BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. camo scrubs.. opinion

    BabyLady replied to b2sai's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I personally don't think it's professional, along with denim scrubs. I have seen those and can't believe the uniform companies even make

  2. Pre-Employment Drug Test

    BabyLady replied to Rhythsetradio's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, it is an invasion of privacy. There are many medications (non-opiate, etc) that people are on that they don't necessarily want their employer to know about. Among these are perhaps treatment for...

  3. Math Disability

    BabyLady replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Uh, there were many different equations, formulas, in every chapter that we studied, not just

  4. Human Anatomy and Physiology l and ll both offered anywhere in one semester?

    BabyLady replied to karakk's topic in General Nursing

    My advice...don't do it...don't even consider it. You have no idea of how much is involved...I dind't take a single nursing class that was anywhere near as difficult as A&P and just one class...

  5. Acceptable sites for capillary blood sampling

    BabyLady replied to wonderbee's topic in Pediatric

    I float down to Peds sometimes and I don't have very good luck with toe sticks, mainly because I can't get the flow of blood enough and heel sticks are much better so you don't get air in your CBG...

  6. question about pediatric/adolescent physicals

    BabyLady replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    At my children's Peds office, it depends on what type of exam is being done. If you go in for a sore throat, respiratory, etc...they are not going to ask you to get undressed. But for something like...

  7. How to handle a patient asking for personal info

    BabyLady replied to KTSNurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Here is what you do...smile really big and say, "I am so sorry, but hospital policy doesn't allow us to give our personal information to

  8. Math Disability

    BabyLady replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I sold my Chemistry book when I was done with the class so I cannot give you specific examples, and that has been 3 years ago, but 80% of our exams were math, not theory. The theory of Chemistry,...

  9. Math Disability

    BabyLady replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is exactly what I did and the internet is what got me through the

  10. Co-worker selling her own prescription meds!

    BabyLady replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    It does not fall under mandated

  11. Co-worker selling her own prescription meds!

    BabyLady replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this advice...she is taking all of the risk and probably has no idea it's illegal or she wouldn't have mentioned it so openly. You would be doing her a favor, but I would drop it. If you...

  12. Pre-Employment Drug Test

    BabyLady replied to Rhythsetradio's topic in California Nursing

    If you have a prescripion, you don't need to worry about a drug test. You also want to protect your privacy. Bring with you your evidence of the prescription and ASK the examiner when you take the...

  13. Can someone please help me answer this question?

    BabyLady replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    I agree with that answer, however, I would also say that it was a poorly worded one. Mainly because, depending on where you live, you don't have to take a long trip to leave the country and even long...

  14. Math Disability

    BabyLady replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry, I beg to differ...if you don't know how to do algebra, then you'll be hard pressed to do the equations needed for Chemistry, because they ARE algebra, thus, why no college in the country will...

  15. Whyyyyy? Rant from a Lab Tech

    BabyLady replied to raianne's topic in General Nursing

    This is where you are incorrect. The lab at my hospital is required too talk to the nurse that is responsible for that patient, not anyone else. Just because you get a warm body on the phone with a...

  16. Whyyyyy? Rant from a Lab Tech

    BabyLady replied to raianne's topic in General Nursing

    I was totally with you until that last paragraph. Just because you get someone on the phone and report the value, doesn't mean that they are 'accepting' it...it just means that they were unlucky...

  17. Doctors perform induction and then C/S on non-pregnant woman

    BabyLady replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hate to say it, but I don't think the patient is responsible...a patient cannot cut themselves open and since when do physicians perform surgery without a confirmed dx??? Nurses have seen the...

  18. Did I do the right thing?

    BabyLady replied to edrn09's topic in Emergency

    Agreed, if they walk out they are essentially, refusing treatment. They have the right to do it. The only other thing that I could think of is that "a risk to themselves or others" argument could be...

  19. Math Disability

    BabyLady replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Algebra is key in Chemistry and to some degree, necessary in nutrition. Knowing how to do math and do it well is essential in nursing. It is the nurse's responsibility to double check the order...

  20. Did I do the right thing?

    BabyLady replied to edrn09's topic in Emergency

    That was my thought, but only with the social security number being given to the police when they asked for it. I'm not sure the hospital could back up the rationale of it being given to the police...

  21. Doctors perform induction and then C/S on non-pregnant woman

    BabyLady replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love his quote: The doctor in charge said "I believe this has been blown way out of proportion and why it made the front page of our local paper is beyond me." Maybe he forgot that an ultrasound...

  22. Kardex for shift report?

    BabyLady replied to KatRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our Kardex's do not contain lab values....as each nurse is responsible for the lab values that come up on their shift, and the receiving nurse is responsible for viewing the most recent labs, as our...

  23. Giving Report to Day Shift...advice please

    BabyLady replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I would simply say this: "Everything that was supposed to be done during the night, has been completed, meds, everything...I need additional time to chart because it has been busy. However, in all...

  24. Dry, Cracked Hands

    BabyLady replied to jackieh1791's topic in General Nursing

    I work with infants, so there are no lunch trays or popping into a patient's room. I wash my hands upon entering a room and our NICU protocol is that I cannot touch an infant without using gloves,...

  25. Infiltrated IV lead to infection?

    BabyLady replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    There is simply no reason to keep it in...because you can never use it again, regardless of whether or not you can get in a new IV site. It doesn't matter if it's NS or a drug, if it's not property...