mitchsmom

mitchsmom

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  1. I just got my TWU acceptance letter today!!!

    mitchsmom replied to nanali's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congrats to all of you acceptees! PS... my MIL works in another department at TWU Denton (that's the Dallas area one,

  2. Couldn't tell who was a doctor or nurse!

    mitchsmom replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a study somewhere (wish I could remember so I could post it.. if anyone knows where it is, feel free!)... they showed people (patients?) some photos of nurses in 3 or 4 different kinds of...

  3. Heard a sad, scary story from my preceptor today

    mitchsmom replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    a totally inexperienced person thinking about shoulder dystocia (inexperienced as a nurse that is, but my 3rd baby was mildly dystocia'd)... it seems like supra pubic pressure would also be likely to...

  4. Couldn't tell who was a doctor or nurse!

    mitchsmom replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you went through this problem... I did too when my husband was in a huge city hospital for 8 days... I was constantly wasting everyone's time addressing 3,4,5 wrong people before I found a...

  5. Second Bachelor's.......BSN??? Help!!

    mitchsmom replied to wje9516's topic in General Nursing

    I am getting my second bachelor's and I have the same fears as you... but one common thread that I have seen over and over is that happy nurses are those who have found their niche - they didn't stay...

  6. Iv's and blood draws

    mitchsmom replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    Different places do it differently.. on each other, mannequins, oranges, patients... in my program we start directly on

  7. Tube feeders-vomiting,diarrhea,aspiration

    mitchsmom replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you may have already considered these... is the formula at the right temp, not too cold? It may also be lessened with diluted feedings, a different product, or slower

  8. nclex question

    mitchsmom replied to new2nicu24's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm just a student but that's what came to my mind too. ...ABC's... Do you remember the choices for the answers? Two of my books list Impaired gas exchange, decreased cardiac output, excess fluid...

  9. Brain Dead Child Discharged to Home With Parents

    mitchsmom replied to Euskadi1946's topic in Pediatric

    I don't think it's a big deal that his parents wanted to take him home, I think that was their right if there was nothing else that could be done for him. Their website was never updated about his...

  10. A question for nursing educators: Why can't students see their final?

    mitchsmom replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    One of my instructors banks her questions for future

  11. What does your spouse do?

    mitchsmom replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is a

  12. What Medicines (or treatments) Do You Take for Your Cold or Flu Symptoms?

    mitchsmom replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I try not to take meds either & only do so if the sickness is really extraordinary (i.e. I have probably taken cold meds a couple of times in the last 5 years- once was when I was pregnant with...

  13. Elevated cortisol level- what does it mean?

    mitchsmom replied to vwgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about this and you may have already thought about it, but remember that cortisol waxes and wanes... peaking in the morning and dropping a lot by the evening (I think like 90%).. and...

  14. Elevated cortisol level- what does it mean?

    mitchsmom replied to vwgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about this and you may have already thought about it, but remember that cortisol waxes and wanes... peaking in the morning and dropping a lot by the evening (I think like 90%).. and...

  15. Baby born w/o a face..WOW!!

    mitchsmom replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    The article says she has Treacher Collins Syndrome. Discovery Health Channel had a show on it just lately. I think everyone that was profiled on the show had had a lot of reconstructive surgery, I...

  16. Baby born w/o a face..WOW!!

    mitchsmom replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    The article says she has Treacher Collins Syndrome. Discovery Health Channel had a show on it just lately. I think everyone that was profiled on the show had had a lot of reconstructive surgery, I...

  17. shocked at what I saw!

    mitchsmom replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG... I would freak. I don't know anything about anything yet but I did just do clinicals in LTC this semester. The facility I was in had about a 10:1 CNA/pt ratio with a RN or LPN/pt ratio of...

  18. shocked at what I saw!

    mitchsmom replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG... I would freak. I don't know anything about anything yet but I did just do clinicals in LTC this semester. The facility I was in had about a 10:1 CNA/pt ratio with a RN or LPN/pt ratio of...

  19. Online Class

    mitchsmom replied to Fox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took it through Brevard CC in Florida with Dement (read: easy A for me, highly recommended, he was really nice too). You can search Florida online classes at (a bunch of classes come up for "Human...

  20. Heard a sad, scary story from my preceptor today

    mitchsmom replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a true story, sort of related - firsthand from my OB friend, just a couple of years ago. As someone described before, it was a fetal demise and the baby turned out to have multiple...

  21. Thinking about becoming a midwife?

    mitchsmom replied to WhatToDo's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I would look at the letters behind their name, but that wouldn't be the only thing. I don't think that alone is an indication of how good they will be since there are good and bad everywhere, you...

  22. Police say Toddler got drugs from breastmilk

    mitchsmom replied to TiffyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sad... I'm really glad the child is ok now at

  23. Thinking about becoming a midwife?

    mitchsmom replied to WhatToDo's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    As far as I know, you're right - only CNM's and direct-entry midwives (non-nurse midwives) deliver babies. A couple of schools now have a combination of FNP and CNM - I know that Emory University...

  24. What is your hospital's policy on supplemental feeding?

    mitchsmom replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is very true... but I don't think it was because they never needed any help... I agree with you about the lost art... but I'm just taking the discussion a little further here... even though they...

  25. ABO Blood Incompatibility

    mitchsmom replied to FarmgrrlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    that seems crazy... why would he care what method she choses as long as the baby is getting fed and showing improvement? I would probably ask around to the LC (and others whose word I trusted) to...