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  1. Does it ever get old?

    htrn replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree, being an L&D nurse is such a privledge and honor. I truely feel like I am a very intimately involved in a life changing event for many people everytime I care for an L&D patient. I...

  2. Myn in OB

    htrn replied to BeatOU's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We have a small hospital, three MDAs and three CRNAs, all men. Most women don't care, they just want their

  3. Giving pain meds.

    htrn replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My step mother died of pancreatic cancer a few years ago but was afraid to take any narcotcis as she had been sober for 20+ years and did not want to get addicted to anything. It took my father,...

  4. RANT!! He left a dirty needle on my table!

    htrn replied to nursejohio's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some of our docs get rid of their own sharps after deliveries, some put them in the kidney basin on the delivery table and some don't do either. I have just gotten into the habit of asking before...

  5. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    htrn replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Holy Cow!! I've heard stories of this happening many, many years ago from a CNA that is now retired. She told stories of how the RNs would sleep and then ask the aids for updates right before the...

  6. Day Planner

    htrn replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    I used a small notebook size calander while I was in college and managing my family (4 kids). Used different colored highlighters for different things, each kid was assigned a color - they look like...

  7. I have really messed up.

    htrn replied to Heather A.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey kiddo, you made a mistake - welcome to the real world. We all do it, but not all of us are responsible enough to speak up and admit those mistakes. You did that, that speaks volumes about you as...

  8. Med Errors

    htrn replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    We keep stock meds in ziploc type bags for patients that come in after pharmacy closes (9pm-7am). Have found Nubain in the Narcan bags, vicodin in the motrin bags, and PNV in motrin bags. Have seen...

  9. How long is orientation for new grads on your unit?

    htrn replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I started as a new grad into the birth center (we hire alot of new grads) and got a full year of orientation. By about six months most new grads feel very comfortable in most situations, but for...

  10. Dissapearing Aids... the norm?

    htrn replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

    I would love an answer to this question myself. I work with a CNA that lies about having done her work, complains constantly about how no one else does their job, defies me openly in front of other...

  11. Nurse Delivery

    htrn replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have had to catch a couple of times. Bottom line, if the baby is coming that fast there is usually not going to be a problem. Things like nuchal cords that would prevent delivery after the head or a...

  12. Short Nurses,short Cna's

    htrn replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small unit. Nurses are not exempt from doing anything that needs to be done just by virtue of being a nurse. We have CNAs most of the time, but there is nothing a CNA does that we aren't...

  13. buretrol for magnesium?

    htrn replied to kcrnsue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use syringe pumps for the loading dose then convert to 40G/1000ml bag of fluid for maintenance. My biggest fear is an accidental MgSO4 overdose. Sent a pre-eclamptic/pit induction back for crash...

  14. Size of Angiocath for IV

    htrn replied to nurseob7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If pts are there with anything that may end up with delivery they get 18's. If they are in with pylo, stones, hyperemesis, than we'll do 20's if we have to, but they usually get 18s too. We are...

  15. OB TraceVue and Meditech

    htrn replied to ShellyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use something called FAMIS, but it is only for a very small part of charting. Will be converting to a new system in about 7 years, I think it's Meditech. Any words of wisdom from someone that...

  16. Where Could I Start?

    htrn replied to annayu's topic in Florida Nursing

    Home sweet home, grew up in Vero, my sister is a nurse in Ft. Pierce. She did the ADN program at IRCC, Indian River Community College. Tough program, but she has done very well - and tho it pains me...

  17. Night Shift

    htrn replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked nocs for several years and love them. I sleep with a window unit AC in my bedroom, lightblocking shades and ear plugs if the kids are home. I have had to use Benadryl or Unasom on...

  18. SHOES: Are Dansko comfortable?

    htrn replied to ternerzero's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Spent $150 on Danskos and then ended up twisting my ankle so bad had to have surgery. Off work for six weeks and still having terrible foot pain a year and a half later. New Balance for me. But, I...

  19. How Can You Bear to be a Nurse?

    htrn replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Tweety, brought tears to my eyes. That says it

  20. VBAC with little to no interventions (super long)

    htrn replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Prior to becoming a nurse, I had three children and #4 while in college. My first two were c-sections for fetal distress/CPD and failure to progress. It could be said that I was obsessive about...

  21. Jury Duty during nursing school

    htrn replied to capribry's topic in General Nursing

    You will have to show up for jury duty when you are called, but they will probably excuse you from actually serving because of school. You may want to stop into the court house and talk to them ahead...

  22. Still Breastfeeding

    htrn replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    I was so glad to read all the posts from women who nursed their children for 3-4 years. I nursed child #3 through my fourth pregnancy and then tandem nursed after #4 was born - it was WONDERFUL. Ben...

  23. Special questions about putting in IVs?

    htrn replied to Luvbuble's topic in Emergency

    My favorite technique is to choose a vein that has two veins joining into one. I put the turniquet on, sit on a stool and raise the bed so that I am aiming up. I put a wheel of 1% lidocaine...

  24. Newborn Nursery!

    htrn replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have to weigh and bathe babies every noc. My routine is: 1. put recieving blanket on scale and zero 2. put naked baby on blanket and weigh 3. Put diaper back on kiddo (or you get a bath of...

  25. Smoking on Hospital Property

    htrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is going to a "No Smoking Campus" in November. Our smoking employees are not happy about it and I can just imagine what our patients are going to do when we tell them they can no longer...