MissBrahmsRN

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  1. Considering Austin

    MissBrahmsRN replied to pugluvr310's topic in Texas Nursing

    hi! i've lived in austin for nearly 10 years now. it's a great town, very young, lots of college students (traditional & non) and many young families too. the weather is great but i love it...

  2. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    MissBrahmsRN replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    in my family, we are all naturally stick thin, i've been to endocrinologists, nutritionists, you name it, second opinions, it's just very hard for me to gain weight in order to maintain my weight i...

  3. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    MissBrahmsRN replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i breastfed our kids & in retrospect i wish i hadn't. i struggle with maintaining a healthy weight due to a crazy metabolism ::ducking to avoid incoming rocks:: and i only gained 12lbs with our...

  4. Dec '09 Grads, raise your hands!

    MissBrahmsRN replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    graduated dec 10, accepted job in IMC on jan 12, took nclex jan 13...screen went blue at 75, hopefully i passed...:nuke: that's me freaking out about the

  5. 2 Bachelor's degrees + ADN = means nothing???

    MissBrahmsRN replied to KamiK85's topic in General Nursing

    hey, i'm a new grad & i took a nights job no problem, so did 95% of my classmates...and we do have a lick of sense thank you very

  6. Uniforms and dress codes

    MissBrahmsRN replied to inkedRN's topic in General Nursing

    i disagree about cartoon scrubs undermining credibility. many a male MD i see walking around the units (adult hospital too) sports whimsical cartoony ties. noone seems to think them less of a...

  7. Uniforms and dress codes

    MissBrahmsRN replied to inkedRN's topic in General Nursing

    i agree completely! at the hospitals here the janitors were scrubs, the unit clerk (who sits at the desk 90% of the time wears scrubs, the cashier in the cafeteria & food service people wear...

  8. Uniforms and dress codes

    MissBrahmsRN replied to inkedRN's topic in General Nursing

    no offense or anything but people are stupid. when my daughter was little with long blonde hair & dressed in lavender from head to toe person after person would compliment me on my "handsome...

  9. Men in L&D

    MissBrahmsRN replied to forgop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    funny how us ladies are so different huh? i personally have had the worst females ob/gyns EVER. both of them when i had a female problem of some fashion, come in to the office, describe my...

  10. Men in L&D

    MissBrahmsRN replied to forgop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    no rhyme or reason but yep life as a male nurse can be a trip and it's not always the patients. this is something i see alot, it's sexist to not hire a woman because she's a female but it's not...

  11. Men in L&D

    MissBrahmsRN replied to forgop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i will say that if a spouse has an issue with you in L&D, she may have an underlying issue that you need perhaps to address (obviously in a nonthreatening loving manner.) You are going to see...

  12. Men in L&D

    MissBrahmsRN replied to forgop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i've never understood why people balk at a male L&D nurse. when i was in OB rotations, the nurse brought it up that they used to have a male L&D nurse on the unit and the patient said, "OMG,...

  13. ACC Spring 10 admittance

    MissBrahmsRN replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    try your uniforms on!! you'll be wearing them tons for 4 semesters so i strongly recommend you try them on, decide what sort of top you like, etc. nothing is worse than ill fitting scrubs IMO...

  14. Why graduate nurses can't find jobs- a must read!!!

    MissBrahmsRN replied to ttreeds's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm not picky at all about shifts & my long-term career goal is acute care nursing, and there are still very few jobs out there for nurses like me! one of our hospital systems basically told us:...

  15. I'm so sick of training other nurses and new grads ! Will I ever get a break?

    MissBrahmsRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    wow, they have you training already?? your own training must have been extremely short! the internships here last a min of 18weeks some as long as 24, after which you are required to train ONE...

  16. Do you ever plan on leaving the bedside?

    MissBrahmsRN replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    that's really somethin'!! it takes a special person to work in addictions, thank god for

  17. ACC Spring 10 admittance

    MissBrahmsRN replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    since you are learning basic skills as well as content in level 1, you will spend alot of time in the lab learning how to do foleys, central line dressing change, etc. for example you might have lab...

  18. ACC Spring 10 admittance

    MissBrahmsRN replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    i'm fixin' to graduate from ACC's online program and i love it!! the instructors are amazing, i can work independently at home instead of attending lectures (which put me to sleep and move SO SLOW)...

  19. Why why why don't people understand...

    MissBrahmsRN replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    i was in the ER one day in the clinic area. height of the H1N1 panic so all of us were masked, pts all masked, etc. one patient came in with flu symptoms, tested positive for seasonal flu (not H1N1)...

  20. Do you ever plan on leaving the bedside?

    MissBrahmsRN replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    i've done the sit-behind-the-desk bit so i am lovin' the bedside!! can't wait to get started (i graduate in 27 days... management is not for me but i could someday see myself training new grads i...

  21. Tricks to getting patients to do what you want?

    MissBrahmsRN replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    go with the clinical instructor. pts can direct their care, to a point. but we have schedules and we are not a hotel, we are a hospital and we have other patients also. so things like baths are...

  22. Tricks to getting patients to do what you want?

    MissBrahmsRN replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    this sounds like a cultural thing, the spanish-speaking men are extremely uncomfortable with other men seeing their women, at least in my experience. i mean absolutely no malice when i say this, it's...

  23. Do We All Need To Have a BSN Now?

    MissBrahmsRN replied to NurseStudentYay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh, no worries, i think we understand each other! i am all about breadth in education, i guess mine is more informal. for example, i'm an online student & our modules (kinda like lessons) have...

  24. Working 2 jobs... Is it worth it?

    MissBrahmsRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    hey, are you at least getting paid for the orientation right? i would do it, the second job isn't much of a committment and it will get much lighter

  25. Best Pediatric Hospital in Texas?

    MissBrahmsRN replied to 1john4:10's topic in Texas Nursing

    Dell Children's is great but very small, and they rarely hire at all. you might have a chance though, having experience but the hiring people there only hire to replace people