Jayla

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  1. midwife or MD?

    Jayla posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    For those of you who work with pregnant/laboring women: for a normal, low risk pregnancy, which type of provider do you think is best? Either for you, personally, or your patients? I have not had a...

  2. HTN in African American community

    Jayla posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a big daytime tv person, so I don't have a strong opinion about Oprah either way. The other day I happened to be watching her show, and she made a comment about HTN in African Americans that...

  3. Do nurses really eat their young?

    Jayla posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I'm a new grad on a MS floor (just off orientation). I always heard about the "nurses eat their young" thing in school and thought it was silly, but now I'm beginning to wonder.... First...

  4. Lung Cancer Stigma

    Jayla posted a topic in General Nursing

    Given all the recent media attention to cancer, I have been thinking about my recent and personal experience with this disease. In November 2005 my father was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer....

  5. Lung Cancer Stigma

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to be clear--I do support a cure for every type of cancer. Of course, I do not want anyone to have to go through what my family is going through. My point, however, is that many people...

  6. Lung Cancer Stigma

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Also, for everyone's information: Radon is considered to be the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. today. Radon gas can come up through the soil under a home or building and...

  7. Lung Cancer Stigma

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in General Nursing

    No, I absolutely do not think it is intentionally said to be hurtful or insensitive. I agree with the above posts. From someone who is personally dealing with this disease: just because such a...

  8. question for cardiac nurses

    Jayla posted a topic in Cardiac

    I'm looking to switch into a field of nursing that would both broaden my skill set and provide a challenge. Up till now, my focus has been community/public health nursing. I'm not feeling challenged...

  9. question for cardiac nurses

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Cardiac

    Thank you so much for your response--definitely food for thought. I would imagine it would be hard to find a job on a more specialized unit with no cardiac nursing experience, though. I'm not...

  10. opinions about epidurals

    Jayla posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, so we've all heard the horror stories of bad outcomes from epidurals, and the fact that "natural" childbirth is much healthier for mom and baby has probably been drilled into every nurse (maybe...

  11. Would this discourage you?

    Jayla replied to jennifers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yep, went back to school in 2000 after graduating with a degree in Anthroplogy in 1998. I took all my prerequisites part time (2/semester) at a CC while working full time at a hospital as a CNA. The...

  12. Plan B

    Jayla replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    The problem I see is that several of the young girls/women who have requested plan B repeatedly also come in for STD testing very frequently. Many times they are positive for Gonorrhea or Chlamydia,...

  13. midwife or MD?

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So why oh why would someone say that they would only want to be attended by a midwife who has nursing training? I know i have little or no understanding of systems outside the UK, but please, give...

  14. opinions about epidurals

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello all! Thanks for all the responses! I feel like I've gleaned a lot from reading these posts, considering I have yet to experience labor myself. I did not intend for this to turn into a debate...

  15. midwife or MD?

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the replies! I think it's great that there is such support for midwifery--I guess I'm not surprised though. I'm glad to hear no one's had a bad experience with a midwife. This is pretty...

  16. Assisting in abortions

    Jayla replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, particularly an ER nurse, you assume the responsibility of saving the lives of people who take risks you may be against--every day. For example, you might be morally against IV drug use,...

  17. Need Book Recommendations in Culture and Nursing

    Jayla replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    A very comprehensive book about providing health care to latino patients is called, well, The Latino Patient (Nilda Chong). It discusses many cultural aspects of providing health care to people from...

  18. opinions about epidurals

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So, thus far the opinions seems split almost evenly. I understand the point that epidurals can make the pain of labor tolerable and the experience more enjoyable. But I also can't help but think...

  19. opinions about epidurals

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THanks for the responses! Just curious--what made the "all natural" experience your

  20. midwives and doulas

    Jayla posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wondering--for a hospital based birth, if a woman has a midwife, is a birth doula really necessary? Does a hospital based midwife essentially fill the role of doula/birth companion?

  21. posting resume online

    Jayla posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have experience posting their resume online? Where are the best places to list your resume as a nurse?

  22. cloth vs disposable diapers

    Jayla posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello! Does anyone here have experience with cloth diapers? Where do you get them, and is one brand known as the best?

  23. cloth vs disposable diapers

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! Thank you so much for all this helpful info! I will definitely start doing my

  24. cloth vs disposable diapers

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you! Would you mind asking your friend for me where she bought them

  25. Anyone hate their first job?

    Jayla posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I just quit my first nursing job. It was on a med-surg floor, which was not what I was planning to do after graduation. My goal was to go directly into community health nursing, but I got antsy...