ERGirl83

ERGirl83

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  1. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    ERGirl83 replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yet, we perform abortions, allow mothers to smoke/drink during pregnancy without reprocussions, take drugs at delivery and induction that haven't been proven safe on the babies...Given the MYRIAD of...

  2. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    ERGirl83 replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think I understand what she's getting at, and I don't think it's about belittling those who do view a lady partsl birth as something special and important, it's about getting those women to realize...

  3. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    ERGirl83 replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm going to have to disagree with "every woman you have every known who has experienced both." My c-section and recovery, INCLUDING complications (staph infection and seroma) were a thousand times...

  4. Need Advice on opportunity please

    ERGirl83 replied to newmomRN's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me, I'd first contact my old boss and let him/her know the reasons I left, and that I were interested in coming back. I'd rather see how that pans out before I check out other options,...

  5. Your personal delivery experience- what happened

    ERGirl83 replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wanted to add that my PP nurses were PHENOMENAL. They were kind, compassionate, helpful and managed to teach me without being condescending. I never had to ask for anything, it was there before I...

  6. Your personal delivery experience- what happened

    ERGirl83 replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh geez...if it weren't for my beautiful son, I'd say it was a horrible experience.... The week before I went into labor I had horrible nightmares of my son not fitting through the birth canal, and us...

  7. Pinky finger issue

    ERGirl83 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    In my anatomy class we can only say "5th Digit," "little finger," or "digitus minimus." Never pinky finger.... And the finger isn't "a phalanx," the 5th digit contains THREE phalanges, a proximal,...

  8. In the OR.. scrub nurses or OR Techs?

    ERGirl83 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is an orthopaedic rep at several of the area hospitals here, and he states that at every hospital he works at, it's very rare to see an RN scrubbing. They almost exclusively circulate,...

  9. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    ERGirl83 replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been struggling with the same decision, between PA/NP and MD. I've decided to go ahead and get my BSN as my bachelor's because it's the most practical. If you don't get into the PA school you...

  10. Pre-Reqs

    ERGirl83 replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't do it for nursing school, but I did take college courses during my senior year of high school (instead of my regular hs classes), and it was FREE. In Ohio, it was called "Post Secondary...

  11. How do RN school admissions work? It seems like insanity!

    ERGirl83 replied to SummitRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually, at my school, I had to take Chemistry, BioChem/Organic Chem (we get to pick one), Physics, Statistics, Pathophysiology, Anatomy, Physiology, on top of general biology (WITH lab), general...

  12. students applying at LBCC for spring 08

    ERGirl83 replied to strawberryheartRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't go to LBCC, but I know the average GPA for acceptance to our program at UVU (in Utah) for the last 3 semesters has been around 3.8 or 3.9...With my current 3.6, I was told I would not be...

  13. How do RN school admissions work? It seems like insanity!

    ERGirl83 replied to SummitRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To be completely honest with you, in Utah, it IS easier to get into med school than nursing school. You only need a 3.0 minimum to be considered at the U of U Medical School (though at least a 3.6 to...

  14. Human Anatomy / A&P I Club for Fall 2007

    ERGirl83 replied to Kensington's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We have our lecture midterm next week...anyone else shakin' in their

  15. Breastfeeding support in pediatrician's office?

    ERGirl83 replied to mrslmj's topic in General Nursing

    I hate this attitude, like it somehoe sets back the movement if a woman wants to exercise a little modesty while breastfeeding. Of course, there's nothing wrong or gross about it, but some women,...

  16. Second degree BSN, Direst entry MSN, Nurse Practitioner! Help!

    ERGirl83 replied to lulu123's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered PA school? I know that there seems to be competition between NPs and PAs, so it might not be a popular answer on this board, but PA school does not require an RN, or really any...

  17. Is it all political?

    ERGirl83 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently a pre-nursing student in Utah (though I did a year and a half of nursing school in Ohio prior to moving to Utah-never finished), and I've been reading a lot of posts here over the past...

  18. Don't you just love the stereotype?

    ERGirl83 replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who finds these ads to be harmless? They just don't bother me in the least. It's just like the notion of a "naughty teacher." Just because it's been a funny ad-campaign or a...

  19. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

    ERGirl83 replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa. Talk about insensitive and discompassionate. The harsh reality for some people is that in order to better the lives of their families, they have to make tough decisions, like letting someone...

  20. Duties of OB nurses (and others) Please feel free to add!

    ERGirl83 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If only you were at my bedside when I delivered my son...I am an educated, highly-intelligent woman who made the decision during my pregnancy not to breastfeed (for a myriad of reasons intensely...

  21. ED sending patients to L&D

    ERGirl83 replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not an OB nurse, but when I was pregnant, I was in the ER 4 times (once with pneumonia, once after a car accident and twice with PTL). EVERY SINGLE TIME I came into the ER, after making sure I was...

  22. Dixie State's Nursing Program

    ERGirl83 replied to spanky999's topic in General Nursing

    They have a great program, but there's a lot of hoop jumping to get in (though it's not much different up here in northern/central Utah, either). When we lived in St George, you had to have your CNA...

  23. NP vs MD

    ERGirl83 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am currently in the process of deciding whether or not to apply for my BSN program, and then go on to become a NP, or to bite the bullet and finish a BIO degree and apply to med school and get my...

  24. Studying for the TEAS

    ERGirl83 replied to anchormanlover08's topic in General Nursing

    If you go to their website, you can order a practice book. If you study that practice book, the exam is beyond easy...Some of the questions are word for word...Good

  25. Can't let it go!

    ERGirl83 replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not knocking your choice, but I have to second the notion, at least in my area, it's MUCH easier to secure a job as a first assist in the corporate hospitals as an RN or PA than as a scrub tech...You...