blackribbon
specializes in Med/Surg, Gyn, Pospartum & Psych.
Nursing is my second career. I have been a med/surg nurse since 2014. I am currently working on a Women's gyn/med/surg floor. I am cross-trained for mag & postpartum. I also have about a year of psych nursing.
The residents at the same hospital are discussing unionizing. I suppose they are "trades people" too. I will agree that we are treated like we are trades people. Sad, considering my other degree...
I am theoretically anti-union, especially for professionals. However, as staff nurses we have no say in our working conditions like other professionals. I am very pro-contract so that we can have...
blackribbon replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing
I have missed the call in response to an application. I called back in less than an hour only to be told she wasn't there. Called the next day and was told that it wasn't the right day for my...
blackribbon replied to SarahHarmony's topic in Ob/Gyn
Mag is stopped for the birth. Mag is restarted after the birth and run for 24 hours after the birth. Most my postpartum mag patients are allowed ice. Some are allowed clears. And a few are allowed...
I went into nursing after my husband died (of cancer) in my arms. I have many widow/widower friends. We live the rest of our lives with the last image of our loved one. The funeral doesn't count...
blackribbon replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Ob/Gyn
I am a gyn/med/surg nurse cross-trained to care for postpartum patients. Besides floating to the postpartum unit, we often get the overflow PP patients, the NICU moms, and other special cases so they...
blackribbon replied to xoxJanexoxDoexox's topic in Ob/Gyn
We usually start with 3 couplets and get an admission so we have 4 couplets by the end of the shift. We do not attend the delivery but if the L&D is busy can get the couplet one hour after birth...
blackribbon replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing
Morbidly obese patient...very morbidly obese. Pt admitted for cellulitis in her legs. She also had a known hernia that wasn't being address on this visit. I found her in tears because she was...
If we get an abnormal BP that isn't expected, the NA calls us and takes another one 30 minutes later (assuming we aren't talking about critical levels). If they are critically high, then I grab my...
Just a comment... I am "only" a ADN at this time because this is a second career and my husband died so I needed the fastest way to get to work earning money to raise my kids alone. I did already...
blackribbon replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nursing Humor
I hate when I go through the whole list of meds....verify that they aren't refusing anything and they are okay with the meds before I open them..and after I give them the cup of meds, they start...
It depends on how comfortable you are with the topic. FYI: I have hated every psychology class I had to take and loved psych nursing class as well have some actual psych nursing experience. They...
blackribbon replied to Barmherzigkeit's topic in General Students
In nursing school, I undressed in front of the washing machine and left my shoes by the door. I don't do that as a nurse now but isolations precautions and universal precautions come as part of my...
Well, if you are taking two classes the first semester (pharm & fundamentals of nursing) and get C++ or less in both, you have effectively failed twice and are out of our program. We got one...