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  1. Starting rate in L & D

    palesarah replied to county162's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Same here, I don't know that any of the hospitals in my area pay extra for a specialty. Some pay a little bit extra for a certification, but it's not much, and not all the hospitals offer

  2. Marinol/marijuana use

    palesarah replied to Mazzi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think there's enough "unpure" pot out there that for someone who didn't know better, it could be potentially dangerous. Let's say a hospice patient who just started smoking when they felt they...

  3. Is this legal?

    palesarah replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the doctors and midwives at my last hospital did wear locators. It was a safety measure. The system was never used for punitive reasons though, so no one had an issue wearing them. It was...

  4. Wow... Some people are just sick.

    palesarah replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. I don't remember if it was internet legend or a news story, but several years ago I read about a simiar kind of story regarding a mechanic or garage employee, and have never given them...

  5. how far would you go???

    palesarah replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lectures and clinicals were about an hour from where I lived, when I was in

  6. Whirlpool use in Labor?

    palesarah replied to malibu03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    that's exactly why we didn't do deliveries in the jacuzzi tub, lol. the housekeepers had to come up and clean it after each use, they used some special solution and ran the jets for a period of time...

  7. Nursing Diagnosis for Trichotillomania (Hair pulling)

    palesarah replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Students

    I'd focus on diagnoses related to self-perception and stress tolerance/coping. People who suffer from trichotillomania (which I believe is a DSM-IV diagnosis now) generally pull as a means of coping...

  8. Whirlpool use in Labor?

    palesarah replied to malibu03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a jacuzzi and a birthing tub at my last facility. Patients could labor in the jacuzzi but we did not do deliveries in there. The birthing tub they could get in at any point, but most people...

  9. per diem nurses

    palesarah replied to cshelly12's topic in General Nursing

    At my last job, travelers were never cancelled. The hospital had to pay them whether or not they were there, so they never cancelled them. At the hospital two of my former coworkers are at now as...

  10. Person who has a seizure

    palesarah replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    I too, have a historyof grand mal seizures, and (keep knocking!) it will be 12 years in February, for me. Still on daily meds though and my EEGs are such that my neurologist feels I can't come off...

  11. Lapel watches???

    palesarah replied to salliwag's topic in General Nursing

    I've worn them. I HATE wearing wristwatches, so when I actually carry a watch, it's either in my pocket or pinned to my shirt. My mom bought me one that nursemates makes (she found it in a catalog)...

  12. VBAC Questions

    palesarah replied to Sleepy_Princess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my answers are in regard to the last hospital I worked at (I've been out of work for about 5 weeks now) 1. What is the C-section rate at your hospital? primary c-section rate was 11-13%, total...

  13. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

    palesarah replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I've cared for many medical professionals as an L&D/mother-baby nurse, and without fail, the message from every doctor & nurse was "don't assume I know how to take care of myself/take care of...

  14. Fertililty & cycle questions galore

    palesarah replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Checking cervical mucous is part of the "fertility awareness" method (FAM), not the rhythm method. The "rhythm method", or calender method, refers to just keeping track of your cycles and avoiding...

  15. Caesarians and evolution

    palesarah replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's really interesting. I hope to see more research on it in the

  16. What was harder? Non-nursing bachelors or ADN?

    palesarah replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, that's about how it was for me with my ba. of course, i was an art major, but i was also taking pre-med classes (calculus, chem , physics, a&p, bio, etc). my adn program, which i started...

  17. Lunesta vs. Ambien

    palesarah replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I checked online and the retail prices for my prescription plan, for a 30-day supply, are: Ambien 10mg: $27.61 Ambien CR 12.5mg: $46.02 Lunesta 3mg:

  18. Routine Oral Care in preterm Infants

    palesarah replied to skysurfer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    FYI, green tea naturally contains caffeine. It can be decaffeinated, like black tea and coffee, but in it's regular form it does have

  19. Idiopathic Edema

    palesarah replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in General Nursing

    interesting... I've had really horrible pitting edema off & on for maybe 2 months now? I brushed it off as related to being on my feet for 12 hours straight some nights, but after I left my job...

  20. Topamax

    palesarah replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I took Topamax for a bit for migraines, and while it helped tremendously, I had to stop taking it because I developed this horrible pain/pressure behind my eyes. When I first started it I had really...

  21. Lunesta vs. Ambien

    palesarah replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't experienced the bad-taste side effect with lunesta. I've tried Sonata, Ambien, Lunesta and Ambien CR. I definetly feel less hung over the next morning with Lunesta, but generally only...

  22. What do you think about egg donation?

    palesarah replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who went through the process for a relative, I think it was when she was in college. She only did it once and the eggs didn't take , but she was glad to do it. At my last job, I once...

  23. New Grad Boston Rn's Making $55/hr??!!

    palesarah replied to lisa41rn's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I know a nurse who had 10-15 years LDRP experience in Dover, NH; our pay scale topped out at around $29-32/hr and she was near the top. She took a position in Boston on a children's cardiac unit,...

  24. baptizing a patient???

    palesarah replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting info, thanks for the

  25. On site childcare for nursing staff

    palesarah replied to themadscotsman's topic in General Nursing

    What a great idea! Is it dayshift only or do they take your sick kids at night,