ragingmomster

ragingmomster BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. Labor Nurses regulating epidurals

    ragingmomster replied to terig63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The conversation got me curious, so I went and had a look. From NC BON Website: "Administration of subsequent doses of epidural anesthesia/analgesia and the removal of epidural/caudal catheters is...

  2. Malignant Hyperthermia..

    ragingmomster replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Great JOB!! Sounds like you had some drills

  3. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    ragingmomster replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    I also make use of the whiteboard right down to the list of what we (pt and I) plan on getting done today, with checkoff boxes. Pt's seem to like the boxes. Even if I am just stepping in to stop an...

  4. If you own Danskos did you...

    ragingmomster replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing

    sized up (2 sizes) for top of foot breathing room also, salesperson told me i could have them stretched for a small fee if i needed to. i will probably do that next time and just go one size bigger....

  5. What do I need in my pockets?

    ragingmomster replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Or be a cheapie like me and use a big safety pin to pin your wrist watch without the band to your

  6. Question about Family Medical Leave Act

    ragingmomster replied to lifesaverwv's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unfortunately I can see the employer side of this argument too. They have held your job for almost a year and that's great considering that before FMLA you would have been out in less than 4 months or...

  7. 2nd semester all over again

    ragingmomster replied to purplehaze's topic in General Nursing

    First, please drop the what ifs! Imagine how many students have been killing themselves to get into the program and YOU DID IT!! Congratulations. Second, think about changing your learning pattern....

  8. precepting nursing students?

    ragingmomster replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in L&D for a little over a year now and when a request went up for preceptors for the summer nurse externs, I signed up and was turned down:uhoh3: So when we were told at staff...

  9. Any cultural differences encountered while nursing?

    ragingmomster replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    ASK! and do it politely. I have found that most patients will explain their cultural differences if they are asked in a polite manner. One of the questions on our admission assessment is "Are there...

  10. I had to turn in a co worker...help

    ragingmomster replied to nuseetravelgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Keep your head up. You did nothing wrong, if admin hadn't found anything she wouldn'a been escorted anywhere. This nurse dragged you into a mess with narcotics that you don't need on your license....

  11. Labelling Lidocaine

    ragingmomster replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use more of sensorcaine on our tables, mgmt has decided that we are to label the clear plastic cup by writing on a steristrip and put the sensorcaine, unopened in the cup. Why double label...

  12. Fetal Scalp Stimulation

    ragingmomster replied to texas-rn-fnp's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AWHONN conference in 2004 had a seminar titled "WHY ARE YOU TICKLING MY HEAD WHEN I CAN'T EVEN MAINTAIN MY BASELINE?". Also, Michelle Murray's most recent info advises against, and several anecdotal...

  13. If you could change on aspect of nursing.

    ragingmomster replied to AMBERRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    R-e-s-p-e-c-t!!!

  14. C-section Personnel

    ragingmomster replied to NativeButterfly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we are a teaching hospital and do over 7500 deliveries a year. we ask NICU team to attend c/s only when a problem is expected. mec, non-reassuring fht's, pre-e, etc. we do our own circulating, and...

  15. Is there a doctor or nurse on board this flight?

    ragingmomster replied to Gompers's topic in General Nursing

    Who were you guys flying on when you got a free ticket, and where is mine? June of last year I was coming back from Boston to NC and heard the call. I went from sleeping to halfway down the aisle in...

  16. Continuous Insulin drip

    ragingmomster replied to jocolorado's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a high risk OB unit with many antepartum patients who are on an insulin drip and have fingersticks as often as 15 minutes and may stretch as far as 2 hours. Each one has a portable computer...

  17. What do patients say that irks you?

    ragingmomster replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most recently heard from a labor coach (pt's sister) on a PP M/B unit... My sister wants to know if taking Ambien is contraindicated while breastfeeding. Uh, wait I'll ask the pharmacy to check it...

  18. Can we talk about deliveries without MD's?

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had my first on Monday of this week. Who knew a primip could push so well through half an epidural? (right side was gone) MD checks after I check, "Yup, she's complete, you all can start pushing and...

  19. Pitocin Calculation

    ragingmomster replied to babies_r_us's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Boy do I feel dumb! We don't mix our own pit, it is premixed at 20 units/L by pharmacy and stocked for us. We also have "Guardrails Drug Library" in our pumps. So I just pick the drug, double check...

  20. Duties of OB nurses (and others) Please feel free to add!

    ragingmomster replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, Oh, two more, Research-not a week goes by that I am not looking for more info; and Delivery of infants- not that I wanted to, but without an MD in the room, it

  21. Duties of OB nurses (and others) Please feel free to add!

    ragingmomster replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Under the heading of advocate, how about a subcategory of Martyr? Early on in labor I offer myself as the proverbial lamb to the slaughter. IE> I find a moment to talk to the mom alone to ask...

  22. need help with case study

    ragingmomster replied to sonja77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just my two cents, We would start with 24 hours of Mag before pitting, and use a Cervidil throughout the first 24 hours of Mag if her cervix was not favorable to begin with. Also a 24 hour urine for...

  23. FIRED!!! OMG what do I do now?

    ragingmomster replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    Thinking of you today, prayers and

  24. shaving cream to clean dirty butts??

    ragingmomster replied to old heart's topic in General Nursing

    We always had "the bomb" for really sticky messes when I worked in the NH, way back when. A hot warm towel folded in half with a pile of shaving cream, two or three squirts of the usual peri cleaner...

  25. wearing perfume to work

    ragingmomster replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick anecdote, about 8 months ago a phlebotomist walked through the floor (post-op) wearing some kind of cologne that threw me into a full blown asthma attack. That had never happened to me...