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nursie-babie ASN, RN

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  1. unsafe staffing in LDRP

    nursie-babie replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Been there done that...only worse. Your staffing actually seemed pretty good! LOL! I came from a small (30 deliveries a month) rural hospital. We had 3 ldr, 5 pp rooms and 4 rooms for gyn...

  2. Rules for the ER (long)

    nursie-babie replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    WOW! I am not an ER nurse by any means...but I can definitely understand most of these "rules" but do you really not care about pain unless it is chest pain? I am a kidney stone sufferer, and while...

  3. Share Your Saying

    nursie-babie replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    Love this one: I'm a NURSE Here to SAVE your A$$ NOT KISS

  4. Labor Nurses regulating epidurals

    nursie-babie replied to terig63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sheesh! I sure wouldn't want that responsibility. Especially when we aren't getting their paycheck!!

  5. Labor Nurses regulating epidurals

    nursie-babie replied to terig63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only thing that we can do with the epidural infusion is turn it off. We can not bolus/titrate, or even turn it back on if it has been turned off :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance:...

  6. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    nursie-babie replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

  7. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    nursie-babie replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love the names CHLOE, SOPHIE, GRACIE, EMILY AND RACHEL My daughter's name is Makenzie, love that too, but it is becoming rather popular now And, my son, (who is 10 and the twin to Makenzie), is...

  8. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

    nursie-babie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so here's my delima...I have a job I really love:heartbeat (CT area, very low stress, low key, good pay) however my hours are M-F 1200-2030. The oppurtunity has come up to go to a 0700-1530...

  9. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

    nursie-babie replied to nursie-babie's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, that's what my gut is telling me to do, it's just that the last job i had was so miserable(L&D, PP, NN, Peds..7p-7a), and this one is so good I am just scared to mess something up. Before...

  10. New Grad with an LD Job--any advice?

    nursie-babie replied to BirthingBabies's topic in Ob/Gyn

    HI! I was a new grad that started in L&D. It was very scary and intimidating. I also worked at a small rural hospital and think that led to the scariness quite a bit. Anyway, it took a long...

  11. need your advice before I quit nursing?

    nursie-babie replied to RNcool's topic in General Nursing

    I have a really hard time believing that. I went from being an OB nurse(l&d, NN, PP) to a Radiology Nurse. They are in no way similar. Not even the same pt population. The new facility trained...

  12. need your advice before I quit nursing?

    nursie-babie replied to RNcool's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Radiology RN working in the CT department. It is great. It can be fast paced, I don't spend very long with each patient, basically I check them in, see if they need an IV, and hang out in...

  13. Is it logical that we're warned against losing >3lbs/wk but gastric bypass is OK?

    nursie-babie replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: Okay, first of all, I don't know why they say losing it fast the regular way is unhealthy and okay after bypass...but, what I...

  14. Questionable Allergies?

    nursie-babie replied to MS._Jen_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had to have Lovenox prior to a surgical procedure. It burned like the:devil: when the injected but I thought that was to be expected(the burning lasted about 20 minutes) I went to surgery, and it...

  15. LNA and Starting Pay?

    nursie-babie replied to stcylra's topic in General Nursing

    I WORK AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER(IN DALLAS, TX) I AM ASSUMING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR 2 DAY ALTERNATIVE SHIFTS(I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT OTHER PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT IT) ANYWAY, AT BAYLOR YOU...

  16. Pay increase after bridging?

    nursie-babie replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    I DID NOT DO THE BRIDGE BUT I DID GRADUATE WITH SOME THAT DID, WE ALL WORKED FOR THE SAME FACILITY AND THEY DID GET CREDIT FOR THEIR LVN EXPERIENCE. WE WORKED AT A SMALL HOSPITAL IN TEXAS, BUT I...

  17. Beginning RN Salary in Abilene or Dallas/Ft Worth

    nursie-babie replied to alistx's topic in Texas Nursing

    I AM PRETTY SURE MOST NEW GRADS IN THE DALLAS AREA MAKE ABOUT $20 AN HOUR...BENEFITS ARE PRETTY STANDARD, MEDICAL DENTAL, 401K, ETC. NOW SOME HOSPITALS WILL HAVE SIGN ON BONUS' AND SOME DONT. I...

  18. temporary permit? whats that

    nursie-babie replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your school should send your transcript to the BON shortly after graduation and the BON will send you a permit. It doesn't usually take very long to get, assumming everything is in order with your...

  19. must you pass NCLEX first?

    nursie-babie replied to jb2u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I live in TX and I had to wait for a letter from the board giving me permission to practice as a GN. It only took a few days to get this letter, and my authorization to test. I worked as a GN,...

  20. blood culture?

    nursie-babie replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    A blood culture helps you know if there is an infection in the blood stream and, if they do a sensitivity, what antibiotics will kill the bacteria. :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance:...

  21. Help - LPN schools in Dallas-Fort Worth area

    nursie-babie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    There is also Trinity Valley Community College in Kaufman (30 miles east of Dallas). They have an LVN program that goes from January to December. :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance:...

  22. questions on protocols for rad nursing

    nursie-babie replied to brain_rn's topic in Radiology

    I, too, am the only RAD RN in the evenings(1200-2030) at a very large hospital. Our RAD techs can hook the pt to o2, etc. If we have a pt from the ICU, the nurse must accompany the pt. We have had...

  23. sedation help please!!!

    nursie-babie replied to RadiologyRN's topic in Radiology

    Our policy is also like hawks..I am in Texas. We(the nurses) are all required to have ACLS and take an annual sedation test. We use aldrete and ramsey and we take vital signs q 5 minutes during the...

  24. Dobhoff

    nursie-babie replied to DebbieIRRN's topic in Radiology

    I work at a large hospital in TX and we have one RN who puts the dubhoff's in under fluro without any supervision (MD/TECH). But dubhoffs and helping the techs with iv's, pumps, etc are his only...