BRANDY LPN

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  1. How Common Are False Neg Hpt??

    BRANDY LPN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/falsenegative.html http://www.parentsplace.com/expert/midwife/qas/0,,238997_112872,00.html http://people.brandeis.edu/~ssis/safersex/home_pregnancy_tests.html didn't...

  2. Help With Contractions, 3 Days Now

    BRANDY LPN replied to edib1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Isnt that an amazing kind of love?

  3. Period 8 days late...neg HPT!!

    BRANDY LPN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With my first pregnancy I had three negative tests didn't have one come up positive until I was 10 weeks along but i just "knew" I was pregnant, you should definately go to your doctor and get a quant...

  4. Help With Contractions, 3 Days Now

    BRANDY LPN replied to edib1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is no way to tell exactly when it will be but, it will be soon maybe not tomorrow but you are at the end you can hang in there. We all know you are miserable and excited and just ready to get on...

  5. OB/GYN vs Midwife vs Fam Practice MD

    BRANDY LPN replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    Where I used to work I worked with OB/GYNs and midwives, They were great, the midwives would always get a OB consult if needed and the OBs were not more likely to cut without reason (c/s or epis)....

  6. dog shampoo for LICE!

    BRANDY LPN replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I just went through this myself and stupid me I went out and bought special shampoo for my family and special shampoo for my animals. Man I coulda just used the stuff from the vets for all of us. LOL...

  7. pregnant

    BRANDY LPN replied to mbelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As far as I know Fioricet is a class c, that basically means while studies in animals have shown it to be harmful there is not enough information to show how it will affect a human baby. That being...

  8. Ventral Septal Defect

    BRANDY LPN replied to rncopper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did your daughter have a AFP? (alphah-fetal-protein) this is done earlier in preg. and is a marker for downs and other disorders. Although it is not 100% accurate. My 6 year old was born at 35 weeks,...

  9. A question about culture (what does string around the waist mean?)

    BRANDY LPN replied to np2b's topic in Pediatric

    very interesting....keep em

  10. Woman refuses CS, charged with murder

    BRANDY LPN replied to crankyasanoldma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't see how she could be found mentally stable enough to be granted custody but heck Im not a

  11. Doctor, Doctor,

    BRANDY LPN replied to donmurray's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think I AM going blonde it took me about 5 min to get it. LOL very

  12. Woman refuses CS, charged with murder

    BRANDY LPN replied to crankyasanoldma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Heck I'll bite, I think that a full social service investigation (at the least) should be done, what if this woman decides that she doesn't want bags under her eyes and chooses to not get up with the...

  13. OUCH!!! My ear!!!

    BRANDY LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay all, I have another ear infection. I get them about 4-6 times a year always the left ear, I do have some mild seasonal allergies, I smoke. I never had ear infections as a young child, but they...

  14. Postpartum Loss in ICU

    BRANDY LPN replied to nay537's topic in MICU, SICU

    I can not imagine what you are going through yourself and as a unit, please take advatage of any greif counseling offered by your hospital and if they dont offer any find some for yourself, remember...

  15. Losing your skills in LTC

    BRANDY LPN replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is not just you LTC nurses who hear "You're gonna lose all your skills" , I have been in OB for 3 years now and worked LTC for 2 years before that. I hear all the time that I should float to the...

  16. Collodial silver?

    BRANDY LPN replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone, the lady that is using this stuff is a friend of a friend, so called my friend first thing this am and told her to tell her about this. I knew that it had to be dangerous, your...

  17. Collodial silver?

    BRANDY LPN replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

    My thinking exactly, but would like to know if it is dangerous, I mean it has to be right? Like copper, wouldnt it build up to toxic levels and start damaging organs? and which organs? Would like to...

  18. Collodial silver?

    BRANDY LPN replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Come on guys, help me out. I found some sites that talk about it and the possibility of silver poisoning but they are all trying to sell this stuff, doesn't anyone have any reliable

  19. How does Per Diem work?

    BRANDY LPN replied to ldshaw's topic in General Nursing

    I love it too, another big plus where I work is if census is low they can't make you float to another unit, you can if you choose to but you don't have to. I hate to

  20. Forgot to have TB test read!

    BRANDY LPN replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to have mine read last year, they just made me take it again, no big deal. Man I wish I would develope an allergy to it though, I am such a big baby, I dont want to actually have TB but just...

  21. Heart Murmur Question

    BRANDY LPN replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't know much about murmurs caused by valves, but my daughter has a VSD and the smaller it gets the "louder" the murmur, this was explained to me as : its like a whistle the smaller the...

  22. You know you've been in Nursing TOO long when...

    BRANDY LPN replied to Mike RGN's topic in International Nursing

    My nursing instructor handed this out to us at the beginning of school

  23. lidocaine for IV starts?

    BRANDY LPN replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    I have a hard time getting the IV when using lido so I won't use it, but I always tell my pts who want it, I can get this IV in one stick if you are willing to let me or I can get another nurse to...

  24. mysterious illness?

    BRANDY LPN replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    If you can not get your MD to give you a referral for the tests you need , you might consider going to the hosp.

  25. LPN & Labor and Delivery

    BRANDY LPN replied to GladysStiles's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work we do everything the Rns do except consious sedation, but there are several things that I feel uncomfortable doing so I will refuse if I feel I do not have the appropriate training or...