RN-Doula

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  1. Not a Near Death Experience: A Shared Death Experience

    RN-Doula replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Love the share, appreciate it. The book "The Afterlife of Billy Fingers" gave me so much more insight about how a soul feels during their

  2. July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    RN-Doula replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Our presence assures you the doctors won't be making any

  3. July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    RN-Doula replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    We keep the doctors on their

  4. July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    RN-Doula replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    We are just a

  5. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    RN-Doula replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Short staffed today, my boss said get in any way

  6. What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

    RN-Doula replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    As an OB nurse, helping a mom to breastfeed who had an inverted nipple, after reversing the nipple so it was erect, got lint out of

  7. What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

    RN-Doula replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    Aide gave a bed bath and folds full of cheesy-fungus. Yak. Yes had my student nurses c/o to me during their rotations some patients had Belly Lint in various body

  8. What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

    RN-Doula replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    As a cna I was slow answering a call light on older dementia woman, entering her room, I ducked quickly as she threw her BM at me and was cursing. In the Peace Corps, Honduras, an 8 yo boy was...

  9. 8 vs 12 hour shift?

    RN-Doula posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have heard talk about some hospitals going back to 8 hour shifts because the 12 hours is too long and leaves nurse physically exhausted and emotionally drained at times. As a new grad in the 70's 8...

  10. 8 vs 12 hour shift?

    RN-Doula replied to RN-Doula's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But no one mentioned the burn out factor? How tired one is after the 12 hours of running

  11. What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    RN-Doula replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of women don't know. As an occupational nurse I answered all types of questions, made myself receptive to the folks who worked at the factory. A group of married ladies with children asked me one...

  12. RN salary expectations

    RN-Doula replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Nursing

    Back in my day new grads got top pay of $5 hr, added bonus $5 a week for BSN, but this was 1977, my first RN job in Boston. I was just coming off min wage of $1.60/hour as a cna, so I was thrilled....

  13. Where are all the "older" nurses?

    RN-Doula replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm 60+, former L & D, now teach nursing school OB, but still call myself a L & D nurse. Many of my co-workers, 50 to 60 are still there but in charge positions so not the physical stuff. Lots...

  14. So you're just a nurse?

    RN-Doula replied to l1234567's topic in General Nursing

    I say at times "I work in a hospital" and leave it at that to strangers I encounter, chatting in a store, at church etc. I find when I tell some people I'm a nurse, they jack up prices for me. A few...

  15. Pet Peeves with Doctors

    RN-Doula replied to BeenThere2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    PEDIATRICIANS who examine the newborns before 24 hours of age, as is required, but leave the baby unwrapped in the crib, no clothes and no blanket on them, just after we told the new parents babies...

  16. Tattoos?

    RN-Doula replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Since most young patients have them, they will appreciate a nurse who also has

  17. What sort of physical labour do nurses do?

    RN-Doula replied to kater_92's topic in General Nursing

    As an instructor I tell my students always get help, from your classmates, the staff anyone now-a-days. Do not try to lift a heavy person by yourself. Workers comp has way too many claims, and most...

  18. Ice machine use in hospitals

    RN-Doula replied to olcroner's topic in General Nursing

    As an instructor I tell my students "We are a guest at this facility, we follow their policies. If you don't like their policies, after you graduate, get employed here and change the policies." Of...

  19. How do you deal with Doctors that insult nurses?

    RN-Doula replied to relusanmi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had a new doctor who would forever walk onto the floor and say to the nearest nurse "Give me your pen so I can work on my charts", all the other nurses just handed over their pen and bad mouthed...

  20. How long did you stay at your first job?

    RN-Doula replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I was at my first job for four years, you don't have a vote for that. You have 3 or less, five or more. Need to alter the

  21. Irrational patients

    RN-Doula replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes have had difficult cases. Most recently I was passing meds with a student, my sixth student that day and we were late on 0900 meds. One lady just started yelling her meds were late, didn't we...

  22. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    RN-Doula replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked 3 - 11 pm shift, every patient got a back rub at bedtime. We had a less demanding role as patients were in the hospital longer and not as acutely ill before discharge. They had longer...

  23. Lied to in Interview

    RN-Doula replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    You were lied to, don't stay at that job. Take the dream job, I

  24. The film: Vaxxed.

    RN-Doula replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Well I believe in the Sasquatch people, and Roswell did have an alien craft crash, cause I have read interviews by people who were there. Nurses are supposed to not accept statements at face value, so...

  25. Should I continue to work as PCT to increase chances of getting RN job when I graduate?

    RN-Doula replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Keep your job. I have taught nursing school 10 years now. From my former students: Staying at the same place gave them seniority in vacations and time off accruing, the more years at a place,...