monkeybug

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    The youngest new mother's you've seen

    monkeybug replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The youngest I've cared for personally? 12. The youngest in a hospital I've worked in? 9. She colored after her epidural was placed. 14 year olds aren't uncommon at all around here. And I've...
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    Recurrent variables...

    monkeybug replied to violet_violet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would report the variables to the MD (after repositioning, fluid bolus, maybe some O2) just to cover my butt, but most of our docs don't really worry about variables unless they are deep and wide...
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    New job- in need of advice

    monkeybug replied to LatinaRN978's topic in General Nursing

    Realize that even if you feel overwhelmed and wonder if you were crazy for becoming a nurse that it will get better. You learn more in the first year out of nursing school than learn the whole time...
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    Inner City Vs. Community Hospital Patients

    monkeybug replied to LDNURSECITY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a regional facility that is sort of a hybrid. We do have residents, but we do more with our large private practice. So, we are a teaching hospital, but only to a point. I find that we...
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    What you wish you knew before starting nursing school

    monkeybug replied to margritamix's topic in General Students

    I wish I had known that, despite all the talk of the nursing "art" and altruism and care for the patient, health care is a BUSINESS. Hospitals, even the not-for-profit ones, are all about the bottom...
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    Bakersfield,CA

    monkeybug replied to susie43's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's been 10 years since I worked at Memorial in L&D, but it really made an impression. I know that travel nurses are often treated differently by staff, that we tend to get dumped on, but it was...
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    What kind of little "Thanks" does your hospital give, or are they too cheap?

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

    For Nurses Day I've gotten a stainless steel keychain and a nice insulated cup. Last year, though, we got to vote. A "nice" gift every other year, or something small every year. So this year I got...
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    Help from childbirth educators

    monkeybug posted a topic in Patient Education

    I teach childbirth classes, and I'm going to start teaching the infant care classes very soon. I have nothing to give my students except handouts and a copy of Lamaze magazine. Do any companies...