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Thank you so much for the advice, it is helpful. I can imagine how hard it is going to be but pregnancy and children are a challenge in itself anyway :) I will be breastfeeding for as long as it works out. I will not just give up right when I would go back to work, I am defiantely going to give it a shot. I just want to figure out the best way to do it. Several other people suggested pumping while driving as well LOL! I do alot in my car after the visit so that will be good time as well. Hey, if that is what it takes, I will make it work. My schedule is tight because I am a Team Leader, therefore I do SOC, ROC, Recerts and D/C's only and fill in treatment visit here and there. I also implement and develop policies sometimes with the Clinical Mgr, sit in team meetings for discussion of patients, go through OASIS training and refreshers, etc. Although my boss is very understanding and always understands when there is a wrench in the day and always helped me out. So if anyone else has done this before and as a plan I am still open to hear some suggestions or schedule plans. Thanks!

I would love to breastfeed my baby but I am obviously a visiting nurse and I am just wondering if anyone did it and how it was done? It would be greatly appreciated because I wouldn't want to not breastfeed my baby because of a job.

I am taking the NCLEX-RN this Friday and I am in the process of making sure I know my lab values,drug values and tidbits to remember that I see come up frequently when studying the practice questions. Here are some I can think of...anyone else know of any I missed?? Na 135-145 K 3.5-5.5 Ca 8-10 Mg 1.5-2.0 Platelets 150,000-450,000 ptt 30-60 seconds WBC 5,000-11,000 RBC 4.5-6.0 million Hct 35-45% Hgb 12-16 BUN 7-20 Creatinine 0.5-1.5 Quickening 16 weeks fetal heart tones 20 weeks fetal heart rate 120-160 Litium intial 1.0-1.5, therapeutic 0.6-1.2 Dilantin 10-20 Digoxin 0.8-2.0 Heparin look at ptt and antidote is Protamine Sulfate Coumadin look at INR and antidote is vitamin K Mag Sulfate antidote is Calcium Gluconate narcotic antidote is Narcan Tyenol antidote is Mucomist Insulin: Reg 30-60 min onset, 2-4 hr peak and 5-7 duration NPH 1-3 hr onset, 6-12 hr peak and 18-24 duration Lispro-fast acting and to eat right away pH 7.35-7.45 PaCO2 35-45 PaO2 90-100% HCO3 22-26 Rules of Nines: 9% is head and both arms, 18% is front torso, back torso and both legs and 1% is groin 5 P's with fractues: pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia and paralysis Cranial nerves: Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Acoustic, Glassopharnygeal, Vagus, Spinal Accessory and Hypoglossal Fetal Heart strips: VEAL CHOP (Variable is cord, early is head, accelerations is ok and late is placental insuffenciency) Cancer: CAUTION signs starve a gastric ulcer, feed a duo ulcer 200-300 ml blood loss with lady partsl birth, 500 ml with c-section, over is hemorrhage Okay...Did I miss anything? I think I went on a tangant and probably can think of more but anyone have others?? Thanks!