LNDis4ME

LNDis4ME has 15 years experience and specializes in Med Surg, Ortho, L & D (yea BABY!).

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1. I just saw the most amazing delivery

   LNDis4ME replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

   ROTFLMAO! There's always one bad apple in the bin to screw up your teaching experience!

2. Help!!

   LNDis4ME replied to dodgemama's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had a somewhat similar situation on my unit last nite: G2P1 came in with c/o contractions. RN does exam and calls it 3-4 cms. This particular pt had been d/c'd earlier in the day for same complaint-she was checked by HO who called her a FT. Upon re...

3. What's more stressful, L&D or Med-Surg?

   LNDis4ME replied to beachmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey hang in there! When I came to L&D 2 yrs ago, I had been an RN for 13 years. I had done a lot....I've also been a nursing sup, a DON, home health, a traveler (hit the floor running!). I had at least 10 years of acute med surg, and I STILL fel...

4. Licensed Practical Nurse in the Delivery Room?

   LNDis4ME replied to duckie153's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am curious as to why you are not interested in becoming an RN?

5. Nursing hat with ruffles required?

   LNDis4ME replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

   :yeahthat: Seriously, is this a Nursing Home or a Hospital and where are you located??? I do agree with above poster....my understanding was that if you did wear a cap, you always wore your own school's cap, not the hospital's or a generic one. I hop...

6. Did I do the right thing??

   LNDis4ME replied to AlmostThere:)'s topic in Ob/Gyn

   Are you generalizing "OB" as L&D, PostPartum and/or Nursery? If you are referring to L&D specifically, I have to say that I very STRONGLY recommend getting at least a year or 2 of Med Surg first. Here's why: There are no nursing schools that ...

7. No preemie for me this time!!! (and question at end of post....)

   LNDis4ME replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU

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8. Nurse story

   LNDis4ME replied to rph3664's topic in Men

   Well, to be honest, I think you are splitting hairs here. All of the above scenarios you described above could potentially be interpreted by a pt as being bullied or intimidated. The quickest, easiest and most efficient way to deal with a situation i...

9. Travel Companies to Reccomend?

   LNDis4ME replied to KR's topic in Travel

   I can personally reccomend Sunbelt Staffing. I worked for them for several years and never had a bad experience. I remember one time I had gotten a flat tire at work while on assignment with them. I casually mentioned it to my recruiter b/c it result...

10. Can LPN's work in Labor & Delivery Or in the Nursery?

    LNDis4ME replied to Ateal17's topic in LPN/LVN

    At my hospital, we hire LPNs as scrub techs in L&D. They are trained to scrub in on procedures and C sections. They also attend the vaginal deliveries as the "writer", and have specific duties related to that..setting up delivery tables etc. The...

11. Nurse story

    LNDis4ME replied to rph3664's topic in Men

    By that token, then calling Security up to deal with a pt could also be considered bullying...3 guys in uniform with night sticks etc. The line has to be drawn somewhere. The patient was inappropriate and needed to be told his behavior was inappropri...

12. My Poor Hands have been Washed Raw

    LNDis4ME replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I was wondering about this today: I can recall back to my first couple years as a nurse, and my hands being chapped/raw a lot of the time, especially in the winter. But over the years, that seems to have occurred less and less. Is it possibl...

13. Strong Memorial/Rochester Hospitals

    LNDis4ME replied to pmednurse's topic in New York

    I worked there on a couple different occasions as a traveler on an Ortho unit. The pay was about $24-25/hr for a traveler plus I got a housing stipend. This was 3-4 years ago. I'm sorry that I don't know what the house staff got paid, but I don't rec...

14. My Poor Hands have been Washed Raw

    LNDis4ME replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing that may help is to not use HOT/WARM water to wash and rinse...should be cool to lukewarm at the most. I don't recall where I learned that little tidbit from, but I have tried it and it does seem to make a difference in keeping them fro...

15. Butterflies?

    LNDis4ME posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! For those of you out there who draw your own labs, do you use butterflies? We are now being told not to use them when possible b/c they supposedly cause hemolysis. Generally in L & D, we try to draw labs when starting our IV's, but there...