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  1. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    BETSRN replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They are NOT legally liable at all......... Tha's part of the problem some people

  2. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    BETSRN replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think the patients know or care about the level of education. They don't care how the RN was trained as long as he/she can take good care of them. We are the only ones getting bent out of...

  3. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    BETSRN replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Any ideas how to come up against and/change the unit manager who uses the "divid and conquer" approach with her staff? very unproductive, to say the

  4. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    BETSRN replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think administrators that have no clue and are unsupportive of their staffs are a major problem to productivity and

  5. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    BETSRN replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    CNA's and medical assistants are NOT legally licensed. They hold only specific certificates. That's the potential problem with unlicensed assistive personnel. They are working under the RN's

  6. Interested in Midwifery

    BETSRN replied to Spoiled1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are many variations. Midwives work in a variety of settings. Ours are affiliated with one practice and do office work as well as labor/delivery. They work like dogs. Once, I thought I might...

  7. Management position-what should the basic education requirement be?

    BETSRN replied to yupyup5's topic in Nurse Management

    I think your post is EXCELLENT! How do we get managers and directors back to the bedside and out of their ivory towers? I also agree that the ability to manage is a gift some have and some do not, no...

  8. The Know-It-All nurse

    BETSRN replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Of course it is NOT against the law to deliver a baby! It would be far worse to NOT assist with the birth if there is no doc there! We L&D nurses have that happen on occasion (some places more...

  9. The Know-It-All nurse

    BETSRN replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's what is called " RN-itis!

  10. Question about Mirena

    BETSRN replied to riley108's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have her go to a RELIABLE sourse....like her

  11. Stuck at 9cm

    BETSRN replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Of course they can walk. People push standing up, remember? Even if you do not have telemetry monitors, you still have the length of the cords. That's plenty of length to stand, squat, sit in a chair,...

  12. Any tips for starting IVs?

    BETSRN replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, let the IV Therapist know you are new at this and ask HER for advice, instead of us. It all depends on the equipment at your hospital. She'll show you and talk you through how she does it. Good...

  13. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    BETSRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    ALWAYS "think outside the box." We are nurses with critical thinking skills: NOT robots who just follow orders. Each patient is an individual and you need to adjust your care and actions based lon...

  14. Nurse Bully?

    BETSRN replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, I think the management often "turns the other cheek." Isn't that awful? Sometimes, maybe it is just better to go elsewhere and find an environment that is less negative. It's not worth it....

  15. Bradenton/Sarasota Nurses

    BETSRN replied to michelle95's topic in Florida Nursing

    Could you please share your experiences about the Tampa area hospitals? It is one of the areas I am considering. I am mostly interested in women's health,L&D, high risk OB, etc. How about living...

  16. 17 lb baby!

    BETSRN replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's funny. I thought the baby had the classic, textbook look of an infant of a diabetic mother. I had figured out that he was an IDM even before the news mentioned

  17. How necessary are episiotomies?

    BETSRN replied to WhatToDo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No routine epis's at my place, either. It's all in the technique. In fact, most episiotomies are unnecessary and the work of a practitioner in a hurry. Always ask about your practitioner's episiotomy...

  18. Are You Gonna Go ALL The Way?

    BETSRN replied to NoDayButToday's topic in General Nursing

    medicine and nursing are two completely different fields. people often think that we become nurses because we couldn't make it in medical school. nothing could be farther from the truth. that kind of...

  19. The Know-It-All nurse

    BETSRN replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious as to how you guys handled this gal? What did she do and how did you all respond? What did she finally get fired

  20. The Know-It-All nurse

    BETSRN replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I LIKE the way you put that! Great thought!

  21. Athlete's version of labor

    BETSRN replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think that in addition to her physical tone, her MIND was probably partly to blame for her discomfort. First you said "elderly primip". That's your first clue.She is older and more set in her ways....

  22. First work experience in postpartum/mother/baby.

    BETSRN replied to FizzgigRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

  23. Working ALL the holidays!

    BETSRN replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personally, I think I would go speak to the nurse manager personally and brig this up with her. Suggest that she see that everyone knows that this asst. manager never works holidays. Maybe that will...

  24. 1st 2005 Baby...

    BETSRN replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    YES. We had the first baby in the state of Connecticut this year and it was my patient! Because we are small we have never had the FIRST in the state, but this year we did! It was very cool, not to...

  25. The Know-It-All nurse

    BETSRN replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's sad that someone would think that way. However, I think that is due to many things: 1)the specific person's personality and 2) some of the programs that encourage these new nurses to think that...