wonderbee

wonderbee BSN, RN

critical care; community health; psych

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  1. McGee Women's Hospital

    wonderbee posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hello from South Florida. My daughter recently relocated to Pittsburgh and is expecting to deliver my grand son in November. What can you tell me about McGee's L&D? What is the nurse/patient...

  2. Graduation Everyone??

    wonderbee replied to jamieSN's topic in General Nursing

    I just registered for semester 3 of 4. I'm feeling stoked. The tunnel is getting

  3. how do you delegate to techs?

    wonderbee replied to jeepgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good advice Meownsmile. I much preferred working alongside the nurses. Most of them wisely allowed me feel like I was working for the patient, not for them. The few nurses who rubbed me the wrong way...

  4. Diamonds in school?

    wonderbee replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in General Students

    Maybe because a combative patient might grab the earing, yank it out of your ear and throw it across the floor? I don't like to wear my diamonds because it only takes a second for an irrational...

  5. how do you delegate to techs?

    wonderbee replied to jeepgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I worked as an aide, anyone who responded the way OP describes would get written up. What I especially appreciated at the end of my shift was the "thank you, good job" I'd get from the nurses. It...

  6. Florida Girl looking for Fall color

    wonderbee posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Can you PA'ers give a Florida girl some advice? I'm planning a weekend trip to Pittsburgh to see family some time in October. When do you suggest would be the best time for me to catch the show of...

  7. Florida Girl looking for Fall color

    wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    An update. The week of October 25 gave me a spectacular show. It appears the timing was perfect because after Halloween, the winds came and started stripping the trees. It was like a box of Crayolas...

  8. McGee Women's Hospital

    wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    No, she is still expecting. She's been at 1cm for nearly two weeks now. She was 50%. She's at 38 wks and ready to pop. I got to visit Magee on my recent visit. A very impressive facility! I would be...

  9. New series Lifeline:The Nursing Diaries on Discovery Health channel starts Nov 7th,04

    wonderbee replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! Will tape

  10. Resigned from my job yesterday.....

    wonderbee replied to jpoetic3's topic in General Nursing

    Just to let you know you're not alone, I resigned from my nursing assistant job last week. Quite frankly, I just didn't want to be an aide anymore and I wanted to be able to be fully devoted to...

  11. Med-Surg Topic of the Week .... Let's go back to Bariatrics

    wonderbee replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Patrick, did you come away with a sense of contraindications to bariatric

  12. Amendment 3

    wonderbee replied to michelle95's topic in Florida Nursing

    Do you mean actually have a judgment entered against them, or just have a suit filed against them? This is an extremely litigious state. We are losing our OBs and neuros. I like the idea of the...

  13. The nightmare returns---Hunter Group is coming!!!

    wonderbee replied to prmenrs's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That sounds awful! Sorry to hear you will have to deal with this company coming in to mess things

  14. Pain when heart beats

    wonderbee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know I'm stressed out with school and work so it could be anxiety but over the last few days I've noticed that I have pain (3-4 on pain scale) on my heart beats. It's not unusual for me to get...

  15. Could Public Health be my niche?

    wonderbee replied to Genista's topic in Public, Community Health

    I did a one-day quickie rotation at the local health department just last week. Florida is a border state and I think the biggest and most distressing drawback is the language barrier. We have a...

  16. Duramorph/astromorph for C/S

    wonderbee replied to babies_r_us's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just had a c/s pt. with duramorph. When I came on shift, she was around 8 hours post-op and resting comfortably. Got her out of bed around 3 hours later and she didn't require any further pain relief....

  17. I got placed on clinical probation today. *sob* *sob*

    wonderbee replied to sad's topic in General Students

    As a first semester student, your instructor would have been wise to tell you not to lay the patient flat, even for the bed bath. For instance, "the head of the bed should be no lower than 30 degrees...

  18. My heart is broken today - How can I give right now?

    wonderbee replied to momcats3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How sad. I'm so sorry for the loss of your good friend. Of course you did the humane thing. It was certainly not what you wanted to do. It was out of love for your

  19. Your Unit Secretary

    wonderbee replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Our night shift secretaries are super. They are cross-trained as PCTs and, if we're in a bind, they will help get morning labs and pitch in in other ways as

  20. Your Unit Secretary

    wonderbee replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Our night shift secretaries are super. They are cross-trained as PCTs and, if we're in a bind, they will help get morning labs and pitch in in other ways as

  21. McGee Women's Hospital

    wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Julie is switching to Mercy. Almost in the final month

  22. speaking of stethoscopes....

    wonderbee replied to shay's topic in General Nursing

    I swear by my DRG cardiology scope. Littman is only one of several excellent brands. Try them

  23. How did your Mom/Baby clinicals go?

    wonderbee replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    I found my experience to be rushed and disorganized. We were rushed because of two hurricanes that came rolling through here which also contributed to the disorganization. Personally, I find...

  24. I got to see a Delivery!!!!

    wonderbee replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    You are very fortunate. Many of us who rotate through OB don't get to see a single delivery. Tomorrow is my last clinical OB day and I have yet to see one. One of our classmates fainted dead away...

  25. How much $$ for NC RN licensure/NCLEX?

    wonderbee posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Can any recent grads tell me what the cost is for NC licensure (RN)? If I take the NCLEX in Florida, do I have to retake it for NC or any other state where I seek licensure? Thanks for any info you...