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  1. surgery nurses

    MissJoRN replied to prettypear38655's topic in Operating Room

    We've had some threads on this in the past. It seems like this is a question that many members don't "like" to answer although it's a very good one. I know that I have a hard time answering it when a...

  2. Charting in the OR

    MissJoRN replied to DM74LA's topic in Operating Room

    All that fits on a form shorter than you'd expect, LOL. Whether it's a paper chart or computer system most are set up in a way that you check or cirle what applies. The NANDA style "careplan" is...

  3. Charting in the OR

    MissJoRN replied to DM74LA's topic in Operating Room

    You aren't an OR, nurse, right? My post is assuming that you are not- We attest that the pt was checked for identity, site, and allergies (in addition to the seperate "correct site form" and signing...

  4. cloth vs disposable diapers

    MissJoRN replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just read that Fuzzi Bunz are one of ebays top 10 in the baby category... no surprise since I have bid on many Fuzzi Bunz auctions over the last few months and only won two of them! One of their...

  5. Certified Pediatric Nurse Examination

    MissJoRN replied to PEDSICU's topic in Pediatric

    It's for RNs who have a minimal number of hours in pediatrics- basically equivalent to full time for 2 years or part time for 4 years. It is a bonus landing a job in some hospitals and some hospitals...

  6. cloth vs disposable diapers

    MissJoRN replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wish there was an easy answer to "which kind should I get!" I have several different brands & styles to try out. Can't wait until the baby and her butt get here! So far I like the design of...

  7. Common practice in the USA

    MissJoRN replied to dzenkipenki's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm not apologizing for you;) - This board does get some wackos and everyone is entitled to a bad/cranky/cynical day. Hey, let's combine the two concepts... maybe some of the wide eyed "I'll be...

  8. Do Patients Try to Tip You?

    MissJoRN replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had one elderly russian pt tip me $20 one night, I tried to trun it down but he was very insistant, I explained that the hospital pays me for "all those nice things" He glared, shook his head and...

  9. Real-World Nursing Assessment

    MissJoRN replied to BirdFeederLady's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that's where my ealry AM sarcasm came in... when you're telling the pt and family what you're doing, how do you possibly explain this without looking like a whacko? I can preface a lot of...

  10. Common practice in the USA

    MissJoRN replied to dzenkipenki's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm stepping outside my area, so sorry, but since the OP said she doesn't have the skill or knowledge of a CRNA I wonder if she's asking about an "aide" position. Our hospital uses LPNs to assist the...

  11. Real-World Nursing Assessment

    MissJoRN replied to BirdFeederLady's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I didn't give the impression that anyone should be peeking in undies. I just wanted to remember that we do a lot of assessments "out of the corner of our brains" without even realizing it, for...

  12. How Did We Survive?

    MissJoRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    My mom brags that I never got into anything I wasn't supposed to... all she had to do was say NO, so why bother childproofing? I seriously wonder though if I was ever let out of that playpen?? They...

  13. Nurses with sign language experience?

    MissJoRN replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I do feel that since signing, like all foreign languages has an "accent" that is very hard to fake, anyone who depends on sign will notice right away who is and who isn't fluent. Maybe it's just...

  14. Real-World Nursing Assessment

    MissJoRN replied to BirdFeederLady's topic in General Nursing

    As a peds nurse let me tell you that 9 time out of 10 the admitting doctor will write "deferred" under that section of the H&P form. If there is some newly noticed endocrine problem, then yess...

  15. watches - best for nurses?

    MissJoRN replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Students

    I use a "timex kids" watch. It has a very elastic band, second hand, and indiglo. I just wrap the band around the Y part of my stethoscope and it's ID tag and can keep an eye on the second hand...

  16. Nurses with sign language experience?

    MissJoRN replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't try to explain anything "new" to a patient in any language I wasn't very fluent in even if I thought I had the vocabulary but I do use signing with deaf adults for the more routine aspects...

  17. Snack ideas?

    MissJoRN replied to akvarmit's topic in Home Health

    Oh yeah, there's nothing like trying to teach a CHFer that canned soup is unhealthy then remembering that I ate a bag of cheetos ofr "breakfast" I do mostly private duty now and try to pack a good...

  18. Interview anxiety... pregnant?

    MissJoRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm even more nervous since i did a forum search and didn't find anyone else asking this. I have a job interview scheduled next week for a perdiem position that I really want but I'm 28 weeks...

  19. temporal Artery Thermometer and Peds in the ED

    MissJoRN replied to sguthland's topic in Emergency

    I'm not in the ED but we do use these in peds homecare a lot. I'd be very open to having them on the floor. I think rectal will always be the gold standard for peds and sometimes the only way to go...

  20. Work as a student nurse?

    MissJoRN replied to SarahLovesNovember's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I'm not sure what the OP situation is, or the situation of other students who are reading this and asking the same questions but I had to work when I was a student. I had bills, etc. I was...

  21. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    MissJoRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I miss the Dr paging system... it was almost like an inside joke (not that those moments were funny) but patients and vistors never caught on. We haven't used that in a few years and I can't even...

  22. Work as a student nurse?

    MissJoRN replied to SarahLovesNovember's topic in General Nursing

    Here, you can work in a hospital as a tech/student nurse extern/nurse's aide/etc. Some homecare agencies will also hire student nurses after a set number of clinicals as home health aides. "Assisted...

  23. IV push rates

    MissJoRN replied to fleasle's topic in General Nursing

    We use that IV book, too. Even though ours was a "floor copy" I wasn't afraid to highlight some of the most important facts about meds- rate, fluid compat., tubing compat. No one else ever...

  24. How long is maternity leave in the US?

    MissJoRN replied to Marra Jade's topic in General Nursing

    US comany led family values are sad! Not only do we need to return our still post-partum condition bodies/minds to work so quickly, we have to dump our still breastfeeding babies off at daycare to do...

  25. Labeling preps???

    MissJoRN replied to scrubnurse's topic in Operating Room

    2 suggestions (and no opinions) would it be possible for the scrub to make lables for you and hand them over? I'm sure I wouldn't mind taking the extra moment to write paint or scrub for my circ and...