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  1. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    HvnSntRN replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    That's when you chart like hell on that

  2. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    HvnSntRN replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    When I worked in Mother-Baby Care, we were not permitted to leave a drowsy mother alone with her newborn in the bed with her. If we set her up to breastfeed, we had to go in and check on them after 30...

  3. How does your employer expect you to deal with... *perverts*?

    HvnSntRN replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Telephone Triage

    Thanks, everyone for the support, and I apologize for not responding to you sooner. Once I returned to work in March, Head Office decided to shut down the call center in my city about a month later. I...

  4. How does your employer expect you to deal with... *perverts*?

    HvnSntRN posted a topic in Telephone Triage

    I've been working teletriage at a call center for almost a year and I'm getting fed up with the volume of calls from repeat male callers who are looking for a toll-free way to talk about their...

  5. Terminated after two months and in need of help please!

    HvnSntRN replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Personally, I think as a new grad, with barely 6 months' experience, being put in charge without knowing how to properly use equipment, etc., is an untenable situation. It would never have happened in...

  6. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    HvnSntRN replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    "The View" is just one more example of how TV has gone and made stupid, ignorant people famous and obscenely

  7. Nurses don't know the lab

    HvnSntRN replied to ezpzpizzi's topic in General Nursing

    I, for one, have the highest respect for lab technologists. I studied Medical Laboratory Technology right out of high school - it was the toughest program to be accepted to, and one of the toughest...

  8. How does your employer expect you to deal with... *perverts*?

    HvnSntRN replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Telephone Triage

    Part of the problem for front line RNs is that these callers have the right to remain anonymous and to have recordings of their calls suspended. This also helps to protect the company because of a...

  9. (Not so) Daily Affirmations

    HvnSntRN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I was asked about a farewell lunch in my "honour" I politely declined. I don't do well when I'm the centre of attention at the best of times, but mainly I didn't want to reward the bullies with...

  10. (Not so) Daily Affirmations

    HvnSntRN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I left my NICU job a few months ago too. There were bullies and while the manager paid lip service to the policies intended to reign in the bullies, ultimately I realized that my health and mental...

  11. Hanging It Up

    HvnSntRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Retired Nurses

    I couldn't agree with you more. I turned in my 2 weeks' notice on Monday morning. I've spent the last 3½ years in a Level 2 Enhanced Nursery after more than 12 years in Mother-Baby Care. I started...

  12. December 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    HvnSntRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    If I can't get Workers' Comp for my sore feet, what makes you think you

  13. neonatal IV sticks

    HvnSntRN replied to smbluthing's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I transferred to a Level II nursery last summer, after working for over 12 years on Mother-Baby. It's taken lots of attempts over several months, but finally was able to do a successful IV blood draw...

  14. Mother/Baby VENT!!!

    HvnSntRN replied to BaByNuRsE07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My postpartum position was eliminated due to cutbacks and hiring LVNs. In hindsight, moving to the NICU was the best decision for me. Previously, it was routine to have 4 couplets, a couple of...

  15. Night Shift For Newbies

    HvnSntRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Don't eat junk food on nights. Your body requires the best nutrition possible - lots of fruit and veggies, yogurt, nuts and seeds, hard cooked eggs, etc. - we need to compensate for the physical...

  16. ON PROBATION

    HvnSntRN replied to sissykim's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds as though you may have been too busy with your education to document the negativity around you. If you can prove that you were singled out (hard to do without the documentation to back it...

  17. My L&D misadventure

    HvnSntRN replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just a quick addendum: If you are already employed in an institution and requested a transfer to Mother-Baby or Obstetrics, perhaps this is an issue that the union (if you belong to one) would address...

  18. My L&D misadventure

    HvnSntRN replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I respect the fact that you are a competent professional. Your gender wouldn't be a problem for me. I would welcome gender diversity among my female-only Mother-Baby Unit colleagues. Would my...

  19. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    HvnSntRN replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When we see a birth plan at the front of a chart, it's almost guaranteed that the delivery was by emergency c-section for maternal or fetal distress. These are the ones that need Code Pinks, etc. One...

  20. What's The Meanest Thing A Dr. or Co-worker Ever Said To You?

    HvnSntRN replied to tishirajan's topic in General Nursing

    The unit where I work has three hallways extending from the nursing station, in about the shape of a "T". Just to be kind to one another it is normal practice to try to assign nurses to patients in...

  21. Infant Hearing Screening Tech

    HvnSntRN replied to stinatiny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The local Public Health Department hires RNs (with Bachelor's degrees as a minimum educational requirement) to go to the various hospitals with Mother-Baby Units in the region to perform the hearing...

  22. Nipple confusion/syringe/cup feeding policy

    HvnSntRN replied to stormsurge's topic in Ob/Gyn

    here's a video link that we use to show just this very thing! once staff members see the baby perking up and showing interest after taking just a few drops of ebm, it makes them all jump on the hand...

  23. decline of breasteeding

    HvnSntRN replied to jusstme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here is a link to the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (Canada) site's Best Practice Guidelines for Breastfeeding. click here The page also offers various PDFs for download, including an...

  24. Nipple confusion/syringe/cup feeding policy

    HvnSntRN replied to stormsurge's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My institution has BFHI plaques up in staff-only areas, mainly because the institution will never be a baby-friendly one, thanks in part to the formula companies who donate product for patient use and...

  25. I do not care anymore

    HvnSntRN replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it sounds as though you are in the midst of a burn out. Maybe it's time to explore new opportunities or just take a vacation. Are you looking after yourself? When was the last time you...