LauraLou

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  1. "Honey"

    LauraLou replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't like being called "honey", "sweetie" don't come to Texas! You'd be in a constant state of irritation! You can be condescending or patronizing just as easily using someone's name as you...

  2. Online support group for infertility?

    LauraLou replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    I really like http://www.ivf-infertility.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1 I have been posting there since April and have made some wonderful

  3. Chaperone or not during exam

    LauraLou replied to masstudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my hospital, it doesn't matter if the doctor is male or female, a female nurse must be present when a pelvic exam is present. That protects both the pts and the doctor. I personally once had a...

  4. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    LauraLou replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't have any male nurses in L&D, antepartum, postpartum or nursery. I think male nurse are great, but I don't see how having a male ob nurse would work. At our hospital, a male doctor must...

  5. Night Nursing

    LauraLou replied to kenesha212002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I finished my internship and started on nights this month. I love it so far. After getting home from work I'm tired, so I go to sleep around 8:30 am and get up at 4:00 or 4:30 pm. On my days off, I...

  6. Research Survey- Please Help and Answer These Few Questions!

    LauraLou replied to Stardaisy82's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did it ask questions in a similar fashion as the NCLEX? Do you think it helped you prepare for the NCLEX? I found the HESI and the NCLEX to be very different. The HESI asked specific questions about...

  7. First Med error and plain old frustration

    LauraLou replied to newrn05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad in L&D and I almost made a med error a couple of weeks ago. The pt's placenta was out, so I went to bolus her with pitocin. She had numerous bags hanging and I started to bolus...

  8. nclex review: to take or not to take

    LauraLou replied to mrhrn06's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took the Kaplan review, but I did it online instead of the in-person class. It was good, lots of test taking strategies. It consisted of online video instruction and practice questions. I...

  9. Dallas Hospitals!!!!!

    LauraLou replied to TCUFrogs!'s topic in Texas Nursing

    Come to Big Baylor!!! (Baylor University Medical Center) I have nothing but great things to say about Baylor. It is a very positive place to work, and there is definitly a "Baylor spirit". There is...

  10. Oldest and youngest mothers?

    LauraLou replied to mommy2boys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We recently had a 46 yr old pt with IVF twins. When documenting her ob history, I realized she had her first baby in 1978!! The youngest I've seen was

  11. Success Stories?? Any Positive experiences?

    LauraLou replied to sumdae's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in December and am working in Labor and Delivery. I have a wonderful orientation/internship. It consists of 14 weeks with a preceptor in addition to weekly classroom instruction. I...

  12. Finding yourself as a nurse

    LauraLou replied to ladydame's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I went to nursing school thinking I wanted to be a NICU nurse. But I found that what I really love about nursing is building relationships with pts, doing teaching, providing emotional support, etc....

  13. Directed pushing

    LauraLou posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a question about helping pts push. My preceptor has the pt hold her breath and push for a count of 10 x 3 per contraction, while we hold her legs. This is how I learned in nursing school and...

  14. Length of orientation for new nurse?

    LauraLou replied to Pocamom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, I am really suprised that people have such short internships. Mine is 14 weeks long. I am not completely on my own until mid-April. I am working L&D/Antepartum so perhaps that is the...

  15. Be sure to focus on prioritization questions!

    LauraLou posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX-RN on 1/5/06. I passed with 75 questions. I would say 85% of the test was prioritization questions. Who would you see first, who would you discharge first, etc. Unlike some other...

  16. El Centro students Spring '06

    LauraLou replied to AllyRN82's topic in Texas Nursing

    I just graduated in December(passed the NCLEX on 1/5/06 and am now a real RN!:)). I don't think there was anyone in our class who didn't find a job. There are a few hospitals and nurse managers who...

  17. New nurse scared to talk to doctors!!

    LauraLou replied to cparrish's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just finished my first week of new nurse orientation and we actually had a session on nurse-doctor communication. They gave us forms that detail what information you should have ready before...

  18. We lost a mom to HELLP!!!

    LauraLou replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am so sorry! I went thru something similar in June. We lost a mother on Antepartum due to a brain aneurism. I still get upset when I think about her. It was such a tragedy. I had feelings of...

  19. how to pick a pt. for clinicals?

    LauraLou replied to sonja77's topic in General Students

    Some schools have instructors pick pts, others have the students do it. It just depends on the program. For your second week of clinicals, pick someone with one major issue, like surgery, cardiac...

  20. When to look for employment???

    LauraLou replied to oldnurse newnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you want to work in the ICU, start calling now. Those jobs go fast, so you want to be one of the first to apply. I am also graduating in December and I already have a job offer. Good

  21. nurse locater devices

    LauraLou replied to SWAT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have nurse locators at our hospital. It is not part of your ID badge, but a separate tag that looks like the the thing you use to automatically lock and unlock your car. Whenever you enter a pts...

  22. Pay Rates?

    LauraLou replied to Paula7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    New grads start at $19 or $20 an hour depending on the hospital, plus $2.50/hr for weekday 7p-11p, $5.00 for weekday 11p-7a, $11 for weekend 7a-7p & $14 for weekend

  23. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    LauraLou replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We recently had an especially "high-needs" patient on antepartum. She put a sign on her door stating she is not to be disturbed by visitors or staff, so dietary didn't deliver her tray. She calls out...

  24. We lost a mom

    LauraLou posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a high risk antepartum unit. On Wednesday night one of the pts was suddenly in excruciating pain. She squeezed my hands so tight, they started to go numb. A resident came up and examined...

  25. We lost a mom

    LauraLou replied to LauraLou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all so much for your support. The hospital had a meeting on Tuesday to talk about what happened. The doctors still aren't sure what caused her death, so there wasn't a lot of closure. Her...