Sandwitch883RN

Sandwitch883RN

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  1. How often do you chart while a women is in labor?

    Sandwitch883RN replied to RNTX2002's topic in Ob/Gyn

    45 min?! WOW! :omy: We chart Q 30 min on women in natural labor IE: no pitocin or other labor stimulating meds. Q15 in active labor or with pit and definately Q5 min while pushing. I've never used...

  2. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Sandwitch883RN replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think in this day and time where people have more, they are unable to do with less. In 1918 life was a matter of survival still. There was no technology, cell phones, all of the comforts of daily...

  3. Happy Mother's Day!

    Sandwitch883RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Mother's Day to everyone. To all the great Mom's....stepmom's, mother-in-laws, Foster mom's, Teacher's and all of those with the heart of a

  4. Applying to the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing?

    Sandwitch883RN replied to connieindc's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have just decided to start pursuing Frontier for my MSN. I'm so nervous about going back to school. I'll be doing the RN-MSN tract. I have an ADN. That was alot of hard work and sacrifice, although...

  5. have been offered L&D but not sure if its ..

    Sandwitch883RN replied to erin01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just my opinion.....but if you have an 18 month old and are trying to decide between days and nights....I would choose days. Alot of my coworkers with young children choose to work nights while hubby...

  6. Honest opinion on length of time it takes to admit a new labor patient

    Sandwitch883RN replied to bandaidlady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been an L & D nurse for just under 3 years now. When I was in my old place of employment an hour usually was enough time to get my admission complete. I have changed employment and i'm lucky...

  7. Advanced practioner vs. bedside staff nursing

    Sandwitch883RN posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hi to all! I'm currently and ADN prepared labor and delivery nurse. I like what I do but for the most part i'm so disappointed in what being a nurse actually entails. I love pt care and enjoy that...

  8. Advanced practioner vs. bedside staff nursing

    Sandwitch883RN replied to Sandwitch883RN's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Thanks so much for your reply. Thank you for giving your perspective on things. I sometimes have tunnel vision and having input from others is clarifying. Good luck with your program! I'm researching...

  9. Transportation of the deceased neonate

    Sandwitch883RN replied to mollyaqua's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To most L&D and nusery nurses this is a child also. I've cried when preparing a fetus for the morgue. We wrap them in a chux then wrap again in a blanket. They are carried to the morgue in the...

  10. She really said that? Yep, it's gonna be a LOOOONG residency

    Sandwitch883RN replied to nursejohio's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've never worked in a teaching facility until now. Nurses have far less autonomy where I work now and its frustrating. There is also far less respect for nurses. In a community hospital where there...

  11. Need Honest Opinion -- Would You Recommend Nursing?

    Sandwitch883RN replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nure for 3 years now and for all of those posters that said...follow your dreams.....fine, follow them. Then you hit reality. What your dream of nursing is doesn't mean that will be the...

  12. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    Sandwitch883RN replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Very well said! I was trying to say it that way but didnt do as well in my

  13. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    Sandwitch883RN replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Nurses are great no matter what the title behind the name. All nurses should have the ability to critically think, assess, treat, make prudent judgement calls. So when folks post about how they are an...

  14. Info on Greenville please...

    Sandwitch883RN replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have posted several times asking about Pitt. I got a few replies. Try searching through past threads here on the NC site. My stepdaughter is an RTT there and really likes working there. I applied...

  15. Catheter Advice!!!

    Sandwitch883RN replied to LDR-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know what you use to clean the area but we use betadine. If you swipe from top to bottom with the betadine swab you will usually see a "wink" as you wipe over the urinary meatus. Usually that...

  16. LPN Starting Salary

    Sandwitch883RN replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WOW!.....the LPN's I work with complain that they don't make as much as RN's. I'm an RN and alot of LPN's that have posted make more money than I do! I live in the southeast so that might explain why...

  17. 8 vs. 12 hour shifts

    Sandwitch883RN replied to jstradley's topic in General Nursing

    LOL.....and I thought I was the only one who did things like that! I've done the same thing.....but in three

  18. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Sandwitch883RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I dont find it offensive in the least. I see it everyday where I work! Young parents with cell phones, cigarettes, lap tops.......they want to know why I cant supply them with milk and diapers until...

  19. Yes, I work full time!

    Sandwitch883RN replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    No matter what you do people will always have something to say about it. When my kids were young people always looked at me funny when I said I didnt work. I was a stay at home mom. I had two young...

  20. Dansko clogs

    Sandwitch883RN replied to mamason's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I absolutely love my Dansko's. They do take some getting used to as stated above. I was able to wear mine for the whole 12 hour shift the first time I wore them. My feet and back feel so much better...

  21. Still not comforatble with NICU

    Sandwitch883RN replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've been a nurse for a little over two years and feel the same way you do. I'm not a NICU nurse. I'm L&D. It's a huge responsibilty working in a specialty such as ours and i'm sure it takes time....

  22. Can you work in L&D as an LPN?

    Sandwitch883RN replied to ksauce20's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a small rural hospital in the southeast. We have an LPN on nights and one on days. The rest of the nursing staff are RN's. The LPN's on our unit are able to care for nursery and Postpartum...

  23. I'm by no means a cardia nurse!

    Sandwitch883RN posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hi to all and thank you in advance for taking the time to read this. I am an RN with experience in L&D, PostPartum, Mother/baby. The closest i've ever been to a cardiac pt was the maniquin in ACLS...

  24. I'm by no means a cardia nurse!

    Sandwitch883RN replied to Sandwitch883RN's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks to all that posted a reply. I appreciate you taking the time to do so. I can't believe I spelled stent wrong! :imbar I did know the correct spelling...just don't use it much. I'm so...

  25. The ANA really doesn't like non-BSN Nurses

    Sandwitch883RN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am an ADN prepared RN and feel that, for me, it isn't a stopping place but a starting place. I went the ADN route so that I would be able to support my family, but I don't feel satisfied with being...