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On Monday, we had makeovers and manicures. Some vendors came and you could get free Avon and other samples. Tuesday is vendor day for shopping. Wednesday is cultural diversity day, with employees making the presentations. Thursday is the ice cream p...

My hospital has something planned for every business day of the week. I forgot what all they had planned, but one was a shopping day with vendors coming in, one was an ice cream party, and I think I remember seeing something about coupons for facials...

This is my area, also. I've enjoyed the regular clinic setting, a few years in a fertility clinic (we didn't follow the pregnant patient), and am now in antepartum. In antepartum, a baby is born occasionally, but I really don't care for L&D, eit...

I think some women go to nursing school planning to get independent of a crummy spouse (my sister did this) , and I think others realize after graduation that they no longer need to keep a crappy spouse. I'm also sure many more go to school just to b...

I thought it was less than 28 weeks and less than 1000 grams. Someone else heard less than 26 weeks and less than 800 grams. Is there a standard definition? Has it changed? TIA.

The patients we see have PIH, incompetent cervix, preterm labor, multiples, and gestational diabletes most commonly. Regarding preterm labor, there is a relationship with dehydration and infections such as UTIs and kidney problems. Of course, there...

Houston Perinatal Associates in Houston, Tx does it on occasion. We see a few, but it is not a common proceedure by any means.

My philosophy is "Never trust a pregnant woman." I'm in an all womens hospital with between 650 and 800 deliveries a month in the antepartum unit. My philosophy really means complete assessments on everyone all the time. Nothing like having a G3 P2 ...

We called it "Two exits, no waiting".

3 alcohols, 1 brain, 2 hemos, 2 scissors, 2 pens, 1 reflex hammer, 1 steth, and assorted IV connector parts, and if I'm lucky- 1 peppermint.

Staff RN OB- GYN 9 years exp 33.00/hr- 66K yr Hrs: 3-11 Location: Houston, Tx

Certainly, nobody is perfect, but maybe you should not be doing agency until you are more experienced. Why not try to get a permanent placement and get comfortable with something?

I recently bought some Rockport walking shoes. They look like regular athletic shoes, have an air pocket under the ball of the foot (in the sloe of the shoe), and have microwavable insloes to customize the fit. I'm very happy with them even tho' I ha...

I've worked in several of office nursing positions- internal medicine, OB-GYN, and fertility. I enjoyed working there and may return someday. I'm in a hospital setting now but sort of by accident (long story). The hours are usually pretty good, thoug...

The Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research- a very prestigeous brain and spinal cord specialty hospital. Very progressive. They don't like to be pronounced 'tear', and prefer "T.I.R.R."

I don't think you'll have any problems finding employment in the Houston area. We have tons of hospitals all over the city and all the ancillary stuff that goes with that. Why not go to one of the local colleges and getting a list from the job placem...

Our APU unit nurses occasionally manipulate blood pressure by positioning patients on the left side for 15 minutes and taking the BP from the upper arm. The nurses believe this gives a lower reading. I think it may give lower readings in some cases, ...

I'm in the APU. I float to L&D (for APU patients. Some APU nurses take laboring patients, but I don't feel qualified and so am not required to do so), PPU and occasionally Med/Surg. I don't mind floating occasionally. It's nice for a change and I...

We do all those things without the help of a union. Don't need 'em.

Whenever I see messages like this, I just wonder what the heck your union is doing for you. I had a long polite discussion with a union nurse on another board. It just amazes me that a union- which is supposed to help you- gets you into situations li...

I'll always remember a patient who came to the fertility clinic to have her 'fert-ability' checked. It just made so much sense!

I can't believe this myself, but in 7 years of nursing I have never worked with a male nurse. I live in one of the largest metropolitan cities in the US, too. How wierd!

I must say I'm somewhat relieved to see a post on this topic. It makes me feel a little less like an old curmudgeon (sp?). I really thought it was just me. I have never been big on ceremony- I didn't even attend my own graduation (a 'pinning' cerem...

While I haven't worked specifically in an AB clinic, I usually just say that I have worked in many different areas of women's health and consider it a priveledge to assist women in all stages of their reproductive lives. I am very pro-choice, but I d...

We got a $25.00 grocery coupon and a notice that next year we will recieve a dollar an hour extra for holiday pay... notice that our current time-and-a-half is now missing. My husband got $300.00. He works for a very small company (less than 25 emplo...