tntrn

tntrn ASN, RN

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  1. A Couple questions about your LDRP facility

    tntrn replied to zaksmomrn84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have LDRP and have for several years. Our monitors stay in the rooms. I understand the idea of the family not moving to a different room, but I would want to be in a fresh clean bed, not one...

  2. Change from BSN to DDS

    tntrn replied to lyanne's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know anything about the dentistry educational process or their requirements, but I am guessing that completing your BSN will do only one thing for you: show them you have the will and the...

  3. Mercy Bakersfield Questions

    tntrn replied to KatLynnB07's topic in California Nursing

    Hey, you two, if my son and his wife have another baby, maybe you'll be taking care of

  4. HELP....Dr wants to perform repeat C-section 5 days before due date!!!!

    tntrn replied to dncndva215's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just because they schedule you NOW (at least 3 weeks out) doesn't mean that the baby's position won't change, or that you won't go into labor spontaneously in the meantime. If you do, then tell them...

  5. Q for nurses in Hospital L&D

    tntrn replied to CB44's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would also strongly suggest a tour of the facility where you will deliver. Last week, we had a patient deliver her 4th baby, and she actually left AMA because we couldn't take the baby to the...

  6. Q for nurses in Hospital L&D

    tntrn replied to CB44's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nothing you have said is unreasonable. A birth plan is just a guideline anyway, because there are times when what is on the plan just isn't going to happen, for any number of reasons. It is...

  7. what's the most deliveries you've done in a 12 hour shift?

    tntrn replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You and I worked in the same place! Well, maybe the same kind of place. We had 3 beds, but we had spaces at the end of the hall, between the scrub sinks, and in a pinch we used our 2 bed recovery...

  8. One Born Every Minute

    tntrn replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I haven't seen this show, but probably lived it a time or two as an L & D nurse. There's just nothing like a patient who can't have her baby at home for whatever reason (or coming in after being...

  9. Caring for the Chart or the Patient?

    tntrn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I have been deposed twice for OB cases. In both instances, had I NOT charted as thoroughly as I did, I'd probably still be there, answering questions from the other

  10. Male OB Frustration

    tntrn replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thank you! (Is there a smilie for

  11. Minimum level of experience for FNP

    tntrn replied to grumpygorillaface's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I really don't see how experience as a floor nurse is going to mean much when you are working as an NP. RN's don't prescribe meds, for example, only dispense them. RN's don't diagnose illnesses or...

  12. Minimum level of experience for FNP

    tntrn replied to grumpygorillaface's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Could it be this NP is a mutual friend? I have a friend who did exactly the same thing. She never did a day of floor nursing as an RN. Went directly to an office as an

  13. Male OB Frustration

    tntrn replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have said this many times in my 34 years as an OB nurse.....the (female) nurses have more issues with a male nurse than the patients do. When I have a male student, I introduce him as we first...

  14. uniform scrubs with embroidered "RN" offensive?

    tntrn replied to BayBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I make my own scrubs and have worn them for years, because something (I think it might be the thread used for seaming) makes nasty fiery red lines along my arms and legs, right where the seams are....

  15. Floating related to age

    tntrn replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Every time we renegotiate our contract, (and I've been on the "team" for 12 years now, we try to stress how important retention is, but our administration is lame.....and in more than just that way....

  16. Floating related to age

    tntrn replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Being certified should not be a reason to not float. BEing certified only means you have passed a test....no extra clinical skills. And if it means you are a better nurse, maybe the ceritified...

  17. Floating related to age

    tntrn replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    At almost 62, I'm all for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I have hating floating since I was 32 also! As the per diem in our unit, I get floated first:( But they can only float me twice in 6 weeks and...

  18. No handwashing equals fines?

    tntrn replied to sara42105's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is with how this is going to be documented and observed. Is every person employed going to have someone watching over them all the time? I can see a real problem with he said/she...

  19. How much MONEY do you make? (questionaire)

    tntrn replied to jaredsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    ASN 1976 Washington Staff Nurse Family Birth Center With the 15% extra in lieu of benefits, I make just under $60.00 and hour. Shift Differential of $2.75 on top of that. 34 years experience. I...

  20. No handwashing equals fines?

    tntrn replied to sara42105's topic in General Nursing

    (Not) funny you should mention ancillary staff to be the hand washing patrol. About a month ago, we had VOLUNTEERS (the elderly people who do so much good in our facility) handing out cards to nurses...

  21. Caring for the Chart or the Patient?

    tntrn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Information given in our last staff meeting says that we have to work harder on the Courtesy part of our patient care. Knock on doors, keep curtain closed, find out what name the patient likes to be...

  22. No handwashing equals fines?

    tntrn replied to sara42105's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how they could prove that there was no handwashing, unless they start installing video cams in every part of a facility....which I wouldn't put past them. Where has basic common sense...

  23. I feel guilty in canceling my extra shift...

    tntrn replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I agreed once to come in extra (that made it OT pay), but when I found out that they were going to float someone else (who was scheduled to work a regular shift) I refused on principle. I...

  24. Mercy Bakersfield Questions

    tntrn replied to KatLynnB07's topic in California Nursing

    My son and DIL live in Bakersfield and like it there. My grandson was born at Mercy SW. I can't offer any help about what it is like working there, but I didn't hear any complaints from them about...

  25. What do you fear most on the job?

    tntrn replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I fear missing one stupid little thing on the computer charting (that was probably charted in the other 4 or 5 places, also), and getting scolded or fired for it. The computer has become a nurse's...