Coffee Nurse

Coffee Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. Question about "Too narrow of bones" with giving birth

    Coffee Nurse replied to SNLou84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's called cephalopelvic disproportion, and yes, it can result in failure to progress during labor (and subsequent c-section). However, from what I understand, it's difficult to diagnose with much...

  2. Standard of living for Los Angeles nurses.

    Coffee Nurse replied to bluejumperbunny's topic in California Nursing

    The standard of living, or the cost of living? Because, obviously, the former is contingent upon how high you're willing to go on the latter. I don't know how doable Santa Monica is (I didn't even...

  3. want to get a NICU job...tips please?

    Coffee Nurse replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    NRP and PALS would look good on a résumé,

  4. Is there a nursing textbook or handbook for nursing test during an interview?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Divinelyloved's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nclex+review I can't think of any questions you might encounter in an interview that wouldn't be covered in one of these....

  5. Is there a nursing textbook or handbook for nursing test during an interview?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Divinelyloved's topic in General Nursing

    There are all sorts of nursing-related test prep books out there, but you didn't specify what kind of test this was -- meds, med calculations, NCLEX-type questions, something

  6. A Nursing Essay by myself

    Coffee Nurse replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    RedCell didn't tell you to exclude God from your essay; he told you to exclude the part where you rank an undergrad degree above undergrad + med school + postgrad clinical experience. As for your...

  7. Help Senior In High School

    Coffee Nurse replied to whoagreg's topic in California Nursing

    What are you talking about? How can one specialty dominate an entire city? One facility, perhaps, yes -- if we're talking about Dana Farber or Sloan Kettering, for instance -- but any city big...

  8. Relocation to California

    Coffee Nurse replied to Ballerina02's topic in California Nursing

    You can apply for licensure anywhere, regardless of where you physically take the exam; i.e., you can apply for initial CA licensure and sit for the exam in Detroit. Keep in mind, new grad...

  9. Staffing in a level III NICU

    Coffee Nurse replied to grinbyrd2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We staff by acuity. We don't use any formal system of grading (maybe we should; it would probably have saved me from getting stuck last night with a 24-hour-old micropreemie plus "sharing" a...

  10. Help!

    Coffee Nurse replied to silverapple14's topic in General Nursing

    "Objective cues"? Are you talking about S/S of urinary frequency (uh, I can only think of one, and that's the fact that she is urinating frequently), or are you asking for hints about what the goals...

  11. Confused??

    Coffee Nurse replied to silverapple14's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say "prematurity" instead of "immaturity," but yeah, that sounds

  12. is there a calculation on how to waste the remaining drug?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Blackbuttafly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just take the amount you're giving - 0.5 mL in this case - and subtract it from the total volume in the vial. I'm assuming there's only 1 mL (25 mg) in the full vial of phenergan, so you subtract the...

  13. Renting books?????

    Coffee Nurse replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

    I bought all my texts, but the ones I took with me when I moved away from home were med/surg, maternity (I knew I wanted to go into some mother-baby-related specialty), and my drug and lab handbooks....

  14. Suctioning after birth

    Coffee Nurse replied to NiesyLuv0o's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Current guidelines: endotracheal suctioning is only indicated for non-vigorous infants with mec staining. Otherwise, if the newborn demonstrates any potential for complications -- preterm, poor tone,...

  15. Suctioning after birth

    Coffee Nurse replied to NiesyLuv0o's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you, I just took NRP through my employer using the fifth edition text, and do know that suctioning is not performed on the perineum -- hence "basically" everything that was said, as everything...

  16. Suctioning after birth

    Coffee Nurse replied to NiesyLuv0o's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Er, in other words, basically everything that PicnicRN

  17. Suctioning after birth

    Coffee Nurse replied to NiesyLuv0o's topic in Ob/Gyn

    According to NRP protocol, if there is mec staining and the baby is not vigorous, intubation and endotracheal suctioning is indicated. However, if the mec is thin and the baby has good muscle tone,...

  18. Do any of the nurses here hold jobs that are not nurse/health-related?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working part time at a Starbucks as well. With tips, it works out usually to about $10/hour, but like SweetLemon, I'm doing it because it's genuinely enjoyable (most of the time), not because I'm...

  19. Your favorite nursing gadget?

    Coffee Nurse replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely not the most useful/functional gadget we have, but for whatever reason, I love my retractable badge holder. It'll be even better when they (finally) make my NICU a locked unit, and...

  20. Should I go to Nursing School or stay at my Job?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Noel1221's topic in General Nursing

    By that logic, no one should ever change jobs, much less fields, no matter how their interests might evolve as they grow. Sounds like the OP is not relying on an uninformed, "grass is greener"...

  21. CrossPost: Deciding which Job to Take: I would love your advice!

    Coffee Nurse replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    This all really sounds like a decision you have to make yourself. I don't see anything in here that other nurses could advise you on other than whether or not you have enough experience to supervise...

  22. Ummm, I think the patient looks bad....

    Coffee Nurse replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    "A patient who is normally very bright, pleasant and talkative...practically unable to walk." "Very lethargic with slurred speech and a dramatic overall general weakness." "While sitting in a chair...

  23. Should I go to Nursing School or stay at my Job?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Noel1221's topic in General Nursing

    If you think it will ultimately be more rewarding, personally, then I say go for it. Just two caveats: 1) Good for you for being proactive and doing some shadowing before you commit to starting a...

  24. Honesty during the interview

    Coffee Nurse replied to JohnUNF's topic in General Nursing

    I'm no saint. However, I am also not someone who lied their way into school and a job in a field that holds honesty as one of its cardinal values. Don't bother responding. I've said my piece to the...

  25. Honesty during the interview

    Coffee Nurse replied to JohnUNF's topic in General Nursing

    It disturbs me to think that you will someday be an independently practicing healthcare professional. Not because I think that you will be less competent in your skills because you didn't "take care...