she could not figure out what it meant. The nursing...

  22. Looking for a Burle bowl.....

    seanymph posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi, When I was in Alice Springs for 10 months my boyfriend and I bought the most beautiful burle bowl and brought it back to the US with us. Well, when he went to England he took it with him and I...

  23. Looking for a Burle bowl.....

    seanymph replied to seanymph's topic in International Nursing

    The craftsman had taken a piece of wood, and I believe it was from a gum tree, and polished it and put some type of sealant on it. With its natural bark, knot holes and rings showing it sat on a stand...

  24. Just need to vent....

    seanymph replied to husker-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    (((((((((Huskernurse)))))))))))))) I want you to know you are not alone. I feel like you have put into words what I have been feeling for years and have never been able to express. I see myself in...

  25. Can you believe this? 13yo and mom both pregnant

    seanymph replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just to update those of you who asked. the FOB of the 13 yr old pt was not involved and it was not her stepdad, who by the way is a very nice man. The 13 yr old kept her baby. Hopefully, after the...