MIcrunchyRN

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  1. PSA: Uncircumsized infants and care

    MIcrunchyRN posted a topic in Pediatric

    Ok lol again this is related to our Peds ER visit the other day. My son is uncirc'd and is 5 months old. He was in ER for rule out intusseption, we were sent by our ped. They wanted a urine sample...

  2. Worst job interview ever... funny.

    MIcrunchyRN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Ok I had to share this... So I had just graduated nursing school and got my first job interview at UofM on their oncology floor. I was so excited to have a job at the place I wanted to work for so...

  3. First day back at work... and I find used narcotics in my mailbox!

    MIcrunchyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    EEk! Ok so yesterday was my first day back from maternity leave. I went in monday spoke with manager about a few random things and had some loose ends tied up before returning. I emptied my mailbox...

  4. Young Hospice Nurses

    MIcrunchyRN replied to DarkHairedStudentCCC's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I pick up shifts in hospice and I"m young (23). LOL most think I'm a PCT but oh well lol it doesn't hurt my feelings. I think as a whole there is a lack of interest in hospice nursing amongst young...

  5. Absolutely the most entertaining birth plan I have ever read....

    MIcrunchyRN replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Very well said. Why is it when women come in with a birth plan and want a natural birth many frown and says how much of a pain it is (less work really at least for the nurses .. haha not for the...

  6. WVUturtle514...did you have your baby? How did it go?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG CONGRATS! I'm glad he's here safe and sound and your recover is going smoothly. I'm sorry you didn't get the birth you had hoped. He's absoutely adorable and I LOVE the

  7. well they closed down a floor of the hospital

    MIcrunchyRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL do we work in the same hospital? HAHA my unit was closed

  8. What illness do you have today?

    MIcrunchyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know its not just me, my coworkers and I frequently talk about this.. But what illness do you have today? I swear every day I feel like I'm dying from some other rare and strange illness. I swore...

  9. What illness do you have today?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Phew thank goodness I"m not alone... haha today I still have lymphoma... still got the few swollen lymph nodes. One on the back of my neck HURTS... Hmm maybe its

  10. Since we were talking about birth plans....

    MIcrunchyRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Every single thing on my birth plan was followed to a T. Nothing went unexpectedly except he had nuchal hands (no biggie). It was natural, staff was accepting of it. OB let spouse catch, I labored...

  11. Since we were talking about birth plans....

    MIcrunchyRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Its perfect... we did 1-2 hours of no interventions with baby. There was no issues at all. IF they wanted to do vitamin K etc or eye ointment they did it while I was holding baby. There were no...

  12. I Contracted HIV

    MIcrunchyRN replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry... You can still have children with HIV and it shouldn't affect your job any. Standard precautions work both ways.

  13. Nursing with a latex allergy?

    MIcrunchyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is this something that is feasable? I don't have a big reaction... yet but I fear it may develop into one as I didn't have latex allergies before. I have a few questions for allergist I need to ask...

  14. Nursing with a latex allergy?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your response. My biggest fear is that this will become a more severe allergy over time. Right now its just a local

  15. Nurse manager says you can't refuse iv

    MIcrunchyRN replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ROFL your nurse manager is in for one hell of a lawsuit if patients are told they HAVE to have one even if they refuse. I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole.... Haha that's like saying when...

  16. How do you assess this video of fainting public official?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno I don't think TIA. It looked like he was having a hard time seeing his paper as he repeated himself once... then sorta mumbled and down he went. I've had a few episodes of syncope and they...

  17. WWYD RE: Issues with another nurse?

    MIcrunchyRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok I'm new and this nurse has a reputation for not being the nicest with the newer nurses (which there is a lot of us). Well today I went to give report and she was so rude to me. She basically...

  18. WWYD RE: Issues with another nurse?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't think to add that before I left however 2 other nurses (one being charge nurse) did witness her behaviors and my attempts to give her an adequate report. But for in future if I have those...

  19. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    MIcrunchyRN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    My DH is allergic to chocolate... actually chocolate is amongst the top 10 food allergies... top 20.. its right up there. My daughter is allergic to "Caramel Coloring" gives her bad hives on her...

  20. Doula Etiquette

    MIcrunchyRN replied to suewolfie08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Depends on the Doula and the nurse. For my first baby.. nurse was horrid.. not sure Doula would have helped situation. 2nd baby... Nurse was great and open to our ideas. As well was OB. (we...

  21. Co-sleeping?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A friend of minds baby would be dead... if she DIDN"T co sleep. She awoke because the lack of normal movement from her baby woke her up. TUrns out baby wasn't breathing... . Cosleeping is great for...

  22. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    MIcrunchyRN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I have an odd allergy for you! LOL... its a personal one.. then I can dive into odd ones I've seen from patients. My allergy is Fenugreek. My OB/MW/Lactation consultant, friends many people I know...

  23. How do L&D nurses REALLY feel about natural birth?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With my daughter.. I got a nurse that made natural delivery impossible... with my 2nd my nurse was great minus a few errors in judgement. LOL she learned quickly. With my friend who I was her...

  24. New way to assess pain in laboring women

    MIcrunchyRN replied to LaborLovinRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly... My nurse when I was in labor knew I didn't want pain meds yet kept asking me my pain level... DUH Pain is expected! I knew she had to chart something... and I knew if I said too high a...

  25. Does your hospital have a policy on no walking after ROM?

    MIcrunchyRN replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Curoius what is the c-seciton rates?? Sad these women cannot go thru the natural process of childbirth for some silly policies someone decided to make up. What ever happened to the statements "Do...