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  1. Epidural wearing off??

    loriLPN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi guys! I have wondered for some time why my epidural stopped working in the middle of my labor? I got it @ 4cm and it held me for 4 hours, then all of the sudden stopped! When they checked me after...

  2. Being called "Nurse".

    loriLPN replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

    At my LTC facility all of the staff wears scrubs. I am so sick of being asked if I am a housekeeper or a "waitress" that I am ready to break out the old cap and white

  3. getting pregnant and finding a job

    loriLPN replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    i applied for a job and had my 1st interview went great, then on the 2nd i started to feel like i was hiding something by not telling them i was prego- i saw her write "5 months preg." on her notepad...

  4. growing pains and fussy babies

    loriLPN posted a topic in Pain Management

    do any of you remember having growing pains when you were having growth spurts? i shot up a few inches over a summer when i was 11 and i distinctly remember laying awake at night with the worst pain...

  5. how much Indiana nurses make

    loriLPN replied to nurseluv9's topic in Indiana Nursing

    in northern indiana in LTC you can expect between 13 and 15 per hour for lpn, and 16 to 18 for

  6. $1300 nursery bill?!?!

    loriLPN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    i just had a baby new years eve. he roomed with me the whole stay. he went to the nursery to be circumcised and stayed there for 30 minutes for observation. other than that he never left my room! i...

  7. Meds safe during pregnancy? (Wellbutrin, Cylert)

    loriLPN replied to shoelace's topic in Ob/Gyn

    if the end justifies the means...... also, just a reminder- i don't know what setting you work in but do not handle crushed tablets of proscar....i did several times a day for critical months of my...

  8. Need A New Pill

    loriLPN replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i loooove the depo shot! there is too much room for human error on the pill...my human error is named collin. i didn't even know i wanted him until i held him for the first time, but we do not want...

  9. Why do OB/GYNs not believe pregnant pts??

    loriLPN replied to callacodebrown's topic in Ob/Gyn

    when i was first pregnant (i just KNEW...i know my body very well) i called my doc to see if the blood test would confirm it at only 4 days of gestation. i knew that early. the doc said there was no...

  10. Neonatal Stethoscope?

    loriLPN replied to NICU-tc's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    my littman cardiology came with a interchangable pediatric head...just screw the adult one off, screw the pediatric one on (and it is soooo cute). i really don't think it works any better than the...

  11. $1300 nursery bill?!?!

    loriLPN replied to loriLPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my bill states as follows: 1-2-04 pharmacy $493 1-2-04 pharmacy iv $19 1-2-04 supplies $993 12-31-03 delivery room $2185 1-2-04 room and board $5835 1-2-04 nursery $1325 1-2-04 laboratory $112 the gal...

  12. 13yr olds having babies.

    loriLPN replied to LilTiger1971's topic in Ob/Gyn

    who's decision is it, legally, if daughter wants to keep the baby and mother thinks abortion/adoption is best? ....some young girls actually think it's cool to be pregnant. oral sex is no more...

  13. "Shortcuts"

    loriLPN replied to 7nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    at the facility where i work, anything over 8 hrs a day is overtime. so what i do is take my time and do all my treatments and meds which I can make fit into 8 hours (with my 15 min break and lunch)....

  14. What can nurses deduct on their taxes?

    loriLPN replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    elkpark- so the $6,000 it would take me to go for my RN would be deductable? is that only up to a certain

  15. GETTING WRITTEN UP: What is the most ridiculous thing you have been written up for?

    loriLPN replied to greeneggsnham's topic in General Nursing

    i put a band aid on a lady's fingernail because it was snagging her sweater. i didn't have clippers on my med cart but i was going to clip the nail during treatments. unit manager was lurking in some...

  16. Pregnancy and Nursing School

    loriLPN replied to Daeny's topic in General Nursing

    i had a miscarriage at 16 weeks in my last semester, the morning of a miss-and- die exam. i actually considered going to school WHILE I WAS LOSING MY BABY because the exam was so important. i ended...

  17. Unexpected Request from Boss

    loriLPN replied to JuicyJem's topic in General Nursing

    if most of your friends work nights and you feel boring working days, then work nights! if you come home every day after work and never see your friends, you sit on the couch for a few hours eating...

  18. What "ONE" thing do you know now that you WISH you had known then...

    loriLPN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    i would have listened to the warning signs next to the tanning bed saying "may cause permanent eye injury", maybe i would still have night vision. I WOULD HAVE LISTENED TO MY MOTHER and gone one more...

  19. my stitches burst- now what??!

    loriLPN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    is this normal? i had my 1st baby new year's eve and had a 2nd degree laceration on the bottom and a 1st degree on the top. my dr didn't suture the top but put several on the bottom. the first day...

  20. my stitches burst- now what??!

    loriLPN replied to loriLPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hey guys! thank you for all the advise... i went to the dr. today. i tore all my stitches that nite. she fixed it, i guess. it took almost an hour and here i sit on my donut again:) well, at least...

  21. Did you ever want to do something else?

    loriLPN replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    gizelda- mothers/nurses are the most skilled, careing, patient and wise people on earth- we could do ANYTHING WE PUT OUR MIND TO but chose to

  22. Wanting to be seen as an adult!!

    loriLPN replied to emily_rn_03's topic in General Nursing

    emily, as a fellow midwesterner and young (just turned 21)nurse, nothing will stun an older co-worker like saying "yes, ma'am" or "yes, sir". it is polite but will usually stop someone in their...

  23. Stress & Nursing School

    loriLPN replied to RN-BamaStudent's topic in General Nursing

    i broke out in psoriasis on the palms of my hands my first semester of nsg school (i hear it is exacerbated by stress). for a year and a half i went to countless dermatologists to cure it but all that...

  24. Encouragement for New Nurses

    loriLPN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    i am 1 year out of nsg school and work in a long term care facility. before i was a nurse i was a cna for 5 years, so i totally understand what their day is like: thankless, dirty, neverending work....