Laura C

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1. Oooohhhh, Now I feel cosmopoliten, do you ALL wear scrubs?

   Laura C replied to BritishStudent's topic in General Nursing

   In reading the threads I read a comment from mario_ragucci that bothered me a little. By no means am I over weight, but some of my good friends and co-worker are. She stated that in Portland, Orgen the over weight people are hated. I think that is v...

2. Showers in patient rooms...

   Laura C replied to deespoohbear's topic in Med-Surg

   I know that if I was a patient in the hospital that I would want my own shower. In our hospital we have showers in everyroom and it makes it easy to get the patients back and forth. Also family members we more likely help if they do not have to go do...

3. pregnancy,labor ,delivery and postpartum with cardiac patient

   Laura C replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   also mark I agree with everyone else that you should get nurse of the year award. keep up the good work,,,,,

4. pregnancy,labor ,delivery and postpartum with cardiac patient

   Laura C replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi mark_LD_RN This is a sad note for you. 2 weeks ago we had a lady in her early thirties that came in in labor and while we were getting her ready for her repeat c/s she went into CHF we took her straight to the OR and while they were doing her ...

5. Able to work agency at a former facility?

   Laura C replied to susanmary's topic in Agency

   several of our hospital's in our area are to proud to ask you to come back and work. It is usually 6 months for us in Mississippi. I have a problem where they left me on prn and therefore they said that I was still employed by the hospital. But I kno...

6. Census has been terrible

   Laura C replied to CCU NRS's topic in Agency

   your census has been low also. I don't normally get called off to often and it has hurt right after christmas. I am waiting on a travel assignment at this time. Good luck.........

7. agency, who to go with?

   Laura C replied to rolojoe's topic in Agency

   I have been with agency for a year and I work with 2 different agencies at the same hospital. I just have to be careful that I don't sign in on the wrong agency. I go to other hospitals also so I have to keep up with who, where, and when....I am now ...

8. best about agencies

   Laura C replied to burntnurse's topic in Agency

   Hi Susan, I uess the most important thing in an agency is the recutier. Knowing that they are trying to place you in a good job or a job that they like or area that they are comfortable..I am very flexable. My recutier is very attentive. We talk al...

9. best about agencies

   Laura C replied to burntnurse's topic in Agency

   Susan, Thanks for your reply. This is why i decided to go agency about a year ago. To get out of hospital politics. I think there are problems everywhere. I do very much enjoy going to work and doing my job to the best of my ability. We had a situ...

10. advanced maternal age

    Laura C replied to Liann's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The oldest that we have delivered was 54. her youngest child was 28. She said that she guessed she got pregnant when she was going through the change of life.....Boy what a change. She and her husband were really excited tho'

11. Survey: Do you think the federal government is taking the nursing shortage seriously?

    Laura C replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Goodmorning to All.....I was sitting here reading the BB... This has been my thing for a long time..I have been a nurse for 20 years. I have often wondered how football players, golf players, basketball players and etc. can make all of this money for...

12. OB nurses: What do you think of this?

    Laura C replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

    sick and Pregnant,,,,,,,,,You do have the right to a second opinion,,,and if you are still hurting I would keep going back to the hopsital and not put my baby at risk for being born to early. You know how you feel. Keep going back until she does some...

13. best about agencies

    Laura C replied to burntnurse's topic in Agency

    I am new to allnurses.com...........I am currently working agency looking to travel...I have heard that once you travel, you wonder where you have been all your life in nursing. I have talked with alot of travelers and you hear all sorts of stories i...