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  1. Nurses marrying doctors

    babs_rn replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    LOL....AMEN,

  2. "But I'm pregnant . . ."

    babs_rn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work with a nurse who was 7 months pregnant AND had an arm in a sling with a dislocated shoulder who insisted on doing everything herself. The patients joked that she looked like she needed...

  3. Nurses marrying doctors

    babs_rn replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    Well God bless you, hun...such men in ANY field are RARE and most AREN'T available!!

  4. Nurses marrying doctors

    babs_rn replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    I did have a classmate in nursing school, an LPN going back for her RN - a tall African American woman who made no bones about the fact she was out to meet and marry a "tall black doctor" - but then...

  5. Dealing with doctors.....

    babs_rn replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A hospital where I used to work had the ingenious "Code Pink"...when a doc was getting really out of line and causing a scene, they would call a code pink and all available nurses would come and stand...

  6. Not necessarily jumping ship

    babs_rn replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    Why would it EVER be wrong to admit you're not happy with your current situation and then set about DOING something about it? Why would it EVER be wrong to have other interests and career options? Why...

  7. resigning

    babs_rn replied to nurse62's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Make sure you have another job to go to if you live paycheck to paycheck. Don't count on them letting you work out your notice. If they do, be especially nice and helpful and offer to help orient your...

  8. Living in the year 2003

    babs_rn replied to Wolfpax's topic in Nursing Humor

    I cracked a friend up one time when I answered my home phone, "ICU, this is Barbara, uh...oh....um...Hello??" He said, "you really DO work too

  9. For all the doglovers !

    babs_rn replied to jnette's topic in Nursing Humor

    The dog says, "He feeds me, he plays with me, he takes care of me, HE must be GOD!" The cat says, "She feeds me, she plays with me, she changes my litterbox, I must be

  10. Where do they get their information?

    babs_rn replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I think (I HOPE) it wil lhit them in nursing

  11. How you work nights with kids?

    babs_rn replied to TLC RN's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't get custody of mine - because of

  12. PLEASE help me decide!!! Job change!

    babs_rn replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    You answered your own question. You've gained 40 lbs (not uncommon among night shift workers) and haven't felt like yourself. I can assure you that your family is missing the old "you" too. I'd go...

  13. Driving while Drowsy legislation.....

    babs_rn replied to babs_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I know of several endo and OR nurses who are in that situation, as well as acute dialysis nurses. Not to mention MD residents, paramedics,

  14. Driving while Drowsy legislation.....

    babs_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/74/89360.htm Does this mean we can all quit now? LOL... Seriously, what do you think will be the repercussions involving night shift workers, rotating...

  15. Need some advice on quitting school

    babs_rn replied to HISSYTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes ya just gotta do what ya gotta do. I would look into financial aid from the school though, for when you do return to school. It's kinda hard to go to school and finish with any kind of...

  16. Driving while Drowsy legislation.....

    babs_rn replied to babs_rn's topic in General Nursing

    But do you get the same idea from this part of the article that I do?: "Enforcing Drowsy Driving Laws "There are no roadside breath tests for fatigue, and the signs are difficult to spot --...

  17. Driving while Drowsy legislation.....

    babs_rn replied to babs_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, but reality being what it is....when you rotate shifts, how else can you get home? I've pulled over many a time to nap but it can be difficult to do with climate control out of the picture...

  18. Med Calc Exam

    babs_rn replied to fahamesha's topic in General Nursing

    Lucky you...passing for our class was 100%. Anything less and you had to re-take it, couldn't pass the class otherwise. Usually it's dosage calculations (ordered: 35 mg Benadryl, you have on hand 25...

  19. Am I crazy

    babs_rn replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Was the doc going on

  20. How do you wake up in the am

    babs_rn replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

    I have three alarm clocks all around my bed...all set to go off around 5 minutes of each other. I did that partly because I needed a battery-operated one in case of a power failure during the night,...

  21. Questions about male/female tension in the nursing environment

    babs_rn replied to Mr_D's topic in General Nursing

    Never get your meat where you make your bread. Don't get your money and your honey in the same place. Never s**t where you eat. Plus, I don't have a problem with that anyway. I have YET to meet a male...

  22. Low census days (whine)

    babs_rn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they do. If the labor costs are exceeding a certain percentage of the profit margin by a particular hour in the day, people get sent home. I used to work in the ED in a busy college town but if...

  23. Scrub tops that don't shrink to your armpits; anyone know of any?

    babs_rn replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I find that the new Downy Advanced, combined with pulling the scrubs out of the dryer and hanging them up just as soon as the dryer finishes, eliminates my having to iron a THING.... What I'm looking...

  24. Scrub tops that don't shrink to your armpits; anyone know of any?

    babs_rn replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm....never had that problem with Landau - might need to go for a size larger. I'd also be willing to bet there's someone around where you are who will custom sew scrubs for you. They're not hard to...

  25. How Do You Manage To Clock Out On Time?

    babs_rn replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, I always pulled the nurses' notes and carried them with me....no sense writing stuff twice (a reminder and then the note). I charted at the bedside that way, and then it...