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  1. Need Input from the Pros

    riern replied to StressedDad2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Glad to hear you've gotten this far. I agree with everyone else try not to stress about the weight. If the doctor thought it was a dangerous thing he would've scheduled another ultrasound sooner or...

  2. Need Input from the Pros

    riern replied to StressedDad2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's great! Sounds like everything will work out fine for you after all. You'd better start getting that room ready. Keep us

  3. artifical nails off..angry nurse

    riern replied to Lady Sapphire's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'd had my gel nails for several years and had to have them removed. I was in home health at the time as well. According to my administrator Medicare was really looking at the nail issue and we...

  4. Quick question about delivery room

    riern replied to Gabby_101's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It depends on the policies of the hospital your mom is using. I've seen patients with young children present for delivery. I don't think there will be a problem with you being there ...... just have...

  5. Shift v. Shift

    riern replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I use to be one of those day shift nurses who wondered exactly what night shift did all nite. Well, now I work some of both and I have a much better understanding. The policies don't change but the...

  6. Phasing out LPN's.

    riern replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I find this interesting because the hospital I work in has just stopped hiring LPN's. They say that according to the nurse practice act an LPN can't do an assessment so they aren't hiring any more and...

  7. Phasing out LPN's.

    riern replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    .Pardon my ego trip but I worked for years.....not months...to get my RN. Not only work but blood swear and tears! My livelihood and my families livelihood depends on my job and the decisions I make...

  8. Do you clean B/P cuffs between pts???

    riern replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    My facility currently uses disposable cuffs. However, there is some discussion about the inaccuracy of the dinamaps. One of the larger hospitals in our area has returned to the manual cuffs at least...

  9. Nurses wearing white

    riern replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Please don't make me go back to wearing all white. Yes, it looks sharp first thing in the morning before rounds, codes, deliveries, IV's , Peg tubes, baths, enemas, baby vomit, etc..and oh yeah,...

  10. Upset about work

    riern replied to vanillaskye's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what to tell you. Sounds like the DON should be talking to the house supervisor about her spell of amnesia and not doing her job. The good thing is that you work for an agency and you are...

  11. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    riern replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Never accept what your charge nurse, supervisor or even doc say if you don't think it's right. Ask them questions and get them to explain the rationale to you. Discuss why you don't agree.....listen...

  12. How much $ do RNs start out at?

    riern replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

    Dang! I'm a RN with 12 years of experience and my base is 21.08 an hour. GGGGEEEEZZZZZZ I think I'm living in the wrong state. I am in a speciality area which increases my base to 23.08 with 12...

  13. On Call dilemma

    riern replied to AngiRN's topic in Home Health

    First let me say I just left HH for all of the reasons already mentioned here. The agency I worked at was a small privately owned agency. There are currently 4 field staff RN's, 1 RN administrator...

  14. Home Health Help..Considering change from acute care to Home health

    riern replied to ORTHOGUY's topic in Home Health

    I have recently, as in last week, left HH to return to the hospital. I went to HH because I was a single mom and needed the flexibility at the time. It all depends on your employer. Some HH...

  15. Question about preeclampsia need experienced nurses!

    riern replied to Julie5's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a similar case where I work. I knew this patient personally and we had here there on bedrest, mag for a week or so. Long story short she did basically the same thing your pt did....the day...

  16. Need Input from the Pros

    riern replied to StressedDad2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with llg. Sounds like things are going relatively well. Your wife's received several celestone shots by now and she has some great support from you. Sounds like she's got pretty good doctors...

  17. Own uniforms or hospital scrubs?

    riern replied to irehc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, it is your joice to do what you do. It's also the choice of each facility to make rules and do as they see fit. No two hospitals are the same even in infection control. I am simply following...

  18. Youngest labor patient?

    riern replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a mother of a 16 year old I know all too well we can't be with them 24/7. Trust me........I've tried. My job as a mother is to educate my children and know who they're hanging out with and try to...

  19. Need Input from the Pros

    riern replied to StressedDad2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can only imagine the stress and fear you and your wife are both feeling right now. I'm a L&D RN. I've seen alot of similiar situations as I'm sure most of us have. It sounds like the doctors...

  20. labor and delivery

    riern replied to LiLcBaBy154's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work the labor and delivery nurse is also the nursery nurse. I take care of any and all pregnant women at 20 weeks gestation to delivery. I do non stress tests, assist with amnio's, labor,...

  21. Youngest labor patient?

    riern replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As I sat here reading all these posts I can't help but think about several of the young ladies I've taken care of. There was the 11 year old victim of incest who returned at 12, 13, and 15 to have...

  22. Advice

    riern replied to AmandaBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You should have at least 3 months with a preceptor as well as the basic fetal monitoring course, NRP, and STABLE. After you've had at least 6 months experience you should ask about the AWHONN fetal...

  23. Own uniforms or hospital scrubs?

    riern replied to irehc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We've done both but currently are wearing our own scrubs from home. When we have sections we put on a sterile gown over our scrubs. Our only function in the section is to assist with the newborn and...

  24. Do I LOOK Like A Nurse To You?

    riern replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I can remember as a new nurse looking at some of the more seasoned nurses, not necessarily older than me but more experienced, and thinking they looked more like nurses than I did. As I've gotten...

  25. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    riern replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    I am not, never have been and never will be ashamed of being a nurse. Becoming a nurse ranks right up there in the top 10 accomplishments of my life and one of the things I'm most proud of myself...