BRANDY LPN

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  1. Disiplinary actio

    I have been waitiing over 18 months for my hearing, my ex made a false complaint and i received a letter of reprimand (without ever having a hearing). Good luck, Im sorry you too are going through...
  2. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    "At the last hospital I worked we had a Cardiothoracic Surgeon who underwent a sex change. She had to send out a letter to all her patients informing them and while a few left, most stayed." QUOTE Why...
  3. Disiplinary actio

    Try http://www.nurseprotect.com and hire an
  4. Men in the OB

    One of the best OB nurses I ever worked with was a man, the only problem I could see is that some places wont hire a male nurse in OB. So it may be harder to find a job but if you want to work in Ob...
  5. policies and procedures

    Not sure if this will help but does have alot of policies:
  6. Monitoring of Boards

    More info please??????????????
  7. Vaginal Exams (How Often?)

    I only check on initial assessment (if she came in for labor, not for inductions ect.) then again in 1-2 hours to make sure she is in labor. then I only check if the pt asks for pain meds. has an...
  8. BF and maternal temp

    My thinking is that baby needs those antibodies even more if mom is sick, so I would encourage breastfeeding. Also not allowing her to could damage the breastfeeding experience. Again this is just MHO...
  9. Marijuana and Breast Feeding ????

    I would definately report it, but dont be too surprised if DHS doesnt do anything. Also you will have better results if you call it in to a hotline and NOT your local DHS office. The child will have...
  10. Patients and medical terminology....What the heck?!?!

    My grandmother called her MDs office and tried to schedule her masectomy (sp) - she meant her
  11. what a lovely disposition you have, doctor....

    I have to say if he threw a scalpel at me (or anything else for that matter) Id probally throw it back at him. If your charge nurse wont do anything go to the DON and if they wont, file an official...
  12. Question concerning Grandson.....

    I would take him to the doctor. Could it be a bite of some kind? Maybe brown
  13. Premie vs. "Miscarriage"

    MIMI2RN- My thoughts exactly, prob. all of these kiddos that were "really early" were two weeks ahead. My 2nd was born at 35 1/7 and weighed 5 lbs but I was not sure of my dates and her edc was based...
  14. Physician/Nurse relationship

    WOOHOO!!!! way to go I bet he will show you the respect you deserve now that he knows you are not intimidated by him. Great job! :kiss P.S. could you come to where I work and give some of our docs...
  15. Advice on protecting my license

    Chart, chart, chart. Keep in mind you may incounter this chart again in court or in front of the board, be descriptive, legible, and chart everything you do for each pt. it may not seem like much if...
  16. Birth Control part of discharge teaching?

    At my facility we dont do BC teaching nor do the MDs mention it. But I have seen my share of girls returning with oops pregnancies 9.5 months later and I think that this would be a great
  17. babies having babies

    had a canvo with a pt the other day who had a long admission at a larger hosp for pih ( i think we had shipped her) and she told me there was a nine y/o primip admitted while she was there, now i...
  18. Leopold's Maneuvers

    Yep I do leopolds on all my OBs too for the same reasons. I try to do one before I do a cervical check or at least palpate a ctx. I feel that this lets the pt gets used to me touching
  19. Uncooperative visitors (rant)

    I had this happen a few months ago a young primip was in for an induction for an IUFD and i swear there must have been 20-30 family members there in the room all lined up against the wall watching...
  20. Hippa Law Pertains To ?????

    Another Question If your hospital contracts a third party (company) to shred hospital records do the pts have to sign a release of info.
  21. Thank You. I can now say I learned something today. (on a day off no
  22. SmilingBluEyes- I questions and Im not trying to sound smart but do you mean the babies head is football shaped? Just trying to get a mental pic in case I ever see one of these kiddos. and at what...
  23. nov 10th, Bush easing FEDERAL standards of ER CARE

    November really cant get here soon
  24. moms and babies staying together

    SmilingBluEyes- Okay point taken you did say you would help in certain situations, I think what bothered me was the tone which is hard to read without facial expressions ect. So I apologize for...
  25. moms and babies staying together

    Smilingblueyes- IF you had the staff and say a mom had been up all day, then all night laboring, then all day pushing, then bonding with baby, breastfeeding, ect. and asked to have the baby in the...