camay1221_RN

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  1. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

    camay1221_RN replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

    Toradol burns!!! I've been on the receiving end of

  2. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    camay1221_RN replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have to shake my head at some of the things all of you have mentioned about unreasonable pt requests and their families requests. Has anyone had the 'pleasure' of sitting down and reading some of...

  3. Should BSNs be paid more?

    camay1221_RN replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for pays RN's according to their years experience as an RN. They also offer wonder opportunity for all staff to continue their education, with reimbursement of up to 100% of your...

  4. Should BSNs be paid more?

    camay1221_RN replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    I'll second

  5. 12 hr. shifts vs. 8 hr. shifts.

    camay1221_RN replied to jamerss's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The 7/70 program is at the hospital I work at, however, our Birth Center has opted to stick with traditional 8 and 12 hour shifts. The 7/70 shifts are 10 hours long and there is some overlap of...

  6. Is it possible to be born with two uteruses?

    camay1221_RN replied to wannabenursetx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We recently had a pt with two

  7. 12 hr. shifts vs. 8 hr. shifts.

    camay1221_RN replied to jamerss's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work a combination of 8's and 12's in a pay period. I like the 12 hour weekends because it doesn't make me have to seek childcare. I work a 0.6 FTE, but would consider full-time if I were only to...

  8. Is desitin/balmex cream good or not good for a yeasty diaper rash?

    camay1221_RN replied to KRVRN's topic in Pediatric

    My pediatrician and his associates recommend OTC Lotrimin

  9. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    camay1221_RN replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AMEN!!!

  10. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    camay1221_RN replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The hospital I previously worked, and the one I work for now, have the same procedure for epidurals. NO one but the RN in the room for epidural placement. We encourage the support person to go get a...

  11. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    camay1221_RN replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with

  12. Well Baby Nursery

    camay1221_RN replied to vegnurse21's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The 'Baby Friendly' initiative encourages mothers to keep the babies in the rooms with them the entire time of their postpartum stay. The hospital I previously worked for had a newborn nursery, but...

  13. MgSO4 patients on Postpartum

    camay1221_RN replied to nurjoyce's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our mag pts stay in labor and delivery for 24 hours after delivery and if BP's are stable they will come to PP, sometimes with mag, sometimes

  14. Not sure how to word this - fingers in while pushing

    camay1221_RN replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of our OB's would have a bird if we did this to his pts. Yet another OB will let us do it with the multips, but not primips. I agree with Deb, let them labor

  15. No fundal checks for post-op C-sections?

    camay1221_RN replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Fundal checks on all pts regardless of lady partsl or c-section

  16. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    camay1221_RN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I saw an advertisement on the side of a city bus that said, "Get your RN in 2.75 years." I don't know why it appealed to me, but it did, so I wrote down the phone number of the school and the rest is...

  17. What squicks you out?

    camay1221_RN replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Especially from a

  18. chicken pox vaccine not full proof

    camay1221_RN replied to got2luvnights's topic in Pediatric

    You're right, the vaccine is not fool proof. Supposedly, if children get the vaccine and still get the disease, they aren't going to get as sick if they had gotten the disease without the vaccine....

  19. Nursery Print Scrubs

    camay1221_RN replied to KK7724's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Check Lydia's

  20. Certification question

    camay1221_RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    What does one do to get certified in her

  21. So you wanna visit North Carolina .....

    camay1221_RN replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    truesn, I couldn't agree with you more!!! Well, except for the bbq part!! I LOVE NC bbq and I only get it once a year when I go down there to see my dad. I have been in Wisconsin for almost 24...

  22. O.K. So I finished my first semester of my online RN to BSN

    camay1221_RN replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :balloons: CONGRATULATIONS, TWEETY!!!:balloons: You are inspiring me to want to return for my

  23. Fetal Demise less than 20 weeks

    camay1221_RN replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was on the antepartum unit at the hospital I worked. The girls did everything they could to keep me away from rooms of women who were having fetal monitoring each

  24. Nursing diagnosis for baby with jaundice?

    camay1221_RN replied to megamoo1979's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Potential for dehydration r/t photo therapy

  25. How do you feel about paying for parking?

    camay1221_RN replied to ICUUCME's topic in General Nursing

    I pay for parking. There are multiple lots and structures at the hospital, and you pay according to where you park, structure or surface lot, and whether you are full or part time. The people who...