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  1. Opinions regarding induction with parents

    camay1221_RN replied to Brenna's Dad's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Two of my three children had tubes put in their ears, and both were given Versed before going to the OR. I was not allowed, nor did I ask, to go to the OR with either of my children. The Versed was...

  2. Zoloft...Any Personal or Professional Advice?

    camay1221_RN replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I love my Zoloft!! I started taking it about five years ago for what is now called PMDD, premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Or, as my husband put it, raging PMS. I started at 50mg,...

  3. hand, foot and mouth disease, sounds serious but is not

    camay1221_RN replied to oramar's topic in Pediatric

    Hand, foot and mouth, aka...Coxsackie virus. Coxsackie sounds almost as ominous, don't you

  4. Adult Strep Throat

    camay1221_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had strep throat last year for the first time in almost twenty years. I got it again, about three weeks ago. Well, as I sit here typing this, my throat is killing me again, and I am seriously...

  5. Adult Strep Throat

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the thoughts everyone! The ped I work for did the rapid strep yesterday, and it was negative. I was off today, so I got a call from on of the phone RN's saying the culture was positive....

  6. What do you do and how long have you done it?

    camay1221_RN replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for seven years. I did six months of med/surg and got out. I got the job of my dreams, postpartum, at what is known around here as, "The Baby Hospital". I stayed for five years,...

  7. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

    camay1221_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a pediatric office with a female pediatrician that sees a large number of adolescent females. Well, today, we had a 17 year old come in with a problem that had resolved, however, she said...

  8. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    ADNCyn, I totally respect where you are coming from in your post, but when I continue to hear of women killing their own children, which possibly happened here recently, I have a hard time not passing...

  9. Adult Strep Throat

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nikki, I have found an eraser on the end of a pencil to work better for me, as it doesn't seem to elicit the gag reflex as much. Needless to say, I don't use that pencil for anything else!:) I have...

  10. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is not the case with adolescent girls who seek care from their MD for birth control. We are not allowed to disclose any 'personal' information to a parent if the young lady asked that it be that...

  11. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    What these girls also need to understand, is their motives for having a baby are very selfish! They aren't thinking about the child, only about their needs for personal gratification, which is, very...

  12. Wishes Regarding Students in Birth Plans

    camay1221_RN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After reading through this thread again, I realized I didn't differentiate between Med Student and Nursing Student! I had absolutely no problem with having a nursing student in any part of my...

  13. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Amy, I can honestly say after multiple interactions with this girl, that she more than likely will be on welfare, and her outcome will not be like yours. My mom had me at 19 also, but she was...

  14. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, it makes me realize how incredibly naive I was when I worked in PP for five years!! Here I was thinking all that time, that most of the girls were just screwing around and got pregnant...

  15. Relocating to Wisconsin, need some help!!!!!!!!!!

    camay1221_RN replied to lildebbie-RN's topic in General Nursing

    My family and I live about 30 minutes north of Milwaukee. We just purchased our first home, which happens to be a block from the elementary school my son will attend 2nd grade next year. I have...

  16. Female Or Male Ob/gyn- Which Do You Prefer?

    camay1221_RN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So true! I have a male OB/GYN, and I wouldn't trade him for nothing! There are many female OB/GYN's I dealt with in PP that I would have delivered at home before I let any of them near me or my...

  17. Female Or Male Ob/gyn- Which Do You Prefer?

    camay1221_RN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So true! I have a male OB/GYN, and I wouldn't trade him for nothing! There are many female OB/GYN's I dealt with in PP that I would have delivered at home before I let any of them near me or my...

  18. Wishes Regarding Students in Birth Plans

    camay1221_RN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to work PP at a teaching hospital, that also happened to be the one I had my children. With my 1st child, I was just out of school, so I didn't know who was who in my room. However, I did...

  19. Wishes Regarding Students in Birth Plans

    camay1221_RN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to work PP at a teaching hospital, that also happened to be the one I had my children. With my 1st child, I was just out of school, so I didn't know who was who in my room. However, I did...

  20. Induction craze

    camay1221_RN replied to Blizzard's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NOW, as a nurse... I have seen OB's throw a hissy fit because THEIR pts couldn't be scheduled for an induction on the date of their choosing. Even had one MD, he was Jewish, schedule his inductions...

  21. Induction craze

    camay1221_RN replied to Blizzard's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been on both sides of this issue, as a nurse and as a mom who was induced. As a mom, I was induced with my first because I was bleeding, nothing to do with the baby, but my OB thought the...

  22. Just wanted to share...

    camay1221_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Almost four years ago, October 2000, I was in the process of discharging a newborn and her mom from the PP unit I worked on. The baby starting having seizures, though at the time, I didn't know it,...

  23. IV Toradol?

    camay1221_RN replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    When I had my miscarriage five years ago, I begged for Toradol because the Dilaudid in my PCA was making sick, sick, sick!!! MD, said "No!" I was well aware of the bleeding risks involved, but I...

  24. IV Toradol?

    camay1221_RN replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    Some of the other standing orders for c-sections were: Droperidol 0.625mg q6h prn nausea Diphenhydramine 25-50mg q6h prn itching Usually only for the Duramorph pts. The pts on PCA's were sometimes...

  25. IV Toradol?

    camay1221_RN replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    Mother/babyRN, Your toradol orders are the same as the ones we used at the PP unit I used to work on. We had one MD who refused to write orders for Toradol postop, but the c-section moms just LOVED...