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  1. Twinmom06

    If you could pick your ideal job in nursing, what would it be?

    Twinmom06 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    OB - L&D - 1:1 ratio - or a Womans Health NP - clinic
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    days vs. nights--family life perspective

    Twinmom06 replied to 77for2011's topic in General Nursing

    this - I'm in school now but work as an aide overnight...I get home when they get on the bus and then sleep till 2:30 I'm able to get up, do homework with them, make dinner - see my hubby and then go...
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    Lung sounds after lobectomy

    Twinmom06 replied to alynch08's topic in General Nursing

    I'm tired and read this as "lobotomy" - and was thinking "why wouldn't she hear breath sounds after a lobotomy"
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    Sometimes it's impossible not to giggle...

    Twinmom06 replied to AtivanIM's topic in Nursing Humor

    sounds like some brain bleach is in
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    a&p II and micro in same semester?

    Twinmom06 replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did it also (although I was taking no other classes) and did well enough in both to get into the nursing
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    Sometimes it's impossible not to giggle...

    Twinmom06 replied to AtivanIM's topic in Nursing Humor

    had a patient last week - he had moments of lucidity interspersed with moments of hilarity...anyway when discussing going to an assistive facility his answer - "I can't go there - those women want sex...
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    Which states hire new grads?

    Twinmom06 replied to greyL's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    northeastern PA (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre north to the NY border) hires new grads...Philly doesn't - not sure about
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    Learning to count newborn heart rate

    Twinmom06 replied to anurseatlast's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    its not uncommon for young children to have an S3 sound when they are normally healthy...I always heard murmurs as a swishing along with the s3 - my 6 year old has an s3 and the ped (and research I've...
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    Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

    Twinmom06 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I thought PA's didn't have prescriptive authority where NP's
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    Could I get your opinion?

    Twinmom06 replied to robinlyons's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same issue - I marked once and then wrote in the other that I didn't have
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    As a nurse will I be exposed to dead patients a lot?

    Twinmom06 replied to Mrs.Davis's topic in General Nursing

    I just did my first post mortem care a few weeks ago...granted I wasn't there when she passed, the charge nurse took several of my classmates to pull lines and foleys etc...it was an interesting...
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    How do you listen to respirations on newborn?

    Twinmom06 replied to strawberryluv's topic in General Students

    for new borns they breathe so fast that you kind of have to tune out the heart tones...if you need to count the respirations without listening, I just count the # of times the umbilical cord clamp...
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    isolettes and premies

    Twinmom06 replied to ladytraviler's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    while I don't know exactly about the temp probe (I worked as an aide in OB) any of our infants that were in the isolette were in a diaper only with their t-shirts and hats in the isolette with them so...
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    How old is your hospital?

    Twinmom06 replied to NevadaFighter's topic in General Nursing

    3 of the hospitals in my area are over 100 years old, and have added on so there is an "old side" and a "new side" (and even the new side is over 40 years old)...nothing historically significant about...
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    Do your own work!!!

    Twinmom06 posted a topic in General Students

    ok so we have to do a care plan for our clinical - yes only one! I have a classmate in my clinical group that keeps sending me text messages and FB messages asking me to email her my care plan so she...
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    To the nurses who work on the Peds/maternity floor: what are the NA roles?

    Twinmom06 replied to chariot's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked as an extern/NA on LDRP, and we did vitals on mom and baby (we didn't weigh diapers though) and ALL babies were weighed at midnight. We also did the first bath before mom went to post partum...
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    Bad things happen in 3's?

    Twinmom06 replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    no but in the OB department I worked on for the summer, whenever we worked nights with the one doc births came in
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    Post Partum nurse Pt ratio

    Twinmom06 replied to nursecaresalot's topic in Ob/Gyn

    the OB unit I worked on this summer was a max of 4 couplets (we had a total of 14 PP rooms) and often if there were too few nurses scheduled or the unit couldn't get an NRP certified float the LPN's...
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    SNA?

    Twinmom06 replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Students

    our SNA doesn't charge dues, we do
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    Out of these 4 drug handbooks, which one should I get?

    Twinmom06 replied to CCMNursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Another vote for Davis here
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    REALLY need help: How do I stay awake during class?

    Twinmom06 replied to Lucidity's topic in General Students

    um...honest opinion - get yourself checked for sleep apnea - I thought I was getting a decent nights sleep too - until I went for a sleep study (part of a cardiac workup that wound up negative) and...
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    How to handle a situation

    Twinmom06 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    first of all if you have a call bell attendant does it not make sense that she answer the call bell? I answer them (as a student and an aide) and if they want something I can't provide (ie meds) I'll...
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    Nurse Internship Question

    Twinmom06 replied to lb_2014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just finished mine up on August 1st - I did L&D and absolutely loved it...I agree try to find one where you'd like to work after
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    Nobody told me that after graduation...

    Twinmom06 replied to smclean27's topic in General Nursing

    if you're willing to move up to NE PA (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) there are the 2 major competing health systems (CHS and Geisinger) that have a vast array of nursing jobs
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    Hospital Infant Security Systems

    Twinmom06 replied to BABYRN916's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we use the Safe Place bands that go on the ankle - our transmitters just got upgraded and seem to be working much better...they do alarm frequently because the transmitters are pressure/heat sensitive...