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

    DalekRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats!!!!

  2. Does your facility still give enemas ?

    DalekRN replied to caregiver1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Eek I would refuse! No

  3. magnesium sulfate infusion during eclampsia question

    DalekRN replied to LOLA184's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Look at the side effects of mag and then you want to prevent those. Also why was the pt out on mag? You want those symptoms and labs under

  4. Newborn Nursing Diagnosis

    DalekRN replied to stroj01's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If I have learned anything as a postpartum nurse, it is that no matter the question, the answer is skin to skin care. With mom mostly, but with dad too. That is a great way to calm the baby and a calm...

  5. Best/Worst List of L&D nursing

    DalekRN replied to hardworkinmama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You will be more likely to find more bests and deal better with the worsts if you are committed to ob nursing and love it. I work pp and another nurse there, you van just tell she hates it- I mean...

  6. Consider or Not Consider?

    DalekRN replied to kstrac13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I dealt.with a dying baby on comfort care only and I learned that crying is okay, cry with the family. We are all human and we can be in solidarity while mourning even a baby we don't

  7. Pushing with a primip

    DalekRN replied to mandyjk77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did NOT want a mirror but someone brought one anyway (don't know if they knew or not). For me it was SO helpful, even unmedicated I was having a hard time knowing how effective my pushes were. As...

  8. Question about noisy/open-glottis pushing

    DalekRN replied to seemerun's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I screamed during the pushing with my non epidural birth but it wasn't during the contractions, it was right after- I remember feeling like I needed to blow off steam after the work. I needed better...

  9. Accepted! Now what to do?

    DalekRN replied to hgt219's topic in General Students

    Get your textbooks early and start! You could get in contact with your first profs too for ahead reading. Yay for

  10. Anxiety

    DalekRN replied to 1Luv_xo's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Maybe a lower stress nursing job. I have no hx anxiety or anything like that and I feel anxious about work a lot. Even just opening my emails sometimes. You are not

  11. OR Nurse resume... considering a change

    DalekRN replied to UMGrad11RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    A lot of this seems like a basic job description for an OR nurse. Can you say specific things like "precepted 5 students and 9 new employees" or "spearheaded new ___ policy by doing _____" or "served...

  12. Resident dies and nurse is to blame

    DalekRN replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  13. Ethical advice needed for a new grad...

    DalekRN replied to AnnaleaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked in ltc and sar for six months. The only thing I ever did on my shifts was the damned med pass. I scrambled to get it done on time and safely. I had a med error and it scared me enough to...

  14. How should I study for pharmacology? How did you or are you -studying for pharm?

    DalekRN replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in LPN to RN

    This!! You will overwhelm yourself. Just start familiarizing yourself with the names and basic functions of them and then make up stupid and silly ways to remember

  15. Best books for nclex please?

    DalekRN replied to RedVet1999's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What I think they mean is what I mean-that drilling questions from the question.bank is going to do you a lot more good than reviewing content at this

  16. Best books for nclex please?

    DalekRN replied to RedVet1999's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think the review books are so overwhelming. I too just drilled and drillled questions and passed. Maybe you need help in test taking

  17. Pretend Patient

    DalekRN replied to green34's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do something that interests you, what's your area of

  18. Really excited

    DalekRN replied to Summergrace's topic in General Students

    Find a study group and meet regularly. Study a lot. Do the reading. Get to clinicals early. See your profs in office hours. Make awesome, clear, well organized notes with concepts explained clearly so...

  19. Adjusting from Teaching to Non-teaching hospital

    DalekRN replied to Kayla.J.RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My husbands dad is an attending obgyn at a non teaching hospital. Honestly I think it might be nicer- he knows the nurses, the nurses know him, they know he will want labs and a urine dip in triage...

  20. stethoscope

    DalekRN replied to Nursing_Student'15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If I could go back I wouldn't spend the $70 I did on my Littmann scope, as a nursing student you are doing very basic auscultation and the cheap scopes do fine. I use the cheap disposable stethoscopes...

  21. preparing for summer anatomy course... :/

    DalekRN replied to Hopeful0630's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would get a babysitter for specific and sacredly kept study times.... There is no replacement for the info you'll recive, the building blocks to your nursing

  22. To disclose or not to disclose ... That is my question.

    DalekRN replied to Devon Rex's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not that this is realistic, but its Donnie's responsibility to make sure his sexual partners are disease free and/or he takes measures to protect himself. There must be some accountability on his end...

  23. New grad in busy unit!

    DalekRN replied to catlove's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not ok! I had 14 weeks of full time precepted shifts on a mother-baby unit, which is busy but not high acuity. I would never agree to that, dangerous for your

  24. Going alarm-free

    DalekRN replied to LittleMamaRomeoRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    More staff would be the only way to do it. Three cnas and two RNs to 30-40 pts in ny old facility were not adequate, I quit out of fear for my

  25. Vitals during the night shift

    DalekRN replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    I use a clippy book light clipped to my shirt, extremely useful to get a good look at pts and not disturb much. Great for extra light when inserting a cath even with all lights on. With it clipped to...