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  1. "VIP"s in labor

    mstigerlily replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    YES, we have VIPs all time whether they be professional athlete's wives, local rich old money families or even a Media star. How do I know this? Not because they are my patients, but because everyone,...

  2. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What a lovely thoughtful post. I agree about the bris, very different atmosphere. I have no problem with Jewish circumcision done at a bris (preferably by an MD who is also a mohel) Well, I do have a...

  3. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What are you talking about? CARING for it? I don't even touch my son's member at all unless I'm wiping it because he god poop on. The foreskin doesn't "grow shut" it IS sealed to the glans at birth...

  4. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are right, most boys don't retract at age 3, so a dx of phimosis is impossible. My son is 19 months and as far as I know, it's completely attached. Then again, I haven't checked to see if it...

  5. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have not seen many circumcisions performed on our postpartum unit but I see what they look like afterward (horrible). Our hospital's circ rate is very high but the hospital I worked at before was...

  6. When circ's go bad...

    mstigerlily replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the many reasons I work nights is because I don't have to do circumcisions. I don't like watching them and I think the insistance on them is baffling. I've had one mother whose baby was...

  7. Please share your thoughts about Scripps

    mstigerlily replied to nurseguy75's topic in California Nursing

    We got Magnet status in April, I don't think we've had any travelers since summer (who finished their

  8. should i give up on my dream

    mstigerlily replied to jacob1's topic in General Nursing

    Walmart and Kohls are much more stressful. Same dealing with the public, same management issues, but you make much more money and have more respect and autonomy. I would think retail would be worse....

  9. Post-Its from the edge

    mstigerlily replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhh, I really like this one too!

  10. Post-Its from the edge

    mstigerlily replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hee hee hee. I really like this one!!! :rotfl:

  11. 12N Sleeping During Break

    mstigerlily replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i work 12 hr nights and i have never felt the need to sleep on my shift. maybe because i only work 3 days a week instead of 5? there is literally nowhere to sleep anyway and they don't encourage it on...

  12. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    mstigerlily replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    2 mom/baby couplets who were up all night, 1 pp hemorrhage post transfusion who slept. Lots of breastfeeding, 2 babies weighed, 2 hearing tests. Early discharge teaching done. Badly engorged mom who...

  13. RN hourly rate and cost of living?

    mstigerlily replied to jab3da's topic in California Nursing

    I live in San Diego and I agree, it's expensive but I have lived here my whole life so have nothing to compare it too. Gas is around $3 a gallon, average home is $500,000 for nothing special with a...

  14. How many of you were CNAs before become a Nurse?

    mstigerlily replied to itsme2005's topic in General Nursing

    I had no health care experience at all when I entered RN school. I did work as a CNA briefly over the summer between the 1st and 2nd year and it pretty much sucked but then again, I did all those...

  15. a nurses work schedule???

    mstigerlily replied to MsDrea03's topic in New York Nursing

    It depends, some hospitals do 8 hr shifts, 10 hr shifts, 12 hr shifts or combinations of the above. There is LTC, doctor's offices, home health, hospital, outpatient surgery, school nurses, public...

  16. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    mstigerlily replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I use the alcohol hand sanitizer for a quickie sometimes instead and save the major handwashing for when I return to the nurses' station since I like to use my own soap (the stuff at work just kills...

  17. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    mstigerlily replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We were told the other day there is going to be a paper in patient's packets instructing them to ask us if we wash our hands. Not as bad as a button - I wonder if that's next? I wouldn't mind signs at...

  18. Worst information given in shift report!!!

    mstigerlily replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider last BM to be crucial, you can just ask the pt, that is something they will know (unless they aren't talking). I hate when I get a rushed report and they forget to tell me something...

  19. Groped on the job...

    mstigerlily replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well that's horrible. To me it doesn't matter who is coming on to me, male or female, attractive, unattractive. I give them the benefit of the doubt that they felt their come on was 1) welcome and 2)...

  20. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

    mstigerlily replied to olympiad27's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes, sometimes it seems our managers care more about the doctors and administration than they do about us, but now that I understand that it makes things a little easier. Their roles are so different,...

  21. Groped on the job...

    mstigerlily replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    But the female is coming on to you inappropriately without your permission, just like the male. So why the difference in treatment - the male who makes a pass is met with violence but the female...

  22. How strict was your nursing school?

    mstigerlily replied to piercednurse's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ours was similar. Only could miss the equivalent of one week of school and still graduate no matter what (sickness, injury, death in family, etc) which was two classes, one clinical, one lab. Anymore...

  23. Groped on the job...

    mstigerlily replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    To the OP: I am a straight female and I have a question. If an attractive woman would have done the same thing and made the same remark, what would your reaction be? If your reaction would be the...

  24. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

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

    What a great attitude! It's a lovely gift to spend a holiday with the residents or patients - after all, I'm sure they'd rather be home too, just like you! Holidays don't HAVE to be celebrated on the...

  25. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

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

    That is ridiculous. I have three children, 13, 5 & 18 months and have scheduled myself to work Wed/Thurs (Thanksgiving Eve/Night) - who cares - Thanksgiving can be done just as well on Friday...