HappyNurse2005

HappyNurse2005 RN

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  1. How long is your orientation??

    HappyNurse2005 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've got 11 weeks on labor and delivery. Though, i don't know if thats the same for everyone or not. I have been a nurse for 15 months before coming here, though, which only helps with minor things in...

  2. preventing abduction

    HappyNurse2005 replied to midwifemamma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Right now, in my L & D, we don't. No screening. Though, we are having a brand new unit being built and I hear rumblings that it will be a locked unit much like

  3. preventing abduction

    HappyNurse2005 replied to midwifemamma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WE have the ankle bands with the security tag on it. If the baby is taken too close to an elevator or stairwell, the alarms ring and the doors lock/elevators stop. we also have the matching baby...

  4. Tracking baby names

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    see, we don't keep track of baby names. we keep track of the moms stats and delivery stats, but the baby's name isn't in

  5. Tracking baby names

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anybody do this? Is this an okay thing to do? I love names, hearing names, what names are popular, etc. I've not been in L & D terribly long, but have a list of the names of babies i've helped the...

  6. Thank you note to preceptor after orientation?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm on my last day of dayshift orientation tomorrow, before going to nights. I want to give my day preceptor a thank you note for everything she's done. Is this an okay thing, or would it be...

  7. Are your pockets full?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    I beleive its hemostats that they have clamped to the bottom of their

  8. Thank you note to preceptor after orientation?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Well what I have is a generic "thank you" greeting card, blank on the inside. I wasn't going to write it up on notebook paper or

  9. Who can witness a waste?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    only licensed here. we use pyxis, and you "witness" by typing in your user name and scanning your fingerprint, and only licensed nurses have pyxis access. so no getting around it. it won't let you...

  10. Children, Husband/wife, JOb and Nursing school??!!!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    because you realize that school is NOT indefinite, it really will end one day, even if it doesn't seem like it. your situation will not permanently be as stressful as it is

  11. G's and P's question-mom has had twins

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think she means interval delivery. NOt that i knew what that was either, but i googled it and figured out that its someone pregnant with twins, and one is delivered, but one is still in

  12. Calling all users of QS charting

    HappyNurse2005 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    QS charting

  13. Calling all users of QS charting

    HappyNurse2005 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have QS. I've been on OB for 6 full weeks now, so take my opinion for what its worth-plus, i've never used anythign else for OB i have no idea if it interfaces with meditech, since we don't have...

  14. Is there any significance to a two vessel cord?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Lisky90's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i've had one pregnant lady who had a 2 vessel cord and iugr. she was on the antepartum side, though, so i dont know about how it affected her baby after birth. (i never found out) here is something...

  15. I didn't know this actually happened

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I;m the OP and no i wasn't talking about several times in one day. i was talking about one person who did it once, wasn't in hard labor, etc. Guess I'm inexperienced enough to not realize that this...

  16. I didn't know this actually happened

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I dont think it was "outrageous". I was just surprised. Of course, not having worked in teh ER, and only been in OB 5 weeks, i haven't quite run into abuse of the system type things yet, 911 for non...

  17. Mag Sulfate policy

    HappyNurse2005 replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is it standard for you to tx your mag pt's to

  18. charting tips, decels, etc

    HappyNurse2005 replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WE have boxes "variability" "acels" "decels" "interventions for decels" etc and we click on teh appropriate one. ifyou click "variable" under "decel" a box pops up wanting to describe it. I'd say...

  19. How does your facility utilize pitocin for post-3rd stage?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    20units pit in 1000ml of NS started wide open immediately after delivery of placenta. had a family practice doc though who wanted it wide open after delivery of posterior

  20. ACLS/PALS Certifcation

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    how are you going to get all your college done in 5 years, including grad school, and also work in critical care for 2 years? would you be doing that while going to school? many icu's hire right out...

  21. Looking for nursing area with less physical expectations.

    HappyNurse2005 replied to calicamper's topic in General Nursing

    how about peds icu, ifyou are still interested in teh icu environment? though, i'm sure some teenagers could weigh as much as heavy adults,too. I do labor and delivery and don't do much heavy...

  22. ACLS/PALS Certifcation

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    my certification for acls was 2 days of classes, then a test. It was offered thru my hospital, and was required for my previous position. I dont know if you can do it as a student. I dont think it...

  23. Carilion - A Place to Plug in for the long-haul?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to SkateBetty's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I work for them. I've not seen anything saying they are a top 50 employer to work for, but i wouldn't be surprised. I dont know what you know about htem already, but they are quite large. They have...

  24. Oh man did I miss an order

    HappyNurse2005 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    The floor I just came from used an interesting idea so we'd know there were new orders, but it also involves the secretary. the md would write orders, then place the chart in the rack by the...

  25. Fetal Monitoring Software

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Goldenearring1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use QS. This is the only OB unit i've ever worked on, and I've only been here for a month. So, take my opinion for what its worth. I love QS though. We have the strip stored on there, so you can...