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    How did you handle your first patient dying?

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

    I have seen some amazing reactions from nurses and doctors over the years to stillbirths, and some amazingly bad ones, too. It's a very, very difficult issue to deal with for Obstetricians and...
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    The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    Sounds like
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    The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    That is the most horrifying thing I've heard in a long time. How
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    Nursing: Then and Now

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

    In nursing school we had to wear white uniforms, and because the dresses were much cheaper than the pants and tunic option, I got to wear dresses. Knee length, and straight, they were totally...
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    Nursing: Then and Now

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

    I participated in a webinar this morning on the subject of Preterm Labor presented by March of Dimes. The doctor discuss old methods of tocolysis, including IV alcohol. I actually work with a couple...
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    Advice, please

    monkeybug replied to monkeybug's topic in General Nursing

    She finally called me back and left a message and admitted that she was sitting at her desk when I knocked on the door. "I saw you slide it under the door." ***** I saved the message so when I do my...
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    Advice, please

    monkeybug posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently left the hospital after many years for public health. I stayed on per diem for many various reasons, one of which being my husband's worry over the funding status of the public health job....
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    Trick and tips

    monkeybug replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I learned very quickly when dealing with the residents (who will sit there gowned up the entire time the patient is pushing, driving me NUTS) the answer is always, "Oh, I just checked her, she's an...
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    The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    That is exactly the way it is here. Well, I say here, I only have a couple more weeks as an employee at the hospital, but I still feel like I'm in the middle of it. Our manager believes the patient...
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    How did you handle your first patient dying?

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

    I have never worked med/surg, I went straight to L&D, but I vividly remember my first death. We had a patient come in almost completely dilated, but only 21 weeks. Babies (twins) were not...
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    Craziest thing at work...

    monkeybug replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I've heard about a physician dragging the ultrasound out on the sidewalk to check fetal presentation of their horse. Didn't see it (thank God, how would you deal with that??) but I heard about it...
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    If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    monkeybug replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyer. I have a law degree and passed the Bar, but it really wasn't my thing. Too hard to feel like the good guy when you are a lawyer. If the world was wide open? Midwife (so restricted in my...
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    The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    When I was pregnant, huge, and hormonal, I had a very similar issue. Our L&D had a strict 3-visitors-at-a-time rule. The doctors asked for, and received, this change in policy. Our manager...
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    Nursing: Then and Now

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

    I went into a 3 year fugue state and went to law school (okay, not a fugue, just bad judgment). The Bar exam is still a 2.5 days of torture, with all the law students in one large room in the state...
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    Community Nurses - Transporting Equipment Issues

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

    I drive a small SUV. Coincidentally, all the nurses I work with drive
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    Community Nurses - Transporting Equipment Issues

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

    We found a bag we were going to buy, but then our boss purchased the canvas bags for us. I still may go back and buy this bag when my canvas one wears out. It could be hosed out, it would stand up...
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    Nursing Interview Questions (Part 2)

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

    OMG, yes, this! For me it would be, "I have zero tolerance for stupidity, and in fact, think doctors and nurses should be given dart guns loaded with Depo Provera and sent to Walmart with orders to...
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    Checking vitals on a stranger to see if they are OK

    monkeybug replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I had a week of jury duty once, and must have had to state my profession about 20 times during the different voir dires. So plenty of people knew I was a nurse. One morning in the jury room, someone...
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    Wrote up a CNA, but I was the one who got the boot!

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

    I hate being put in that position. Management tells you that you must do something (usually something unpleasant). When you try to do it, they absolutely won't back you, making you look like an...
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    Advice, please

    monkeybug replied to monkeybug's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice, I will be calling HR today. It just confirms for me why I
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    Trick and tips

    monkeybug replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You can often visualize an OP baby by looking at the mother's belly. If you get her to lay flat and uncover her belly. An OP baby will often cause the abdomen to look like a "double bubble." There...
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    Community Nurses - Transporting Equipment Issues

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

    A trolley would be nice, but then it would be awkward when I have to walk up stairs. Maybe a trolley with shoulder straps and a retractable handle for pulling when the wheels are in use? Also...
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    Community Nurses - Transporting Equipment Issues

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

    The handles aren't long enough to carry it as a shoulder bag, so it usually goes on my forearm, which gets very uncomfortable. Yes, the bag was supplied for me. We got very simple canvas bags wth...
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    Has anyone had success leaving nursing for something unrelated?

    monkeybug replied to cantdoit's topic in Nursing Career

    I got very frustrated with nursing and went to law school. I did pass the Bar (first try, go me), but I couldn't find a job. The job market for new lawyers is even worse than the market for nurses....
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    Bedside report

    monkeybug replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    It's just another thing that is thought up by those way away from patient care that actually makes more work for the nurse. We were specifically told that we should NOT be doing two reports, one...