LauraLou

LauraLou

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  1. What Was Your G.P.A When You Got Accepted Into Your Nursing Program?

    LauraLou replied to rayofsunshine's topic in General Students

    I had a 4.0 The lowest GPA the school accepted was a

  2. We lost a mom

    LauraLou replied to LauraLou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you so much for all your support! It really helped to read your messages. I worked today and we discussed having a meeting to talk about what happened. I hope they put together something soon....

  3. Question About New Nurses Starting Out in Antepartum

    LauraLou posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am working as a nurse extern in antepartum, which I absolutely love. Things are going really well and they have shown an interest in hiring me after I graduate in December. My problem is I've...

  4. comfy shoes

    LauraLou replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    I had Dansko clogs which were comfortable but when I needed to replace them I decided to try Quark Pro-Air, as they are half the price. I LOVE my new Quarks. They are super light but have good arch...

  5. Removing foleys after cesareans

    LauraLou replied to obnursesteff's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Patients come to our postpartum with IVs, PCAs and Foleys. We don't remove the Foley until they have feeling back in their legs, usually at least 12 hrs after they

  6. Plano, Texas

    LauraLou replied to par72's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know about relocation bonuses, but they are paying a sign-on bonus for most RN positions. I'm not sure how much the bonus

  7. Plano, Texas

    LauraLou replied to par72's topic in Texas Nursing

    That would be the 7th floor. A really busy unit but everyone is very nice (can't say that about some floors). There are two telemetry floors and I much prefer this one. Good

  8. Plano, Texas

    LauraLou replied to par72's topic in Texas Nursing

    What unit are you interviewing for? As with all hospitals, some departments are better than others. PM me if you have specific

  9. OB clinicals

    LauraLou replied to m4rtin's topic in General Students

    We had a male nursing student in my clinical group. He had a really hard time in L&D and postpartum. He was able to see one c-section, but no pt would allow him to be present for a vag birth....

  10. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    LauraLou replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work as a nurse tech on a postpartum floor. We have a lot of pts from other countries. Many of them have different ideas about postpartum care, such as not bathing, not getting out of bed, not...

  11. No She/he Did Not!!!

    LauraLou replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No she did not...blurt out to the (male) doctor when watching an infant circumcision, "That's the first uncircumcized male I've ever seen!" Yes, that was me. I felt like such an idiot. I'm sure that...

  12. No She/he Did Not!!!

    LauraLou replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    At some hospitals, they don't require a second nurse to check insulin. That's the case at the hospital I'm at this

  13. What do you use for Post Delivery pain meds?

    LauraLou replied to NurseFirst's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We mostly use Motrin and Lortab for a vag and Motrin and Percocet/Percodan for a

  14. Do you parents bring car seats in the hospital?

    LauraLou replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Parents are required to bring a corificeat to the room to show the nurse that they have one. But we are not allowed to help them put the baby in or adjust the corificeat. Mom has to carrry the baby...

  15. How long does it take you

    LauraLou replied to blee1's topic in General Students

    We have to do pt history, labs, drugs, patho & 3 nursing dx/careplans for each patient and we take 3 pts a week. I'm 3rd semester, so I can usually reuse careplans or pathos from previous...

  16. Low Down on Nursing Education

    LauraLou replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Masters degree in Library Science from the University of North Texas. In the Masters program, we learned to catalogue books using Dewey and Library of Congress. We learned how to use print...

  17. Low Down on Nursing Education

    LauraLou replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a great post! Nursing education would be much better off if the emphasis was placed on treating and caring for patients with complex illnesses, rather than on the psuedo-intellectual babble...

  18. Nurses wearing white

    LauraLou replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a hospital where the nurses wear blue &/or white, techs wear maroon, respiratory green, etc. I don't think the nurses who wear all white scrubs look anymore professional than the nurses...

  19. old skills that we do not use anymore

    LauraLou replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to sound stupid, but how do you palpitate bp, as one poster mentioned? Can someone explain how to do this? I am in my final year of nursing school and I often feel as if we are prisoners of...

  20. old skills that we do not use anymore

    LauraLou replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to sound stupid, but how do you palpitate bp, as one poster mentioned? Can someone explain how to do this? I am in my final year of nursing school and I often feel as if we are prisoners of...

  21. Dallas Nurses

    LauraLou replied to chad75's topic in Texas Nursing

    Plano is a northern suburb of Dallas. It is a really nice area, but

  22. Dallas Nurses

    LauraLou replied to chad75's topic in Texas Nursing

    Plano is a northern suburb of Dallas. It is a really nice area, but

  23. Dallas Nurses

    LauraLou replied to chad75's topic in Texas Nursing

    Medical Center of Plano hires LVNs. I know there are some in postpartum and nursery, but I'm not sure about other

  24. what do you use: notebooks/binders/other??

    LauraLou replied to Maycee's topic in General Students

    I have 1" or 2" binders for each class for the syllabus and handouts. I use plastic sheet protectors for the most important papers. That way they are easy to find in the binder. I take notes on my...

  25. Question about the use of restraints

    LauraLou posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student and work PRN at a hospital as a Nurse Extern. Last Friday I was with a patient who had just had major abdominal surgery. He was on IV fluids and oxygen, as his O2 stats on...