monkeybug

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    Managing breaks in Labor & Delivery

    monkeybug replied to polevaultererin's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I pumped until my baby was 12 months old, and in our L&D we often didn't even get lunch breaks. There were a couple of nurses who supported me, but they were in the definite minority. I just...
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    Do physicians have authority over nurses in the hospital?

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

    The nurses who think like this have probably spent part of their careers working at small hospitals where the doctors really are gods. It's one thing if Crazy Dr. X is one of 12 obstetricians who...
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    the number of over-weight and obese nurses continues to increase

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

    I agree with those that are pointing out that all Americans are increasingly overweight. For nurses, though, it's not surprising us. Many of us have no opportunity to eat healthy meals. Often a...
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    "Fake" or Nonprescriptive Eyeglasses

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

    I've worn glasses since preschool (and contacts don't really agree with my eyes) so I cannot tell you if people take me more or less seriously. They have saved me from some fluid splashes during...
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    "I don't want him as my nurse"

    monkeybug replied to libran1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Being fired by a patient doesn't bother me in the least. Usually it really improves my day! The last time I got fired, they had also fired every other nurse on the unit. I told them that they...
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    Difference between City Hospital and Community Health RN Job.

    monkeybug replied to grace12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I worked in many hospitals over a 15 year period. Large regional facilities, religious institutions, small community hospitals. I finished up in a regional public hospital. A year or so ago, I...
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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    monkeybug replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My point about NPR was just to point out that a person can object to the ACA without ever tuning in to Fox News. Do you take as much offense to those who spout info and quotes from MSNBC? They are...
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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    monkeybug replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think people should be required to buy health insurance. I'm sure most of the uninsured are not in that spot by choice. The employer mandate has been put off for a year, so where exactly are...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    monkeybug replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    How dare you impregnate her with that black stuff! Obviously it was
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    monkeybug replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    I had a friend years ago who was headed somewhere with her hubby, so they pulled through a drive thru and got some lunch. They stopped in a park to eat in their car. When they were through, he...
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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    monkeybug replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Applause, applause!! I'm sick and tired of the comments about sheep, Faux News, and thinking skills. I'm an intelligent, informed adult. I am not a registered Republican, I consider myself more of...
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    Places for a Public Health Nurse to Work

    monkeybug replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Public, Community Health

    I got my PHN job through contacts. A doctor knew me, heard about the job, and thought I'd be "perfect" for it. I don't know about perfect, but I'm certainly happy. Talk to nurses at your county's...
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    Do nurses get fired often?

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

    I really need to check the dates on these threads before I start
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    Do nurses get fired often?

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

    never
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    The struggle of being a Mom and keeping a career

    monkeybug replied to busybeethatisme's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a chance to stay home with your kids, I would do it. Those years will be over quickly, and you can never get them back. Maybe keep your eyes open for something part
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    Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    monkeybug replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The lab was the absolute bane of my existence when I worked in NICU. Some of these babies had veins that weren't fit for an 80 year old. Drawing labs was a real challenge. It's not easy to hit a...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    monkeybug replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Where, oh where, can we go for this?? My husband desperately needs one! I've been hacking away at that thing for years, but clean, thorough incision would
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    Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    monkeybug replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Same here! I can remember a resident getting all hot and bothered because someone wanted to leave, and they were irritated with me because I wouldn't "do something." They're grown, competent (at...
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    PTSD after being an ICU patient

    monkeybug replied to elprup's topic in General Nursing

    The link doesn't work for
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    tatoos & piercings, part 2

    monkeybug replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But is it really? It's not like saying "You cannot have skin color darker than a "Flesh" Crayola Crayon" or saying "You cannot have a member." THAT would be
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    And the award for most asked question goes to...

    monkeybug replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Working NICU was absolutely eye-opening for me. And I got so sick and tired of having to force parents to come visit (case management would threaten to call DHR and have their check stopped usually)...
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    tattoos/piercings

    monkeybug replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    That was always one of my fears. If I had to scrub in on a C-section, I would take my earrings out. I could literally picture what it would be like to realize I'd lost one after a
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    Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    monkeybug replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    I have a $20 watch from Charming Charlies that I love. It has rhinestones, and it's a "boyfriend" watch so it's loose on my wrist. I do home visits, and only contact poop and pee if I'm helping to...
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    Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    monkeybug replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    I love Swatch watches!! They remind me of high
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    Circumcision

    monkeybug replied to TexRN's topic in General Students

    Thank you! I get so sick of stuff I read online about circs. Like, mothers who circ should have their kids taken away and put in foster care, mothers who circ are evil, etc. For some it's a...