monkeybug

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    From experience, has anyone had a relatively low stress nursing job ?

    monkeybug replied to studentnurse9806's topic in General Nursing

    Cord blood will be collected anyway for type and screen and (in my state) syphilis. Why not talk to the nurse manager? Nurses are used to collecting for cord blood banking, it probably wouldn't be...
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    Start preceptorship in L& D Tuesday- tips??

    monkeybug replied to pugmom79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I loved to precept, it was one of the highlights of my job as a nurse in L&D. Go in and have fun! There is a ton to learn. If your preceptor is not good about introducing you to everyone on the...
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    Labor & Delivery/ Postpartum Nurses I need your help!

    monkeybug replied to MickeySN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only one I know anything about is Certified Lactation Consultant, and that takes hundreds of clinical hours, so I don't see how you could do it until you've worked for a while. IBLCE | Pathways to...
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    Which states are CNMs permitted to do homebirths?

    monkeybug replied to moonredlife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not in Alabama, for sure. It is illegal for midwives, period, regardless of education, to attend a homebirth. Alabama has a very strong physicians' lobby. Who cares if some women have a 2 hour trip...
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    CUSTOM-DESIGNED SCRUBS??? anyone know scrubs with sports logos? band logos?

    monkeybug replied to Evan Gross's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Have you considered Etsy? Sports logos are easy, Gel Scrubs makes them in just about every team logo. Gel is the brand, not a store, but if you google you can find
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    Where do you buy your scrubs?

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

    If money is no object, and you are hard to fit, try Sassyscrubs.com They basically custom make scrubs for you. They are pricier then most of the other online stores, but not much worse than the...
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    Where do you buy your scrubs?

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

    I bought a very cute S.C.R.U.B.S. jacket for $8 at a local discount store the other day. I had never worn that brand before. Thanks for the link--they carry
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    Where do you buy your scrubs?

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

    Uniformadvantage.com You can get tops and pants there that are less than $10 each. Also, they carry petite and tall, even in their plus sizes. We have two local uniform stores, both are pretty...
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    Best place for online scrubs?

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

    Uniform Advantage, definitely. I LOVE their Butter Soft Scrubs, and they carry national name brands,
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    Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

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

    Not to be nitpicky, but I don't think the OP ever said they were Jewish. Jews, Muslims, and some Christians celebrate the Sabbath on
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    From experience, has anyone had a relatively low stress nursing job ?

    monkeybug replied to studentnurse9806's topic in General Nursing

    Very true! And, it's all relative. What drives me into a fetal position in the corner may not bother you a bit, and vice versa. I have a lot of responsibility now, but compared to my old job it's a...
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    From experience, has anyone had a relatively low stress nursing job ?

    monkeybug replied to studentnurse9806's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a reasonably low-stress job at the moment in public health. I do home visits with low income moms and babies. It's not easy, but it's very rewarding, and that helps level it all out. I just...
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    License and Residency Issues of Relocating

    monkeybug replied to xanderly's topic in General Nursing

    I got a Georgia license without living there. Same thing for Wyoming, California, and Minnesota. And I am in a non compact state. Travel nurses do it all the
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    Noc Nurse perspective...

    monkeybug replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I took a HUGE pay cut when I came to day shift. But I had to for my
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    Noc Nurse perspective...

    monkeybug replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    Our night shift has way more parties than the day shift crew. Everyone's birthday is recognized, and they have elaborate potluck holiday meals. I loved the people I worked with on nights, and the...
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    Having a celebrity as a patient

    monkeybug replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I always hated having the jail patients in L&D. Part of me (the part that realized I was in a room with a violent con) wanted the guards to stay there, but the nurse part of me wanted them to get...
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    Noc Nurse perspective...

    monkeybug replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    That is one of the many things I love about our doctors is that when they send Christmas gifts (and it is always food!) each shift gets their own. Same thing for Nurses
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    Patience with the New Doctor

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

    I prefer not to work with interns and residents because I want the best possible care for my patients, and that's just usually not it. The last hospital I worked in was not affilitated with a...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    monkeybug replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh yes, it never ceases to amaze me when women ask how the baby will come out if we put a Foley "up there" and they are absolutely amazed to discovery they have three holes! Our hospital still does...
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    how do you push with your patients?

    monkeybug replied to violet_violet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know about research or articles, but what you can do (and what I have heard of some nurses doing ;)if you have a doctor who is strangely opposed) is just check them and mysteriously find them...
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    Community Nurses - Transporting Equipment Issues

    monkeybug replied to H.R.Logan's topic in Public, Community Health

    That sounds good. Also, I have to say that "cotton wool and plasters" sound so much cooler than "cotton balls and
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    Nursing: Then and Now

    monkeybug replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I just thought of another one. Years ago, nurses were not allowed to check a patient's cervix lady partslly do to the risk of infection, nurses could only check rectally. I have spoken with an older...
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    Is my husband being unreasonable?

    monkeybug replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    I would be hesitant to do it just because night shift can be really rough on you. Have you ever worked nights? Some people adjust well to them, but many others don't. My health really suffered...
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    Is My Nursing License At Risk?

    monkeybug replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What the young nurses should be worried about is the status of their personal malpractice insurance. You are much more likely to be sued for something that stems from a med error or understaffing...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    monkeybug replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    People never cease to amaze me. You burst his