BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. In your "perfect nursing world" what would you have?

    BabyLady replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    My needs are simple: I would like to see a hospital that based staffing 100% on patient acuity so that patients could be taken care of, the way they deserve, to be taken care

  2. New Grad recruiting meeting, what to wear?

    BabyLady replied to Lennonninja's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I would agree that very nice business attire, but not a suit, would be very appropriate for the meeting. I am a huge believer in suits for interviews..but since it appears to be an informal "meet...

  3. Medical schools that admit Nurses?

    BabyLady replied to Apollorn's topic in General Nursing

    Ask her to back that up with documentation, because I can tell you now she is quoting personal opinion and not anything that is based on fact. Medical schools are all about acadmics...if you have the...

  4. Need help finding insurance in NY for uninsured Hep C patient

    BabyLady replied to NurseLisa64's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I didn't want anyone to confuse my post with what Karen just posted. She is absolutely correct. But a physician cannot say, "Oh, well, you have been diagnosed with ____________________, and...

  5. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    BabyLady replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are kidding, right? That is why there are 31,000 views to this thread (and rising) and countless threads on nurses "eating their young" because they are rare? They are about as rare as snow in...

  6. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    BabyLady replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes it can backfire on a senior nurse. I am an older RN, newer RN (almost 40)...but I had a successful career in another profession before I entered nursing. I have been very receptive to...

  7. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    BabyLady replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    BON's work the same as any court of law. You need evidence...much more than a mere accusation, in order to get your license revoked. You should also never try to defend your license without an...

  8. Can NPs do bedside nursing?

    BabyLady replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in General Nursing

    You do bedside nursing, however, if you make a mistake, you will be held by the state to the standard of your highest level of training. So you will be held to the NP standard even if your primary...

  9. Oh Crap I Just Lied On My Application

    BabyLady replied to RNPleaseHelp's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...but sometimes the right thing isn't going to help you in the end. Wouldn't it be nice if being 100% honest all the time works out to your benefit? In the world of academia...it rarely does. That...

  10. continuing education for an ADN graduate????

    BabyLady replied to jbidaho's topic in General Nursing

    Go while you are still in school mode. Seriously..get all your school out of the way while you are

  11. Social sorority and nursing school.

    BabyLady replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Nursing

    My advice? Focus on school and your son and let the sorority go. It is not going to be the fun and games and glamour that you think it is. 95% of the pledges will be 18 to 19 years old...you are at...

  12. Oh no they didn't...uniform changes in florida

    BabyLady replied to pearljammer's topic in General Nursing

    ...now I totally agree with you on that. If it has a company logo, then they need to foot the bill for

  13. Oh no they didn't...uniform changes in florida

    BabyLady replied to pearljammer's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, yeah, they can require you to wear a logo. I can probably list, instantly, no less than 500 companies that require employees to wear a uniform with the company

  14. Tell them I'm pregnant?

    BabyLady replied to RockRay's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you an easy reason why people should NEVER tell during an interview for a job or school that you are pregnant with a new baby...because you WILL GET discriminated against. Nobody is going...

  15. Oh Crap I Just Lied On My Application

    BabyLady replied to RNPleaseHelp's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!!!! That is an AWESOME law! Heck, criminals get a second change (getting things removed from their record, expungements, etc)....so why shouldn't students who screwed up a few

  16. Need help finding insurance in NY for uninsured Hep C patient

    BabyLady replied to NurseLisa64's topic in General Nursing

    I seriously doubt if his MD has personally surveyed every physician in the area. On top of that..a physician CANNOT pick and choose which services they are going to provide based on reimbursement. If...

  17. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    BabyLady replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Two things in the NICU that burn me up that I see from SOME senior nurses: 1. Pushing Morphine or Fentanyl incorrectly...just because the infant is on a vent. 2. Being too rough with neonates...big...

  18. Oh Crap I Just Lied On My Application

    BabyLady replied to RNPleaseHelp's topic in General Nursing

    I would wager that this varies by college...and is not state regulated. It will also not carry over when you apply to graduate school..they MIGHT take it into consideration..but nothing like having...

  19. Oh Crap I Just Lied On My Application

    BabyLady replied to RNPleaseHelp's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick FYI....they do get lumped. This is very common when you apply to graduate schools and have GPA's from multiple instituations. For example (and this example is NOT mathematically...

  20. Oh no they didn't...uniform changes in florida

    BabyLady replied to pearljammer's topic in General Nursing

    I personally believe that Pediatrics, needs to be an exception to the solid color scrubs rule. Even in some hospitals where RN's wore white, even in Peds, printed colors scrubs were worn to be a...

  21. Oh no they didn't...uniform changes in florida

    BabyLady replied to pearljammer's topic in General Nursing

    I think you mean "employment at will". There are tons of states that have the same regulations. However, unless a facility is REALLY in touch with paying unemployment, they don't just fire anyone who...

  22. Cough Syrup via PEG Tube

    BabyLady replied to MisMatch's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it is. Like the other member stated, it supresses the cough center in the brain. It is actually an

  23. Minimum level of experience for FNP

    BabyLady replied to grumpygorillaface's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Who said anything about an FNP diagnosing anything exotic? When I thought I was having problems with my uterus, I went to an OB-GYN...I didn't go to an FNP who could also physically perform a pelvic...

  24. Oh Crap I Just Lied On My Application

    BabyLady replied to RNPleaseHelp's topic in General Nursing

    This is going to be an unpopular answer, but I am going to tell you anyway. If you did not take out financial aid, they are not going to find out about the school. Period. It if it were me, leave it...

  25. Drug Test & IV Therapy

    BabyLady replied to FutureUofARN's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone blows this drug testing thing out of proportion and they think they have to tell everyone about everything they are taking....BEFORE they are given any instruction at all. You have a legal...