tablefor9 RN

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    Nursing assessment for pt with possible Pulmonary Embolism

    tablefor9 replied to ghurricane's topic in General Nursing

    Family hx, recent travel, pregnancy
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    Eyes & Thighs - is this an act of battery?

    tablefor9 replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Giving *ANY* treatment parents refuse, with the exception of life-saving treatment in some circumstances, is battery, and is *illegal* and *unethical*. It seems to me, from many of these posts, that...
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    How come you don't work more?

    tablefor9 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Since when is raising a family *not* a full-time job? So, why aren't you working two full-time jobs? Because you don't have to. And can the guilt. As long as none of us (or your boss) is paying...
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    Returning RN..do you explain employment gap in cover letter?

    tablefor9 replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

    What is it with us when we think taking time to be a Mom is lame? Be proud of what you've done...you've poured into the lives of your children! You might want to talk about any volunteer work or...
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    From Teacher to Nursing

    tablefor9 replied to mom30's topic in General Nursing

    Well, FWIW, from what we're hearing, it may be the same with zero experience as a nurse. Although, where I am in the Southeast, new grads seem to be getting jobs, just maybe not the jobs they wanted....
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    Pay for RN assisting homebirth CNM

    tablefor9 replied to doulalove's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Midwifery today website forums also may be great place to look for this info. What a wonderful opportunity to get a great foundation in normal birth! Have a
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    Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    tablefor9 replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    1. Maybe these older nurses are actually *spending time with their patients*. Novel idea, I know, but studies do show that increased time spent with pts on initial assessment decreases call light use,...
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    Low Census- To Take Cancel or Not?

    tablefor9 replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    If no one else wants it, take it and run! We have a "call" box on our unit, with each nurse's turn written in on their card. Then, if it's "your" turn, you have first choice to take it or offer it to...
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    Check Hb post-transfusion?

    tablefor9 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    4hrs post transfusion,
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    Who pays your salary?

    tablefor9 replied to adam56's topic in General Nursing

    Inserting my $0.02 here. Who's against money? Really, I want to see the person who is *not* for a paycheck. I don't work for free, and won't. However, "interest" is a fairly banal term that won't...
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    how long was your orientation if you were experienced in that field of nursing?

    tablefor9 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Travel RN= see one, do one, teach one (3 days) Other...2 weeks and a competency checklist which I had 90 days to turn
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    Pregnancy and Critical Care Nursing

    tablefor9 replied to rach2103's topic in Critical Care

    What they said, because those are inherent dangers in ICU; but, because of the workload in the units I worked in when pregnant with babies 1-3, I found the most dangerous things were the inability to...
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    Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    tablefor9 replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've been a nurse for 15 years, and I don't think about "nursing theory" unless a question like this comes up. Jeez...who among us runs around thinking about NANDA and theory??? However, it does...
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    L&D pearls of wisdom

    tablefor9 replied to vastudent09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1. See above for intrauterine resuscitation, and believe what they tell you in Principles and Practices. 2. Lates and accels don't walk hand in hand. 3. If you've got to hang your hat on something,...
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    At what point did you start feeling like a nurse?

    tablefor9 replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's a feeling that changes. You think you feel like a nurse when, in school, you start palpating your husband's veins and think, wow, I bet I could hit that one! Then, you finish your first...
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    Ever hear of "rollover charting"?

    tablefor9 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Bad Ju-Ju. *anything* can happen, and I'd hate to be the one asked about my late charting in a legal situation. Please, don't do this. If all you can do is a quick annotation or narrative, at least...
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    Nursing in the next 10 years

    tablefor9 replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    Great question. I don't see the requirement for entry level practice increasing to BSN, I'm sorry. The PTB have talked that move up for years, and it hasn't moved any closer. Now, I do think that...
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    why did you choose L&D.....

    tablefor9 replied to vastudent09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Love being there the day a family is born, or stretches to 'one more'. Love seeing women at their strongest, love the clinical challenge of caring for the patient I can pamper and the one I can't...
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    Just looking for some other opinions on a topic that came up on Oprah

    tablefor9 replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, much of what's on daytime tv is no one's business but the family involved, and why they'd air their "stuff" nationally, I'll never understand. We are a society that has lost our blush. But I...
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    Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    tablefor9 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    "I dunno, crystal ball's in the shop and the magic 8 ball says please try again" **my standard reply to "how long until the baby's born (from someone not in labor, starting induction) or "how much...
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    What does your username mean?

    tablefor9 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    DH, myself, and our 7 kiddos--we need a (you guessed it) table for
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    things NOT to say in an L&D interview

    tablefor9 replied to vastudent09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats! Welcome to our
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    Wanna Be "RN"

    tablefor9 replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not legal to use a credential you didn't earn. And it's unprofessional. Being the person that I am, I'd have to confront her, although not in front of a patient. I would state that her...
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    Hanging a Mag Bolus?

    tablefor9 replied to LDR-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pharmacy mixed 4 or 6 gram minibag over 20-30 min. Also, for maint we use 20GM in 500cc to keep overall fluid volumes low. Pump/Premix must be verified by 2 RNs at initiation, shift report, and when...
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    Creating a competitive OB resume

    tablefor9 replied to Work in Progress's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds good to me! Highlight those things and good luck to