M/B-RN

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  1. Do you think your work place should support healthy eating?

    M/B-RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    We have only healthy food and diet pop for employees yet our patients have other choices. It's unfair I think they should offer a bit of both we are adults and have the right to choose to have a...

  2. New to Labor and Delivery/Postpartum Nursing - Please help!

    M/B-RN replied to michelemrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've never worked l/d, started as a new grad on postpartum. You have the advantage of nursing experience which means you already know how to start an IV, cath someone, etc. so your main focus is...

  3. Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

    M/B-RN replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I usually do get a break. It's rarely 30 consecutive minutes because we do not have PCTs so if a patient hits their call light I must get it. We have good teamwork so if someone sees you are eating...

  4. New OB RN

    M/B-RN replied to newnurse1986's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How long is your orientation? Do you have a skills checklist to keep track of your progress? How many couplets per nurse? Make sure you are not being cheated out of a proper orientation. If they try...

  5. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

    M/B-RN replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To each their own, but I would want my baby squeaky clean! I want him/her to be able to be held and kissed by grandma and grandpa, comforted by the nurses when they make it cry, and not held like...

  6. What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    M/B-RN replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't do anything to hurt him, but I would NOT be nice to him. I would answer only medical questions and ignore him otherwise. He does not deserve to be treated with kindness, nor respect, no...

  7. Feedback requested before I give 2 weeks notice!

    M/B-RN replied to Nurse-E Girl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If this is a job you would like to keep, given that circumstances improve for you and your coworkers then ask her for a plan, give her time to implement it, and if she either fails to respond or fails...

  8. I can't sleep!!!

    M/B-RN replied to smartypantsnurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Everyone's body is different. I drink 2-3 coffees when I work at night. Two before for sure, and sometimes once during my shift. Caffeine is my friend. If that coffee and red bull keep you alert...

  9. So the boss says "When a call light goes off, consider that an error"

    M/B-RN replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If the call lights are an error, then they should get rid of them. I'm tired of the dinging!

  10. Post op recovery of regional C-section

    M/B-RN replied to planny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our c-section patients recover in the labor and delivery unit. The l&d nurses are required to have ACLS and there is 24/7 in-house

  11. Questions for Night Shift Nurses

    M/B-RN replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

    1. What is it like to work nightshift? I absolutely love working night shift. You could not pay me enough to switch to another shift! Yes, it can be busy because we are understaffed, but i'll take...

  12. Help Becoming Baby Friendly

    M/B-RN replied to debsgreys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The baby-friendly initiative is great and I wish I had time for it! I'm not going to lie when a mom is having a really hard time with breastfeeding and finally decides to ask for a bottle, I give it...

  13. How is the mother-baby/postpartum experience and typical day like?

    M/B-RN replied to roni1990's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My typical day starts with report. Then I go meet all of my patients. I then plan my day of who I will see first. If I have anyone due to void they go to the top of my list. Then any fresh post-op...

  14. "Difficult" Patients

    M/B-RN replied to Vespertinas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It depends, some are difficult and super crabby but you can tell that they are mad at the world, so I just leave them alone. I assure them that I will check on them at least 2 more times during the...

  15. Help with Maternity Case Study

    M/B-RN replied to 2bNurseCai's topic in Ob/Gyn

    While this may not be the best answer, every single patient in my hospital receives Pitocin either 20 or 40 units (depending on the doc) in 1000 ml of NS or LR after birth either 1, 2, or 3 bags...

  16. Help with solving a Patient Sitter Staffing problem

    M/B-RN replied to DogWmn's topic in General Nursing

    I also used to do a lot of sitter assignments working as a Float Pool CNA, we were the first to get pulled to be sitter. I would ask the CNA in the unit at the beginning of your shift. If there is no...

  17. Improving patient satisfaction in OB

    M/B-RN replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our manager is always trying to get us to improve our scores, however it is very hard to make people happy when we do not have the means. Patients want help right away, well only two nurses each with...

  18. Did you have more stress FREE TIME after you graduated? What did you do?

    M/B-RN replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yes, life is so much better now that I am done with school. Never ever do I have to wake up early anymore because I work nights and on my days off I can do whatever I want and not have to spread...

  19. Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    M/B-RN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    To have a good life, it's important to have a sense of humor and not be uptight. What you do in your spare time is completely up to you! I don't take cops any less seriously by seeing random girls...

  20. What is so special about working in postpartum???

    M/B-RN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Man, I am working at the wrong hospital! On any given day I have 5-6 couplets, if it's really busy maybe up to 7. When we are understaffed for acuity it is possible to get 2 c-sections along with...

  21. When to be off orientation

    M/B-RN replied to me1989's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Make them give you what they offered. I was told 3 months and I made sure I got my 3 months. They will always try to save a buck, but I wanted my full orientation time to learn everything I could from...

  22. I have an interview in a level 1 trauma center, need advice!

    M/B-RN replied to k-flo's topic in Emergency

    You can always leave if you don't like it, but you can't go back in

  23. annoying little thing some of our docs are doing

    M/B-RN replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    The thing that annoys me the most is when they write orders, tell no one, and put the chart back in the cubbie, and then come back to ask why nothing was done. I check all my charts during my shift,...

  24. I would like to hear form those that have refused the mandatory Flu Shot.

    M/B-RN replied to Anniehow's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's nice that they give you a choice, mine makes it mandatory or you get fired. I used to be against it, but I work with tiny babies with no immune system, and I'd hate to get one of them sick so...

  25. Boy, did I mess up :(

    M/B-RN replied to soon_2Bnurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You seem like an honest person, I doubt your facility would let you go. It's your job to report mistakes, and now it's just their job to do the proper paperwork, as threatening as it may feel it's...