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Please don't misunderstand the plea I made. She just needed a set of clothes for her and her daughter. I did not intend for this to become a debate on help available. She is overwhelmed at this time and would have been nice to see there is someone who could help and not expect anything in return. I am going to do for my daughter when i get there this week. I see that I made a MISTAKE by [COLOR=#003366]sjalv, ADN, RN[/COLOR] reply. I did not ask anyone to host her. The Red Cross is going to help as soon as they get the fire report. Salvation army is tapped at this time of year. I was not asking for a hand out just some caring for a child that lost everything and fells the world is against her until I could get home. Thanks to those for your prayers. I do not consider the people on here random strangers but sisters and brothers in the trenches with me. Again, I apoligize for the mistake.

My daughter lost everything in a house fire late last night. Thank God no one was home. The dog was the only injury and is touch and go. If anyone is in or around Shawnee, Oklahoma and could help her out till I get home in a week I would greatly appriciate it. She won't take money from me. I plan to take her and my grandkids shopping when i get there. She only has what she had on when they went to dinner. My granddaughter only had on play clothes. She had just finished christmas shopping and lost it too. Thanks, Kelly

RN.com has a section on OB. There are also other courses you can take there. Med admin, critical thinking, and assessments are usually good for renewal CEU's

Hi! I am the grandmother raising 3 grandchildren. My daughter suffered from depression after her 3rd one. The state was going to step in and take them. She signed over care, control, and custody to me. It was only supposed to be for a year. It has been 4 years now. I filed and recieved guardianship over the youngest 2 and the older went to live with his dad after 3 years. My daughter has realized that she has made a big error. She has started to go through the court ordered steps to have my guardianship terminated. The kids will be with me for at least 3 more years as she works her steps. I understand where some people think it is a control thing. I also understand the desperation of not seeing your grandkids cause they are in foster care. I did tough love with my daughter and now it is paying off. She has a job, is living with me and taking care of her kids on a daily basis. I am stepping back into the role of grandmother, but occassionally I do still have to be mom. I look forward to the day that I get to be grandma all the time. It is slow work but we will see.

I, at the tender year of 13, am becoming slightly more than brown but less than crusty. I have had several years of working with COB and have learned something every time. I always correct coworkers when they say "Oh, I'm just a LPN". I have had many lessons taught by LPN's that have saved my keister.

I am requesting that any one who works at a facility that releases early, i.e. 6 hours or less, please contact me. I am researching to create a policy at the facility currently working. We have had a rash of expectant mom's who want to go home in 2 - 4 hours after birth with infants. Any help would be appriciated. kelly

actually AWHONN does do online intermed and advance

my favorite is to look at them and ask very sweetly "Did you miss your nap?"

I will also add a can to my kids clothes to get out hidden stains and to save a chocolate covered shirt. I was told this by my granny and did not believe her at the time but use it all the time now. My husband laughs cause I buy a case of coke for the laundry. It will also take formula out of newborn clothes and is safer than bleach for their skin.

if you are using the coke to clean surfaces, it does work. you have to "spill" it over the surface then clean up with paper towels after five min. or so. if left longer can cause stains of own. it is useful for a number of things. a meat tenderizer, cleans battery terminals, and will free a rusty bolt. yes, I drink a lot of it.

try this. pour a little coke on it. let it set while you load the washer. pour the rest of the can of coke in with it. comes out every time.

In December of 2003 I asked and received advice about a young lady we wanted to help and provide a family for. This is the update. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing...ild-52349.html She has since married and divorced. She has two young children that she take wonderful care of. She holds a steady job, bought her first new car, and is in the process of buying a home. She still calls us mom and dad. Her bio parents have tried many times to make life hard for her, but she calls to see what she should do. She has grown into a great young women who stands on her own two feet. She has blessed us with a space in her life and she is, in no doubt, ours. Her relationship with her dad is still tight. She calls me when things are going bad and talks them out rather than making a snap judgement. She is all I hoped for her.

