webbiedebbie

webbiedebbie

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  1. new BSN in postpartum nights?

    webbiedebbie replied to SpecFuz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I currently work PP nights. Our patient load is higher than days. I find many opportunities to keep busy on nights: teaching breastfeeding, reading through patient's chart for anything out of the...

  2. Why are there openings in OB?

    webbiedebbie replied to ER1010's topic in General Nursing

    Labor and Delivery can be stressful. I don't do it anymore. Mother/Baby positions can be hard to find because nurses tend to keep those positions. When I apply for positions, I ask for...

  3. Online Careplan website????

    webbiedebbie replied to vcannon's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I saw one...don't remember the exact site, but I remember "EHS: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook". Try looking that up and see what it

  4. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    webbiedebbie replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse with 23 years experience had patient swallow Motrin 800 mg with a nasogastric tube in

  5. Are you allowed to use personal cell phones at work?

    webbiedebbie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think it would be very rude to answer a cell phone with the patient right next to me. I would set it on vibrate or shut it off. I can check my phone AFTER I leave the room for any...

  6. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    webbiedebbie replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    "I meant official job titles where your pay stubs say's your a CNA or RN." Yes, I knew what you meant...and by the way, MY paystub DOES NOT say what I

  7. epidural management postpartum

    webbiedebbie replied to KKRJJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow...at the hospital where I work, an epidural vag delivery comes to our floor after the first hour. They are required to be able to walk before coming to us. We do an initial set of vitals when...

  8. epidural management postpartum

    webbiedebbie replied to KKRJJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow...at the hospital where I work, an epidural vag delivery comes to our floor after the first hour. They are required to be able to walk before coming to us. We do an initial set of vitals when...

  9. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    webbiedebbie replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Now, on the other hand: Housekeeper--we have none on nights. Patient advocate--no management on nights. Secretary--we have none. Nurse assistant--we have none. Dietary aide--we have to collect orders...

  10. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    webbiedebbie replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Now, on the other hand: Housekeeper--we have none on nights. Patient advocate--no management on nights. Secretary--we have none. Nurse assistant--we have none. Dietary aide--we have to collect orders...

  11. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    webbiedebbie replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Since 1976: Nbn nursery volunteer Outpatient Billing Clerk Outpatient Registration Clerk Medical Records Clerk ER Registration Clerk ER Ward Clerk OB Ward Clerk LPN RNC Childbirth Educator Charge

  12. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    webbiedebbie replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Since 1976: Nbn nursery volunteer Outpatient Billing Clerk Outpatient Registration Clerk Medical Records Clerk ER Registration Clerk ER Ward Clerk OB Ward Clerk LPN RNC Childbirth Educator Charge

  13. Coming back home to Colorado

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Thanks for the welcome back! I will be working at St. Joes. I used to work at Lutheran Medical Center and St. Anthony North. I hear lately that there hasn't been much snow in Denver, but I...

  14. Cafeteria Feedback!!

    webbiedebbie replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I work, patients are not allowed in the cafeteria. That means, we are constantly taking orders from patients and running down to the cafeteria to get their order. Of course,...

  15. Screening visitors

    webbiedebbie posted a topic in General Nursing

    A memo has been sent out to our staff to screen all visitors for immunizations, sickness, etc. While it sounds like a good idea to protect our patients, it just is not

  16. Need advice...what would you do next?

    webbiedebbie posted a topic in Travel

    Received a call from an agency in desparate need to fill in for 2 weeks on an assignment that another nurse had to leave due to emergency situation, last Friday (weekend of July 4). I talked with my...

  17. Need advice...what would you do next?

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Travel

    Well, guess what! After weeks of calling and being told my check was in the mail (I had put in for the 2 hours I spent with the manager), I got the check! The recruiter says the rest of my...

  18. Screening visitors

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    You have a unit secretary? We have 19 beds and are staffed 2-3 nurses only each shift. Sometimes we have a CNA 11a-11p, but only 2 days a week! Visitors are not required to stop at the nurses...

  19. Which states are "walk-through" on your RN license by endorsement?

    webbiedebbie replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    There is a difference between a walk-through state and a compact state. I have the list, but I am at work and will need to get it once I get

  20. Night shift nurses...How many hours of sleep do you get?

    webbiedebbie replied to lpnin03's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7p-7a and have to drive one hour to work and one hour back. That means, I have to get up by 4 pm to get ready to leave for work by 5. I have to leave by 5 because I never know if there is...

  21. North Carolina Roll Call

    webbiedebbie replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I live in Wilmington and have been here since 1995. I love the area. I graduated with an Associates Degree from Colorado and have worked in Ohio before coming here. I work postpartum and really love...

  22. Addendum to BEWARE!

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Travel

    The name of the agency is Onward Healthcare. Another agency I won't do business with is Liquid Agents. They sent me on an assignment on an emergency basis to complete an assignment for someone else...

  23. Should I travel?

    webbiedebbie replied to NuNurse38016's topic in Travel

    Most travel companies require that you already have one year nursing experience before placing you into an assignment. Have you read through all of the travel nurse threads? You can get some...

  24. Narcotic count

    webbiedebbie replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    So....your manager should be doing something about

  25. What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses.

    webbiedebbie replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I was going through some of my grandmother's nursing alumni books from back in the 40's and they were saying there was a shortage back then, too! Most hospitals today are a business. They aren't...