FurBabyMom MSN, RN

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    Discrimination for being a new mom?

    FurBabyMom replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    From the outside looking in, and without having the whole story, I don't think you have a solid case for discrimination. I would caution you that you likely do not have the whole story at this time....
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    Can Nurse Assistant Managers and Nurse Managers work 3 days?

    FurBabyMom replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    My managers, in each health care job, have all been day shifters. One of my managers when I worked the floor as a nurse was especially useful during non-working hours, the other was not. When I...
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    ENT perioperative RN vs L&D OR RN

    FurBabyMom replied to ColdHandsWarmHeart's topic in Operating Room

    I guess it depends on the facility and patient population. Both could be potentially high risk. Sure, tonsils, adenoids, PE tubes, etc seem routine and low risk. And for the *most* part they are...
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    Am I too old to become an RN??

    FurBabyMom replied to bananerz84's topic in LPN to RN

    I would say no. I had classmates over age 50 in my pre-licensure classes. Age is just a number. There are concerns about paying off loans, etc, but you're the best judge of your own
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    do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    FurBabyMom replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    Yes, there are. I think it depends on the school. Ours made it hard for *one* instructor to derail someone. I had one classroom professor who hated me (no big deal, I wasn't a fan of her either)....
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    do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    FurBabyMom replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    I may not be the popular voice, but I think most of the students who "failed out" of our program deserved it. I say that because in each instance it seemed that there were plenty of opportunities to...
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    Emergencies On Call

    FurBabyMom replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with Rose Queen, the supply room suggestion is a great idea! Is it possible to ask to see what the "posting" looks like for cases that are common emergencies for your facilities? Then...
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    Would you be content if you worked your current job/specialty for the rest of your career?

    FurBabyMom replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I love the OR and periop more broadly. There are days I love and days I hate, but that's kind of how it goes in this specialty. There are really good outcomes and really horrible outcomes. Weeks...
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    Manager catch phrases

    FurBabyMom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Agreed. Except replace "patient" with "surgeon". They love being told why they have to behave, why site markings are indicated, why they have to pay attention during time out... Once, my...
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    Manager catch phrases

    FurBabyMom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only one year in, but so far no, that's not what we've spent our time doing. My classes aren't bad actually. I've taken the class we had focusing on leadership, and none of the content was...
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    Advancement as an OR nurse

    FurBabyMom replied to forestgreen123's topic in Operating Room

    I'm getting my masters (nursing, focusing in administration). I could get a DNP focusing in administration but chose the maters route. I'm not even really sure what my end goal is, I'm sure my...
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    RN scrubbing vs. tech scrubbing

    FurBabyMom replied to yukores's topic in Operating Room

    Most of the nurses in my facility (academic, level 1 trauma center) can both scrub and circulate. I'd say more than 90% of our nurses scrub. It's pretty rare to be an RN who doesn't scrub. We have a...
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    100k in loans worth it?

    FurBabyMom replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    I would look at ways to find aid for school. It's a lot, and not necessarily an unmanagable amount. I mean, I have more loans than I wish I had from undergrad. Despite financing my brother's...
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    Not sure what to do

    FurBabyMom replied to Jayhawknurse88's topic in Operating Room

    I went from a rotating day / night shift position working three 12 hour shifts to five 8 hour shifts when I started in the OR. I like being out at 1530, it was nice to have some evening time free....
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    Nursing Intuition, Part 1: The Visitor is . . . Dying!

    FurBabyMom replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first code as an RN was one of my patient's visitors. I will never forget that. I have never seen the water thing. Another poster mentioned that hospice nurses have verified the water claim and...
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    Palliative Care on Med Surg Floor

    FurBabyMom replied to Tgeagle83's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We did this sometimes when I worked the
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    Got in trouble inserted 16f instead of 18 f

    FurBabyMom replied to Kadidi's topic in General Nursing

    There is something, possibly a lot of things, missing from this story. Our standard kits have 16s in them. That said, we're given a good deal of wiggle room for clinical judgement. I take care of...
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    New grad in icu not ready

    FurBabyMom replied to Lizzielizurd's topic in Critical Care

    I agree, 1000%. I have had several orientees in the OR who I have had to recommend that they go to a less intricate specialty team for a while. They've learned a lot, and are valuable, but not...
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    Charting has to be done no matter what?

    FurBabyMom replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Um...chart things that other people did and didn't chart? No way. Not unless I'm in a situation where one nurse is charting but others are helping manage a patient (like a code or other emergency)....
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    New grad in icu not ready

    FurBabyMom replied to Lizzielizurd's topic in Critical Care

    I don't know what to say. I'm torn. I want to say you can do anything because it is possible. However, I know, from my own experience, that there is utility to working on a med/surg/tele or...
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    Math requirement for RNs?

    FurBabyMom replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    Not everybody is mathematically inclined. I feel like, as long as someone knows their strengths and weaknesses and uses the appropriate aids when necessary, there is not really any harm. Math and...
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    Hmm...that's nice

    FurBabyMom replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't generally out my status as a nurse. It usually gets outed, if I'm a patient at work. Inevitably, someone recognizes me and then it's all over. When I was last in our ED, I outed my status...
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    5 8s or 4 10s???

    FurBabyMom replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I have a love/hate relationship with 4 10s. In theory it's great. When staffing is good it's great. Having a day off during the week is great (as long as I'm not scheduled on call going into it and...
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    New OR Nurse -Instrument Count Question

    FurBabyMom replied to heythere15's topic in Operating Room

    I have to agree with Rose Queen about the method to counting. My coworkers and I also separate what has already been counted from what hasn't been counted. The suggestion about familiarizing...
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    Becoming Dad: An Humbling Birth Experience of a New Father and Nurse

    FurBabyMom replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    OP, congratulations on your little one! I'm not a NICU nurse, not a full-time peds nurse nor am I a parent. I am a friend, a cousin, sister and a daughter. I care for peds patients pretty...