USA987

USA987 MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Hi Need Links to Great Nursing Uniforms

    USA987 replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I love http://www.smartscrubs.com. Especially S.C.R.U.B.S. brand of scrubs. Their seams and pockets are double stitched....really durable. I personally haven't had the best of luck with...

  2. When do I start looking?

    USA987 replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    Start now. I graduated in June 2003. I sent out resumes in February and had a job lined up by April. Most floors can only take on so many new grads at a time, so now is the time to get your name...

  3. I love where I work because...

    USA987 replied to fromTeacher2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job because... I have awesome coworkers and MOST of our MD's treat us with respect and allow us some

  4. Per Diem Question

    USA987 replied to CAguy22's topic in General Nursing

    I work in L&D and it seems that a few nurses I work with that are new grads are having a hard time as per diem nurses. They had just gotten off of orientation and went per diem working sometimes...

  5. Help regarding nursing priorities in regards to patient care

    USA987 replied to tterri22's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't make sense to me. There are indeed priorities in nursing...ie. the ABC's that we all learned in nursing school. I would consider hanging potassium as ordered as more important as K+ is...

  6. 1st 2005 Baby...

    USA987 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had the first for our county at 12:01 a.m. Anyone else have the first for their

  7. Poll: Are there openings in L&D?

    USA987 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As Deb posted, we have no openings right now. We did hire 2 2004 graduates this year...both with their ADN's and they are doing well. Good

  8. 66 Year Old Woman Gives Birth...

    USA987 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    66-Year-Old Romanian Woman Gives Birth 53 minutes ago World - AP By ALISON MUTLER, Associated Press Writer BUCHAREST, Romania - Doctors said a 66-year-old Romanian woman became the world's oldest...

  9. 66 Year Old Woman Gives Birth...

    USA987 replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry...didn't go to the CE forum...we posted a few minutes

  10. An Update........(LONG)

    USA987 replied to Goldenearring1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Being still fairly new to L&D myself, the orientation that you have described disturbs me. I'm guessing that you are working in a very small facility, with primarily low risk patients, but...

  11. Frustrations about L&D nursing

    USA987 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm frustrated by the amount of paperwork. There is absolutely no way that you can keep up on the all the charting when a patient without an epidural enters active labor. I'm frustrated by a few MD's...

  12. The Know-It-All nurse

    USA987 replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work with an older nurse who will pick apart every single thing everyone else does..and yet when we are overflowing with patients (and not enough staff) and her patient is in the middle of a 4...

  13. Only RN on duty

    USA987 replied to medpsychRN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    It's interesting. I worked in Psych when I was an LPN in California. I was the only licensed nurse working with CNA's only. I could only take my breaks at the nurses station. Made me feel...

  14. Quick question about delivery room

    USA987 replied to Gabby_101's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are the opposite. We can only have a total of 2 people in the room. Anyone under 16 cannot be in the delivery unless they took a special class and have the doc sign a consent form. I hope that...

  15. Grossmont College Nursing Program

    USA987 replied to eugenia's topic in California Nursing

    In the transition class we covered complete assessments (really recognizing heart murmurs, adventitous lung sounds, etc.), along with ABG's, central line dssg changes, IV starts, hanging IV...

  16. Postpartum pain management

    USA987 replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Palesarah, We had something very similar until just before JCAHO this year. The current administration decided that this was unsafe to allow the patient meds at the bedside. Where are your self-meds...

  17. Specific IV problem

    USA987 replied to taidan's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Bobnurse...couldn't have answered the question any better

  18. Specific IV problem

    USA987 replied to taidan's topic in General Nursing

    I enter the skin at a slight angle with bevel up. When I see flashback I lower my angle almost flush with the skin and I advance the IV the most of the rest of the way...sometimes I open the IVF and...

  19. anyone regret going LPN then bridge program route?

    USA987 replied to Boston-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LPN and bridged to RN. I don't regret my choice to go that route at all. I feel like I had so much more clinical time in my LPN program. Of course you need to do what works out financially...

  20. Own uniforms or hospital scrubs?

    USA987 replied to irehc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    L&D, PP, SCN all wear hospital laundered scrubs... Of course until the powers that be decide that it's not "cost-effective".

  21. Changing jobs before 1 year's stay:Anyone else done it?

    USA987 replied to JacelRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked 8 months in the ICU as a new grad. I was miserable. Didn't like the hospital. Didn't like my coworkers. Didn't like the ICU at the hospital I was at. Who knows though, I may have liked...

  22. 1st 2005 Baby...

    USA987 replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So true. I wasn't the nurse for this delivery, but I couldn't help but wonder if they kind of delayed pushing that last push. If it were me...my hubby would probably say forget being the first baby...

  23. 1st 2005 Baby...

    USA987 replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NSVD

  24. Epidurals: to Dose, or Not to Dose?

    USA987 replied to 4Blessings's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are not even allowed to program the pump. We can change the bag and decrease the continous rate (after a verbal order from anesthesia). We cannot bolus the patient. Our patients have the ability...

  25. motorcycle accidents

    USA987 replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby rides a bike. 12 yrs. ago he was in an accident. Some one started to miss their exit on the freeway in So. Cali. so they veered across the lanes and hit my husband. He spent 3 weeks in the...