asher315

asher315

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  1. Are Dr.'s really this way?

    asher315 replied to ebrooks's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started nursing (a billion years ago!!!), out community hospital was ruled by the GP's. The older nurses catered to them...alot. I've been cussed at, hung up on and had a hardback chart...

  2. Nurses and Blood Draws?

    asher315 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I work in OB/NSY. When a patient comes in a labor, the nurses draw blood when starting an IV, usually. I mostly work in nursery and ICN and I draw the blood on the babies, with or without starting an...

  3. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    asher315 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    It's really a sad situation all the way around. But I do believe her husband has the legal right to make this decision. I know some people don't like him and question his motives but he is her legal...

  4. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

    asher315 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Believe it or not...I had TWO different OB/NSY units close on me. The first time (termination of a civilian contract with the Air Force) I found work in another OB unit after about 12 weeks. The...

  5. When circ's go bad...

    asher315 replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen a few that bled alot and a couple that required a stitch or two. Some have been crooked but none to the extent that you described. I saw my first uncircumsized male in my peds rotation in...

  6. Poll: Should nurses have more distinctive titles?

    asher315 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think most people tend to think of nurses, in general, as waitresses, busboys or service people. (Fix my TV, my trash needs to emptied, will you bring me some juice, etc...) Of course, some people...

  7. How Long Did You stay at Your First Job as a Nurse?

    asher315 replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! Well, I've been a nurse for 21 years and I think I tried just about all the hospitals in the area atleast once. My first was a small community hospital, I worked Med-surg for 14 months (liked it)...

  8. Anyone having problems with preprinted MARS?

    asher315 replied to medpsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have preprinted MARS as well and it's running all over the house. At first, we had alot of errors esp missing meds but pharmacy blamed it all on the nurses/wc for not faxing the order down. Then...

  9. Ebb & flow of pt census?

    asher315 replied to PJMommy's topic in General Nursing

    People often ask if the full moon causes more babies to be delivered, I don't know but it seems to bring out the loonies. The woman who said she was 8 months pregnant and had not felt the baby in the...

  10. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

    asher315 replied to Attheana's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Count me in the medicated group. Through the years I have been on everything. It's not my profession (but it does add stress!) But heredity that has given me chronic depression for which I now take...

  11. How much control do mom's really have during birth?

    asher315 replied to WhatToDo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work now, the docs have the control. Maybe it's because some of our pts aren't educated about everything, mostly it's the docs tell them or don't tell them until after it's done. For example,...

  12. The *PERFECT* Nurse Image? What???

    asher315 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I recently read about a health care agency (insurance or HMO, not hospital) that made all employers take a urine test for nicotine. If they refused or failed the test, they were fired. I thought then,...

  13. Your Ideal Patient

    asher315 replied to Smilyn45's topic in General Nursing

    I work OB/Nsy. My ideal patient is one who is prepared but not so absolute about everything. It always seems that the couple who come in with a "birthing plan" are the very ones with complications....

  14. sleeping staff

    asher315 replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've worked mainly nights for 20 years...I've worked with nurses who sleep. I should have turned them in but I didn't and don't. I really ticks me off because I don't except for an occasional...