edisongirl25

edisongirl25

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  1. would anyone like to share their story of why chose to be OB nurse? (nursing studnet)

    edisongirl25 replied to laina chow's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My mom says I started talking about being an L&D nurse when I was 4....though I didn't call it that. I just wanted to help deliver babies. As I grew up, I bounced around with what I wanted to...

  2. Worst doctors orders ever received

    edisongirl25 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    We have this one resident that thinks he's God in a white coat. The first run in I had with him we had a 24 y.o female postop pt who was tachy in the 140-150 but her pressures were barely...

  3. What's you highest...?

    edisongirl25 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    My aunt has had 4 different types of cancer since I was a child. Once her platelets were 2. Just 2. A cousin of mine was admitted to ICU last month b/c he fell at home and broke his leg. His b/p...

  4. I'm having trouble dealing.....long, sorry

    edisongirl25 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I need help. I am an RN on a busy GI/Vasc/GYN/Oral etc surgery floor. Last week, one of my cousins (my dad's first cousin) was admitted to the ICU at the hospital across the street. He fell at...

  5. Do you wear your seatbelt

    edisongirl25 replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in Emergency

    In the accident that killed my uncle and cousin on Thursday, there was a 3 year old boy that was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled. He was later found under the SUV...alive. He's still in the...

  6. Do you wear your seatbelt

    edisongirl25 replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in Emergency

    I'm not in the ER, but I wear my seatbelt everytime I get in my car. I don't have much choice b/c my car has an alarm, but I wear it in other people's cars too. My uncle and cousin lost their lives...

  7. I'm having trouble dealing.....long, sorry

    edisongirl25 replied to edisongirl25's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. That is how I felt. I couldn't think at all. I'd go to do things then not remember what I was doing or what I needed to do next. It was terrible and I felt so incompetent. That was the...

  8. I'm having trouble dealing.....long, sorry

    edisongirl25 replied to edisongirl25's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I thought work would help, but last night, it wasn't enough. Maybe by Monday, I'll be

  9. Do nurses talk about their patients when the leave

    edisongirl25 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Stretch marks aren't anything to worry about. My abdomen looks like freddy kruger tore it up. I know it's not going to help, but don't worry so much about

  10. ob-gyne wards...

    edisongirl25 replied to pauiee_d.'s topic in General Nursing

    This is me. I've always seen female midwives or female MD's. I'm very modest also, and I'm just not comfortable with male nurses or doctors for OB/GYN related issues. I'm barely comfortable with...

  11. going from tech to RN

    edisongirl25 replied to texkid's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. I had the opportunity to go back the the unit where I was a tech, but I felt that the other nurses wouldn't be able to seperate my roles there and always see me as the tech. I...

  12. Mucous Plug

    edisongirl25 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :chuckle:chuckle:chuckle:chuckleThat is funny. I imagine coming up to number 18 next month, she'd be an expert by now. At least she should know by now what causes that. I was asked that when I was...

  13. Payscales Around the Country?

    edisongirl25 replied to nurselsteele's topic in General Nursing

    Here in FL, the start rate for new nurses is about $21/hr..give or take a dollar. It goes up with experience of course. There are a couple of cities that pay a lot less, but 21 is the majority. At the...

  14. I could really use some help with night shift vs day shift! Birthing Center

    edisongirl25 replied to Cfitz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It takes awhile to adjust. Unitl it gets easier, I would avoid the one on, one off, one on....you never really adjust to any schedule and you will feel exhausted. I too prefer mine 3 in a row, and...

  15. Would you nurses like me better if......

    edisongirl25 replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    I would just do the CNA course. If you get hired at a facility that allows you to draw blood (mine did), they will have a 2-3 day skills course that incorporates this into it....but you will be a...

  16. When is it going to be my time?..

    edisongirl25 replied to BethT's topic in General Nursing

    This kept happening to me, so when it was time to register for classes in 2004, I went and signed up. There was a registration fee, so I said, "well, I paid this money, now I have to go" then I paid...

  17. PBDS for ICU

    edisongirl25 replied to Misty1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I took it last year. It's just an assessment tool...what to do in this situation. They usually base your orientation on the results. You'll watch a video then assess the situation and what to...

  18. I'm worried about drawing blood and putting in IVs

    edisongirl25 replied to laybell's topic in General Nursing

    I was a nervous wreck the first couple of times I had to draw blood or start IV's. We werent' aloud to try while in school and at the first hospital I worked for, as soon as the unit clerk put in...

  19. Calling all Surgical/GI Colo Rectal Nurses!!???

    edisongirl25 replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, We have all the pt populations you listed plus gyn surgery, breast/soft tissue/endocrine, and oral surgery...plus the occasional neuro overflow and several medicines. Our RN's are responsible...

  20. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    edisongirl25 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I totally agree. I was a CNA/PCT for a year before I became an RN. It was my job to do vital signs, chemsticks, I&O's, and ADL's. Sure, it would have been harder for the nurses to do their jobs...

  21. multiple pain meds at once?

    edisongirl25 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I use this for my daughter pretty often. She has chronic high fevers, up to over 104 degrees F. Just one or the other won't bring it down low enough long enough because before the next dose would be...

  22. OB-GYN nurses must love their jobs!

    edisongirl25 replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is sooo true, I've been waiting for 18 months!!!! I've been doing med/surg while I wait, but I will be happier when I get to where my heart says I should

  23. Do you raid the patient fridge?

    edisongirl25 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have to try this, it sounds yummy! As for me, the Pepsi is the only thing I

  24. What's Your Passion?

    edisongirl25 replied to alwayslearning08's topic in General Nursing

    I've wated to be an L&D nurse for as long as I can remember. There is just something about the entire process of pregnancy and labor and delivery that fascinates me. I know there are risks and...

  25. Question.....I'm kind of confused

    edisongirl25 replied to able2009's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the hospital. I was a PCT but I was never a CNA. Our hospital let us work as a PCT after we finished our first semester of nursing school. A PCT/PCA are just different names for the same...