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mommybess BSN, RN

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  1. Is management for me?

    mommybess replied to ANurseDivided's topic in Nurse Management

    I am a site manager for a family medicine clinic which is part of a larger FQHC group of clinics providing pediatric, family, senior, adolescent, psychiatry, OB/GYN, dental, and vision care. I have...

  2. Msn education classes and working?

    mommybess replied to nursingisok's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm currently working full time as the site manager/RN for a family medicine clinic and taking classes. I've applied to the Fall 2012 RN-MSN nurse educator program at Angelo State. I am hoping I can...

  3. Average pay for office RN

    mommybess replied to WSUnurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It really depends on what state you are in and what your experience is. Nurses working in the hospital setting for a long time may be making a lot more than a new grad in the hospital setting. I...

  4. Anyone here an RNC?

    mommybess replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Has anyone taken the Maternal Newborn RNC exam? I just ordered the study guide and the 2 recommended books to prepare for the exam. I am trying to figure out how much time I will need to prepare for...

  5. May be silly questions...

    mommybess posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a very busy 61 bed postpartum unit that does about 500 births a month. We expanded last year from approx. 200 - 250 a month. We doubled our postpartum rooms and we have slowly added the...

  6. Care Plan Help

    mommybess replied to rescue14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're on the right track. I have one comment regarding your first dx's goal of GOAL: client’s skin will remain intact. It is more realistic for the goal to be: no further breakdown of client's...

  7. Nursing DX for postpartum couplet

    mommybess replied to haileyq's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For mom: Since she is a first time mom you could go a psychosocial route such as: Caregiver Role Strain r/t care of newborn Social Isolation r/t care of newborn or Sleep Deprivation r/t breastfeeding...

  8. Recent Nursing Test Question

    mommybess replied to Murgy's topic in General Nursing

    As for ther abx... The reason that I would not answer this as the 1st thing you will do as abx generally do not stop an infection with a dose, it takes several doses generally. But in the "real...

  9. IV push hydralazine or labetalol - tele?

    mommybess replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    referring to our postpartum pts with BP issues. We can do one dose of IVP Labetalol and Hydrazaline, if this does not reduce BP, they go back to L&D where they can be more closely monitored...

  10. edema in the postpartum period

    mommybess replied to yellowbox's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are a few reasons for it. Increased maternal blood volume during pgy = body shifts extra volume to tissues where they are safe, pt diuresis and or sweats extra volume out over a few days. IV...

  11. Recent Nursing Test Question

    mommybess replied to Murgy's topic in General Nursing

    If answering this for a nursing exam here is how I'd place these in order. Remember with nursing exams you always have an order for the options given and remember Maslow's Heirarchy. Tylenol - fever...

  12. Post c/section diet

    mommybess replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Orders for us are NPO until tolerating clears, and then advanced to full liquids, and then advanced to regular once passing gas, and no N/V. I usually do chips and sips for several hours first, then...

  13. Pain medication in Postpartum

    mommybess replied to LuvofNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most of our c/s get Duramorph. Depending on doc c/s pts either get Toradol 30mg q 6 X4 doses or 800mg Motrin q 8 for 1st 24 hrs. Then they switch to 400mg Motrin q 4 PRN and/or Norco 5, or 10 q 4 PRN....

  14. Couplet Care/Postpartum

    mommybess replied to guiltysins's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i am a staff rn/charge nurse unit the postpartum unit in a hospital that recently went from delivering approximately 3000 babies a year to 6000 babies a year! we have 61 postpartum beds, 8 antepartum...

  15. IBCLCers? Started down the road, anyone else?

    mommybess replied to lovingit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    me me me... I am working on getting mine and will hopefully sit for the exam in

  16. Future RN

    mommybess replied to jlindsey923's topic in General Nursing

    Work in Austin. Starting base pay $22, shift differentials add another $2-4 per

  17. What I Wish I Knew Before Nursing School!

    mommybess replied to rollydrooly208's topic in General Nursing

    All great advice. Be prepared for your life to change completely in 4 weeks! Nursing school is DIFFICULT, INTENSE, and at times LONELY. But in the end it is all worth the sacrifices you will make....

  18. TX State Board of Nursing - Endorsement Legal Question

    mommybess replied to sunshineyday's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    How awful!!! I hope thisgets cleared up and you are cleared of this insanity. You need to divulge this. The Board would be more upset with you for trying to hide it. I havefriends who have past...

  19. Blowing IV's - what am I doing wrong?

    mommybess posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been and RN now for about 10 months and I've been working mother/baby now for about 8 months. We don't get many chances to start IV's as they are usually already done in L&D and the only...

  20. Floor nursing without techs/aides

    mommybess replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    1. What kind of floor? Postpartum 2. Ratio patient:nurse? 8:1 3. Is it functional? Yes 4. Have you worked in an environment that had aides/techs before? How did it compare? Yes, much nicer to have...

  21. I want to be a nurse so bad--but don't know how to make that possible

    mommybess replied to kayty2339's topic in General Nursing

    We sold our home and downsided our vehicle when I made the decision to go to school. I was not working at the time but we knew it would require my husband to be at home more. I was able to get a...

  22. "Rooming in" on Mother/Baby - not one size fits all

    mommybess replied to LilyBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As so many others have said in their replies, you were jipped! Reading this makes me really angry and sad for you and all the others that are patient's of this nurse. Bottom line = lazy nurse! it...

  23. How many couplets are you responsible for?

    mommybess replied to zoo*moon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    4 couplets is our max. On a rare ocassion we may have 6 couplets. More than a total of 8 patients is NOT safe and almost impossible to

  24. HESI A2 Help needed

    mommybess replied to oldmannurse's topic in General Students

    You do not need to memorize the periodic table for the Hesi. It's all critical thinking no rote memorization. In fact nursing exams are never rote memorization. Good

  25. So Im thinking about pursuing a career as a Nurse. NEED ADVICE!

    mommybess replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

    Nurese are in demand. Wether you have an ADN or BSN finding a job should not be a problem. Pay depends on where in the country you will work. In Texas starting pay is on average $22/hr for an RN....