ragingmomster

ragingmomster BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. good Samaritan or emergency care doctrine

    ragingmomster replied to Kristi Lee's topic in Emergency

    On another note, you could be in deep doo-doo if you stop to offer help and then hand off care to an EMT. If you take the patient (stop for a roadside assist), you stay with the patient to the ER,...

  2. L&D nurses who worked other floors first

    ragingmomster replied to nolaRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am thinking that this subject has had lots of coverage in the past, and there are benefits to both sides of the issue. That being said, IMHO go Med/Surg first. Be sure you can organize yourself...

  3. advice

    ragingmomster replied to aoutz's topic in General Nursing

    ...as for assessments? find guinea pigs in your own home, and be systematic, use an acronym if you need to, but stick to the same pattern for every

  4. Non-viable baby, born alive -parent won't hold him, what do you do?

    ragingmomster replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are a large unit and when we have a non-viable infant who is born alive s/he is left alone in a basinette in the dirty utility room and a nurse has to check on them every 1/2 hour. I have only...

  5. Charting

    ragingmomster replied to Chicklet2's topic in General Nursing

    Try talking to her before the issue arises. How about a two minute talk before you get report. Something like, "I think that you are asking me to chart on every pt so that you can be sure that I am...

  6. Ob Icu

    ragingmomster replied to obnurse2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are a tertiary care hospital in eastern NC and we take all comers. SOOO... if we get a 32 weeker who has been in an MVC, we deal with it on the OB floor, or most recently, we had a pt get mag...

  7. Help with time management

    ragingmomster replied to dtdavis's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This sounds really familiar, please do a search and I think you will find info in a recent post. Good

  8. Doc tells me pt killed her baby

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK, so yesterday toward the end of my 12 hour shift I get a new patient who had an IUFD last year and is now 38 weeks. Work her up... have a good conversation... talk for a minute about all she went...

  9. Doc tells me pt killed her baby

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Resident lastly made the comment that the baby from the current pregnancy would be "riding the short bus" from the lack of care the mother took during this pregnancy. End of story, short labor,...

  10. Positive TB skin test?

    ragingmomster replied to Room2Move's topic in General Nursing

    Were you born or raised outside the US? There are other countries where immunization is common, and that would cause a + PPD. I am surprised the doc is putting you through another PPD. Why take a...

  11. Patients refusing Pitocin

    ragingmomster replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

  12. Doc tells me pt killed her baby

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The doc came by her opinion by way of previous treatment. This doc had treated the patient with the last pregnancy and had scads of "cya" notes about how she-the doc- had tried to convince the...

  13. How to stay organized

    ragingmomster replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I have always made my own report sheet. It lets me keep what I think is priority in order that I can find every time. I take report in red, can write over and around it in black and still usually see...

  14. AA lost battle to perform regionals in Ohio

    ragingmomster replied to London88's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had to get to the end of the second page to figure out that this thread wasn't about "self-medicating" (really just shooting for a cute way to ease this thread before it becomes really

  15. An interesting birth story

    ragingmomster replied to LydiaNN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am another cat who will be killed by the curiosity, but I am assuming the original post was removed for privacy's

  16. 75 questions and...

    ragingmomster replied to bcjams's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    took it here in MA on the 17th (luck of my Irish ancestors be with me) shut off at 75 questions. I am a fast tester, but this was crazy, I did the 75 in 37 minutes!! One hairy calculation, I tried...

  17. CPR after rigor mortis

    ragingmomster replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  18. Anyone else feel like they work with....

    ragingmomster posted a topic in General Nursing

    a bunch of monkeys like the tv commercial? Just a small rant, really. The day secretary informed CT of MD order for "CT guided drainage of abcessed diverticulitis"... sounds right to me. CT didn't...

  19. Anyone else feel like they work with....

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely a SNAFU, not enough people involved to call it a CLUSTER

  20. Anyone else feel like they work with....

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    Pain medication is possible, but doesn't cure the pain, it is never down to a zero for her. Also she has several allergies to meds and the best choice for pain relief causes some nausea plus...

  21. Other places to buy textbooks

    ragingmomster replied to louloubell1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I always tried studentmarket.com first because they will give you the prices for several other sites and compare them for free. Good

  22. Immunization question

    ragingmomster replied to charleybarley's topic in General Nursing

    Way cheaper than immunizations, and they can be done for most if not all of your standard childhood immunizations. Ask employee health if you are working in healthcare, or try the health office at...

  23. How do I get my foot in the OB door?

    ragingmomster replied to Cassandre''s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Try expanding the geographical area in which you are looking for a job. No-one in my area will hire new grads into OB, but I widened my search and found that I CAN get a job. At 25, you may be...

  24. Giving meds in a timely manner

    ragingmomster replied to debbiemig's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Never thought of that one, it would be nice to to have to switch back and forth between PO's and PGT's!

  25. What does your screenname mean?

    ragingmomster replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    my 3 kids certainly know what it means! watch out!