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seemerun

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  1. My long winded route to L&D.....

    seemerun replied to seemerun's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have heard the 10 year statistic a few times but I suspect it is either plain old exageration or else it is not factoring in the people who choose to stay on nights. I have 3 kids as well and I...

  2. Question about TNCC

    seemerun posted a topic in Emergency

    I want to take this course and I am hoping I can get my nurse manager to approve education hours/pay. I don't work in the ER though. I work on an orthopedic floor but it is split into 2 units. One...

  3. The good, the bad, and the ugly about home health

    seemerun replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in Home Health

    I had a good experience working in home health. I did it for 4 years and just quit 3 months ago to get back into acute care. I liked the scheduling. We had computerized charting so much of my charting...

  4. ? on drawing PT/INR

    seemerun replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    I worked home health for quite awhile. Usually we used the machines but there were often times when we would need to do it by venipuncture. You do have to fill the tube all the way up and I always had...

  5. Long term foley use

    seemerun replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/587464_6 Also interesting: if you need to collect a UA it is no longer recommended that you clamp the cath and aspirate from the port. This is an instance where...

  6. Long term foley use

    seemerun replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I expressed myself correctly. It's not that you NEVER change it. Like a previous poster stated -not at a fixed interval. You change on an as needed basis. I knew when I posted that I...

  7. Long term foley use

    seemerun replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Foley's can stay in years. Also, evidence-based research now recommends NO routine catheter changes. Weird to get my mind around that one but my friend just did her ARNP thesis on long-term cath mgmt...

  8. Need Survival tips for Night Shift!

    seemerun replied to RedDirtNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am about 4-5 weeks into my new night shift position. I don't know if will get better or worse from this point? But FWIW I am tolerating it just fine. I got lucky and they gave me a schedule where I...

  9. No breaks (class action lawsuit)

    seemerun replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I just started working on a busy orthopedic/trauma unit - been there about 1 month. Believe it or not I don't think I have seen anyone NOT take a lunch. This must have been an issue at some time in...

  10. Salary???

    seemerun replied to RNratched's topic in Home Health

    At my HHA you can choose to get paid hourly or paid per visit. I have been both and really don't notice much of a difference. I am currently paid per visit but really it is a cross between hourly and...

  11. New Nurse OB/GYN

    seemerun replied to Aquinas's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sure you are doing fine. I have found office settings to be extremely difficult to work in. The dynamic is just different and I always felt like a fish out of

  12. Is this a ridiculous idea?

    seemerun posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am trying to get my foot in the door to either mother-baby or labor and delivery. In this economy, trying to get a job in an area that is already difficult to get into is feeling pretty impossible....

  13. How do you work full time with kids?

    seemerun replied to NursePamela's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you are ready to get more into your career then I think, unfortunately, paying a higher price for child care is part of the deal. How many kids do you have? I would probably look to find...

  14. can I get fired ?

    seemerun replied to coffee4metech's topic in Private Duty

    I don't think so, as long as you didn't abandon the patient, and there was adequate staff to change assignments with. Unless there is more of a back story to this that would affect

  15. OASIS and HOME HEALTH CHARTING, how to do it.

    seemerun replied to johnnoes's topic in Home Health

    I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for. I know the QA department gives frequent in-services to our clinical staff. One thing I do know is that it is important that your charting always reflects...

  16. LOVE maternity nursing so far!

    seemerun replied to fsaav's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oops! Just noticed you said to

  17. LOVE maternity nursing so far!

    seemerun replied to fsaav's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Would you mind telling me where you did these extra 300 precepted clinical hours? I am going through an online RN-BSN program right now but there is no clinical component. I contacted the local...

  18. What ever happened to "mother nature"?

    seemerun replied to im_an_honest_1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a nurse but not an L&D nurse (hopefully someday!) so my perspective is probably a little skewed but in my experience, I agree that this has been a big problem all over. However, I will say...

  19. Why does everyone groan when I say I'm going to take a neurosciences position?

    seemerun replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why people would groan. I'd take neuro over a medical floor or surgical floor any day! I worked at a rehab hospital on neuro and I really liked it. Good mix of critical thinking and hands...

  20. So, I applied for a job in mother-baby

    seemerun posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm really hoping it works out. I submitted my application and resume online and they automatically send you an e-mail saying thanks and they will contact you if they want more info. It seems to me...

  21. Personal questions from patients and visitors

    seemerun replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind some questions about family like if I have kids, if I'm married etc... but I hate it when they continue with multiple questions regarding the kids. If I'm not offering up tons of details...

  22. Offered a job today and flattered, but stumped.

    seemerun replied to nursalicious's topic in General Nursing

    Me? Hands down the first job. Managing holds no interest for me at all, but I guess for you it depends on you career

  23. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    seemerun replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    About two years ago, I brought my son to the ER. He had a rather sudden onset of abdominal pain. Bad enough to make him cry. He was 7 at the time so he was old enough not cry at every little thing. He...

  24. RN to BSN Online Programs. Let's hear some recommendations

    seemerun replied to pdaddy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am just 3 classes away from having my RN-BSN complete. I did it through Liberty University. All online and quite affordable. It is a Christian school so there are a couple of non-nursing bible...

  25. Getting a job in L & D/Mother Baby

    seemerun replied to GodsAngel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    does anyone know if this works? i was thinking about seeing if i could set up a volunteer clinical/preceptorship on the unit i want to work at, but i'm not sure if that sort of thing is ever done? i'm...