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  1. I Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout Birthin' No Babies

    dusky1228 replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 27 years, much of that in maternal-child health. I have seen hundreds of babies born (I worked in a Level III perinatal center, plus was the support person for several friends...

  2. Do I have a right to be upset?

    dusky1228 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, yes, anyone would be upset. Since you mention a contract, if you get nowhere by talking to your manager about this chaotic and completely unfair schedule, is there a union rep you could speak...

  3. lpn in home care

    dusky1228 replied to tiffdeandre's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have worked homecare for peds for 16 years. Most (95 % or so) of my caseload is pediatric, the rest is prenatal, or the occasional adult I see due to someone's request, or because it's the family...

  4. Baylor Plan?

    dusky1228 replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Texas Nursing

    A Baylor Plan is a work schedule where you work every weekend only, but get full-time pay and benefits. It's often a high-demand schedule for people who are going to school or who have young...

  5. On Call

    dusky1228 replied to deniseS's topic in Home Health

    i think this depends on the size and scope of the agency, and the types of clients they cover. my agency, for example, requires that the on call rn does pronouncements as part of the scope of the job....

  6. theft of my scope

    dusky1228 replied to dvfd365's topic in General Nursing

    i've had a few taken over the years of my career! i "lost" several of them early in my career-to residents or attendings who "borrowed" them, then never returned them. i stopped that by buying a...

  7. Bad Tasting Pills

    dusky1228 replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    If you like chocolate or strawberry, try taking it with a spoonful of Hershey's chocolate syrup or strawberry syrup. I find the Hershey's Dark chocolate syrup the most intense, therefore the most...

  8. To Scuttle or Not to Scuttle?

    dusky1228 replied to Southernurse's topic in General Nursing

    when i first graduated from nursing school in 1980, it was expected that nurses relinquish their seat any time a doctor arrived, no matter what the nurse might be doing. that changed at my facility...

  9. Who doesn't work in hospital & likes their job

    dusky1228 replied to phillies's topic in General Nursing

    I work in home care now, primarily for maternal-child health patients. I left hospital nursing (full time) because I was burning out. I decided intially to try home care for a year, to do a complete...

  10. Please share advice/thoughts- help!

    dusky1228 replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    Salary is only one of the things to consider. If you are stressed and miserable in your current job, that can affect your children negatively. If you can manage with the increased travel expenses to...