JVanRN

This is a link I got from the Lysol Douche thread. The link was originally posted by Ktwlpn. I read it. Seem kind of weird to me. OB nurses does anyone see any huge benefit to this practice? http://onyx-ii.com/birthsong/lotus.html Lotus B...

We seem to have a run of parents that believe that subbing a "y" in place of the letter "o" in an otherwise masculine name makes it "girly" (recent ones...Carsyn, Hudsyn, Dawsyn...) No. It. Doesn't. And if you want to give your kid a unique name then...

You actually groan inwardly at the thought of higher order multiples. (goodness...triplets AGAIN?!) Whereas the rest of the population seems to think it is sooo neat and cute...the more the better.

Yes to this. It just depends on what you like. I used to think I would love to work Peds. But after being pulled there a few times, I hate it. But I absolutely love NICU (where I work now). You also couldn't pay me to work OB. I would do adult ...

Because some people are just mean and arrogant...and some of them happen to work in healthcare...and many other fields.

Kinda off topic... Fentanyl is what we routinely use for sedation for our vent babies. What does everyone else usually use?

I think the valet parking is nice enough to have, provided the improtant issues like patient safety have been addressed. Most of the time though it's not. Our hospital is pushing all this stuff too. Building a fancy new gift shop, rennovating units...

We have internet access at work. Often it's used for obtaining information related to work...but it's often abused. Online shopping, ect...there is NO WAY in hell I would shop on line at work. Just plain stupid

I have no problem being seen as a nurse in my scrubs. I've never been mistaken for dietary or housekeeping. But it is definitely a problem with non nursing personnel being mistaken for nurses (housekeeping ect...) I don't really see the caps as dem...

I have a feeling whoever takes this quiz will make a great nurse according to the quiz. It seems geared toward that result...no matter what your answer there is the rationale that nursing is perfect for you. You don´t like blood? Plenty of nursing...

Well our hospital policy for calling in sick is the same as the rest of the hospital. But I find my fellow staffers in NICU seem to be much more understanding about calling in than other areas of the hospital even when short staffed. If you are sic...

I I hope I didn´t come accross as unsupportive. I think it´s great that you want to better yourself. If you have the money to do it then go for it. You can never learn too much. Just that there are also lots of great resources out there for free ...

I was also going to ask you what is your job now? Most of what you will learn in nursing school is Med surg based. And what exactly are you looking in to buying? Are there ways you can access useful informative material without having to spend that...

It depends on your situation I guess. Right now it would be insane (not even insane...just kind of silly) for me to do because I work NICU...don´t really plan on going anywhere anytime soon and don´t really have that sort of money to spend. But I s...

Nursing can be stressful at times. Maybe he/she just had a bad day. Maybe they are just a pissy person. It exists in every field of work. Sour grapes isn't unique to nursing.

I guess it really doesn't matter. It's not like I'm going to chuck it without reading it anyway. *is your "O" key broke or something?*

We have stuff in the LDRP rooms. All of them have a warmer, o2 and suction setups. And there are 2 crash carts on the unit that sit outside the rooms and can be pulled in if needed. That said only really basic resuscitation (does that make any sen...

Again...you said it better than I could...but yes this.

The "dough" for 'sho!

This concept seems nice in theory but in practice it just seems odd. I'm trying to picture this on the floor I used to work on. All those fine sheets getting pooped on or bloodied up. People stealing the plush robes and slippers. People going thr...

I don't have a problem with a place like this, just as long as all those extra special touches that are touted in the ad aren't put on the nurses and CNA's in addition to their already full workload. (i.e I hope that is an actual dietary employee de...

I guess I'll just quote you and f/u with a "me to" since you pretty much sum up what I want to say...only more eloquently. No, TrudyRN you are not the only nurse on here who cares and has empathy. You are not an oddball.

Oh and we say we can't release a child without a carseat, but I don't see how this can be enforced either. I work NICU so when a baby is discharged we have to bring them down. I have never had a parent that did not have a car seat but as for the un...

We tell the parents to leave the carseat in the car and they are responsible for securing the child. I suppose due to liability. If I see the parents making obvious mistakes I help out though. It would be great if we had a person that was car seat...

I had a c-section and was also told 2 weeks. Then after that the doctor told me I was okay to if I would be able to slam on the brakes if I had to. Truthfully I felt physically okay that I could have drove sooner if I had to (I didn't go home on an...