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nurseshepherd

OB/Neonatal, Med/Surg, Instructor

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  1. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    nurseshepherd replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    While I was pregnant I couldn't stand to see someone else vomit so laboring a patient became an issue since there was only 1 trash can per room. My co-workers were great and swapped up when they...

  2. Infants and Hypothermia

    nurseshepherd replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Even MORE worrisome; prayer sent for this baby's well

  3. Infants and Hypothermia

    nurseshepherd replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I just re-read and saw it was a peds office...with a board certified pediatrician????

  4. Infants and Hypothermia

    nurseshepherd replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    I would have been very concerned and would have discussed my concerns with the ER physician who may not be savvy about the dangers of hypothermia in small babies, especially neonates (babies under a...

  5. Breastfeeding and working...was I out of line?

    nurseshepherd replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most employers allow 2 15-minute breaks and a 30 minute lunch break that are seen as vital for employees to function at work. Most employers also recognize the benefits of accomodating breastfeeding...

  6. what is the nurse/patient ratio where you work?

    nurseshepherd replied to Hubby's girl's topic in General Nursing

    The goal on our med/surg unit is 1:8 but have known it to be as high as 1:14-16 during the winter months, usually 2 - 3 techs assisting. If the census gets down to 1:6 the administration wants...

  7. How does everyone wind down after work?

    nurseshepherd replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Working 6 - 8 consecutive 12-hour night shifts I sometimes have trouble winding down but find a small glass of wine (or benadryl) and a couple games of spider solitaire put my brain back into sleep...

  8. Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    nurseshepherd replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked in a small hospital in the south a few years back, this assignment does not surprise me at all. In the rural south where hospitals are few and far between, refusing an assignment is...

  9. Ugh! Delivered Baby On My Own The Other Day...

    nurseshepherd replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had HCP's miss the delivery and they were wide awake and sitting at the nurses station (maybe 30 feet from the room) talking on the phone or playing on the computer. When you have a bad outcome...

  10. Who here actually uses percussion when doing assessments?

    nurseshepherd replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Postpartum C/sections are the ones I percuss as part of an abdominal assessment, especially those who were slept (general anesthesia rather than spinal). Those who are tympanic in the upper quadrants...

  11. How many L&D nurses rupture membranes or insert IUPC's?

    nurseshepherd replied to Salgal08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    None of the hospitals I've worked L&D would allow RNs to perform amniotomy although all of them would let those of us who have been 'checked off' place an FSE. One of the larger hospitals I've...

  12. Night shift survival?

    nurseshepherd replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I've only worked nights and agree with the great comments/suggestions from PP. Being a night owl, day shift orientation (many moons ago) was torture for me. Keeping your days grouped together helps...

  13. A very brief vent....

    nurseshepherd replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nurse in our department that was basically allowed (because co-workers and management chose not to deal with the issue) to run her house from work, sometimes holding two phones to her head....

  14. How Much Did you Make as a Student Nurse Tech??

    nurseshepherd replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    $7 plus $2 shift diff back in the 80's, today it is $8 and change with a $3 shift diff. Our hospital was going to do away with nurse techs but found it was too hard to find enough good CNAs to staff...

  15. C section info needed - NOT MEDICAL ADVISE

    nurseshepherd replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    If it was a really close friend, I'd go over there to help her husband with the house, other children, cooking, etc. if she didn't have a family member helping her. Otherwise, I'd agree with the PP...

  16. question for all MSN graduates and students

    nurseshepherd replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had never even seen a thesis when I started grad school so I ordered 2 along with a dissertation just so I could see what they looked like, how they were put together, etc. The university I...

  17. how much does your hospital pay to precept a new nurse?

    nurseshepherd replied to rninnv's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing except the personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment when things turn out

  18. LVN needs help with anxiety/fear in clinicals

    nurseshepherd replied to MimismomRN's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing you can do is be prepared. Know your patients, your patients' medications and treatments, and have your day planned out so you can show them you are ready. As a former clinical...

  19. 16hr shifts

    nurseshepherd replied to sooner74's topic in General Nursing

    No one has died, no. But doing the bare minimum is certainly not optimal and these nurses do what has to be done and that is

  20. Do Nurses Live in Fear of Being Fired???

    nurseshepherd replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    Most (if not all) of the southern states are 'at will' so you can be fired with little effort on admin's part and virtually no recourse to fight back unless a genuine discrimination can be argued....

  21. 16hr shifts

    nurseshepherd replied to sooner74's topic in General Nursing

    I have driven an hour to work, but I can't imagine driving two! Bless your heart. Me personally, I hate 16 hour shifts and only do them when we are busting loose and I have to stay over, but I do...

  22. pregnancy and night shift

    nurseshepherd replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I had my last two children working nights (almost exclusively 12 hour shifts and at the time I was pregnant we were short staffed so I almost always had overtime) and it was very doable. Like a PP...

  23. Cafeteria for Night Shift

    nurseshepherd replied to TylerTXRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos for your efforts! Our 300 bed hospital cafeteria closes at 6pm but our Hospital Auxillary runs a snack shop (manned by volunteers) in the lobby that stays open until around 0100. We also have...

  24. Nursing, Smoking, and Kids

    nurseshepherd replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    It is hard to watch but like one of the previous posters said, these folks have almost certainly been warned. The kids will suffer and these same parents will scratch their heads wondering why they...

  25. 2nd semester RN SCHOOL? how to prepare?

    nurseshepherd replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of students would be thrilled to get a B their first semester of nursing school. Throw any thoughts you had about a certain GPA out the window, nursing school is about learning and retaining...