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    your experience :doulas

    monkeybug replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ^this!!! And also tell them that if they ever, ever, ever do a cervical exam on a patient when the nurse steps out, then they will be dragged out back and crucified. I have limited experience with...
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    Iodine Prep with a shellfish allergy?

    monkeybug replied to cjg10RN's topic in Operating Room

    Nope, won't do it. My best friend discovered that her shellfish allergy extended to iodine after she was prepped for a Foley with Betadine. We use Hibiclens if the patient has a betadine/shellfish...
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    Lavender Scrub top

    monkeybug replied to RJay25's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Uniformadvantage.com They seem to have the largest selection of scrubs and they have great prices,
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    Vent about scrubs

    monkeybug replied to NellieRN10's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I was pregnant I tried to do as the other pregnant nurses did, and wear the scrubs provided for MDs (you know, the unisex, not really made for curvy short women scrubs?). That lasted about 2...
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    Anti-intellectual & hyper-sensitive. WHY?

    monkeybug replied to mclennan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Excuse me, I did not obtain my BSN and JD just by "dropping some cash." Perhaps you assume that most BSNs attend for-profit colleges? All the courses I passed, I passed because I studied and worked,...
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    Anti-intellectual & hyper-sensitive. WHY?

    monkeybug replied to mclennan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now, I'm not making generalizations, and I have worked with some very competent, kind, and awesome foreign nurses. But I worked with one for many years that played the "foreign" card all too often,...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    monkeybug replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of the best hospitals I ever had the privilege to work at was in the boonies of Wyoming. Amazing patient care, great committed nurses, supportive
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    Interview with "Inappropriate" Questions

    monkeybug replied to Heavenly4505's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Unless I were desperate, I wouldn't accept if they offered the job. Umm, no, they are NOT nurses. It might not be a bad idea to make a phone call to the BON to let them know someone is impersonating...
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    Presenting part

    monkeybug replied to loving2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Face a couple of times (baby SUCKED on my finger, I nearly fainted). Footling breech a couple. We had an external version that sort of worked. I say "sort of" because I went to check her and was...
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    Any Poison Control Specialists Out there???

    monkeybug replied to SnowybirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses did seem to like it. I don't know about their training. They had a computer program they used to simplify the job. Type in the product consumed and up popped all the information you...
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    Any Poison Control Specialists Out there???

    monkeybug replied to SnowybirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked Poison Control since becoming an RN, but did work there as a nursing student. I took calls just as the RN did, but worked under their supervision. It was an interesting job, but not...
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    Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

    monkeybug replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I worked in L&D I had just gotten a tiny, pregnant patient settled in the bed with the fetal monitors on her belly. I had also gotten my legs tangled in them. I turned to walk away and...
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    Night Shift Question/Advice/Tips

    monkeybug replied to EMEddie's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for many years, and it really did a number on my health. I know lots of older nurses that have always worked nights and love it, but I could never adjust. I had some things that I...
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    Seriously?!?!

    monkeybug replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    I'm in a college town. You encounter a lot of the sorostitutes with the "OH my Gawd" voices, but since we also have Walmart and Kmart, the People of Walmart types tend to gravitate there and away...
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    Foley placement BEFORE anesthesia??

    monkeybug replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a Foley placed once the c-section was called (it was uncomfortable, but compared to 12 hours of labor on Pit with no epidural, it barely registered). C-section was for CPD. Baby was out very...
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    How to explain fibro and diabetes to future employers

    monkeybug replied to Tacy Lynn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It is none of their business, you don't disclose. Or, you don't disclose if you actually want the job. Not in this economy,
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    nurses don't know when they're orientating

    monkeybug replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Poor management. Happened in my last unit all the time. Neither orientee or the orientator would have any idea, half of the time. Sometimes an experiences nurse would just have to step up and...
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    Foley placement BEFORE anesthesia??

    monkeybug replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    2 minutes is still too long with general. The paralytics and sedatives do get to the baby, and it doesn't take
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    Foley placement BEFORE anesthesia??

    monkeybug replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not terribly rare. I got general for my c-section. If a patient's platelets are too low, the baby is in distress, or the mother has some sort of issue that precludes a spinal, then general it
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    Seriously?!?!

    monkeybug replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    When people come in with gnarly, nasty feet, it's called Walmart feet. I didn't make it up, I actually heard it first from a doctor. Maybe your Walmarts are nicer than ours, but it's common to see...
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    Nursing and being a mother....

    monkeybug replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    My career has worked out pretty well in regards to family life. When I was going through infertility treatments, I worked 3-11. This made it really easy to make it to the clinic for lab work or...
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    monkeybug replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is just bizarre. I know, I know, I've encountered the same sort of patient, but I guess I'll never understand it. I cannot imagine expecting another human being to wipe my butt if there were...
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    Staffing OB units with 2 nurses?

    monkeybug replied to chrys_jenae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My first job was at a small OB unit very similar to what you are describing. When our L&D unit was seperate from our postpartum unit (and actually, the unit was for postpartum patients and...
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    Not falling for that old trick

    monkeybug replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Same policy at the local hospitals, and I've seen the same thing. Nurses vomiting in garbage cans at the desk, or falling asleep over their lunch because they are so sick and fatigued. I understand...
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    Seriously?!?!

    monkeybug replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    LMBO! We call it Walmart feet