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    How to fail clinical

    DebblesRN replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    Wow. Not that it matters, or should even be an issue, I take my shoes off at the door when I get home. I have separate shoes for work than I do for other activities. I guess you shouldn't assume...
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    How to fail clinical

    DebblesRN replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    In my second year of Nursing school, we were required to park in a mulch lot at one of our clinical sites. It had rained all night. the mulch lot was a muddy slush lot. I had some mud on my shoes...
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    Question about marijuana use as a nurse

    DebblesRN replied to sasha_t's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you have a script for the marajuana and it is legal in your state, then by all means, smoke up. I think it will cause a problem for your potential job hunt. I think many people have offered you...
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    HELP!!! I'm a med-surg/tele nurse who wants to get into maternity nursing.

    DebblesRN replied to leila83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello!! I worked Med-Surg Telemetry for 2 years before I started in L&D/NICU/PostPartum/Newborn Nursery. I put in applications and resumes, I talked to nurses who worked in the department, I...
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    ABANDONED

    DebblesRN replied to GitanoRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know of a single state in the US that allows a parent to abandon a child without legal action. Nebraska did until November of 2008 because they had 35 unwanted children dropped off at a...
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    DebblesRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You assume a lot and know NOTHING about me. Who said I voted for any of them?? It doesn't matter which loser you vote for, they all hike the taxes after saying they won't, so it's a moot point...
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    DebblesRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I worry that my job will be in jeopardy when this goes into full swing, because they are gonna have to cut corners somewhere to recoup losses in reimbursement and they always start with nursing. I...
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    What was the longest code you have been in?

    DebblesRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work with babies mostly, so you can imagine when I go to a code it is highly unpleasant. The parents from the 5 hour code were distraught but held it together. They cried, but no screaming or...
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    What is your nurse-patient ratio?

    DebblesRN replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Dude, even so, with that kind of acuity, even on Rehab at the nursing home I used to work at, the ratio was 1 RN-5-7 and the CNAs were 1-15. I can't imagine being responsible for 53 patients who have...
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    What is your nurse-patient ratio?

    DebblesRN replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Where was this so I never, ever go there?? Seriously, 1 RN with 2-3 aides for 53 fresh post op patients?? Did I read that right?? How did you get anything done?? When I did Med/Surg Telemetry (and...
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    What was the longest code you have been in?

    DebblesRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Five hours and I am not kidding. It was a 12 day old baby that mom found choking in her crib (she had spit up formula). Came to the ER coding. The Neo pulled me down there with her so she would...
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    No vaginal exams??

    DebblesRN replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have had a few coworkers that worked at a University hospital that had never done a lady partsl exam either. The residents did them. I don't know if that is how all of them work, but I know there...
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    Certifications while job hunting or wait to get hired?

    DebblesRN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most L&D/PP/Nursery units ask that you have 2 years of MedSurg training before you apply. I had no certifications before my hire to OB/GYN. Some things I did get after hire were NRP (the baby...
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    Rate to run blood?

    DebblesRN replied to KaeliF's topic in General Nursing

    On average, there is about 300ml of blood in a unit. I think in most places, you run the blood quickly in EMERGENT situations, otherwise, run over 2-4 hrs, depending on the situation. I also came...
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    Seriously, this is "news"??? (lice resistance)

    DebblesRN replied to brillohead's topic in School

    I didn't know about this, but then again, I have never had head lice, or had to treat my kids for head lice. I also don't work in pediatrics and am not a school nurse, so not sure how I would have...
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    NRC Neonatal

    DebblesRN replied to LeahChan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You cannot get specialty certifications without a minimum of two years experience in your area of expertise, and it needs to be full time experience. Here is a link to the NCC. It gives you the...
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    Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    DebblesRN replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Where I have worked, BSN did not get you any more money than an ADN as a staff nurse, BUT you can work in administrative positions as a BSN, and THAT will make you more money. I know a lot of magnet...
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    hanging pit while pregnant?

    DebblesRN replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pitocin (Oxytocin) - Warnings and Precautions "Teratogenic Effects: Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with oxytocin. There are no known indications for use in the first trimester...
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    Subutex withdraw

    DebblesRN replied to doularoz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We get infants who are exposed to subutex and morphine during pregnancy where I work. BOTH drugs have horrible withdrawls. We have the same problem with the clinic where I live. I'd love to choke...
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    MgSO4 question

    DebblesRN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NINDS scale for tendon reflex assessment Reflex absent = 0 Reflex small, less than normal; includes a trace response, or a response brought out only by reinforcement = 1 Reflex in lower half of normal...
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    midwife/NP problem (kinda long)

    DebblesRN replied to khammond0005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't give meds to patients to take home. It is also against our policy. The midwife should know better and administration should be counseling her about it. We also do not call in prescriptions...
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    c/s with ONLY local

    DebblesRN replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One hospital I worked for did not have anesthesia in house 24/7. They would come in, put in an epideural, then leave. When we had a C/S at 2 AM, you had to argue with one of them to come in for it....
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    ascultating the lungs of a female patient

    DebblesRN replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure why it is not practical to listen to the patient's posterior lung fields, I always listen to them. You hear so much better from the back. I usually start with the bases on the posterior...
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    Adoption ethics

    DebblesRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Question: If a baby is born into your OB unit and the parents wish to put the baby up for adoption, is it unethical for a nurse in the OB department to adopt that baby?? What if the parents are...
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    Adoption ethics

    DebblesRN replied to DebblesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not involved on this end. There has been a debate at work about this. Just looking to see what other's views are about the topic. Thank you for your answer.