camay1221_RN

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  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. What would you do in this situation?

    camay1221_RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Very early this morning, approx 0200, L&D took a 32 week gestation woman back to the OR for a c-section. The baby had multiple anomolies and died shortly after birth. I was not the shift...

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. What would you do in this situation?

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. "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.

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. What would you do in this situation?

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My intent was for her to stay on L&D, not ship her off to some random med/surg floor. The nurse/patient ratio is lower down there which allows the L&D RN to spend more time with the grieving...

  18. PostPartum C/S and Pitocin

    camay1221_RN replied to Jrh59's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our c-section patients get 20u of pitocin in a liter of LR that is initiated in the OR, then they are switched to plain LR. The hospital I used to work for wrote outrageous orders for postop pit....

  19. What nursing shoes do your recommend?

    camay1221_RN replied to XtineRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love my Crocs! They are inexpensive and comfortable! But, I agree with the above post...don't get the

  20. lithotomy...seriously?

    camay1221_RN replied to elizabells's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Excellent post,

  21. Don't Rough My Newborn Up!!!!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to capribry's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our supervisor just hung up an article about the 5 S's. I saw it last night, but didn't get a chance to read it, as we are popping at the seems, and it seems everyone wanted to deliver yesterday....

  22. Looking to relocate to wisconsin

    camay1221_RN replied to admorn03's topic in General Nursing

    The only union facility in the Metro Milwaukee area, that I am aware of is, St Francis Hospital, which is part of Covenant Healthcare. The other Covenant facilities are not. I work for Froedtert...

  23. Please welcome RN/Writer to the OB/GYN/Midwifery Forums as new moderator!

    camay1221_RN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have the Dynamic Duo for Moderators on the OB board: Deb and Miranda! Congratulations Miranda! You, along with Deb, have been another whose posts I enjoy reading because of your thoughtfulness and...

  24. Don't Rough My Newborn Up!!!!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to capribry's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We transition all healthy newborns at mom's bedside, so I have made it a point to explain everything I do and what I am looking for. I will also explain to new mom's that it is not my intention to...

  25. Don't Rough My Newborn Up!!!!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to capribry's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a grandmother get extremely angry when the Ballard was being done! She said we were abusing the infant and demanded to take the baby out of the nursery. The infant was a level II secondary...