HazeK

HazeK

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  1. What Freaks You Out?

    HazeK replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, how hysterical this posting is! I feel so, so much better knowing others have things that bother them! I loved the chicken feathers one--I'll be sure to bath daily, just to keep my feather count...

  2. BSN minimum requirement

    HazeK replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Professionally speaking: BSN should be entry-level requirement (no other "profession" does NOT require this) Realistically speaking: we need nurses! So I'm grateful for them however they get their RN!...

  3. BSN minimum requirement

    HazeK replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Professionally speaking: BSN should be entry-level requirement (no other "profession" does NOT require this) Realistically speaking: we need nurses! So I'm grateful for them however they get their RN!...

  4. PPH and REDHEADS?

    HazeK replied to rtadpole's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So funny to read our myths/beliefs in print... but I agree!!! Years of experience confirm! Maybe I will have "natural hair color" added to our computerized forms so we can 'pull out' color of hair vs...

  5. Wanted- tips on bathing stillborns, etc....

    HazeK replied to LDRN697's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't meant to gross you out, but if the baby is very, very peeling when you go to wash it, just scrub a bit with a wet wash cloth & most of the peeling sking will come off into the bath water,...

  6. L&D pain scale

    HazeK replied to gravida's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pain scale documentation is now required by JCAHO...however, most first-time early labor patients have NO concept of pain, so it is absolutely hysterical to chart their perceived "10"s and have no...

  7. Spanish speaking patients in labor

    HazeK replied to gravida's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First: Get ALL your local MDs to post signs in their offices, IN SPANISH, requesting the patients to always bring their own interpreter to office AND HOSPITAL VISITS. Federal law requires hospitals to...

  8. Travel Nursing/ Couple looking to travel needs some Advice...

    HazeK replied to FamilymanRNBSN L/D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use Travelers extensively in our unit at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. Ask for Diane Williams at 702-731-8297, our unit manager. She can tell you what companies we are currently using, &...

  9. Pain Meds

    HazeK replied to KWOBRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Currently, most docs are ordering Stadol 1-2 mg, with or without Phenergan 25mg. Given w/ the phenergan, the 'hangover' last much longer, so should be avoided if delivery anticipated in Occas MDs...

  10. Bereavement/Demise Nursing

    HazeK replied to Luv2BRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's some hints: "starting from ground zero" Rather than doing this, see if management will send you for RTS Bereavement Services Coordinator Training! It is a two day course that will not...

  11. Retirement in 25 Years???

    HazeK replied to blindog45's topic in General Nursing

    What a great idea! I have 27 years in the profession...and, at age 49, shudder to think of the physical challenge of working like this until I am 65 or 70! As I age, work-related injuries &...

  12. Magnesium sulfate policy

    HazeK replied to Pamela67's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, overkill! Try this as more realistic, appropriate & better tolerated by pts: VS q15 min during bolus (we bolus 2 to 6 gm boluses over 20-30 min) VS q 1 hr x first four...

  13. males in the delivery room

    HazeK replied to dcuson's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IF you are skilled, compassionate, love patient care, & are sensitive to patients' feelings, THEN go for it! I wish I could tell you the name of the gentleman, but we had a "Traveler" L&D RN...

  14. Tell us about your computer system

    HazeK replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Our 30 bed, high-risk L&D unit went to computerized fetal monitoring over 10 years ago........then, we added "event documentation on the computer strip" (like, meds given, VE, repositioning,...

  15. ACLS CERTIFICATION in OB

    HazeK replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ***Whoops! Be careful! Everybody double-check what Joint Commission and AORN *NATIONAL* (not local) standards are! Do you have a recovery room on your unit for post-op patients?? Do you recover...

  16. OB Policy and Procedures " HELP PLEASE"

    HazeK replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In Nevada, state board of nursing will allow RNs to place cytotec lady partslly as an induction agent on stillborns & non-viable terminations of pregnancies...but NOT as a cervical ripening agent...

  17. Sterile Speculum Exams by Nurses

    HazeK replied to Pamela67's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a high-risk, busy unit (450+/mo) in Nevada; Our amnicator/nitrazine supplier instructions require a speculum for use, soooooo we took "Sterile Speculum Exams by RNs" to the state board of...