Here is an inexpensive tool to help with learning. Go to the lumber yard. Ask for a 4 inch peice of pvc pipe, doesn't have to be but maybe 1-2 ft long. Invest in a large bag of water balloons. Clip the end off of the balloon, slide over end of pvc pipe, keep in place with a rubber band. The more you slide the balloon down, the thinner the "cervix" is. Stick under a pillow and see if can palpate. This helps cause you can find by feeling the opening but also the thin lip, move to one side or other and just play with it. If your facility has the cards for dilation, make one and take home with you, have some one else fix the ballon and you figure it out.

I have a firm rule when dealing with my fb account. If I can't say it to your face then I don't paste it online. Makes life simple. Use fb to keep up with family and friends not to update every minute of my life.

First off, you errored in writing an order that another nurse took over the phone. You basically said you heard the order and wrote as such. That being done, you are responsible for putting it on the mar. If the order was bid and was not changed by you, the one who wrote the order, then the pt has been overdosed. Take the retraining and chalk it up to a lesson learned. As the previous poster said, if it is turned into the board of nursing, it goes better for you if you complied with retraining. I hope you do have a better day.

HI! Thanks in advance for any and all help. I tried to find a site on all nurses for NICU nurses but couldn't find any. I was always taught that if you had a baby in an isolette for longer than an hour that you needed a temp probe. Does this still hold true? Can anyone direct me to hard evidence this needs to be done or not? Also how do you dress your infants in an isolette? Thanks again, kelly

I have worked with 2 wonderful male L&D nurses. It was wonderful to watch these men with laboring moms and with the families. Most of our moms didn't care who took care of them just as long as some one did. Then these same moms would come back with next pregnancy and specifically ask for them. It is done and can be wonderful. I learned a lot from both of them. Not only skills but care too.

I am sorry you feel this way. It is not a reflection on you but on how intitaled society has become. I applaud you for sticking to your guns. If you don't keep to your standards then what will happen when those who complain are in the working world? Would you want them taking care of you? I think the biggest disservice we are doing to students today is dumbing down classes. I can remember when classes were hard and the grades reflected the amount of work you put in. Just remember that not everyone will be happy no matter what you do. The only other thing I can suggest is to warn the class that previous classes have said that you are a hard teacher, but all you do is hold everyone to the same standards and expectations.

try nursing made easy on subject needing to refresh on.

It is the putting together of families. They may come in as a single person or a couple but they generally leave a family. No I am not talking about just the mom/dad, but the grandparents, aunts, uncles, the new brother/sister or anyone else. A baby is a life of dreams, hopes, and wishes. Sadly, not all have a happy ending. Then you celebrate the life that would have been. You support the family and sometimes just stand by silently as their world falls apart. It is the most joyfull place you can work but alson the saddest. It depends on your personallity. I had a nurse manager tell me when I started OB that I would not make a good L&D nurse cause I was to abrupt or tactless. Over the years I use this to my advantage. Example - the grandmother who wants to answer all the questions for her daughter. I just say who is having this baby - I need to talk to her.

Breast feeding, sibling bonding, post partum care (culture wise) are some.

It is perfectly acceptable to say "I don't know but I will find out for You." Then follow through with hand outs, coworkers, or another specialty who knows. The patient will have more faith than if you try to blow smoke up their derier. I know spelling is off. just got off.

I love my job. I work as a travel nurse on OB. I get to help women (families) in a time of stress for great joy or sometimes utter heartbreak. I get to help put families together, one child at a time. I love the newborns and the help for the mom's. I even like helping when things don't go as planned. I can help a family with a natal loss see that it won't always be this bad, and because have been through it, they get the best berievement care I know how to give. I console the woman who has decided to give her child a better life through adoption. and even help those who decide that motherhood is not for them right now. I love being able to guide and assist a frightened teen through the labor process and help her bond with the life she created and carried. I have my issues but who doesn't.

I simply say no. Offer no excuses, no explaniations, or any comprimise. Just no will suffice. When you start offering these things, they will try to tell you alternatives. by just saying no, there is nothing they can say.

When u walk in and all labor rooms are full, all postpartum rooms are full, and there is a bad baby in the nursery. Oh! and you are short staffed