JacqueOCS

I left nursing 4.5 years ago and stay busy on our farm. Even though I loved working w/the kids, I don't miss it enough to go back

i currently work in kuwait and this is the truth about the tax free monies....$87500.00 is tax free. you do have to be here for one year and are allowed to be in the states for 35 days of that year. of course you can't earn any monies when back home on vacation or whatever you're doing for those 35 days.

i currently work in kuwait, close to uae. you are correct, its no uncommon for women to be abused. sad, but true . its common to read the paper and see maids beat unmercifully or they're found dead in the desert. very backwards culture.

thanks for the quick response. i am anxious to see how she does through out the day. kelly (mollys mama) said they are going to weigh molly before she nurses at noon and then again after feeding to see if she is taking in much breast milk. one of the nicu nurses told kelly & jace that even though she goes after the breast like she's never has it before ..... that she may not be getting much milk and that is why her blood sugar keeps bottoming out. thanks meghan for sharing that w/me. i'll let you know how she does. happy easter! jacque

hi! we were blessed w/a grand-daughter on 13 apr - this past thurs. she was quite a bit bigger than the docs had predicted.....a whopping 8-4oz. now here are my questions.....molly went to the nicu and stayed 48 hours on atb as she "had fluid in her lungs." day 2 of life they find that she isn't maintaing her blood sugar at 50 after breast feeding. so she gets some dextrose as well. okay so yesterday the docs thought she was doing well and they stopped the glucose, brought her to room w/mommy and seemed okay. after nursing my son had molly (the baby) up on his shoulder to burp. he felt her go "limp" all of a sudden and brought her so he could see her...her eyes were rolled back in her head and she had no response. my daughter in laws mama grabbed molly and jace went to get a nurse. apparently the nurse thought they were all over reacting and blew the whole thing off. well it happened again a few hours later while molly was nursing. this time the nurse was in the room and saw her go limp and w/her eyes rolled back. the nurse took the baby and checked her blood sugar and it was 12 . doc now has molly back in the nicu on dextrose again....monitoring her feedings and has done blood cultures. is it normal for her blood sugar to take awhile to get regulated? the doc has told the kids molly will stay in the hosp at least 2 more days so they can monitor her. jace said she looks so big in the nicu compared to the little tiny ones. i guess since she was 8-4 we felt safe.....as if she was a robust, healthy little gal. please share your knowledge w/me. i feel so dumb asking these questions...but don't work w/babies in occ health nor soldiers health which is what i've been doing. thanks so much for your time! hugs, jacque

thanks for the quick responses . we are anxious to see what hr will decide for us . jacque

hey ya'll.....i have a quick question . can anyone share w/me what compensaion they receive for being on call. being that we only have 4 nurses in the section we'll be on call for a one week period. my question is this....is there usually a basic daily rate or hourly rate :uhoh21: for being on call? thanks for any info anyone can share. jacque

I worked at TAMC in Peds for four years while my hubby was stationed at Schofield and absoulutely LOVED it. Being that TAMC is a teaching hospital you'll find most all specialities there and what a learning experience. Go for it!! Jacque

Thanks for the info! So happy that all has worked out for you. Also, thanks for your service to our Country. My hubby is in the Army as well. Congrats and best of luck!

What are your feelings about the program you went thru.......was it hard fro you to study w/o a classroom and instructor? I have looked into these programs several times, but just don't know if I'm disiplined enough. Thanks for any info you can share. Congrats on your graduation and best of luck on the NCLEX!!!

Good morning! I also read the prep books...but didn't do any certain number of questions. I knew my weak areas and concentrated more on them. Also attended one of the pre test courses .... not really sure it helped that much though . Good luck, you'll do fine! Hugs, Jacque

I left nursing for about 2 years and was a Flight Attendant. It was awesome.....but hubby and the kids (teens at the time) didn't care for me being gone 3-4 days a week. It was great to overnight in big cities, the perks of my family traveling for free was awesome as well. I did enjoy my time away from nursing....but am glad I'm back into it now. Especially since I'm working w/Americas heros.....our soldiers :wink2: . Jacque Proud Army wife Proud AF mama

Thanks for the kind words. I pray the year will pass quickly and he'll be home, safe, sound and soon! Also, thanks for all the great suggestions of books. I'll be at Barnes & Noble tomorrow. Have an awesome wknd Ladies! Hugs, Jacque

Thanks so much for the replies . I'm in the process of trying to find the books now. Hugs, Jacque

Hey ya'll, My hubby will be deploying to the sandbox once again very soon and I need something to keep me busy.....besides work and the farm :) . Anyone have any nursing books to suggest? I read "Emergency" quite awhile ago and loved it. Thanks for any replies. Jacque