nurturing_angel

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  1. Do Nurses Have to Make Their Home Addresses Public?

    nurturing_angel replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    Indiana used to publish your home address with your license information. Not any longer. I am not sure if other states do this or not but I always thought it was a dumb idea and an invasion of my...

  2. Calling all Military nurses

    nurturing_angel replied to RedChair's topic in General Nursing

    Thank You from me too. Your efforts for this country are very much appreciated. Stay

  3. L&D Nurses...a comment and a question.

    nurturing_angel replied to Java_Wench's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I will bet some of the nurses remembered you and all of them were glad to get the card. It is nice to know you made someones hospital experience better. Thanks for the kind

  4. What would the Easter bunny put in a nurses basket?

    nurturing_angel replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    "PENS!!! (I have an addiction!) A Pulse ox that self destructs when stolen. Alcohol foam that doesn't turn my hands to bleeding leather" LOL! This could be me. I have been known to have 30-35 pens...

  5. Low Census - Is it Happening to You

    nurturing_angel replied to Miranda50's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd rather be called off on low census than being floated anywhere else!

  6. What part of your job do you enjoy most/least?

    nurturing_angel replied to GirlDotson's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hard core OB nurse here. I love: Watching new families as they see and hold their newborn for the first time! Totally awesome experience! Supporting this family as labor progresses and a baby is...

  7. Supporting a woman in labor...

    nurturing_angel replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been a labor/delivery nurse for such a long time. I was quiet and shy when I first started and was afraid to say anything at first. I didn't even want to touch my pts for fear of hurting them...

  8. A Couple questions about your LDRP facility

    nurturing_angel replied to zaksmomrn84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we move our equipment around too. it sucks but thats how management likes it. we also get lost and broken equipment because of it. i can't give any specific ideas for saving money since i am not in...

  9. Reasons why you love OB nursing?

    nurturing_angel replied to RN2B73's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi. I totally agree with the above posters. I have been doing OB nursing for many, many years. Still, I am in awe of the miracle of birth. Nothing compares to seeing a new baby take its first breath...

  10. I'm having a 'me' day.

    nurturing_angel replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    I like to call my "me" days as Blessing Days. I like to get up early while the house is quiet and enjoy having my daily devotions and Bible time. Other than that I like to go to the gym, take a walk...

  11. Maternal Health Nursing Question

    nurturing_angel replied to aschwenk1's topic in General Nursing

    My first job, a long long time, ago was in a nursing home. But I have been in Labor and Delivery/Mother Baby care for almost 20 years now. This is where I belong. Two organizations that I highly...

  12. Considering Move to Naples Area

    nurturing_angel posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hello, Years ago, before I had my RN, I lived in Naples and loved it. Now as I am nearing the age of retirement I am thinking about returning to this area. I have considered doing the seasonal nursing...

  13. What do you pack in your work bag?

    nurturing_angel replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

    I also carry alot of stuff. For work I carry my clipboard, a notebook, numerous pens, highlighters, pencils, a labor wheel, a steth, a reflex hammer, my reference cards, and my childbirth education...

  14. Considering Move to Naples Area

    nurturing_angel replied to nurturing_angel's topic in Florida Nursing

    Apparently no nurses live in this part of the

  15. Considering Move to Naples Area

    nurturing_angel replied to nurturing_angel's topic in Florida Nursing

    Apparently no nurses live in this part of the state.

  16. manual BP's?

    nurturing_angel replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I too prefer using the manual BP cuffs. Don't like dragging that crazy dynamap around with

  17. Take your spouse to work day.

    nurturing_angel replied to lucylu 777's topic in General Nursing

    This would be

  18. I'm Lost and Lazy

    nurturing_angel replied to AfroSloth's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I tend to be the master

  19. IV stop times

    nurturing_angel replied to Josh's mom's topic in General Nursing

    They do at our

  20. Planning Childbirth Class Help Needed!

    nurturing_angel posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi fellow nurses! I am busy trying to develop a new prenatal class series to teach independently from my hospital. I do not have much money at this point to use for this. Does anyone know of any...

  21. need advice on starting ivs...

    nurturing_angel replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Experience breeds confidence so start every IV that you can. I felt the same way you do until I asked my co-workers to check with me before they started any IV's. If I had time, I started them. After...

  22. Doctorate Degree Needed?

    nurturing_angel posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hey all, Just have a quick question. Have any of you wonderful midwives or wanna be midwives heard anything about APN's (including midwives) will soon need a doctorate degree and MSN's will not be...

  23. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my job

    nurturing_angel replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love love love all aspects of obstetric

  24. No More Hard Copies of License?

    nurturing_angel replied to Medic09's topic in General Nursing

    Indiana doesn't issue hard copies anymore either. Licenses are verified on line. Regardless, we still have to provide the nursing management with a payment reciept each time we renew our

  25. Handwashing and Dry Skin

    nurturing_angel replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    My hands are the same. The hospital provides lotion but it causes the damage to be worse. I carry Jergens Ultra Healing Lotion in my pocket and I love it. But Bath and Body Works has some nice...