canuk_chick

canuk_chick

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  1. Best Stethoscope?

    canuk_chick replied to brittanysandovalrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've worked postpartum for 10 years and recently upgraded to a cardio III. While I agree with Klone that you are not diagnosing defects, the cardio III is great because I don't have to use two...

  2. Postpartum hemorrhage kit

    canuk_chick replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We stock Hemabate in our fridge as well, although we're not using it as much anymore. Now that you mention it, we do have sterile gloves in our kits as well. They are not elbow length but they are the...

  3. Is the birth rate down? or are we just slow

    canuk_chick replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we're having more deliveries than ever! its been

  4. NRP resources?

    canuk_chick replied to Hoping2beRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    where internationally? I wasn't aware you could do NRP online... as for where to study from, your educator should hand out books. I try to ensure everyone has a text to study from at least 2 weeks...

  5. On-call at home and police wake you up?

    canuk_chick replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is probably the funniest thread I've read in a while! Hilarious! I'm not saying its a bad thing... I just think its funny. We've had no shows on our floor a few times. Noone has EVER mentioned...

  6. Postpartum hemorrhage kit

    canuk_chick replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do have a PPH cart on our floor. I'm not sure the exact contents, but it contains these for sure: 2 bags IV pentaspan ++syntocinon syringes RL and NS Foley's catheter trays IV start supplies...

  7. Any nurses out there still wearing a cap?

    canuk_chick replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen a nurse wear one in real life in my hospital, however I do work with a nurse who could retire any day now and the only thing she tells us is that we'll all know it's her last day...

  8. how many of you go to the grocery store after working with patients?

    canuk_chick replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    I've lived for the past year with numerous waitresses. I can't count the amount of times that they go to work coughing hacking nauseous etc etc etc. They are not allowed to call in sick and are...

  9. Questions....

    canuk_chick replied to snichols's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. 24

  10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    canuk_chick replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ha ha I was in a patients room and an internist came in and told her that exact thing. Said there was nothing they could do unless she lost weight. My preceptor student and I left the room holding...

  11. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    canuk_chick replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely answer them! First off the sound is freakin annoying, second off your patients are needing you. I work postpartum so a call bell could mean a choking baby, a hemmorhage, patient passed...

  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    canuk_chick replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any stories though i've heard some from friends. I'd LOVE to get all these together and write a book. Fascinating. My friend was in nursing school a couple years ago and she worked at an...

  13. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    canuk_chick replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had another patient who was a gyne surgery who wouldn't get out of bed to walk. She had stayed in bed for almost 24 hours and was complaining of gas pain, and was fairly non compliant and combative....

  14. Spook stories

    canuk_chick replied to brissygal's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the other thread that has hundreds of stories.

  15. Do you always have an RN waste narcotics with you?

    canuk_chick replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I always get someone to watch, occasionally they'll just sign and walk away, but when I'm watching I always

  16. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    canuk_chick replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree... but she fit the profile and unfortunatly I really don't think it'd be all that hard to steal a baby in our hospital. Security is a joke, people come and go, if she was wearing scrubs some...

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

    canuk_chick replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I started out in postpartum and have been there ever since (5 years and counting:yeah:. I love it and do not regret it. We also have gyne surgeries so I'm able to keep up my skills there. My thoughts...

  18. fundal checks

    canuk_chick replied to short1978's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our hospital once our c/s is back to the floor after the recovery room we do our initial fundul check and then another in 1 hour. the policy then states that we check every 8 hours but for the c/s...

  19. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    canuk_chick replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that it freaks me out to talk about patients on here. Mine isn't really about a patient, but a young girl came in to our LDR numerous times claiming she was pregnant and due at a specific...

  20. Commercial proposal

    canuk_chick replied to MSADN's topic in General Nursing

    Love it!! maybe some

  21. Uniform Guidlines where you work

    canuk_chick replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital the RT's wear royal blue their students wear red, porters navy, specialties like ICU LDR ER OR wear hospital greens. The rest wear whatever you want, including the unit clerks, as long...

  22. hi...anyone from lethbridge

    canuk_chick replied to WYZQ07's topic in International Nursing

    not very friendly? really? that's too bad. I've lived here for a while and don't find it anymore unfriendly than elsewhere! are you talking in

  23. Personality Type and Nursing

    canuk_chick replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    i'm

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

    canuk_chick replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With me, i hated all my clinical rotations until i got to LDR and Postpartum. It was my niche and i preceptored mother baby and have been on that floor ever since. However i also have gyne surgery for...

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

    canuk_chick replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think its a great choice. I think though the best thing to do is go through nursing school and wait till after all your clinical rotations to decide... i first thought i'd want to do emerg or OR and...