Mec_Happens

At my facility in CA RN's place IUPC's and FSE's. We have to be signed off on 3 of each by another competent RN.

At my facility it is our policy that nurses don't hold legs...and I don't. I will support a leg and help my pt's with epidurals grab their legs, but I will not hold it for them.

Me! Me!! I get that excited. I'm fortunate in that I have the option of NOT using PTO when I stay home on-call, so I take advantage of it whenever I can. I LOVE getting that phone call. Unfortunately our census has been REALLY high lately so i...

Ditto! Congratulations! Sharp is not the best paying employer in San Diego, however I have worked for a couple of different Sharp entities, and I feel that they truly care about their employees' satisfaction and I always feel supported and that I ...

At my hospital formula is charged to the patient.

Since I work in OB all of our patients provide a Urine specimen when they check in. We have a questionnaire to screen for Domestic Violence that we leave for them to fill out while they are alone in the bathroom.

This is how it is done on my unit as well. Once our laboring patients are in active labor they become a 1:1 assignment (sometimes we'll carry 2 laboring patients if they both have an epidural and stable, but the assignment is split as soon as possib...

Is your intent to keep track of your growth as an L&D nurse? Rather than a log, what about a journal that you could write in after your shift once you get home to reflect on your own performance as a nurse. When I was a new grad I kept a journa...

In CA the LVN's and RN's are governed by 2 separate boards, so if an employer were to verify an LVN license, the RN license would not show up - they would have to check with the RN board as well. For the record, I let my LVN license lapse.

Our induction pit is the same concentration (10units/500 ml) as our post partum pit (20units/1L), but we still d/c the induction pit after delivery and only run the post partum pit - and we don't bolus it anymore unless a doctor specifies orders diff...

There's no train that goes to Grossmont. There are busses, but unfortunately I don't think San Diego is the easiest city to get around with public transportation. East county is a great place to live, but you have to be careful about certain areas ...

In addition to Hale, LactMed is an excellent resource from NIH - there's even a free app for your phone: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT On a side note - I personally love Toradol. I was discussing Toradol with an OB I work with t...

I went to Grossmont and I thought the quality of the instructors was great. I don't really know anything about Mira Costa, nor do I know anyone who actually went to Mira Costa. I had a great experience at Grossmont and I felt well-prepared for my f...

sometimes my "monthly migraine" lasts 3 or 4 days It's not pleasant at all.

If you already have a spot in the Generic program starting this spring, I say go ahead and start this spring. After you complete your LVN program it still takes FOREVER to get your LVN license (which I don't understand, but that's the way it is). S...

Ditto. I always hate to do it, but I cannot function when I have my monthly migraine

Last year I had to dressing changes for a pt who was receiving maggot debridement therapy for some non-healing wounds on her legs . Cool but gross all at the same time. I think I would have preferred the dressing made of honey

I was thinking the same thing about retained placenta and breastfeeding. I wonder if the baby was gaining weight.

Anti-homebirth laws?? Really??

There's certainly no shame in attending a CC - it's actually a smart choice if it's the most economical choice to achieve your career goals. I attending a 4 year university and have a B.S. that I never put to good use. 12 years later I completed my...

I was thinking the same thing.

This one chokes me up every time.

We have an applicator to use to place the cytotec - I can't imagine trying to place it without it, much less crushed. I've never given cytotec PO. Our policy is a reactive strip prior to placing the cytotec and then continuous monitoring (but all ...

Yes :)

I can only speak from my own experience. I have a BS in an unrelated field, and wanted to complete nursing school the fastest and most economical way possible. I completed my ADN at a local community college. After graduation last year I landed my...