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  1. How do you deal with anti-OB people?

    mstigerlily replied to ParasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with most of your post but this quote above made me a little sad. It's not the first time I've heard it. I've gotten into discussions with people who have said this before and I just don't...

  2. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    mstigerlily replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I was just answering your question "Do I want them delivering babies int eh street?" The answer is "NO - in our country - no one has to deliver babies (or die of a life threatening condition for that...

  3. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    mstigerlily replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure if this is directed at me or not? No, of course I don't want people giving birth in the street. That's silly - any women in labor or gravely ill person will be seen at any L&D or ED...

  4. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    mstigerlily replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I had Medi-Cal on and off for a few years and I was thrilled that it covered OTC meds, I never asked but doctors wrote prescriptions where I got condoms, Tylenol, Motrin, Monistat and tons of other...

  5. Getting pregnant on Nights

    mstigerlily replied to Giggles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work postpartum/L&D and we always have tons of pregnant nurses. I have noticed that a lot of them tend to go out early on medical leave, esp the ones who work nights. I can't help as I get...

  6. I'm lucky b/c I enjoy 12hr noc shifts

    mstigerlily replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I love them too and do a similar schedule (but not on days off when I get up at 7am but still have my afternoon nap). To do your schedule you have to be able to come right home and go to sleep -...

  7. Does it ever concern you that we could be making more doing bartending?

    mstigerlily replied to blynn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As others have said, lots of jobs that pay better. I worked various jobs for years and years where I made quite a bit of tax free easy cash and whilel they were fun, money was good and in many ways...

  8. where are the nursing shortages?

    mstigerlily replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    Surprised to read posts from Southern California. I graduated from an ADN program Dec 2004 and we were aggressively recruited while in school. Most of us had jobs before we took finals, many of us our...

  9. How long did you breastfeed?

    mstigerlily replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am SO GLAD to see these answers because some times I feel embarrassed to say I am still nursing. #1 was 6 weeks early and in NICU for 2 weeks plus I had a retained placenta that may have affected...

  10. Puke, cough, hack, wheeze, i gotta work (rant, graphic)

    mstigerlily replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    At our work, if we call in sick more than 3 times in 6 months I guess get written up or disciplined. This seems like a lot, but if you have three kids and they all get sick too, it's really not. To...

  11. Public Breastfeeding

    mstigerlily replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    That is too much for me too. I nursed two of mine into toddlerhood (probably this last one past 2 yrs the way thngs are going) but I quit nursing in public after 6 months because it was impossible to...

  12. Did Anyone Go To Nursing School While Raising Kids?

    mstigerlily replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    This is the same argument in the SAHM vs working mom argument. I'm sure a large chunk of the people here are working parents - going to school is a "job" just like working as a nurse is a job. My...

  13. ? About not breastfeeding

    mstigerlily replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh my - what an astounding comment! Well, I provide formula to my postpartum patients frequently - usually for supplementation but occasionally for the sole food source. I like to think of myself as...

  14. How do you handle miscarriage/ IUFD?

    mstigerlily replied to Aneroo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a touchy subject for me. I lost a baby in the second trimester in the ER of our local hospital seven years ago and that experience really scarred me for awhile. I was not a nurse then, but I...

  15. Circumcisions-Question

    mstigerlily replied to Bipley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I see this a lot. I've had babies that were csection to begin with, thus spitty and sleepy, so haven't latched in 12-24 hrs at all. To top it off, on occasion one will be coombs + or getting jaundiced...

  16. Hospital Love Stories ! ! !

    mstigerlily replied to Esmeraldad1203's topic in General Nursing

    Hey I like your story. I don't know why meeting someone while at work at a hospital is any more shocking than meeting at an office setting. After all, 40 hrs a week is a big chunk of our waking hours...

  17. 12 hour shifts

    mstigerlily replied to cshelly12's topic in General Nursing

    We work 7-7:30 (days or nights) giving us the half hour for lunch (unpaid) and we use the half hour for report at the end of the

  18. Age when you had your first child?

    mstigerlily replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    #1 23 #2 32 #3 35 I definitely see some advantages to #1. Breezed through everything, never worried, just went with the flow. Got down on hands and knees and crawled around at the park, knees didn't...

  19. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in postpartum and see lots of circumcisions in the nursery and MOST (not all) of them have some form of pain relief. How effective it is - that's another story. You are so lucky to live in a...

  20. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not true that only uncircumcised males get penile cancer. Also, most of the cases of penile cancer have been attributed to HPV (just like cervical cancer which they previously tried to blame on the...

  21. Would you choose an Associates OR Bachelors in nursing? need your opinions, please.

    mstigerlily replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Nursing

    Since you have the money to do it and don't have a family yet I would definitely choose the

  22. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well it doesn't bother me - I've heard it before. But I'm sure you wouldn't say on this board you thought cleft lips were "disgusting" or people with Down's Syndrome were "disgusting" - probably...

  23. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Isn't saying an uncircumcised member disgusts you very similar to what the previous poster said that in his/her OPINION circumcision is child abuse? I don't understand women who say it is disgusting....

  24. Do you get crude jokes about your field?

    mstigerlily replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never understood this idea of an "extra stitch". That doesn't seem like it would help anything other than the rim of the opening. What about the entire passage, which would need kegels and time...

  25. Day shift vs. night shift

    mstigerlily replied to lisa1130's topic in Nursing Career

    Most of the night shift on my floor have kids. Some 3 or 4 kids even. Of course some people on days have kids too but I notice they tend to have less kids, maybe 1 or 2. I have three myself. Once they...