webbiedebbie

webbiedebbie

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  1. Human Resource Lingo

    webbiedebbie replied to Brownms46's topic in Nursing Humor

    EXACTLY!!!!

  2. Any Colorado Springs Nurses out there

    webbiedebbie replied to J. B.'s topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi John...I used to work at Memorial in the ER back in the early 80's. I live in NC now, and haven't been to the Springs since 1982. I loved working at

  3. Are you going to dress up for Halloween at work?

    webbiedebbie replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    One hospital I work at won't allow costumes for security reasons. I tend to agree with them on this

  4. Need to be on my toes...

    webbiedebbie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Another incident this morning...Ancef ordered q 6 hrs. Handwritten MAR had times down as 1200, 1800, and 0600. Brain f**t...I should have caught the missing dose due at 2400! I am getting tired of...

  5. Need to be on my toes...

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, thanks for the responses. I was very tired when I submitted the thread. That seemed to make it worse for me. I am grateful that it isn't only happening to me. I will be more conscientious...

  6. student doing a report please help me answer some of my questions!!!

    webbiedebbie replied to Kateidra's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. LPN...usually one year college. RN...two, three, or four years college. 2. Salaries vary depending upon where you work. Hospitals generally pay more than doctor offices or clinics. States and...

  7. Thinking of going into OB or Post Partum...

    webbiedebbie replied to LINUS's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...a lot of teaching on Postpartum. Vital signs, fundus checks, perineum checks, breast checks, abdominal incision checks, assist with breastfeeding, IV antibiotics, pain management, starting...

  8. postpartum depression

    webbiedebbie replied to wannaknow's topic in International Nursing

    I, too, would be interested to hear what other PP nurses are doing. In my unit, we give the moms information in a booklet. If they have a history of PP depression, they are seen by the discharge...

  9. Lotus births.

    webbiedebbie replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Aw c'mon...you're pulling my tail...er, I

  10. Lotus births.

    webbiedebbie replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Instead of cats sitting on fences, they are lined up looking through the nursery

  11. Renerian's thread "Worksheets from your shift..." uppdated w/ a poll

    webbiedebbie replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I can't believe you were fired for this! I would think at least a warning could have been given. I use a clipboard at work. I keep the worksheet on it and keep the board at work. I was...

  12. Any male nurses on your OB unit???

    webbiedebbie replied to *Ferty~OB~RN*'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Deb...I know! I've never heard of anyone challenging this, though. He decided to get into ER

  13. Question about Inactive Status.

    webbiedebbie replied to PSA, RN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    You can contact BON on their website to request inactive status at any time. Good luck with getting a part-time job. I would encourage this because you are a new nurse and would need to keep your...

  14. Homans Sign

    webbiedebbie replied to babynurse32's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just went to an inservice yesterday morning titled DVT to PE. Homans was listed as not a positive sign, but did find out that our hospital sees pt's return with DVT's after childbirth. The...

  15. Any male nurses on your OB unit???

    webbiedebbie replied to *Ferty~OB~RN*'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the hospital where I work, they do NOT allow male nurses in L&D. I don't know about Postpartum. We had a male floated to us in Nbn Nursery though. I once worked in a hospital that had a...

  16. Question about Inactive Status.

    webbiedebbie replied to PSA, RN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    You can request to have your license placed on inactive status. There is no charge for this. However, you need to contact the BON to reinstate your license when you are ready to work, at which time...

  17. Homans Sign

    webbiedebbie replied to babynurse32's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Homans on all adult patients here too (C/S, vag del, antepartum,GYN, etc). Part of our head-to-toe

  18. acog/aap staffing guidelines

    webbiedebbie replied to madrcs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My unit staffs this same way...only we have 6-9 patients each! We start off with 12 patients/2 nurses. Then we can get up to 4-5 admits during the night. Sometimes, we have a C-section to prep that...

  19. Help!!! All Labor and Delivery and PostPartum Nurses

    webbiedebbie replied to mobyrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like the hospital where I work PP. We are getting patients admitted who had surgery 1 or more weeks prior and having complicatioins and being admitted to our floor! I had a patient from ER...

  20. depositions

    webbiedebbie replied to mommajoe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    MOMMAJOE...how did the depostion go? I have been thinking about you ever since you

  21. new grad needs help with documentation tips

    webbiedebbie replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    I was trained in head-to-toe assessment. It has become routine for me. That way, I don't forget to chart anything. Always document things from the norm. If you call a physician, document what time...

  22. Mother Baby/ Nursery/Labor and Delivery Nurses

    webbiedebbie replied to wannanbnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Dear wannabe...we work just as hard in Postpartum. Some mothers are sick and need IV antibiotics, etc. We had two patients with NG tubes. (We also take GYN patients). Some come to us after...

  23. Concious Sedation...on your unit??

    webbiedebbie replied to passing thru's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Conscious sedation used to be done on our unit in Postpartum. That was about 8 years ago. Now it is only done in Labor and Delivery if needed and the nurses there are trained specifically for this....

  24. Assingment under protest

    webbiedebbie replied to l.rae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not sure, but I think the point is that if there is unsafe staffing, these forms will benefit us. It's true, you can't abandon your patients. This may be the only way to bring understaffing or...

  25. Promethazine IV Question

    webbiedebbie replied to PMercier's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had to give Phenergan 12.5 ml IV just the other night. I had read the original post and diluted it in 9 cc. When I came back the next night, the pt's IV had to be restarted on the day shift d/t...