camay1221_RN

Latest Activity

1. What did you do before you were a nurse?

   camay1221_RN replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

   I was a personal banker for 10 years full-time and a bartender

2. My Story - What's happening to my hospital?

   camay1221_RN replied to Tygerlile's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   How frightening that so many of us feel the OP could have been talking about the facilities we all work for. It's occurring in the hospital I work for also and it is

3. Full term grunting baby with good O2 sats

   camay1221_RN replied to platon20's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   This baby would have been monitored in our special care nursery for a short time, hopefully only the time it takes for mom to get out of the OR and PACU. The baby would have his/her head-to-toe...

4. Wage Freeze

   camay1221_RN replied to dabowhunter's topic in General Nursing

   I think we work for the same facility! I'm kind of curious to see what happens at the end of the 18

5. Does nursing have to be your "calling" for you to be a great nurse?

   camay1221_RN replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a second career RN also and I didn't have the 'calling' to become a nurse. But I can't imagine doing anything else either! I just love working with people, plain and

6. Florence Nightengale's Notes on Nursing...

   camay1221_RN replied to stephlucasrn2008's topic in General Nursing

   I bought mine new from Amazon, but I'm sure if you checked Half.com or eBay you could fine one in good

7. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

   camay1221_RN replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I was discharging a mom/baby couplet one evening and as I was packing the goodies from the crib for the parents to take home, mom said to me, "Is this normal?" When I turned around to look at what...

8. Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

   camay1221_RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I wish I could say this is a one time occurrence but... One week last October our birthing center was popping at the seams , L&D was full, postpartum was full and our special care nursery, which...

9. What would you do in this situation?

   camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

10. Is this true of nursing?

    camay1221_RN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    We use our minds for so many different things in nursing! We are dealing with far more than the nutritional status of the patient. We as nurses are required to have and use critical thinking and...

11. Wait to conceive after a miscarriage

    camay1221_RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I lost a baby at 18 weeks and my OB told me on the day of discharge from hospital to wait three months. However when I went in for my six week postpartum appt he asked me if I wanted to wait or get...

12. "Escorted" out of work

    camay1221_RN replied to spaniel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of the RN's on our unit was escorted out just a couple of weeks ago. The really crappy part about it was, they let her work her full shift and walked her out after.

13. What would you do in this situation?

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First of all, I'd like to Thank everyone for your thoughtful responses! It is very enlightening how a situation is approached so differently in different institutions. Many of your responses have...

14. What would you do in this situation?

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for your thoughtful reply! It seems from reading everyone's posts that we all base our opinions and thoughts on how things are done at our respective institutions. There is an isolation...

15. What would you do in this situation?

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How is it anymore professional, compassionate, or ethical to put this woman on a floor with crying babies? And trust me, moms who have lost a baby need more than just someone to say, "I'm sorry for...