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  1. BSN duties?

    BETSRN replied to nev's topic in General Nursing

    Does it really matter as long as you are learning and acquiring the skills? When you become a nurse (or in any profession) no one is going to care what your GPA was as long as you have the technical...

  2. BSN duties?

    BETSRN replied to nev's topic in General Nursing

    I found nursing school FAR harder than any of my college courses for my initial

  3. BSN duties?

    BETSRN replied to nev's topic in General Nursing

    All the A's and bookwork in the world are NOT going to help if you cannot cut it at the

  4. BSN duties?

    BETSRN replied to nev's topic in General Nursing

    I think that that "strength" they are referring to is the fact that diplome and Associates nurses have more actual hands on clinical training and are probably far better prepared clinically than the...

  5. Elective Cesareans/On Demand

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Breech lady partsl births carry a higher risk of injury to the

  6. Pt / Nurse Ratio - and things you like about post-partum

    BETSRN replied to BookishRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know how much "adrenalin rush" you like or are used to but if you do like that feeling, you will find Post Partum extremely boring. It is very repetitive. I work in an LDRP, where we do...

  7. Elective Cesareans/On Demand

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If it makes you any less cranky, we still do VBAC's: usually quite

  8. Elective Cesareans/On Demand

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my place, if they "park it and whine" they still get sent home. We just sent a G3P2 home because her induction didn't start anything. She'll be back all in good

  9. Elective Cesareans/On Demand

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When and if a patient demands an elective primary c/section, a physician would be a fool NOT to go along with this (in our litigious society). Hopefully, most physicians would try and talk their...

  10. Nursing Duties With A BSN

    BETSRN replied to dhq4life's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility, all nurses have the same paperwork, regardless of your training. There are areas of nursing where paperwork abounds (like home health nursing). Every level of nursing has paperwork:...

  11. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    BETSRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Are you referring to Jeanne Watson

  12. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    BETSRN replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    No one uses cocaine once! To think so is folly. If this woman is using, then she is hooked. If she is a health care provider, she should NOT be using at all. Substance use impairs your judgement. She...

  13. L&D vs. Postpartum vs. Nursery?

    BETSRN replied to maggijo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked LDRP now for over 10 years and I have to say that I would be hard pressed to ever go back to a unit where I only do one type of thing. I have become to used to being able to do all thre...

  14. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    BETSRN replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think that it should be assumed that there are always people available to assist (other than the nurse already working with the

  15. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    BETSRN replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If he had been supporting the mom in the usual manner (letting her lean over on him) he would not have been able to see anything anyway. This whole thread is getting to be ridiculous. WE are going...

  16. Routine Acoustic Stim Use

    BETSRN replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We were always taught that it should only be used in very special occasions. That it can be damaging and to NEVER use it on the belly. It is usually not necessary

  17. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    BETSRN replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I sincerely hope you are NOT serious in your above response. Bottom line is that this father was NOT assisting at all. I see you're a new grad with probably little or no experience as yet. Let's see...

  18. Accepting or not accepting the client which jeopardizes the license the most?

    BETSRN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    She needs to talk with her nurse manager. Make sure she writes up the incident (without emotion) with all the facts so that she can present it accurately. There is no reason she should have to take an...

  19. Do you ever think about going to medical school?

    BETSRN replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, I second that. I do L&D (actually LDRP) and our docs and nurses are a real team. In my place we are the interns and residents because we are not a teaching hospital. After having the autonomy...

  20. med admin mistake...confused...

    BETSRN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Having two nurses check insulin dosages is NOT a new phenomenon. I have been a nurse for 20 years and we were always taught in school that two have to check insulin. I think it is more worrisome that...

  21. What should I expect from my 2 day classroom RN orientation sessions?

    BETSRN replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It may have een "boring" but you will need these skills when you are on your own. Nursing school was one thing. Now, the real world approaches you. You can never be over prepared. Don't be over...

  22. Med surg before psych?

    BETSRN replied to zenfeck's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A med-surg background never hurts. Psych patients usually have multiple medical problems as well as emotional

  23. Unfriendly RN's during clinicals

    BETSRN replied to kyliern2b's topic in General Students

    Her behavior was inexcusable. Speak with your clinical instructor and maybe she can have a word with the nurse manager. If nothing is done, then maybe your instructor can either make sure that none of...

  24. have you guys ever done this?

    BETSRN replied to inwyte's topic in General Nursing

    I am now divorced (jerk husband had an affair) and what has saved me is my career as a nurse. I, too, went to school with a then three year old and then had another baby (and breastfed) while I was...

  25. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    BETSRN replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that at this point in time, this guy friend of yours is worth losing. It sounds as if he is making a huge mistake (or already has) and there is absolutley nothing you can do about it....