MarySunshine

MarySunshine

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  1. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    MarySunshine replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. I definitely am not obsessed with doctors. I pretty much never think of them except when I'm sick or in a work related context. I think some of the nurses I work with get a little too into the...

  2. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    MarySunshine replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else. BUT a lot of the time when I remove an IV to start a new one it's not because it's infiltrated, it's because it's expired or looking "a little iffy." In those cases, I...

  3. Choosing NS or another baby, or both?

    MarySunshine replied to scastillo1's topic in General Nursing

    I also vote for waiting to get pregnant until you're well into nursing school. I think perfect timing would be to graduate, take the NCLEX 6 weeks later, and then have a baby 4 weeks after that. Then...

  4. Glen Beck's hospital experience

    MarySunshine replied to emmycRN's topic in Nursing News

    I just want to restate what I said earlier and agree with what others have said about the fear of not breathing that he had. For clarification for those who are reading this who aren't in the...

  5. Glen Beck's hospital experience

    MarySunshine replied to emmycRN's topic in Nursing News

    I thought fentanyl patches were strongly contraindicated for post-op pain. That would make me very nervous. His ranting about how fentanyl is an end-of-life drug was a little silly though. I've given...

  6. a nurse's medicine cabinet

    MarySunshine replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    those 10cc iv flushes are great for irrigating small wounds. :) y'all are making me feel sooo

  7. Do You Look Like A Nurse?

    MarySunshine replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think I look like a nurse. I wear very little make-up but I take care of myself and shower daily. I smell like soap. I have a very basic haircut that can easily be pulled into a pony tail and...

  8. L&D Nurses who have no living children

    MarySunshine posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm really drawn to babies and labor and delivery. When I was first pregnant several years ago I read TONS of books and decided I really wanted to be a midwife one day. I lost that pregnancy at 23...

  9. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    MarySunshine replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    I would want to stay with any family member of mine who was in the hospital (as much as possible). I would agree with anyone who told me that the nurse took too long to answer a call light (if it was...

  10. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    MarySunshine replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto what mike just said. Also, if you're taking the company benefits in order to get the 401K matching program you may be accepting a considerably smaller salary. When I dropped my benefits my...

  11. L&D Nurses who have no living children

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wanted to thank everyone again for your sympathies and well wishes. I'm doing better. I had a D&E today and it went well and I feel very relieved that it's over. I was having a very hard time...

  12. L&D Nurses who have no living children

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you very sincerely to everyone who replied. I truly appreciate all of your support and encouragement. I have continued with the orientation process and I think things will be okay. I just wish...

  13. Today's Gripe:Some travellers ain't got what it takes to be a "traveller"!

    MarySunshine replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a traveler and you didn't offend me. I worked for two years in my specialty before becoming a traveler within that speciality, so I think I'm very competant in the area. I do have to ask where...

  14. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    MarySunshine replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! Well, that was a missed opportunity to dare them, grab a witness to see them hold you down under protest...and SUE for big bucks!! It would have been brilliant! What if you could have gotten it...

  15. Graduating and Pregnant

    MarySunshine replied to Maria22's topic in General Nursing

    fancee free, We just do 3 months here in the U.S. So, it's not that big of a break. Which is too bad, I

  16. The Circumcision Discussion

    MarySunshine replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It seems like there are definitely horror stories from both sides of the issue. There are botched circ's and people who are uncircumsized who had all sorts of troubles. I think both of those groups...

  17. Circumcision

    MarySunshine replied to RN mom of 2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that if you offer to feed a baby or do a bath or something for another nurse then they wouldn't mind covering for you (I know I wouldn't mind). I don't think it's necessary to bring it up in...

  18. This may be useful to LD nurses

    MarySunshine replied to Nice2MeetU's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's nice that some of these women are looking into adoption though -- that's a great alternative! That sounds like a really bad condition to

  19. Get pregnant now or later???

    MarySunshine replied to Tysmommy's topic in General Nursing

    If you were 10 years older I would say have a baby now, but I also, like most people here, recommend waiting. Maybe plan to get pregnant after 6 months at your first job? Then you will have no...

  20. A Father's Tears

    MarySunshine replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another "thank you" to the OP. Beautiful story and very important to remember. I lost twins at 23 weeks and my husband grieved differently than I did but he certainly did grieve. Thank you, on behalf...

  21. Did I do the right thing? (long)

    MarySunshine replied to LilDKessler's topic in General Nursing

    Well. I'm no lawyer, but I would have done the same thing. HOWEVER, you shouldn't have been put in the situation to begin with and they need to make SURE that they fix their emergency carts! I...

  22. my love of nursing is gone...husband died of medical mistake

    MarySunshine replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in California Nursing

    awsmom, I went through depositions regarding the premature birth and death of my twin boys. I agree with you that it was almost more traumatic than the initial loss. Counseling is definitely in order....

  23. Can I get a situation review from experienced nurses?

    MarySunshine posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here's what happened: I took over care of a "comfort-measures only" 37 yo woman who was comatose and dying -- I was the night shift nurse. Her vital signs were being monitored via telemetry but were...

  24. Can I get a situation review from experienced nurses?

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks SO much everyone! I was really beating myself up terribly. She ended up living another 20 hours or so past when I called them but they were able to be there, which I was so glad to hear....

  25. Can I get a situation review from experienced nurses?

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the helpful responses. I just felt like an idiot. I feel like they were thinking "Idiot nurse, woke us up and dragged us out here for no reason." Not that they said that, but that's how I...