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  1. Increase in I&D's in the South?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    I cant speak for down south but up here in oregon the incidence of community aquired mrsa is very high. As an RN who is clean, not obese, and not the poorest person around, I have had 2 mrsa skin...

  2. Who does your daily blood work?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to nbnurse95's topic in Medical-Surgical

    here the phlebot folks are avaliable all day long, the work is scheduled into two hour blocks so when a draw is ordered, it goes on the 6am draw, or the 8am, 10 am etc. the 6am draw happens sometime...

  3. Lactation Consultants: Where do they chart?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Choircat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    at my hospital we chart feeds and a latch assessment on the baby's chart, but the lactation assessment, plan, and notes go in the moms chart under a lactation tab(pink) it is very easy to

  4. Clocked in - sent home

    Graciegirlienurse replied to jyoung1950's topic in General Nursing

    the cna's at my hospital get paid for 4hours if cancelled less than 2 hours before start of shift. really, it is their job to figure this stuff out ahead of time, not at your

  5. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Graciegirlienurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Many many many healthcare workers are carriers of MRSA, at least in the US it is a bug that is rampant in the community, as well as in the hospital. At my hospital (a large teaching institution) if a...

  6. pain med...

    Graciegirlienurse replied to stephera's topic in Ob/Gyn

    fentanyl is nice, and it doesnt slow labor like an

  7. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Graciegirlienurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    so when I was 15 I knew an older man(middle aged), clean cut, who was a shoplifter. When he went to stores to steal, and when he returned stolen items he wore green hospital scrubs that he got at...

  8. Wearing Gloves for Injections

    Graciegirlienurse replied to BGSRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    let us all remember what universal precautions say! treat every patient as potentially infectious. Even if we think one patient is more 'dirty' than another, we really dont know. my pet peeve is when...

  9. Circumcisions-Question

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Bipley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work at a large teaching hospital in oregon and our pediatricians do not do circ's. they ob docs do it because the peds docs wont. the circumcision rate at our facility is about 50%. We hand out a...

  10. W'hat's your favorite thing to do after a day on the floor?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12hr nights so usually its a mad dash home to see how quickly I can eat something and get to sleep.-maybe if I'm lucky I can get 5and a half hours:p But a couple of times a month I go out to...

  11. Age when you had your first child?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had my son just before I turned 15. Now I am 21 and a RN BSN.:balloons: Things have really turned out ok for us. I have extremely supportive parents, I believe that a strong support system is the...

  12. Whirlpool use in Labor?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to malibu03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a six year old son and while I was in labor I floated in the jacussi tub for about five hours! I rotated hot and cold water and it felt great. They checked fht's with a waterproof doppler. I do...

  13. VBAC Questions

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Sleepy_Princess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is some good research and statistics on http://www.ican-online.org. My hospital does do vbac's, in fact we have a new consent form that basically says that the repeat c-section has higher risks...

  14. No Relief, Embarrasing Moment

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I started my period when I was eleven and had seven day long hemmorhages for nine years before I started on the nuvaring, now I barely need a pantiliner per day. marie you should talk check out this...

  15. Nuva Ring

    Graciegirlienurse replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have used the nuvaring for over a year and i am very happy with it. I chose this method due to the higher effectiveness and lower incidence of side effects. Early on i did experience some headaches...

  16. New Grad ICU programs at ???

    Graciegirlienurse replied to snowbiggie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oregon Health and Sciences University has a nice new grad intership program with positions in several

  17. Role of Nurse During Circumcision

    Graciegirlienurse replied to dac71's topic in Ob/Gyn

    circumsicion is absolutely not necessary! If it was it would not be considered "cosmetic" surgery, that insurance doesnt even cover. There is not a medical indication for routine circumsicion. Also...

  18. Good place to buy scrubs in Portland?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to QuilterLPN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I am a new nurse and I bought scrubs from scrub med during the summer sale. i love the beautiful patterns, and the sturdy cargo pants. The clincher for me is my preceptor who has been a nurse for...

  19. Why a C-Section?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hope that those of you who fear vbac are aware that the rate of uterine rupture is less than one percent. when it does happen, it is usually in grand multips, or women who have had multiple c/s, or...

  20. nursing schools in Oregon

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Jrnalist2RNinOR's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hello, I just wanted to agree that walla walla is a fantastic school and clear up a couple of misconceptions. first, walla walla college is a christian college that is affiliated with the seventh day...

  21. I'm new here.

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Vancouvergirl's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I went to walla walla college school of nursing. some people dont know that their nursing school is located in portland. it is in SE near mall 205. I loved this

  22. Applying for 2006

    Graciegirlienurse replied to bowkerj's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Walla walla is another great bsn

  23. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    what about planned parenthood, pregnancy resource center and plenty of other community resources that cen do it for free?!? and mostly on a walk in

  24. When circ's go bad...

    Graciegirlienurse replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In oregon at my hospital we have about a 50% circ rate. the peds docs DONT do them. I am ethically opposed to permanently altering somebody's body, esp thier genitals without their permission, and for...

  25. Is it selfish not to get a Flu Shot?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know if anyone else has mentioned this...flu shots are still made with thimersol, a mercury based preservative, i for one will never get one until this