Jayla

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  1. Running About a Quart Low on Compassion?

    Jayla replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I know you were frustrated, but your post really made me laugh! You have to set limits with manipulative patients, and that's exactly what you did! That doesn't make you a bad nurse....

  2. Best area to start nursing carreer?

    Jayla replied to Bicycleboy's topic in General Nursing

    Me too! I think the concept that everyone has to do a year med surg is old school. Nursing is a diverse field--one of the reasons many of us picked it. If there's something you gravitate towards more...

  3. Some questions for me....

    Jayla replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you like to read (and have time) I would recommend the book: The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (author: Hence Goer). It lays out research-based info on a lot of the questions you asked....

  4. I really need to talk about this! (long)

    Jayla replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Would you really think about quitting a job over one incident with one person? The reason I ask is because sometimes in stressful situations it's very easy to let tempers flare. I'm well acquainted...

  5. Taking an EXTRA birth control pill???

    Jayla replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We all make mistakes--I've dropped mine down the sink before! I can't imagine it would hurt to double up since that's what you do when you miss a pill. If I were you, I'd just keep taking them like...

  6. thrombocytopenia during pregnancy

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh! Another thing that kind of worried me is that she said she's been eating the same diet through the whole pregnancy, but has put on the majority of 40 lbs over the past several weeks. I think...

  7. thrombocytopenia during pregnancy

    Jayla posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all! I just spoke with pregnant pt (I'm a PHN who does healthy start home visits) who told me that she has developed thrombocytopenia; GA is 35 wks. She's having no other signs/symptoms of...

  8. Nightshift & Grad School?

    Jayla replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just wondering--have you considered weekend option?

  9. I want to interview a public health nurse

    Jayla replied to Dratz's topic in Public, Community Health

    Well...I'm a PHN in an urban, very diverse area here in the US. 1. language/cultural barriers are huge. Luckily, we have access to an interpreter line and I speak spanish, but it can be very...

  10. What's the best way to get into community health?

    Jayla replied to jen42's topic in Public, Community Health

    No need to apologize--that's what these forums are all about. The department where I work is unique in my state (MD) in that it has a "generalized" PHN program. Meaning, we do all sorts of stuff! One...

  11. FNP vs WHNP vs Midwife vs PA???

    Jayla replied to lauritasol's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lauritasol, I read your post and was just wondering--If what you really want is to work with pregnant moms and deliver babies, why not just work to be a midwife? I know you want to have a marketable...

  12. Children and career?

    Jayla posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm turning 30 this month and recently got married. I'm having maternal urges like I never have before in my life! I know this isn't the right time for us though. My husband is in school and working...

  13. Children and career?

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. SNRachel, You have my respect, that's for sure! I'm amazed. I think you're absolutely right--there never is the "right" time. I am a planner by nature, unfortunately, so I'm always trying to...

  14. Children and career?

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Seems like we're on opposite ends of the spectrum Aspenice. I don't have a choice about going back to school. I signed a 4 year contract with the federal government--they pay for the BS and MSN and I...

  15. NP market?

    Jayla replied to Papadoc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not an FNP (yet) but I think you hit the nail on the head! I think rural areas are in many cases desperate for PCPs, whether MD, NP, PA...Why else would the National Health Service Corps exist? Of...

  16. Thoughts about Prenatal Screening Tests

    Jayla posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    it seems that prenatal screening (triple screen, ultrasound) often cause unecessary anxiety in expecting parents. what are some experiences and thoughts regarding this issue? obstetrical...

  17. Thoughts about Prenatal Screening Tests

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    very interesting points. i guess what concerns me with certain screening tests are the high rates of false positives causing unecessary stress. what i though was interesting about this article was the...

  18. Nurse practitioners

    Jayla replied to button2cute's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As an RN who will be starting an NP program in the fall of '06, I'd love to see some of the anwers to these questions too. And, no, I'm not writing a paper

  19. "Natural" birth

    Jayla replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What do L&D staff do to help these patients progress in such situations? I'm just wondering what a person can do during a future labor experience to increase her chances of VBAC... I have a...

  20. Publi Health/Community Health Certification

    Jayla replied to Profbeaman's topic in Public, Community Health

    So, I don't really understand-- After October 15 there will no longer be an opportunity to become certified in C/PHN? What if we don't have 2 years experience yet in community/public

  21. What do patients say that irks you?

    Jayla replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

  22. Discussing patients condition /prognosis

    Jayla replied to undecided's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, I feel like education is a huge part of my role. I feel that if the provider has explained something to a pt, but not in a way a pt can understand, OR the pt needs further reinforcement of...

  23. nurse practitioner

    Jayla replied to Crazy Hippie's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of types of nursing that don't require lifting--public health nursing, psychiatric nursing, working in a doctor's office, research, informatics. NPs have quite a bit more...

  24. Got the job....

    Jayla replied to anc33's topic in Public, Community Health

    I really can't say what they'll ask you, but I can tell you that I wasn't grilled during my interview at all. Public health is all about prevention and education, so you should express interest in...

  25. severe varicosities

    Jayla replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your sound words! You're absolutely right, and I will be calling the doc first thing tomorrow morning. Health care access just happends to be a topic I feel very passionatly about, but you...