Parakeeter

Parakeeter has 2 years experience and specializes in Mother/Baby, med/surg.

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1. Does Death Have A Smell?

   Parakeeter replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   I most definitely agree that death has a smell, and I agree with the OP's description of it. I was a Med/Surg RN for less than a year, but we were also a hospice unit and took care of a fair amount...

2. Still unemployed

   Parakeeter replied to KateLSRN's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Hi, sorry to hear about your difficulty finding a job. I just moved to the Portland area this summer, and in spite of my 3 years of experience as an RN it still took me months to find a job. Almost...

3. "Rooming in" on Mother/Baby - not one size fits all

   Parakeeter replied to LilyBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work at the most productive "baby factory" in my state, we do somewhere around 3,000 deliveries a year and we have three separate postpartum floors. We encourage rooming in, but it's definitely not...