MarySunshine

MarySunshine

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  1. Real tips for patients

    MarySunshine replied to JRapha'sRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I usually have good experiences taking care of nurses, too. Just go and have a positive, safe delivery of your baby. And, as previously stated, don't ask for coffee prepared "just so" every 5 minutes...

  2. Have you seen late pregnancy turn women into monsters?

    MarySunshine replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It sounds like you have lots of reasons to feel this way. It's good that you're acknowledging it. Can you think of a good way -- like an afternoon that you get to relax, by yourself, every week -- to...

  3. Breastfeeding moms who work on busy units

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    hehe, tazzi. Thanks everyone. I'm feeling a little better about it now. I was feeling like I was literally going to have to quit my job over this one

  4. Breastfeeding moms who work on busy units

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everybody for writing back. What about that one (OR TWO) shift(s) from HELL in which you're dealing with traumas, dramas, codes, and all sorts of awful things the ENTIRE time and you cannot get...

  5. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    MarySunshine replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ragingmonster, Does your unit require a chaperone for the male doctors to do checks? If not, then they shouldn't require them for the nurses. If chaperones aren't required then you shouldn't make it...

  6. May I ask my STUPID questions here?

    MarySunshine replied to superwee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow. I would think if you hit an artery you would KNOW

  7. sextuplets

    MarySunshine replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't think that it is ethical for this to be a possibility of these fertility treatments. I hope those babies do

  8. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    MarySunshine replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. Well, I've seen enough suffering that I could never look down on someone's decision to end their own life when faced with a slow, painful death. I would not be able to actually give a fatal...

  9. When to dismiss your doctor!

    MarySunshine replied to Luvelyone's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's a great

  10. "Scabs"

    MarySunshine replied to lee1's topic in Travel

    Timothy, You're making sense to me. Thanks for the

  11. How many 12's?

    MarySunshine replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    A few weeks ago I did an 8 hour night shift followed immediately by 6 12's in a row. I do not recommend it and I agree with Tweety about the safety aspect of it. Even though the shifts were not...

  12. Career Advice Needed

    MarySunshine posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi Everybody, I could use a little career advice. I've been an ICU nurse for two years and I'm tired of it. Everyone tells me my personality is well suited to L&D because I get along well with...

  13. Career Advice Needed

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmm. I think after a 3 month (give or take a few weeks) orientation and 3-4 months of full time work, switching to part time in an ICU would most likely be a reasonable choice. I think it could be...

  14. "Scabs"

    MarySunshine replied to lee1's topic in Travel

    To be honest, I'm considering putting myself on my travel nursing companies' list of nurses willing to work during strikes. I would NEVER do something that I thought hurt the cause of nursing. I just...

  15. Career Advice Needed

    MarySunshine replied to MarySunshine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks SmilingBluEyes! I was just worried that one needed 40 hours a week for at least a year in order to be competent in L&D (or at least, to be a desirable employee) and I wasn't sure that I...

  16. "Scabs"

    MarySunshine replied to lee1's topic in Travel

    I find this confusing. I would think that it would help the striking nurses' cause to force the hospital to pay travelers high salaries. In that sense, the traveling nurses are remaining loyal to the...

  17. Complete and total disregard for Visiting Hours! (vent)

    MarySunshine replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sick of this. Visiting at all ungodly hours is rarely for the patient's benefit (heck, they have to sleep SOMETIME). And EVERYONE thinks that they are THE EXCEPTION to the rule. We're supposed...

  18. Worst visitors ever

    MarySunshine replied to Laught3r's topic in Nursing Humor

    When someone feels out of control during a family member's sickness they often seem to lose their sense of reason. They start harping on stupid things like "Their lips are so dry! Get them another...

  19. Slow Codes

    MarySunshine replied to karenna's topic in General Nursing

    It's interesting how everyone in this country (including most health care professionals) see a full-code as a God given RIGHT that patients/families have. I realize that in a legal sense it can be....

  20. Slow Codes

    MarySunshine replied to karenna's topic in General Nursing

    I think coding someone who has requested to not be coded is unethical. Of course, you have to agree to do it by law, if that's what the family requests once the patient can't speak for him/herself....

  21. Taking orders from a medical student

    MarySunshine replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    No way. Med students are there to learn

  22. Introduced as "The Nurse"

    MarySunshine replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get that too much. Although my mom did tell me that she met another lady in J.C. Penny's whose daughter was a nurse. I was like...."Um, why are you telling strangers at the mall that I'm a...

  23. I have trouble admitting that I will be a nurse

    MarySunshine replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I can see how it would be. I sometimes wish my husband had gone into nursing. I think it's a great career choice for people who have an aptitude for it. He is not a fan of hospitals though -- turns...

  24. Tall Girl Scrubs

    MarySunshine replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 5'8 and I'm pretty thin. I wear Dickie's Perfect Fit scrub pants which are available in tall. They look really good on me, I must say. But sometimes when I sit down they're still a bit short, so...

  25. IV Administration of drugs...KVO vs numerous saline flushes??

    MarySunshine replied to LucyLu's topic in Patient Medications

    I work in an ICU and if the patient isn't needed IV fluids but they are needing antibiotics/electrolyte replacements, I almost always KVO NS to run them though. There is no way I can be there at the...