ShiphrahPuah

ShiphrahPuah has 3 years experience.

Latest Activity

1. Late nights at doctor's office

   ShiphrahPuah posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I am wondering how many other clinic nurses end up working late nights. I left the hospital so I could have more work/life balance and work 8-5. I worked for a really great clinic for a few years...

2. Student Nurse Wanting More Information on Clinic Nursing

   ShiphrahPuah replied to Soliloquy's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I work in the OB/Gyn department of a large multi-site clinic that has pretty much any specialty you can think of (we have a lot of HMO patients). I give way more injections at the clinic than I ever...

3. My Nursing Career In Six Words

   ShiphrahPuah replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

   Hospital is hell, ambulatory care

4. L&D RN's opinions on doulas?

   ShiphrahPuah replied to mskate's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Completely agree with Klone. I have worked with a few doulas who were amazing and provided great support to the patients and worked WITH the nurse to make laobr the most positive experience possible...

5. So what is there besides working in a hospital...?

   ShiphrahPuah replied to New2ER's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I just made the switch from the hospital to a doctor's office a month ago, and I LOVE it! Because my clinic is part of a large organization of clinics associated with a hospital group, I only took a...

6. birth defect, not allowed to practice nursing?

   ShiphrahPuah replied to westheimer1234's topic in General Nursing

   I know a nurse who is missing a hand (since birth) and another one who has a shortened forearm and incomplete hand, and both are awesome nurses. They have had to learn how to adjust in doing things...

7. As good as, Better or Worse than you thought it would be...

   ShiphrahPuah replied to Krazy4pedsRN's topic in General Nursing

   Working in a hospital was worse than I thought it would be. I came from another career (information systems) and was used to professionalism and corporate culture. I think the conditions in many...

8. just getting in to nursing ad need advice please!!!

   ShiphrahPuah replied to adonnamckee's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Work in a hospital during nursing school to get your foot in the door. Often it can be difficult to get into L&D as a new grad, but it is not impossible. My department has hired new grads who...

9. Why are some nurses so rude to students?

   ShiphrahPuah replied to kayty2339's topic in General Nursing

   Katy, You seem awfully defensive and easily angered. The fact of the matter is that the system is broken. I had a few really good clinical experiences in nursing school due to a couple of phenomenol...

10. Why are some nurses so rude to students?

    ShiphrahPuah replied to kayty2339's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an nurse for 2 years, and I can remember how horrible some clinical days were due to nurses who hated having students. Because of that experience, I have tried to go out of my way to be...

11. Nursing Education, Not Training!!

    ShiphrahPuah replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

    Your AKC Kennel Club reply is hilarious (even if you don't really use

12. helping pts after del

    ShiphrahPuah replied to jctiabecerra's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As an L&D/postpartum nurse, I would agree that you should expect your nurses to be helping patients. Yes, we do want them to become independent, but I always figure I'd rather err on the side of...

13. Question about office job vs. hospital job

    ShiphrahPuah replied to ShiphrahPuah's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thanks Ayvah, Yes, the idea of having a minute in the bathroom without the portable phone ringing sounds wonderful. Also, the opportunity to GO to the bathroom! I can't believe the number of 12 hour...

14. pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    ShiphrahPuah replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, so I have been hesistant to bring this up, but here goes. I am all for "to each his/her own," and if people want to groom down there, it's all good by me as long as they are not getting coerced...

15. pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    ShiphrahPuah replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    he is not just any male. he's a