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1. How to ripen a cervix?

   ratchit posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi all. I'm at the end of a pregnancy complicated by PIH. Baby is (to everyone's shock and pleasure!) fine, but at 36+ weeks I'm maxed out on meds and baby's eviction notice is coming soon. No...

2. Nursing School Situation, Does this Sound Right?

   ratchit replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   The problem might be that she has to compelete the entire program before she can become any type of nurse- neonatal, manager, anything. Employers do have to make some accomodations under some...

3. working on Christmas?

   ratchit replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

   So you didn't work all those Christmases years ago as a future trade, but the nurses junior to you must give up their Christmas with their family because you did it before and now have kids? No one...

4. Required to wear girly scrubs

   ratchit replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

   "Consider, hypothetically, if someone had decided, "Let's choose a color men won't want to wear, so we won't have to work with men." I'm not saying anyone actually did, but if they had, that would...

5. Required to wear girly scrubs

   ratchit replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

   I'm glad I read the whole thread before responding. My initial response was "Deal with it. I have to wear the same color as the boys at work and I've never heard a female complain yet that people...

6. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

   ratchit replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

   add diploma grads in there also. at least we can not only argue about the merits of each of 3 entry levels, but also about who graduated from the best schools. poor mds can only argue about who went...

7. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

   ratchit replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if I would agree that this is a good topic- it comes up every couple of months, gets heated, gets very off topic, people get insulted, etc etc etc. BSN and ADN grads are both RNs. I...

8. Annoyimg

   ratchit replied to 11:11's topic in General Nursing

   I just posted a thread in the "About the Forum" (or something like that) section. The window must be new- I haven't changed my settings. My computer allows "for this session only" cookies and has for...

9. Post Op. Nurse Escorts.

   ratchit replied to clare lewis's topic in Operating Room

   I never worked in a PACU with that system- wow! Great for PACU! The PACUs that I worked in had transporters/orderlies pick stable patients up to go to OR and bring them back to the floors. Report was...

10. Reglan Reaction?

    ratchit replied to Rachel2004RN's topic in General Nursing

    Reglan can cause some odd neuro reactions but this sounds more like a TIA to me. Reglan doesn't cause facial drooping. You also gave a small dose and didn't see a problem for 2.5 hours- Reglan kicks...

11. On-call position

    ratchit replied to bth44's topic in Nursing Career

    You're a per diem. Everywhere I have worked that meant you had the right to say "I am available these days but not these days." Once the schedule is out, they shouldn't be adding you in without...

12. Any hospitals out there using discharge lobbies/lounges?

    ratchit replied to pjdouble's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I actually like the ideas of discharge lounges. If a patient needs a nurse to look after them, they are not ready to go home. If they are ready to go home, they should not be in a room preventing a...

13. Keep an eye on those Rx pads!

    ratchit replied to URO-RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One hospital I worked in wanted nurses to keep rx pads in the PACU for doctor convenience. I didn't like having them lying around but beyond putting them in a drawer, there wasn't much I could do....

14. Anyone fax report?

    ratchit replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I'm with you. :) I've gotten a couple doozie reports- "fixed, dilated, unresponsive, and combative." Ummm, to quote a song from kiddy TV, "one of these things is not like the others, one of these...

15. Holiday schedule strife, AGAIN!!!

    ratchit replied to fergus51's topic in General Nursing

    If we actually used our therapeutic communication skills, I suppose you could have said "Ummm Nancy Nurse, let me see if I'm hearing you correctly. You want me to pick up Thanksgiving night for you....