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gypsyatheart

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  1. Being a nurse for all the wrong reasons.

    gypsyatheart replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    SCRN, Perhaps you need to look up the definition of being an internet "troll". The NUMBER of posts has nothing to do w/being a troll. Using the term "troll" indicates the poster is just posting to...

  2. Being a nurse for all the wrong reasons.

    gypsyatheart replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    DITTO, DITTO, DITTO! Another "troll" thread! This OP really has too much time on his hands...perhaps if he spent half as much time on his schoolwork, he'd actually "smarten up"! LOL

  3. Need advice/info ASAP, PLEASE!!

    gypsyatheart replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you all for your responses! The last thing I want to do is put myself at risk...it is important for me to have this surgery at this time, d/t my insurance expiring soon, but nothing is worth...

  4. Need advice from a CRNA ASAP, PLEASE!!!!

    gypsyatheart posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Good evening, I hope you knowledgeable and experienced CRNA's can help me out here. (I'm an L&D/NICU RN, so the area of anesthesia/surgery is not too familiar w/me). I am scheduled on Tues, Dec...

  5. Need advice from a CRNA ASAP, PLEASE!!!!

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

    Thank you all for your responses! The last thing I want to do is put myself at risk...it is important for me to have this surgery at this time, d/t my insurance expiring soon, but nothing is worth...

  6. infertility

    gypsyatheart replied to HondaHaterBaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Also, for online "help" and access to infertility MD's try: http://www.inciid.org Very useful, lots of support. Good luck to

  7. Pt. positioning with epidural

    gypsyatheart replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto, Bets! I LOVE the squat bar! It really does save the back, we use it probably 90% of the time, in a variety of ways. It does depend also if the pt has an epidural or not, in terms of pushing,...

  8. Prayer request please!!

    gypsyatheart replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    My prayers are with you and your family. God

  9. ATTN Peds nurses

    gypsyatheart replied to jdm33351's topic in General Nursing

    You're right the nurse IS responsible for verifying and knowing the meds he/she will administer...with TPN, it is expected to have K+ in the formula...the elements that go into TPN in PEDS are...

  10. "Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore!"

    gypsyatheart replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    I recently went through a similar experience. I ended up resigning from the place, because I could not tolerate the lack of standards, the fact that I KNEW things were being done so incompetently!...

  11. ATTN Peds nurses

    gypsyatheart replied to jdm33351's topic in General Nursing

    I believe there are a couple of distinctions to be made here... First...the IV wasn't exactly "overloaded w/K+"...that makes it sound as if the pt is getting intravenous potassium supplement...the...

  12. Pt. positioning with epidural

    gypsyatheart replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, pushing on your back w/stirrups?!? Sounds like the dark ages to me...LOL! We let moms push in whatever position is comfortable to them...semi-fowlers w/mom pulling on her own legs/behind the...

  13. moms and babies staying together

    gypsyatheart replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Usually I agree, the hospital does whatever it can to save $$$$$, but in this instance, nah, newborns belong w/their moms, period. MOST mothers WANT their babies w/them as well, but there are a few...

  14. moms and babies staying together

    gypsyatheart replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the LDRP unit I was recently working at, the practice has always been to keep babe w/mom (or preferably, mom & dad). I have noticed, lately, there has been a huge increase of babies being...

  15. Time Heals???????????(long)

    gypsyatheart replied to ladytraviler's topic in General Nursing

    ((((((((((((((((((((((((((TravlingLady))))))))))))))))))))))))))). I am so sorry for your loss, unimaginable, to lose a child...I know it would rip my heart out. Please allow yourself your...

  16. awww.....how NEAT !!!

    gypsyatheart replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    What a touching story, thanks for

  17. Dr. Dean (democratic primary contender) on Nursing

    gypsyatheart replied to geekgolightly's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I have to take issue w/a couple of your comments. First of all, I DID become a nurse because of "wanting to help people"...if you want to put it like that. I certainly did not become a...

  18. Dr. Dean (democratic primary contender) on Nursing

    gypsyatheart replied to geekgolightly's topic in General Nursing

    I KNEW I liked Dean! I was already impressed with this candidate, this is like icing on the cake. AND the guy seems to have a track record of following through! Another

  19. Need advice/help w/bad situation!

    gypsyatheart posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK here's the deal, I just recently went back to my former hospital to work L&D, I've been gone almost a year. So I come back w/the impression that I'm doing L&D, we actually do LDRP/couplet...

  20. Terminations

    gypsyatheart replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At 21/22 wks gestation, I'm sorry, but these babies were not viable. 23 weeks is really the earliest viability point for a fetus, and even then, sometimes, there is very poor prognosis. I'm sorry you...

  21. Need advice/help w/bad situation!

    gypsyatheart replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    BetsRN...You're right, I would rather work in a convalescent home if there weren't any other options! Luckily, I DO have a few other options, and plan on making full use of them. My only dilemma is...

  22. Need advice/help w/bad situation!

    gypsyatheart replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree completely! I can not believe the mgr is accepting this nonsense! Especially since 90% of the staff is "new" or travellers...within the last 8-10 mos. So the excuse that it's a group of...

  23. Elective C-sections

    gypsyatheart replied to Altra's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly what Carla wrote... when babies are born lady partslly, they are forced, if you will, through the birth canal and in so doing the majority of fluids are "squeezed" out of the baby, nature's...

  24. Need advice/help w/bad situation!

    gypsyatheart replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, you guys! Thanks for all the support! It really helps to know other nurses fel the same way. You know, when you're actually at work, and trying to work under those circumstances...and the other...

  25. Cytotec

    gypsyatheart replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I haven't read all the posts, so this may have already been addressed, but the reason Cytotec has the pregnancy warning is that it was originally used and approved to treat ulcers in GI patients. They...