timonrn

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1. Funny Names for Nurses

   timonrn replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

   Here we have Dr. Hackett, Urologist (who does vasectomies); we also have Dr. Love, a GP. Dr. Payne must have a HUGE family!! I see that name all the time!

2. Help! question about complications at a birth

   timonrn replied to cathalenem's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Where I work we average 250+ births/month; we always have Surgeons on site altho not always an OB; What prompted us to iniate our "OB STAT" idea (that is, any MD in the house must RUN to OB to...

3. Help! question about complications at a birth

   timonrn replied to cathalenem's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm not an LDR nurse but sounds like a pulmonary embolis? or maybe an amniotic fluid embolis? Her body may have vaso constricted due to a PE and thus constricted the vessels in the placenta causing...

4. OB patient...

   timonrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   ...who knew all her pregnancy that if she didn't get clean her baby would go to foster care, so yesterday when the 72 hr police hold was placed on baby, she had NO idea how she tested positive for...

5. My hospital is closing

   timonrn replied to eelipps's topic in General Nursing

   One word: Twin Cities! If you need a job, move

6. A question for an IV Nurse

   timonrn replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Haji, thanks so much for your info. Timon

7. Hospitals with IV, or Vascular Access Teams

   timonrn replied to Daniel1115's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   We have quite a large IV team and I am thankful for their expertease and wisdom every time I work--their response time is usually less than 1/2 hr unless a trauma is called--I can't imagine a hospital...

8. A question for an IV Nurse

   timonrn replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   What is the difference b/t a Groshong catheter and a regular Central line and why can a Groshong stay in so much longer than a CL? Thanks and pardon my

9. Do you miss lunch or dinner breaks routinely?

   timonrn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   ??I must work at the only hospital where we get our breaks at least 90% of the time--why is this? There must be other places that nurses are getting to break--where are your responses?? and we are...

10. Spanish speaking patients in labor

    timonrn replied to gravida's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with the above post about trying getting a translater in time, this is why the above books were recomended--only as a supplement to the already in place policies. We use AT&T language...

11. What Freaks You Out?

    timonrn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate emptying NG cannisters, esp if it is real mucousy or chunky!! And I hate vomit or spit--makes me dry

12. What does your state require you to do?

    timonrn replied to emtrn2k1's topic in General Nursing

    Minnesota requires 24 ceu's every two years for RN's, while to keep my EMT up I need 48 every 2 years--go

13. Spanish speaking patients in labor

    timonrn replied to gravida's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We, too are in the same boat--many spanish speaking women in the last year. No one speaks spanish around here. So, thank-you for the suggestion of books (I have a year of college spanish but it...

14. OB drug book???

    timonrn replied to brooklynn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure this is exactly what you are looking for but we have a book on our unit called "Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation" that works real well for MDs/Nurses that need to answer questions for...

15. BSN minimum requirement

    timonrn replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Here in MN (the MNA contract) gives us about .80 more an hour! Hopefully will change w/ new contract in