PeepnBiscuitsRN

PeepnBiscuitsRN specializes in OB (with a history of cardiac).

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1. Baby Friendly- getting a tad over the top

   PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My whole thing is that we serve many cultures who, no matter how many times you try to convince them that they DO have milk, and the baby is getting colostrum, too, they refuse to believe it. Even if...

2. Baby Friendly- getting a tad over the top

   PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   My hospital is working toward becoming baby friendly. This entails that we promote rooming-in and breastfeeding, which I have no problem at all with- what I do have a problem with is how we are being...

3. Tired of discrimination

   PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Al.ginger's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   You're in MN? I'm in MN and where I'm at is a VERY racially and culturally diverse place. We have on the unit I work at: Hispanic nurses, Hmong Nurses, Somail Nurses Ethiopian Nurses, African Nurses,...

4. Worst Medication Error of my life

   PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to xaf7232's topic in Cardiac

   I found that the one time I had a student with me, I felt totally discombobulated. I forgot stuff, I fumbled with stuff- and I work on an OB floor so we're not passing a lot of hard core stuff too...

5. Patient types on postpartum units

   PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to KKRJJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We're a closed unit, but we have an overflow unit that's on cardiac- a wing of that unit is reserved for low-risk lady partsl birth patients only. At first I was a little skeptical, especially since...

6. Ever have a patient complain about you?

   PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to love lilacs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I had a patient recently probably complain about me. Why? Well, see she was nice as could be all shift long but at 11:20pm she put her light on. Where was I? In report, talking to the night nurse who...

7. O how I long to be a L&D nurse :(

   PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to LH...RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It could work in your favor to work in a hospital first, because you could then transfer from whatever unit you start on to OB. That said, it might take more time for you to get hired in OB, firstly...

8. Advice for L&D? - Male student.

   PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It is weird that someone would turn down a male student but not a male OB doc. I think culture would play a big part- I had a male student shadow me one day and we have a pretty diverse cultural...

9. Specializing as a new nurse??

   PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to nurse5913's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm glad for the year or so I had in cardiac and med surg- taught me the fine art of time management and really broke me in. That said, however, I'd have taken a position in L&D or Mom/Baby in a...

10. Termination, reflection, and moving forward

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to TrixieRN1's topic in General Nursing

    The otoscope thing sounds just silly. When I was an LPN I looked in ears and in throats and noses with an otoscope! The NP I worked under expected me to take the initiative and do those things. As for...

11. Is an OB/GYN RN for me?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to narainalina's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd say keep your mind open to everything. Consider your clinicals like a buffet, sample each thing and expect to change your mind, even if you don't think you will. I went into RN school as an LPN...

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

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Whoops. Just saw you're already in the field. Awesome! Have fun with

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

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You already said it- there's very little turnover. I work with some nurses who have worked in the birth center for going on 36 years now. It's their niche too. Though I wonder- and please don't take...

14. Vocera or Alternative?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have Vocera, and it's become a point of amusement to see how long it takes before the stupid "genie" recognizes our name so we can log in. The other night a gal with a pretty simple, common name...

15. Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, I've had new parents who write down the name of each nurse they have for each shift of the days they spend there. It can be a good thing (when the few kindly souls write a thank you note and...