HappyNurse2005

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  1. Waived vs Can do?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    ah, yes, but if someone has has sats in the 80s, i'll put some o2 on them and then let doc know. back when i worked pcu, the docs would often write orders to titrate o2 to keep sats up, (so if o2 was...

  2. CAN you believe this! - Bad Portrayal of nurses in my local paper

    HappyNurse2005 replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    Was this in response to an article, or just a random letter to the

  3. Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is another thing I didn't realize was as common as it is-people who want to feel zip in the way of pain. granted, most women who want epidurals do say that they want to wait until the pain is...

  4. Hypochondriac Nurses

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HillNPStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a horrid hypochondriac, though i believe a more proper term is suffering from "health anxiety". Really, i thought i had everything. One red spot on my arm-it was some weird infectious...

  5. fear of vomit?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like to look at vomit. well, if its on a person's mouth or the like, its okay, because its not much. puddles of it, pools of it, all of it in an emesis basin-no way. i give them the basin,...

  6. Have started nights on my L&D...

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    after 7 weeks of day orientation, have finished my 1st week of night orientation. I was really afraid about nights, that i wouldn't be able to do it, but i have. there's just always something to do so...

  7. Have started nights on my L&D...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yeah, after a year on my first job, i also moved where i wanted to be. and you're also right-night shift sounds worse in theory than it actually is. esp on l&D where we keep hopping all

  8. NPO for labor?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to 2curlygirls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ice chips only (unless cervidil induction). same reasons as mentioned above. sometimes, if okay with anesthesia, we give them

  9. NOC shift-how do you arrange your sleep?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just started nights 2 weeks ago. my previous nursing job, i did my day orientation,then did nights 1 week before switching back to days. i was so tired, couldnt sleep during the day, i couldnt stay...

  10. single moms and working late

    HappyNurse2005 replied to firetopaz's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you live far away? 12 hour shifts and you get home at 10pm?? is this a 7a-7p shift? wow. thats just really long after a shift. could you work night shift? then you would only miss her for the few...

  11. Flu shot or not?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    ya never know-why not get it? the flu would really suck. i got mine yesterday, and now my arm hurts like heck!!! but hey, better than getting the flu. i was pretty pissy from having a cold recently,...

  12. Transferring w/in a hospital or w/in a hospital system...which is best?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    having nicu experience would help with a nicu job. go ahead and apply for nicu at the hospital you really want-you might be surprised. If nicu is really what you want, i'd apply at the other nicu and...

  13. hired on the spot? does it happen?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired on the spot during my interview for my labor and delivery job, but, there were several open positions. the job i had before that i had to wait about a week. when i applied for the nicu, i...

  14. In-hospital MDs take pressure off physicians

    HappyNurse2005 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I liked the hospitalists b/c they were always around. Many of our local docs didn't come to the hospital, and te patients automatically saw the hospitalists (i chose my own pcp by making sure that she...

  15. Duties of OB nurses (and others) Please feel free to add!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am. not all OB nurses are. Yes. all post op patients are in the PACU after csection, and are on cardiac monitoring while in PACU. all PACU nurses are acls

  16. What do patients say that irks you?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I i hope you knew this patient's faith and beliefs before saying this. i'd never say anything like that to a patient if i didn't know-what if they were agnostic/muslim/some other

  17. What do patients say that irks you?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How about, after checking cervix : how big's my cootchie? to which i say, its the same size on the outside, we're checking the inside. same person didnt want a mirror to watch baby come out, but...

  18. What do you have?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to babynrsrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    though, on occasion, its been busy enough that a lady partsl delivery was done in the OB

  19. What do you have?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to babynrsrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hmm....let me think (and count) currently 8 LDR's 10 antepartum rooms 3 bed triage unit 3 OR's dedicated to OB surgery (some c/s are also done in general OR) OB pacu 275-300 deliveries a month...

  20. My first Interview....

    HappyNurse2005 replied to BansheebabeRn's topic in General Nursing

    wait, are those combined on one unit? cardiac progressive care and post op ortho? don't really seem like they go together too well. too much to get the hang of all at once, as a new grad-the ins and...

  21. Pinning ceremony, now that you're an RN, was it worth it?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    ps-we did have to buy the fancy white outfit to wear to pinning,but it was 30

  22. Pinning ceremony, now that you're an RN, was it worth it?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    Ours was in a nice local performance hall, with a caterer afterwards. We raised the money for it through several, several fundraisers throughout the year. All each individual had to pay was for the...

  23. How many Pt do you take care of?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    1 patient in active labor (and that one patient will monopolize your time-the q15minute charting for epidurals/pitocin really add up!). plus, after they have the baby, and the nursery RN goes up...

  24. What doctors do that bugs you...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How about walking into the room, knowing fully they are going to do something like SVE or AROM, but don't shut the door behind them as they walk in? the lady could have her bottom half out for...

  25. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    HappyNurse2005 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    once was checking blood with another nurse, in the patients room. got to the part where i was supposed to read off the expiration date-i said "well it expired yesterday, but i bet its still good. just...