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nurseshepherd

OB/Neonatal, Med/Surg, Instructor

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  1. I bet you don't see this every day.

    nurseshepherd replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I had a nursing/clinical instructor that was awful, hateful, and looked for ways to fail students (hopefully not the same one your classmates are dealing with because she is still alive last I heard)...

  2. HELP! Husband is depressing me! NEED ADVICE!

    nurseshepherd replied to 2bNurseLove419's topic in General Nursing

    Sweetie, you are in a most difficult position and my heart goes out to you. Any of those stressors (marital difficulties, toddler, nursing school) alone would be difficult to deal with but added...

  3. Primaries Abusing the ED

    nurseshepherd replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Totally agree! I've had children going to the same pediatric practice for over 20 years and I've never had them tell me they couldn't see my sick child. Mind you I didn't wait until the noon to...

  4. Multi Cultural Health Care

    nurseshepherd replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    Being an OB nurse, I have to be very aware of my patient's culture and tailor my nursing to better care for them. It is a fundamental tenet of nursing to provide culturally sensitive care. Many of...

  5. I bet you don't see this every day.

    nurseshepherd replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    2 months from graduation? I'd stay clear of the rabble and get through with nursing school. Having been a clinical instructor for years I know how one or two can get a group (or mob as it...

  6. Do you think it will change?

    nurseshepherd replied to ame31's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the PP, get with the nurse recruiter and ask to orient with the new grads. You also need to brush up on your nursing skills and knowledge base, nothing formal just get your books out and...

  7. Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    nurseshepherd replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our rural southern hospital has a "No Union" policy and they will (and have on several occassions) fire folks who do anything that even remotely resembles organizing under any name. We had a social...

  8. What would be reasons why someone didn't like L&D?

    nurseshepherd replied to Sarah LnDHopes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked L & D and/or nursery since graduating from nursing school (except for 2nd jobs in other areas) and I don't want to do anything else. It can be the most rewarding thing in the world...

  9. What would be reasons why someone didn't like L&D?

    nurseshepherd replied to Sarah LnDHopes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    See next

  10. about to become a fearless leader...

    nurseshepherd replied to epsilonprodigy's topic in Emergency

    The fact that this new grad chose you to be her preceptor speaks volumes. One of the hardest things I find is suppressing the urge to step in and do things myself when I see them fumbling or moving...

  11. Hispanic patients

    nurseshepherd replied to RNfromMS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the issues we have run into in our rural area is that our patients typically have only a couple years of education and are not able to read any language. Most of the ones in our area are...

  12. what u don't like about nursing?

    nurseshepherd replied to harlequin_chadwick's topic in General Nursing

    I dislike nursing management that does not address issues in a timely manner, that is clueless in the area of proactive management (they typically have lots of experience in crisis management), that...

  13. Nurse shortage...how is it in your area?

    nurseshepherd replied to nursefromquebec's topic in General Nursing

    This describes the system where I currently work. We have several nursing programs in the area cranking out new nurses every 4 - 6 months but many of the new grads don't last till their first...

  14. Unfriendly Nurses.....

    nurseshepherd replied to NurseDianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When a relative of ours was hospitalized in central FL my sister and I (both of us nurses) went to visit. Our patient needed a couple things so we jumped on it and had a little trouble finding her...

  15. Hourly Rounding/pain management?

    nurseshepherd replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    Our new DON must have read the same new managment article yours did; we are now supposed to do hourly rounds, all departments. What will happen is folks will chart they did to satisfy the latest...

  16. Back to L&D

    nurseshepherd replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    L & D is fun, never a dull moment, something always seems to be happening. Still have your OB books from school? Review so you're prepared and get your hands on an AWHONN EFM book so you can...

  17. Stirrups?

    nurseshepherd replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The later for sure....we do everything we can to encourage moms to get in the position they find most comfortable while laboring but regardless of how great they are doing in a side-lying or squatting...

  18. How do you do your call schedule

    nurseshepherd replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Will you get paid to take call and how likely are you to get called in? Our RNs are required to work 2 weekends a month (4 weeks) and if we have someone who prefers to work all weekends then we can...

  19. Professionalism on the floor.....

    nurseshepherd replied to mom70409's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing could illustrate the root of the problem more than that, your NM needs a spine transplant and the likelihood of you getting support from her to solve this problem is

  20. Atmosphere in hospitals

    nurseshepherd replied to Newbie7's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a facility similar to what you are describing and it stayed that way until there was a total change in administration from CEO on down. Good working environments in hospitals don't...

  21. Charge Nurse

    nurseshepherd replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired out of school for night charge and have always carried a full load in OB or Mother/Baby. There was a charge nurse class but we never had time to go so it was OJT and trial and error. Our...

  22. LPN to RN? or Straight to RN

    nurseshepherd replied to Imhappy4me's topic in General Nursing

    If you have any core completed and can do the ADN program (get in, devote the time, etc.), sign up and do it, most of the time you are talking only months difference between the two programs (LPN and...

  23. Anyone work in a "no smoking " facility?

    nurseshepherd replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    We have a waiver the patient has to sign on admission as well as an information sheet about smoking cessation. They must totally leave the hospital premises (walk or roll out to the street) in order...

  24. Leaving management and happily going back to the floor

    nurseshepherd replied to oregonchinamom's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome back! Having been a manager and an educator I totally understand what you are talking about. I make more money now as a staff nurse than I did teaching nursing. In fact, our new grads...

  25. Associate RN vs. Master of Nursing?

    nurseshepherd replied to DLB6370's topic in General Nursing

    If the master's program has a 100% pass rate and you can get in now you will be light years ahead. As a nurse tech who earned an ADN then waited over a decade to return to school for the BSN and MSN,...