MomNRN

MomNRN BSN, RN

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  1. Day Shift vs. Night Shift

    MomNRN replied to RNtugladimurnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I work evenings and love it! We have had a day shift come open and my kids didn't want me to take it. That would mean being gone during the day over the summer. The nice thing about my shift is...

  2. Working for school district vs. contracted employee

    MomNRN replied to Rnmomandie's topic in School

    As a former school nurse at a district that did not require and would not pay for certified school nurses, you would probably be better off working for the contracting agency. When you get into the...

  3. curious...hemophobia anyone?

    MomNRN replied to melamin's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have a terrible time with blood. This was before I went into nursing. In fact, I used to faint darn near everytime I had to have a blood draw or IM injection. I cannot begin to count the...

  4. If you could do it all over again.....

    MomNRN replied to Visuals's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure! I have only been an RN for 5 years. It was my mid-life career change! If I play the could've, should've game, I should have finished college the first time around and got the education...

  5. OB pataients in the ER

    MomNRN replied to brianaerrn's topic in Emergency

    Our ER policy is similar to those stated above. 20 weeks, they are evaluated in OB to determine if their complaint is related to potential delivery. If they are not a potential admit, they are sent...

  6. pt report to ICU?

    MomNRN replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I am fairly new to the ER, at least as a nurse, and I struggled initially in giving report. I wasn't sure how much info to pass on, etc. I have learned that different nurses on different floors want...

  7. Nurse practicing without license?

    MomNRN replied to sensweet's topic in General Nursing

    In some states you can be hired as a "health aide" without a nursing license. You usually work under the supervision of a RN or certified school nurse. It makes me wonder whether she is just a...

  8. Leaving work at work

    MomNRN replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

    I am grateful that I can leave my work at the door when I walk out. I do occasionally wonder what happens with my patients that I admitted out of the ER. Since I only work 3 days a week, most of...

  9. Hepatitis B Vaccination for infants

    MomNRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in Pediatric

    Hep B vaccinations are fast becoming a school requirement. The State of Illinois began requiring the vaccine 5 years

  10. How often do you take a break?

    MomNRN replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    What is a break? :) Seriously - I work in the ED and the only "break" I usually get is to run to the bathroom and/or grab a Diet Pepsi. I work the 3-11pm shift and a dinner break is very rare as...

  11. Parental notification of head lice

    MomNRN replied to Jolie's topic in School

    I sent out a notice to all students in a class if there was someone with lice. We didn't identify who the student was just that there was an active case and to check your children at home. Most...

  12. Reglan for migraines

    MomNRN replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    In our ED we use Benedryl/Reglan IVP for migraines. It works well for most people. Those who remain skeptical are the drug seeks who want their 20mg of

  13. Agency nurse and the potential local strike!

    MomNRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    While I can fully understand your need to pay your bills, trust me - they will not forget easily. Remember they are going without a paycheck too! I was involved in a strike 2 years ago. It got very...

  14. how many of you get others to open "THE ENVELOPE"?

    MomNRN replied to noele1213's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In the state of Illinois, it used to be that a large manilla envelope signified you failed and they were sending you copies of the sections you needed to work on. A standard mailing envelope meant...

  15. I have never met anyone like her...

    MomNRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Stitchie - great story I wondered though why you didn't let loose with a little German (like on your way out the door), just so she would have known you knew. I don't know if I could have resisted!...

  16. languages

    MomNRN replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    What a great question! I recently returned to hospital nursing after a 4 year venture into school nursing. It is the same hospital I left before. Anyhoo - I would have said Spanish if asked 4 years...

  17. Scenario:What would you do?

    MomNRN replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto for the poster who said they would check with their charge nurse and then proceed. I would ensure doctor wrote out all his orders in plain language. We just today implemented a palliative care...

  18. Anyone else with sacroiliitis?

    MomNRN replied to MomNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pam - The meds I have tried in your list include: Indocin - induced a migraine from hell and I am not a headache person. I had to go to the ER. It was miserable. The headache occurred after about 2...

  19. Anyone else with sacroiliitis?

    MomNRN replied to MomNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay fellow sufferers, has anyone found a correlation between a severe pain flare-up starting with your menstrual cycles? Also, I am finding a connection between stress, inflammation, and pain. I...

  20. We Are On Strike!

    MomNRN posted a topic in School

    Hello to all! I haven't posted in awhile, but here I am. I am a school nurse who is a member of MESPA (Moline Educational Support Personnel Association). Our support staff union is going into its...

  21. We Are On Strike!

    MomNRN replied to MomNRN's topic in School

    I encourage you to investigate. This thread is a year old, so our strike has been over for awhile. It was very enlightening to say the least. Unfortunately the contract we re-negotiated will expire...

  22. inhaler for a 7 yr old?

    MomNRN replied to lifeLONGstudent's topic in School

    With proper instruction, I think a 7-year-old would do fine with an inhaler. I especially like the type that have the spacer chamber. The special-needs kids I work with do much better with the...

  23. Lunchtime ??

    MomNRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Lunch? What is a lunch? What is an uninterrupted lunch? Although I work with another nurse, we rarely leave the office to "have lunch." Our lunch usually consists of eating at our desks while...

  24. Anyone else with sacroiliitis?

    MomNRN replied to MomNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi to all fellow sufferers - I started this thread in October of 2003. I can't believe it has been that long since the MRI. I continue to suffer with pain. My ortho never suggested the cortisone...

  25. School Budgets

    MomNRN replied to GreenWitch's topic in School

    One of the nurses in our district got her church (one of the women's groups) to donate $100 which she uses at her discretion. We also get supplemental funds from local groups - like the Eagles club....