SierraN

Hi! I was wondering if anyone can answer a couple of question for me - I was told today that women who are diabetic have a much higher risk of having babies with problems due to fetal lung maturity. Basically I was taking care of a diabetic patient...

Can anyone tell me or give me a reliable source to find out what happens to a residents social security benefits once a person becomes long term care resident of a nursing home? We have a patient who was admitted to our hospital from long term care ...

Hi! I've been a nurse for almost 10 years and I am currently pursuing a BSN. For a project I have to teach a class on the nursing shortage. I have looked through this site, but want your opinion on the nursing shortage and how it effects you. Ple...

Just wondering why some of my friends are traveling all over the country to fill positions in states like California. Is it cheaper for the hospitals to pay the travel nurses? We do not use travel nurses at my hospital so I have no idea how this ...

I want to thank all those you replied to my question. I am sure that your input will spark some interesting discussions in class!

Your replies are very interesting and I thank you for your input. I was surprised to read that some nurses believe there is no nursing shortage. Here is a reputable website that tells a different story: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/FactSheets/...

I feel a little silly writing this, but I want to hear from other nurses and maybe you can shed some light on this. Ok..I feel a little stupid but here goes...I work in a small hospital as a labor and delivery nurse. Although, as everyone knows the ...

Well, it goes to show that most of us feel pretty much the same way - we do a good job and most days we love what we do. I mean it's not a popularity contest! Another nurse I worked with made the comment that she suspects _________ of saying somet...

wow - ok that's exactly what happened yesterday...it was running through my mind when I posted my origingal post! I agree 100% that we arent doing this for praise and I know that there is a lot of self-satisfaction from knowing you did the best job ...

LOL - How funny!

You're the bomb. I love your posts. I'd give you a high-five right this minute because you hit the nail on the head, told me what i needed to hear. (see how i'd give you a high five, well "nurse I'm complaining about" would give you a hug) How di...

Well, I think you may be right. She's worked there longer than anyone and she is always saying things like.."I helped her with her 1st baby and blah-de-blah." Also, I'm not from the South...I'm former military (started out as a dependent (army brat...

I don't know what you mean.

yeah, she's been there a long time...I think she helped pour the cement when they were building the hospital. She is always calling everyone "baby" and she's always telling all her patient how she's had 5 children and how she knows what they're g...

I also think you need to speak to your manager. The day you described sounds like some sort of a nightmare. We all have days where we don't get to eat (as a matter, I might get a meal break once a week if i'm lucky...but unless I'm in a room pushi...

I saw a similar thread addressing this a few days ago - I'm just curious how other hospitals staff their labor and delivery unit. I work 3-11 shift and there are usually two RN's staffed, sometimes three. We have a "call" person from the 7-3 shift ...

SueBee - it sounds like they run your unit the right way. It sounds like it's safe. I think my patients deserve the safest environment possible and a good experience. After all, your labor and delivery is a memory that will last forever.

Molly: I'd rather have lunch also - they don't pay us extra for missing it though! It's exactly the same with having someone watch our patient - you end up having to "catch up" so, it's not really a break. It's just wearing me down to run my but...

Hi - where can I find the info about what's in our scope of practice. I'm an Alabama nurse and am having a hard time finding where it says in our Nurse Practice Act that we can't turn down the epidural pump setting. At our hospital we are often ins...

Can anyone recommend any books? I'm going to be taking the exam for RNC in Inpatient Obstetric Nursing and would like to review. I really would appreciate any responses!

Hi, I've been working as a labor and delivery nurse for about 8 months at a private hospital. Before that I worked labor and delivery, off and on, for 5 years at various facilities. I work with a nurse who has 17 years of labor and delivery experie...

I find that very interesting. I will look for that research when I have time. If our patients are 3-4 cm and contracting every 2-3 minutes, they're going to get an epidural. If our patient's are 2 cm and the doctor orders it, they're going to get...

SmilingblueEyes: Thank you so much for your response! Thanks for telling me to hang in there. It really does make me feel better! Dayray: Thanks for your response. I too intially trained in a hospital that did not have as many epidurals, nor whe...

I would like some honest input from my peers. I live in an area that has only two major hospitals. I switched from the bigger of the two to the smaller hospital due to schedule changes - my former hospital did not offer evening shift, only 12's and...

I've worked nights for years and recently started working 3-11 in a differant hospital. On night shift we didn't perform CSTs.. Well, yesterday the doctor discussed performing a CST on a 33 weeker because her NST was not reactive...she had accels bu...