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  1. Thinking about applying for a sub position

    daisybaby posted a topic in School

    Hi! I'm currently a Labor & Delivery/Postpartum/GYN nurse considering applying for a per diem RN position within my city school district. I spent a week with a school RN during a family &...

  2. OB census... is everyone slow right now?

    daisybaby replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are painfully slow. My floor is an OB/LD/PP/GYN floor, and deliveries as well as GYN surgeries are low. It's getting to the point that many of us are considering asking about the possibility of...

  3. How does your unit handle low census?

    daisybaby replied to daisybaby's topic in General Nursing

    I thought maybe it was the same on other units. I mean our system is as fair as possible, it just stinks that we've been a little too-well staffed lately. We are supposed to be a closed unit, meaning...

  4. Lactation Consultants: Where do they chart?

    daisybaby replied to Choircat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our LC writes her notes in the mother's chart, in the nurse's notes. She also documents feeds on baby's assessment flowsheet. It's a little confusing, but I guess that's how it's always

  5. Nurses Week Gifts

    daisybaby replied to Tagtg2006's topic in General Nursing

    ANYTHING but food. The icky cafeteria food that we avoid every day doesn't taste any better, even when the CEO is in the kitchen dishing it up. I think raffles are good- the mere chance at a free...

  6. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    daisybaby posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am always gracious and try to accomodate reasonable patient/family requests, but my name tag yesterday must have read 'Handmaid' instead of RN. I was instructed (not asked) by several different...

  7. What do patients say that irks you?

    daisybaby replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do love the race for the area's first New Year's Baby. On Dec 31st, a couple who was in very, very early labor came to the hospital and asked for a C-section to be done at 12:01 so they could "get...

  8. Length of orientation for experienced...

    daisybaby replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I took a new position in OB/GYN (LDR, PP, and GYN) after working only 6 months in a different hospital where I had only worked LDR. (Prior to that I had been a tech in PP and had done two internships...

  9. Guys in Support Hose?

    daisybaby replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    The best advice my mom gave to me when I began nursing is 1) buck up for good shoes, no matter how broke you are, and 2) wear support hose even before you 'really' need it. I think that would be good...

  10. Circumcisions-Question

    daisybaby replied to Bipley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    According to our LC (a transplant to our NY facility from the west coast), circing a newborn (ours are sometimes done within 12 hours of delivery) disrupts breastfeeding because often a recently...

  11. ? About not breastfeeding

    daisybaby replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I absoluteley agree with the above. I am from a 'baby-friendly' hospital, meaning women are encouraged to breastfeed. I don't push it, though. I refuse to make a woman feel inferior because she...

  12. evaluating students in clinical

    daisybaby replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Other positive descriptions which may apply are 'conscientous' 'demonstrates solid critical thinking skills' and 'leader' Know-it-all students may get 'need improvement in leadership skills'...

  13. Is this true?

    daisybaby replied to bbgirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm in NY. Two days after I took the NCLEX, the Pearson site said my results were available. I drove, in a near panic, to my sister's for moral support while I looked up the results. "Why don't you...

  14. Circumcisions-Question

    daisybaby replied to Bipley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't have any info on docs refusing to circ male babies, but our new lactation consultant feels that circing breast babies within the first two weeks disrupts breastfeeding too much. However, the...

  15. A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

    daisybaby replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    I too work in L&D. When I need to do a VE, fundal check, assist a mom to nurse, or anything that may expose the patient, I first explain that to the patient. Then I ask, in a low voice, "Shall I...

  16. Do you get crude jokes about your field?

    daisybaby replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can remember two patients in the last year, who very seriously, asked the OB if he would "throw in an extra stitch" for them while doing epis/lac repairs. Of course, both times, the OBs politely...

  17. Prioritization Question

    daisybaby replied to AllieRat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    C- A patient 'just medicated' with anything (from morphine to tylenol) could be having an allergic reaction, which takes precedence over everything. Then D- As earlier stated, pt. may be hanging...

  18. Test for ROM

    daisybaby replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I saw it done in the High Risk OB unit where I used to work. The blue dye was noted on her pads almost immediately. I can't remember her EDC, but do remember she delivered successfully several...

  19. Maternal infant terminologies..help.

    daisybaby replied to GoofieRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The above suggestions should put you in the right direction. You might remember some of the more basic ones from your maternal/child class, I would think. Anyway, Mosby's is probably the best...

  20. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    daisybaby replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a recent grad (December 2004) and the FIRST thing I do is see every patient, even for a minute, as soon as I get report. Four hours is really inexcusable. I would have another nurse work with...

  21. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    daisybaby replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Come, now. Once again, a thread that began as an intelligent and respectful discussion has begun to evolve (or perhaps, digress) into an unpleasant series of off-topic tangents that appear to serve...

  22. Hanging IV Potassium

    daisybaby replied to MrsMinor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good topic- let's keep it productive. We get ours from Pharmacy as 20 mEq KCL in 1000cc 1/2 NS. Usual orders are to infuse at 125cc/hr peripherally. I haven't been a nurse for too long, but so far...

  23. Pre Reqs

    daisybaby replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Nursing Career

    I have a BA in Sociology as well. When I decided to go to nursing school, I spent one year in an ADN program (just to make sure nursing was for me). I then transferred to a private 4-year program....

  24. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    daisybaby replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Great- now the tv-watching public has it in their minds that nurses are the only ones not washing their hands. I hope someone on the show mentioned that everyone needs to wash their hands, but...

  25. Got a flu shot - now my entire arm hurts

    daisybaby replied to shoelace's topic in General Nursing

    I got my flu shot a few weeks ago at Employee Health. That night I woke up at 0200 with suh pain that I had to pick up my arm with the other oe just to move it. I had pain radiating to my elbow,...