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  1. Please help new grad - situation with pt (long)

    BETSRN replied to mstigerlily's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are learning that NONE of us RN's know it all. The ones who think they do are too complacent and should get out of nursing. NEVER be afraid to go up the chain of command, just because someone...

  2. What do patients say that irks you?

    BETSRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THIS ENTIRE POST JUST MADE MY DAY!! I AM LAUGHING SO HARD THAT I AM CRYING!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING MY DAY. I AM GOING TO COPY THIS ONE DOWN AND TAKE IT INTO WORK AND HANG IT UP FOR ALL TO

  3. What do patients say that irks you?

    BETSRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are only a very few legitimate MEDICAL reasons to induce someone. PIH is a legitimatwe reason if it is documented. but an outbreak of herpes is NOT a reason to deliver. Better the baby is...

  4. What do patients say that irks you?

    BETSRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a patient a few months ago who ended up with wn unexpected section due to an undiagnosed breech. On the way back from the OR, this clueless dad asks if his girlfriend can go back to work on...

  5. What do patients say that irks you?

    BETSRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's one of the best yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it! yes, scary,isn't it??

  6. What do patients say that irks you?

    BETSRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have also had someone tell me that their boyfriend/partner/husband told them they could never get anyone

  7. What do patients say that irks you?

    BETSRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes.................I have heard that one before! LOL! Have you ever had someone tell you that their boyfriend is "too big" for condoms? I have heard that one as

  8. Questions about moms in labor

    BETSRN replied to lee1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just last evening, I traiged a lady who was contracting regularly. As I was evaluating her, I mentioned that she might be sent home if she was not dilating etc.,. She had only been 2cm with a thick...

  9. Questions about moms in labor

    BETSRN replied to lee1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Given a normal labor it is definitely better for a mom in early labor to labor at home. We send people home after a labor check frequently. We evaluate them, monitor Mom and baby, do a vag exam, and...

  10. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    BETSRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A Doula is a labor support person who is there totally to emotioanlly (and physically) support the laboring mom and her partner. She is NOT usually a nurse and has NO medical or legal resonsibility at...

  11. Newborns boobies?

    BETSRN replied to NursePamela's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AS someone else said,,,,,,,,leave them

  12. Certified Medication Technician

    BETSRN replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    There is far more to passing meds than just giving them out. I think this is a VERY BAD

  13. Removing a Catheter from a male pt

    BETSRN replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Just deflate the balloon and remove the catheter. No errection is

  14. Too much pain and suffering to get screwed this close to getting my RN pin

    BETSRN replied to rrw365's topic in General Nursing

    I think it probably depends on where you begin as far as how big your initial patient assigments are. Sadly, I think that there are probably some hospitals that are not very kind to their new grads:...

  15. Too much pain and suffering to get screwed this close to getting my RN pin

    BETSRN replied to rrw365's topic in General Nursing

    The problem becomes the fact that what happened is NOT minor. False charting is illegal. Giving a med to take home is dispensing without a license. The student did not use good clinical judgement....

  16. is this child abuse?

    BETSRN replied to bronxRN's topic in General Nursing

    When such behaviors happen in front of you, think about what might be happening when no one is around and watching. I think I would find an alternative day care ASAP, talk to some of the other parents...

  17. How many hours do nurses work in a week?

    BETSRN replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    We went to 35 hours/week for full time benefits. For me personally, that's 2 weeks of 32 hours, one 36 hour week and the other is a 40 hour week every month. MY 32 and 40 hour weeks are regular work...

  18. non revealing scrub top suggestions

    BETSRN replied to martymoose's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You made my day! We have an anesthesiologist who should take your

  19. non revealing scrub top suggestions

    BETSRN replied to martymoose's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I know that some people put little spaghetti strap tank tops on under their scrub tops. You could get nice colors to match whatever you are wearing. Most all the suppliers sell many styles of scrub...

  20. Too much pain and suffering to get screwed this close to getting my RN pin

    BETSRN replied to rrw365's topic in General Nursing

    According to a Human Resources person I know at a local hospital here, Canadian grads are far MORE experienced because they do have full patient assignments their last semester in nursing school. I...

  21. Too much pain and suffering to get screwed this close to getting my RN pin

    BETSRN replied to rrw365's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of what the instructor told this student to do, it was still wrong and that does not undo the mistake. Actually, the student is practicing under the instructor's license. I am surprised...

  22. need tips for fundal checks

    BETSRN replied to snwflknurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just keep practicing and use your preceptor to back you up. You'll get better and better. Also, remember with a section patient, as long as you can feel the fundus you do NOT have to push down. There...

  23. angiocath versus butterfly

    BETSRN replied to actioncat's topic in General Nursing

    A butterfly is NOT the same as an angiocath. One does not use a butterfly to start an IV. They are for drawing bloods on little veins,

  24. med admin mistake...confused...

    BETSRN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    This agency nurse is dangerous. Any first year nursing student would probably know that 130ml of something is way too much! See, you are a student and you know

  25. Too much pain and suffering to get screwed this close to getting my RN pin

    BETSRN replied to rrw365's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you NEVER give a med to a patient to take home. That is dispensing medication without a license. Second, you never sign that a person took a med if they did not (which is what it sounds...