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  1. my daughters blood test proved positive for downs syndrome

    nekhismom replied to scotdanzer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So sorry that the test has you worried. But as others have mentioned, there is a very high false positive rate with the triple screen. I chose not to have that test when I was pregnant based on...

  2. Cinderella Gets A New Life!

    nekhismom replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle:

  3. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

    nekhismom replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to nurses in your area and see how "flexible" thier schedules REALLY are. And I mean talk to NURSES. Not recruiters, managers, etc. Talk to people who are at the bedside each and every day and...

  4. Natural Childbirth and L/D nurse-do they mix?

    nekhismom replied to Blackfish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here I started in L&D. The philosophy here did NOT fit with my beliefs. Too many interventions, way outdated standard orders, and a c/s rate that would embarrass anyone! I could NOT practice...

  5. Do You Home Launder Your Scrubs

    nekhismom replied to Stephanieoder's topic in Ob/Gyn

    L&D wears hospital scrubs, but is changing to wash at home. No one is happy about

  6. The Phone Call He Regretted Making

    nekhismom replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: Um, what was the point of that

  7. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    nekhismom replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Fran, I often answer my phone, "house of beauty, this is cutie!" I usually get loud laughs.

  8. CEO has big plans for BMC, Brownsville's largest hospital

    nekhismom replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    That's good to see some attention for the valley's healthcare system. I hope they do become a not-for-profit. IMO, you get the best care at the best prices in not for profit

  9. Back-to-back 12 hour shifts

    nekhismom replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    I do 3, but when orientation ends, I will be doing 4-5 in a row. 3 exhausts me, so I don't know HOW in the world I am going to do 4-5. *sigh* We shall

  10. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    nekhismom replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    ok, ok what about new grads vs. seasoned

  11. Spanish Certification? Specifically TX

    nekhismom replied to kea6783's topic in General Nursing

    No cert. necessary. Just stating it is enough. But be warned, in some areas you WILL NOT get paid extra $$ for speaking spanish, and you will be required to translate regularly. It's part of the...

  12. Nursing neglect... Tornados

    nekhismom replied to almccormick's topic in General Nursing

    I would do what I had to do. I dunno, I think it would be different depending on the situation, but I seriously doubt I would just kinda stand there and take it, if you know what I mean. Hopefully,...

  13. Doctor in your next life?

    nekhismom replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think so. I don't think I like nursing very much. My job is weird, I might as well be a slave to a pager, it's better than being a handmaiden to the docs. Nurses here ARE still handmaidens. SO NOT...

  14. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    nekhismom replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Or how about: baked vs. fried grocery store vs. walmart flavored water vs. spring

  15. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    nekhismom replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Virginia Tech vs. Miami (ready for football season yet,

  16. have you had an abortion?

    nekhismom replied to cutecat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm NOT gonna shut down this thread or start moderating these posts here, not at this point. I just want to remind everyone to be civil. As some of you have pointed out, you have very strong...

  17. What can I do to find the job of my dreams?

    nekhismom replied to Lisanotar's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Try looking out of state. Texas is hiring nurses, period. Just be careful what you walk into. I see you are in PA. When I was in PA last summer, I saw tons of billboards and commercials for...

  18. have you had an abortion?

    nekhismom replied to cutecat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    nobody's being forced to say anything. as i said before, if one has a very strong opinion about a topic and can not discuss it in a rational, non-judgemental way, then one should simply avoid that...

  19. New Grad in L&D

    nekhismom replied to orchid's topic in First Year After Licensure

    the best thing I can share with you is to encourage you to try to learn one thing each day, and learn it well. FOr example, if today you learn how to document during a delivery while everyone else...

  20. The Cons of Nursing

    nekhismom replied to iy0ga's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, because here NP's have NO authority, and do not really have hospital priviledges. They can come see pts. on the weekends, but can't really do anything else. They don't admit pts, we don't take...

  21. We had an OB patient die today

    nekhismom replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So sorry. Prayers went up for the family

  22. tubs in LDRs- need advice for new hospital

    nekhismom replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I WISH we had even a single tub. *sigh* I've bounced back into the middle ages here.

  23. Interesting discussion about Med students and Nurses

    nekhismom replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing, isn't it??? They work with us everyday, but they still don't get

  24. How Has "Reality TV" (A Baby Story, etc) Affected Your Work?

    nekhismom replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto

  25. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    nekhismom replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I talked about everyone and everything while I was pregnant, and look at my