mama_d

mama_d BSN, RN

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  1. Male nurse in L&D

    mama_d replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personally, I'm one of those who could care less who you are as long as you take good care of me. My OB/GYN is female, but that had nothing to do with the decision to go to her...she just happens to...

  2. Just curious- When pt's are drug tested..

    mama_d replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Same at my place. Plus there may be false positives...had a pt test positive for PCP due to ingesting a helluva lot of Nyquil. Ah, the things my pts teach me.

  3. holding lasix d/t BP reading

    mama_d replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Some chronic CHFers live with lower pressures just due to all the meds they have to be on. Was it a sudden change in BP or within pt's norm? And how low was low? Are we talking SBPs in the 100's or...

  4. Patient Scenarios/Critical Thinking

    mama_d replied to vg1003's topic in General Nursing

    Real world answer: Leave the gown off of him b/c there's just not enough linene available to waste any more on him, and obviously he wants to be naked. Put the new IV in somewhere he's going to have...

  5. Had to bite my tongue and....

    mama_d replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I'm gonna be a NP someday God willing...but by then I'll have put in about two decades minimum at the bedside. Even if not for the experience, you'd think people would look at the financial aspect of...

  6. In honor of 9/11.... what was it like as a nurse?

    mama_d replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    I was a brand new nurse...we didn't have cable so we were listening to NPR for coverage. A friend of ours brought over videotape of CNN coverage. I was stunned...can't even imagine what it was like...

  7. Jewish patients: End of Life practices

    mama_d replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much the only consistent thing I've seen in years of bedside care that relates to religion is that Jehovah's Witness pts don't get bllod products. And all our nuns and priests have DNR/medical...

  8. Is there any new po anticoagulant that doesn't need frequent INR check?

    mama_d replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    We're seeing A LOT of pts getting put on it...I'm at what is essentially a county hospital though so we get many pts who are non-compliant with their INR follow ups, even with a Coumadin clinic...

  9. Nursing while nursing, can it be done??

    mama_d replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had no problems...first was while I was in nursing school full time and working part time, we made it 10 months, second was while working 50-60 hours a week and we made it 15 months. I took...

  10. Kant and his Theory

    mama_d replied to NURSEBROWNEYES's topic in General Nursing

    Argh!!!!! Kant!!!! I'm running away right now. Hubby and I actually took a philosophy class together back in the Dark Ages...we spent a memorable night writing 10 page papers side by side. I...

  11. Slow nurse response time is a danger to pt health

    mama_d replied to SoCalCrafter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Obviously, your gran is your #1 priority. It's possible she did have a nurse who sucks, but it's even more likely in my experience that she had a nurse who was doing the best she could with the...

  12. Former preceptor yelled and humiliated me in front of everyone. Do I keep quiet?

    mama_d replied to mnf4ever's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Anyone who makes their orientees cry regularly shouldn't be prcepting. Yeah, newbies are gonna have times when they feel like crying...Lord knows there's been times I've shut myself in the med room...

  13. There but for the grace of....

    mama_d replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh goodness, so many come to mind... I've worked with oncology pts for a while now, so most are from that group. V was a frequent flyer, as some come to be eventually...we'd had her from diagnosis...

  14. Night Shift Nursing

    mama_d replied to mooremds's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I work 3 to 4 12's each week, on nights, and have no set schedule whatsoever. It sounds odd, but it seems to work best for me. When I try to have a set schedule, I just get crabbier when things...

  15. New Orientee Ticking Me Off

    mama_d replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Chain of command in my facility states that you: 1. Speak with the nurse about any issues that arise. 2. If it continues to be an issue, speak with the charhe so they are aware of the situation. 3....

  16. Only a nurse would say......

    mama_d replied to enigmaticorange's topic in Nursing Humor

    To my kids: "I don't care if you're bleeding, I'm off work tonite and I've got

  17. New Orientee Ticking Me Off

    mama_d replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    We've got a nurse on our unit pulling the same crap. She's been with us for around six months, is not new to nursing, and now acts persecuted b/c no one will bail her out when stuff hits the fan....

  18. With the way nursing is today, the common sense thing would be...

    mama_d replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to add to the above... I'm planning on getting my DNP eventually. I'll still work at the bedside PRN as long as they'll let me, b/c I do really enjoy it, and I want to stay involved at that...

  19. With the way nursing is today, the common sense thing would be...

    mama_d replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    If you see problems in nursing, then once you are one, do something about it. This varies from person to person... Hate the re-admit factor due to non-compliance? Work on it. Develop ideas,...

  20. First shift at new facility, heard something don't know how it should be handled.

    mama_d replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    We just had a girl get hired on as a tech...older, no experience, was in upper management in her last job. We all had some preconceived notions of how she would be. Bitter or else thinking she was...

  21. Job posting- "Must not be overweight"

    mama_d replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    In a different thread it was brought up that this had the potential of being a job requirement. Very sad to see it...unfortunate that people would judge competency based on such a criterion. I...

  22. Crashing and Burning

    mama_d replied to WinterpegLPN's topic in General Nursing

    My baby brother is an aspie as well...he's in school now for computer programming, go figure. KU He has made significant progress in the last few years through therapy specifically for aspies, to the...

  23. Alert & Oriented & I want to go home

    mama_d replied to HannahLeah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm totally with the OP...knew after doing clinicals in LTC that it wasn't for me. I'm just glad that there are those of you out there who have found it's your niche and enjoy it, b/c those in LTC...

  24. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    mama_d replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is so wrong. Unless said activity is going on in a fairly clean and private environment (not a pt room...all those germs) you're clearly going to get dinged on your PG safe environment questions....

  25. singing?

    mama_d replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    I am constantly singing little bits of songs that I have stuck in my head. One of my good friends is one of our techs, and we do song and dance routines for LOLs regularly...we encourage them to sing...