HazeK

HazeK

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  1. Negativity in Vegas nursing?

    HazeK replied to Paleobug's topic in Nevada Nursing

    There is some negativity here. Partly due to the tremendous NEED for more nurses. Partly due to high patient/nurse ratios in some areas of nursing. Partly as many of us are such indebted middle class...

  2. HELP! Need Las Vegas Nursing Info

    HazeK replied to mw4cc's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Please, oh please contact my boss, Lisa Holtzclaw, Perinatal Unit Manager at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas! Her phone number is 702-731-8297! You can also contact her my mail at 3186 S. Maryland...

  3. Lpn ????

    HazeK replied to SavageWist's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Check with University Medical Center, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Valley Hospital, etc. on their 'on line' websites. There is a tremendous nursing shortage here! I don't know salaries, sorry....

  4. I've been offered a travel assignment in St.

    HazeK replied to passing thru's topic in Nevada Nursing

    St. George, Utah is located in the southernmost tip of Utah, about 2 hrs from Las Vegas. It is a medium to small town, with a small college, Dixie College located there. The town is very conservative...

  5. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    HazeK replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    can't handle Peds nursing! can't do treatments that hurt, etc on kids!

  6. c section question

    HazeK replied to renerian's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I must agree with this posting! Perhaps the unit was very busy, and very full so MD's were discharging pt's early to make more postpartum beds available? Not a very good practice. Suggest she let the...

  7. Lotus births.

    HazeK replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Uh, I remember being with my beagle when she had her littler of puppies. After several minutes of life, she knawed through the umbilical cord and ate the placenta (argh, it was so gross!). Maybe...

  8. Any male nurses on your OB unit???

    HazeK replied to *Ferty~OB~RN*'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    we had a husband/wife "traveler" L&D RNs team that were great... actually, the guy was even better nurse than his wife! Very professional, knowledgeable, sensitive, caring...and, after the...

  9. NRP classes

    HazeK replied to ohfeelyafundi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    charge the book fee and twice your hourly salary...should be about right! just a

  10. Birthing positions

    HazeK replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    still using the birthing bed stirrups...argh!

  11. readers digest? nursing shortage!!!

    HazeK replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    I read the article about the day of the ICU nurse...and knew exactly how she felt! I've copied the article, shared it with friends, family, and fellow nurses as the author documented very accurately...

  12. concept mapping

    HazeK replied to mrdoc2005's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I know I've been out of nursing school for a long, long time, but what IS concept mapping??? educate an old nurse, please! Haze

  13. triage

    HazeK replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mine is a 400+ del/month unit. We have a 6 bed Triage unit, staffed by 2 EXPERIENCED RNs. Some days, a nice place to work: Some days, oh my gosh! Usually see between 10 and 30 patients in 12 hr...

  14. An Over-population of nurses?

    HazeK replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    My sentiments exactly! I'm 52 now...& figure I will have to work until age 70...or my entrance into the nursing home or the casket...whichever comes first! LOL! Hugs

  15. Pitocin after delivery

    HazeK replied to babies_r_us's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pitocin: 20 or 30 Units to a liter, run wide open x 15", then rate at 125cc/hr til liter completed. Usually DC IV at that

  16. Is a pacifier a chargeable item in your facility?

    HazeK replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    nope, not a charged

  17. Student with questions on first OB clinicals

    HazeK replied to Mrs.Yost's topic in Ob/Gyn

    you'll do fine! just posting this shows you are eager to learn! ask questions, don't waste opportunites "chatting" w/ other students tell charge nurse what you'd like to see/accomplish... so she'll...

  18. The Circumcision Discussion

    HazeK replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh Groan!! Circumcision: NOT medically indicated MY SONS? Circumcised, to "match" their dad, HIS

  19. GBS treatment??

    HazeK replied to Chttynurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    in-office patient education + responsive pharmacy +alert nurses= good coverage for Beta strep moms! will note that many of our docs do NOT treat moms if delivery is by C/S! i still worry a bit about...

  20. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    HazeK replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You might also let your daughter know that women are notorious for "embellishing" their experiences, so that the 'teller-of-the-tale' gets setra sympathy, or admiration for their endurance! You know,...

  21. The opposite of nursing????

    HazeK replied to javamom's topic in General Students

    medicine nursing takes care of the patient.... medicine diagnoses and treats a

  22. number of nurses in delivery room

    HazeK replied to califrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absolutely, Always two for c/s..... 90% of the time, two for lady partsl deliveries. On occasion, is RN & tech for lady partsl deliveries "when the bus has unloaded"!

  23. Nurses rat on nurses

    HazeK replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, there is a secured back door from the parking lot that the OB docs all have key cards for....but the nurses have to walk around to the main entrance! argh! Supposedly, is just so they can get it...

  24. Nurses rat on nurses

    HazeK replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    Dear 'new RN'... I've been in this business for a long, long time. I don't "rat out" on the nurse who uses the door restricted for MDs only. I don't "sell out" the nurse who drops the patient's...

  25. Can you be pro-life and an OB/GYN nurse at the same time?

    HazeK replied to KarenAR's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a nurse, you have a right to your own belief and values! You have a right to restrict your practice to nursing situations that you are morally comfortable with! You do NOT have a right to IMPOSE...