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  1. Need your help

    gladtobeOB posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have a decision to make between two jobs. Here is the story....... I am currently working at a facility part-time. When I interviewed at this facility I was told by the manager that there was an...

  2. Amenorrhea- HELP

    gladtobeOB replied to SJM730's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard that it may take several months sometimes a year before your menstrual cycles become regular after taking birth control pills. My experience was the opposite though. Was put on bc after...

  3. Rn Supervisor, What Do You LOOK For In A Good Supervisor

    gladtobeOB posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I Posted To The Ltc Board And Didn't Get Very Many Responses To My Questions So I Thought I Would Post It To This Board. I Will Be Accepting A Job As An Rn Supervisor At A Ltc Facility Which Is...

  4. Accepting new job as RN Supervisor

    gladtobeOB posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HI, Just a few questions. I am accepting a new job as an RN Supervisor at a small facility of 50-59 residents on the dayshift hours. I need to know since all jobs I have held are as a staff nurse in...

  5. 8-month nursing and lacking skills

    gladtobeOB replied to frogdog's topic in General Nursing

    llg You sound like a wonderful nurse/manager. Everyone should be so lucky to actually see things logically. I am glad that you think that new grads take time to evolve in to a great nurse with...

  6. Preventing infection in post c-section patient

    gladtobeOB replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where is used to work they established a new antibiotic policy that was inclusive of the type of surgery to be given while in surgery. C/S received such and such hysterectomies such and such etc....

  7. Working while sick!

    gladtobeOB replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    At my former place of employment we had a "points" system in which you were given 2pt for every call off, 1 pt for tardiness and 3 pts for a no show no call. Once you hit 6 pts you were verbally...

  8. Men's sexualality in Nursing

    gladtobeOB replied to greensleeves's topic in Men in Nursing

    Enlighten me too...........What is a

  9. Men's sexualality in Nursing

    gladtobeOB replied to greensleeves's topic in Men in Nursing

    Greensleeves, I commend you for your open comment. My husband although very against the medical profession feels the same way because he is a MAN. Although all of you male posters may choose not to...

  10. Have you ever given a pt go lytely and had it not work?

    gladtobeOB replied to popups's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt sometime ago who had had his appendix out(dr thought that was his cause of abd pain). No relief....x-rays etc, then proceed to goltyley x2 gallon with still no result??????????long story...

  11. Bad Delivery

    gladtobeOB posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    HI, HAD A DELIVERY SEVERAL NIGHTS AGO THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE THAN IT WAS FOR BOTH MOTHER AND BABY..... NOT THAT I AM OPPOSED TO THE BRADLEY METHOD BUT THIS COUPLE WAS A LITTLE ON THE STRANGE...

  12. Bad Delivery

    gladtobeOB replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I Was Ordered To Get Fht Every 30 Minutes For 3o Seconds After A Contraction Then During Pushing Fht Every Other Contraction, A Bunch Of Bs. I Really Had No Problem Abidding By Their Wishes But The...

  13. Computer problems, Please help(if possible)

    gladtobeOB posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    I just need a little help with my computer. Had some major viruses and spyware attack my computer a couple of months ago. It is working ok....but.....the images on the screen are distorted, I can not...

  14. Newborn Safety

    gladtobeOB replied to Quailfeather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, I am new to ob but have experienced mother's falling asleep alot while trying to nurse. Side rails are up most of the time, which helps pillows and such stay in place while they nurse. What the...

  15. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    gladtobeOB replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    These last few weeks have been rough for me at work also. Have been in OB for about 4 months, worked med/surg before. Someone who I thought was my friend emailed our manager and must have told her...

  16. Picking at the air.....

    gladtobeOB replied to OneChattyNurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am thinking something like tardive dyskinesia but I don't think that is actually right either.......let me think some

  17. Amniotic Fluid Embolism Scare...

    gladtobeOB replied to rndani's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I have been in OB for 4 months and find this thread exciting but somewhat confusing......What is a MTP? How did the embolisms develop, where were they located etc. Obviously they were in her...

  18. Do your OBs do circs everyday?

    gladtobeOB replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't like assisting with them because of the devices they use, how painful it looks etc. Just barbarick to me but I guess everything is in the medical field. I'm just glad when they go ok, no...

  19. Do your OBs do circs everyday?

    gladtobeOB replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, they do them anytime of the day, so as the mom and infant can be discharged in a timely manner. We also have the pediatrician, FP docs who also do them, I think circs are one of my most hated...

  20. Unhappy coworkers

    gladtobeOB posted a topic in General Nursing

    Boy, I am getting tired of hearing about how unhappy my coworkers are about working, how they can't stand this department anymore,etc. One coworker is upset about always getting pulled off her...

  21. Caribbean dreaming

    gladtobeOB replied to billw's topic in International Nursing

    $17 an hour isn't much less that what I currently make, exactly what I started out as a new grad last year.....What about cost of living, living conditions etc. MORE INFO PLEASE. Maybe someday my dh...

  22. How to quit

    gladtobeOB replied to erinnRN's topic in General Nursing

    OH, how I know how you feel. Been there done that. Check my post about unhappy coworkers...... I love what I do so much that they will never make me leave no matter their attitude. At my current place...

  23. Nursing school loans

    gladtobeOB posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI, just wanted to ask where there maybe alternative loans out there for some extra money for nursing school. Have the stafford etc need something else. Maybe needing to get another car and pay for...

  24. Nursing school loans

    gladtobeOB replied to gladtobeOB's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies, already aware of the hrsa program and I will be one og the first applications into them when they are available in

  25. Surgical tech duties beyond our scope of practice?

    gladtobeOB replied to DawnEyes's topic in Operating Room

    Well, Wow is about all I will say. First off I am new to OB but even I know that you are not trained to do nursing assessments and duties. You are a ST and only and ST(no offense meant) just stating...