NurseyBaby'05 BSN, RN

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    Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat:
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    To start nursing school - or start a family? Help!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to jlauren's topic in General Nursing

    Is having a baby and going to school part-time an option? By the time you would finish pre-req's the babe would be in pre-school. Most two year programs wind-up taking 3 years or so by the time you do...
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    Not really sure where to post this...

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to eku_mommy's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to ask, how long has it been since you did school the first time around? If it's only been a few semesters, they will be probably be less flexible with you. They will probably think your...
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    Not really sure where to post this...

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to eku_mommy's topic in General Nursing

    My bf did this when she went back to nursing school. When she did college the first time around her GPA was in the toilet. Five years later, he had her dd and was ready to buckle down. Per her...
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    Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, I'm an Oncology nurse. I've toyed with the idea of working L&D someday, but I'm really not an adreneline junkie. I would think part of you would have to be. We have Onc. emergencies to be...
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    Pumping breast milk at work

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I do 12 hour shifts on a busy Oncology floor. I pumped for about 10-11 months with ds. I'm about to have dd in less than a month and plan to do that again. If I pumped at least twice a shift, I was...
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    Put the darn chart back!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely. If I have all of them, at least they don't leave the desk. I also work a lot of nights and just try to be more aware of people walking on and off a unit from a safety standpoint. Once in...
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    can anyone give advice on sata?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to culpepper1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's the same advice they gave us in our NCLEX prep course. Treat every option as its own T/F question. Once you do that, they're a lot less
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    Weekenders Working Weekday Holiday?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to WeekenderSims's topic in General Nursing

    They are on a Friday next year, but 11am on on Friday is considered part of the weekend program @ my hospital. My floor in particular doesn't have an 11a-11:30p shift so they start to schedule us...
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    Put the darn chart back!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, all of our orders have been electronic entry for the last year and a half and I love it for all the above mentioned reasons. No more being surprised by a 5 hour old STAT order.
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    Put the darn chart back!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I hate that the biggest offenders are also them same ones that get really ticked-off when it's not where it's suppossed to be. They're the same ones that expect people to just drop everything and...
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    Weekenders Working Weekday Holiday?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to WeekenderSims's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, if it doesn't fall on the weekend, we don't have to work it. Since Memorial Day and Labor Day are on Mondays, we wind-up working on most if not all of them. Most activities for those...
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    Would you marry any medical professional

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I would actively seek-out someone in the medical profession. But if that happened to be what the person did, I wouldnt have a problem with it. Like other people say, sometimes it's...
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    Noncomplaint ALF resident

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to 311ltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lock the dining room door when mealtime is over. Tell her once it's time for dinner, but don't beg. Keep a few boxed lunches in the fridge for occasions like this. Oh, and don't drop what you're doing...
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    Will never forget last night!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to PCmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Similar thing happened when friends of ours were delivering child #2. The nurse went to check on something at the desk and get things set-up for delivery. Casually said over her shoulder to maybe...
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    Can nurse ask family to wait outside while doing treatment

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to muleboy's topic in General Nursing

    I work in acute care, so it may be different. I would give the PRNs as ordered. I would not be calling the family for permission. If the doc has a problem with it, he needs to get a set and d/c the...
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    Any tips for a newly pregnant nurse?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah. I forgot about the Preggie Pop drops and scribble is right about sour things for some
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    is morphine used for N/V?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    We give ativan for n/v too. It's not a first line drug though. Could he have meant meclazine (Antivert)? Also, what else was going on with the patient? Did she have abd pain? Did she have a kidney...
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    Any tips for a newly pregnant nurse?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Be really agressive about eating, drinking and sleeping. I learned from pregnancy #1 and managed to keep the nausea to a minimum this time. Stay hydrated and don't let your stomach get too empty....
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    Are you working all the holidays because you're new?!?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Faeriewand's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Would it be hard to switch with someone who signed-up to work and didn't get it? That would probably be your best bet for this year. There's always scheduling bs. As for Easter, a lot of places don't...
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    You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    HRN-Clean gloves really protect you from the patient rather than vice-versa. Also, do you always don them immediately when just walking in the room? Have you never pulled someone's (continent and...
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    Alternative to spanking

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Stanley- I'm sorry you lost your beautiful girl!
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    Alternative to spanking

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I take that back. Sometimes he tells on himself. If I hear "Uh-oh!" I know he's doing something he knows he's not allowed to do. I go in and bust him. Then he hands the item to me like he's doing...
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    Alternative to spanking

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    So it was more life and timing than the Army it sounds like. Is there no hope for my loving, hard-headed boy? He really is good until there's something he gets his mind set-on. So far it seems...
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    Alternative to spanking

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    So, Stanley . . . . . . . How was it that the Army was able to get through to you when nothing else did? Was it just a matter of timing? I am definitely seeing and uphill battle with ds and any other...