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  1. Action needed to prevent serious tissue injury with IV promethazine (Phenergan)

    palesarah posted a topic in General Nursing

    since it comes up frequently here as a topic (in fact, there's a mention of allnurses.com in the article!) i thought i'd post the link to this month's nurse ismp medication safety alert, which has an...

  2. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

    palesarah replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    Deb, I would really benefit from reading a book on that- can you recommend one or two titles, either here or by PM? Thanks! Now, my good story- this is back when I was working LDRP- I was taing care...

  3. # of deliveries and size of NICU

    palesarah replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have no idea how many deliveries my hospital has... I don't even know how many beds L&D has! Our NICU has 24 Level III beds though, and our Level II has 11. They are currently building a new...

  4. VBAC with little to no interventions (super long)

    palesarah replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Were they Scientologists? Bringing in an "Energy advisor", asking for absolute silence for the birth...

  5. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    palesarah replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    I think another reason nurses are cautious to answer salary questions publicly is we're often discouraged (if not outright banned) from discussing our salaries at work, and some of us live in/work in...

  6. Is using lidocaine really effective during venipunture?

    palesarah replied to digger's topic in General Nursing

    And I'm just the opposite- I prefer with. The "bee sting" of the lido to me is far more tolerable to me than the discomfort of the IV stick, even a stick by the best IV start. The majority of...

  7. student with blood sugar question.

    palesarah replied to Buckyxj's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    papawjohn- you're an awesome teacher, and I just had to say so. This isn't the first post I've read where you have thoroughly explained something I didn't fully understand, in a way that is both easy...

  8. From Maine

    palesarah replied to acadia's topic in General Nursing

    I live on the NH side of the NH/Maine border, Somersworth/Dover/Berwick(s) area. It's a lovely area, albeit expensive. You can definitely get more house for your money on the Maine side. Property...

  9. Refusing prenatal ultrasound

    palesarah replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There are a lot of people who are just against interventions in pregnancy, period. I got a very skewed view of the obstetric world in my doula/midwifery training (prior to nursing school, I...

  10. What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

    palesarah replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I was just skimming the "most overvalued housing" communities list yesterday, and there were a lot of Florida communities listed- I think Cape Coral was #1 with the average home selling for more than...

  11. What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

    palesarah replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    new grad RNs here make about $19-21hr (base pay), with a couple years experience $22-24; years & years of experience is I think $30-35+. Average home price is $250,000, and it doesn't buy you...

  12. Labor Nurses regulating epidurals

    palesarah replied to terig63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    when I worked in L&D, the nurses were responsible for setting up, programming, starting, stopping, restarting and changing the rate on the epidurals within a written set of parameters given by...

  13. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    palesarah replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also love the more traditional names. My brother's boys are Thomas (Tommy) and Joseph (Joey). Nice classic names, not trendy and I doubt they'll ever seem "dated". I saw someone put the name...

  14. "Little Man" - Showtime documentary

    palesarah replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd really like to watch that, but I don't have that channel... I'll have to ask around and see if anyone I know gets Showtime and can record it for me. Sounds like a

  15. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    palesarah replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    People can definitely be weird about other people's food allergies. I was allergic to cow's milk & milk products for 6 years (outgrew it! yay!) and I pretty much got one of two reactions from...

  16. What Level NICU are you at?

    palesarah replied to Mags4711's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just started working in a level IIIB a few weeks ago, and am loving every minute of it :)

  17. Lactation/Childbirth Educator& L&D Job

    palesarah replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was applying as a new grad, I was told right out that my doula training gave me the edge over other applicants and was one of the reasons I was hired (I was still on the "B" list and wasn't...

  18. What NOT to say on an eval of someone....(LOL)

    palesarah replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    That list was going sround on the internet/through email years ago. I was still in school, and worked in an insurance office (cubicle land). I cut out little sayings and taped them to the name tags...

  19. scrub tops for maternal/newborn nursing?

    palesarah replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    uniformadvantage.com has a couple cute baby print

  20. Any hospitals hiring LNAs?

    palesarah replied to tleesto's topic in General Nursing

    Elliot's website has several openings listed for LNAs- one is a 40 hour day position!- as well as a NICU tech (LNA) on their website right now. HR updates the job openings on Fridays. Are you in...

  21. Would you consider a home birth?

    palesarah replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Though I agree with you that studies can be skewed, this was a very good study, and one of the main measured outcomes was hospital transfers (including reasons for, and results of). I felt it was...

  22. From Maine

    palesarah replied to acadia's topic in General Nursing

    I became a consultant to pay for my addiction, lol. I only signed on last December and haven't really been working my business, I figure once I've "in the groove" with my bew job I'll be able to...

  23. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    palesarah replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    hmm. Having had IVs with and without lidocaine, I much prefer to have an IV started with local. I'd prefer the bee sting of lido to the big stick. (Although my new hospital uses buffered lidocaine,...

  24. Gift for Antepartum unit

    palesarah replied to DeLySh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm so sorry for your loss. It's very kind of you to want to do something nice for the nurses who helped you. While nurses always appreciate sweets, the best "thank you" I ever got from a patient was...

  25. how long is your commute?

    palesarah replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    60 minutes, one way, plus 5-20 minutes for the shuttle (parking is off-site). Just under 100 miles round trip. Good