HappyNurse2005

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  1. Cosmetic Nursing Job for New Grad - Advice Please

    HappyNurse2005 replied to SparkleRN's topic in Aesthetics

    the OR/scrubbing and PACU experience would serve you well. As far as L&D goes, if the labor unit does their own c/sections, then your OR experience would be

  2. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    well, when helping a woman who was having a natural childbirth, i checked her cervix and she began pushing quickly. she leaned forward and grabbed the first thing she got a hold of--my breast. thats...

  3. To recommend or not to recommend?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    I am less willing to say that it is a socioeconomic thing--that those who grew up poor/working poor are more likely to have a strong work ethic. I've met many a person/patient/etc who is of a low...

  4. big babies...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    criss --- I had a 10lbs 7oz son over an intact perineum :) which leads toa funny story. an ob came out of a delivery and said "that was a big baby" so we asked how big. she said "3800g" i said thats...

  5. big babies...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My big fatty needed a little extra help to get started, too. First apgar was 2, was kinda bluish. Totally dashed my plans of him being delivered and placed right on my

  6. big babies...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My fourth baby was 10 pounds 7 ounces, born lady partslly with an intact perineum. I'm only 5'1. I did have a shoulder dystocia, and my baby had a fractured clavicle from it. (no treatment required,...

  7. Moving out of hospital bedside nursing

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I left the hospital for a community health position....i miss the hospital or maybe its just that i miss the field of patients i was working with (laboring women) there is still stress and pointless...

  8. Tonight's Boston Med: nurses featured!

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know last week there was discussion about how nurses were NOT featured in the first episode. Tonight, 10 minutes in, they've shown two nurses talking and working. the first one addressed how people...

  9. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    pregnant woman with a history of hansen's (leprosy). not active, hadn't had it for a long time. they weren't sure what to do with her. airborne precautions, standard precautions, etc. active TB in a...

  10. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    saw a pregnant woman with diabetes insipidus---put out 8 liters in 12 hours. didnt know she had it right away, i just knew that i was dumping her FOley bag over and over and over again...

  11. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    i answered the phone at work once, and it was another nurse asking if she could stay home for her shift that started in 2 hours. why? it had just recently snowed several inches (it doesn't snow a lot...

  12. Fed up with Stupid Parents

    HappyNurse2005 replied to TXPediNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Did you seriously say that to a parent? "Where did you get your medical degree?" Really inappropriate of you... Parents, Medicaid or not, don't have the academic knowledge base that you do, and do not...

  13. do grad schools generally tell you why you were rejected?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I know someone who recently applied to a grad school, and was rejected. not even wait-listed. she asked someone on teh phone why she was rejected and they said they couldnt tell her, but that she...

  14. Tonight's Boston Med: nurses featured!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Mr Chew's update--

  15. Tonight's Boston Med: nurses featured!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    update on baby Sam: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/24119276/detail.html doing well, dad is home from iraq. 14 months old now. I loved Mr and Mrs Chew-he was always in such good spirits, and...

  16. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Before nursing school, i was 20 years old working at a gas station for $7.25 an hour. I used to think that $10 an hour was an awesome job. The idea of even $20/hr was excellent! I'm sure that...

  17. Tonight's Boston Med: nurses featured!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Lifesajourney-- Google bostonmed and you can fine their website and watch the first episode in its entirety (this was only the 2nd episode). Tomorrow they will probably have tonights whole episode...

  18. Tonight's Boston Med: nurses featured!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Although not an ER nurse, I understand frustration with patients poor choices. This is also an edited show, so we don't see the whole situation. Not many nurses shown this episode, but more than last...

  19. accepted to grad school! Frontier, here I come!

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Very excited to say that today I heard that I was accepted to Frontier's class 83 for nurse-midwifery! 3rd on teh waiting list for the earlier class, but I have a definite spot in the class starting...

  20. Master's in nursing with low GPA of 2.4

    HappyNurse2005 replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    you also have to consider that many grad schools may want you to have some nursing experience before applying to grad school....... ( i say many, because I am not the expert on all grad schools out...

  21. Embarassing but true, please advise

    HappyNurse2005 replied to marathongirl102's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    DEFINITELY check with the board of nursing in your state to make sure they'd even let you be licensed. I know a girl who had a few misdemeanors from 10 years ago (no dui, though) and she was able to...

  22. accepted to grad school! Frontier, here I come!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Bzmom- Thanks! I'm very excited. When you say you applied to the May/June program, do you mean next year? What was the class number? I was unaware the 2011 calendar was out. Generally, they try...

  23. White Supremacist patients

    HappyNurse2005 replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Once took care of the wife of a well known white supremacist. He was with her the entire time. He never made any remarks of a questionable nature, never flashed any hail hitler signs, no tattoos or...

  24. Did everyone flunk their college writing courses?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    I am more concerned with the ability to express thoughts/opinions coherently than grammar/spelling errors. Some posters here may not have English as their first language. Oh, and not breaking up a...

  25. Help choosing an online program

    HappyNurse2005 replied to StarrySkies's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    starryskies- since you want to learn about birth centers/starting one/etc in yoru cnm program, here is a copy of frontier's class schedule for cnm program. note the classes that are about birth...