osdbmom

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1. Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

   osdbmom replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thats interesting. I have had four babies, only one of them I had a female physician for the birth. I don't think I really cared either way about my ob/gyns gender. Really, when "push comes to shove"...

2. Ritalin prescribed for daydreaming...

   osdbmom replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

   My son is very daydreamy, sometimes has trouble focusing. After he was retained in the first grade, his very well meaning teacher asked me if I would ask his Dr. about the possibility of ADD. So, we...

3. home health agencies

   osdbmom posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I am considering taking the classes for CNA, while I finish my degree, so that I can get working now. I've done direct care before, and I liked it, but I wonder if my experience was typical, bc I...

4. Just a mom

   osdbmom posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   How do you set up a resume when you've been a stay at home parent for a long while? I mean, I have worked in an office, with pregnant teen or single moms in crisis, I've done direct care for the...

5. Peds is NOT easy!

   osdbmom replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

   when my son was 3, he could swallow a whole handful of pills at once...but he had to do it dry, couldn't coordinate swallow pills AND a liquid at once. But, he knew he had to take them. Now, he's...

6. Peds is NOT easy!

   osdbmom replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

   Oh, Goldsj, I was just reading and thinking, about what it is probably like from your point of view. It made me remember a rough week a couple years ago. My dad died very unexpectedly, and as we were...

7. Peds is NOT easy!

   osdbmom replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

   Interesting thread. Im not on your side of the fence yet, but let me say from the other side of the fence, that having a sick kid is really scary. Having a sick kid who isnt going to get better...

8. Neighbors, friends, and family coming by for nursing advice

   osdbmom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   My mother told her lawyer (and I was sitting there, mortified, bc she hadn't discussed this with me first) to put it in her legal papers/will that I am to be in charge of her when she is old and sick...

9. Is it so bad?

   osdbmom posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I am going to be looking for work hopefully starting this summer, and often see job posting for dialysis center like Davita. I would be applying as phlebotomy/patient care tech type positions....

10. In all honesty

    osdbmom posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Im not sure how honest I should be. I should have my phlebotomy certification by May and hope to start looking for work at that time. My last job was more than 9 years ago, and at that time, I didnt...

11. The Mockery of Nursing

    osdbmom replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am currently a student, and for me right now, school is basically my job. Im serious. My kids future is depending on me succeeding in this. I can't tell you how much it floors me when I hear...

12. Dilemma in clinical?

    osdbmom replied to mursetudent25's topic in General Students

    Thank you. I really do want to learn to do this the right way. :) It can be hard to apply class learning to real life situations. In class, we are told, "Even looking for a vein or putting on a...

13. Dilemma in clinical?

    osdbmom replied to mursetudent25's topic in General Students

    Okay, thank you for explaining that. So, if this were a small child I would say something like this: "Okay, I understand what you are saying, but Nurse so and so can't come right now. If you need to...

14. I guess that door is closed:(

    osdbmom replied to osdbmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would love to be in a situation where I am working and can pay for my own school. Unfortunately, in my area even the part time jobs at McDonalds are being fought for. The factories have closed....

15. Coffee Addiction

    osdbmom replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I have a serious mountain dew addiction. Its a problem. I keep trying to stop, but I am always tired and I can't get past the withdrawal migraines. A year or so ago, I took my son to an ER for a...