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  1. Medical Marijuana for RN's

    Graciegirlienurse posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Is it ok for a registered nurse to use medical marijuana (with a prescription) outside of work of

  2. Medical Marijuana for RN's

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have been researching the requirements for medical marijuana prescritions and believe that I would be able to get an rx without any trouble. I have chronic muscle spasms related to a mva 2 years...

  3. VBA2C w/ 1st at 25 weeks

    Graciegirlienurse replied to sharirobinson's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.ican-online.org/ good info and great resources. good luck, you can do

  4. VBA2C w/ 1st at 25 weeks

    Graciegirlienurse replied to sharirobinson's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.ican-online.org/ awesome organization, great resources! every one of us should check it out and educate ourselves. and re reason for previous c/s, if a woman had a c/s for breech, that is...

  5. opinions about epidurals

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What labor feels like...I had lots of braxton hicks contractions, no big deal, then my water broke so I got in the shower and soon had my first REAL contraction. Menstrual cramps my ass! My whole big...

  6. Still Breastfeeding

    Graciegirlienurse replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    I told my three year old that the milk was gone, he had drank it all. he is now almost seven and talks fondly of breastfeeding and tells how he loved to nurse and drank all the milk until it was

  7. do you HAVE to assist with circs?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to pittnurse08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it has been researched and well documented that oral sucrose solution and non-nutritive sucking signifiganty reduce pain for neonates during procedures. this is not merely a distraction. I am an...

  8. do you HAVE to assist with circs?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to pittnurse08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also use sweetease for pain control, for blood draws, IM injections etc, it works

  9. do you HAVE to assist with circs?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to pittnurse08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a large teaching hospital, shortly after my hire I told my nurse manager about my ethical objection to circumcision. I explained that i am opposed to permanantly altering someones body,...

  10. How long did you breastfeed?

    Graciegirlienurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    How long did you breastfeed your children? I will start...I breastfed my son until just after his 3rd

  11. Room for Guys in this specialty?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to natron20's topic in Ob/Gyn

    why would a woman object to a male ob nurse when the majority of ob docs are still male??? we have a great male l&d nurse, and several male nurses who float to postpartum. you should go into...

  12. Why did YOU choose OB nursing?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to tabbeycatt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We live in a culture where women are constantly sharing their 'horror' stories about birth. a pregnant woman is bombarded with these negative tales. I was lucky enough to have an amazing birth...

  13. celebrity deliveries

    Graciegirlienurse replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I took care of the wife of a local tv personality as a gyn patient, they were super mellow and nice and did not seem to expect any special

  14. Well Baby Nursery Question

    Graciegirlienurse replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we dont have a nursery for healthy babies, they are in with mom, or in the nicu. we chart on the babies Q4 when rooming in. the babies have a lojack alarm on that alarms if they are taken past certain...

  15. Help needed!! --New and jobless RN

    Graciegirlienurse replied to Rosewine's topic in Oregon Nursing

    so I graduated last june. I now work at ohsu. I found that there were plenty of positions to apply for last spring, but not a huge response to my applications, and I feel like I was a very competitive...

  16. LATCH: a breastfeeding charting system and documentation tool

    Graciegirlienurse replied to baby&mommynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use the latch scoring system, it is ok...It is nice to see the assessment broken down into specific parts as opposed to just fair, good, poor. Another poster mentioned giving a score for an atempt,...

  17. Help. I need some ways to set up my own report sheet.

    Graciegirlienurse replied to newrn05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would start by asking all of the nurses on the unit to show you how they organize thiers. Then take in all of thier ideas and form your own

  18. What do patients say that irks you?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes a cesarean is a major surgery...but the husband is not the one who had it! he should be ready and willing and eager to help with his new baby, not to mention helping the mother of his baby and not...

  19. quick question

    Graciegirlienurse replied to ladylabor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do not agree that having support people in the delivery room negates your right to confidentiality. If A patient had Syphilis, there is no reason for her grandmother to hear about it! The same is...

  20. 16.50 Starting Wage for a Grad Nurse???? Oh No! Say it Ain't So.....

    Graciegirlienurse replied to chattypattyCRNA2B's topic in General Nursing

    I am the most suprised at how close the wages are for cna's vs nurses that you are talking about. Up here in oregon RN's start at about $25/hour, I worked at my same hospital as a cna and made 15.50...

  21. at what age did you start studying nursing?

    Graciegirlienurse replied to cksl's topic in General Students

    I started pre requisites at 15, and was 18 at the beginning of nursing

  22. I'm charging!?!

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

    They cant force you to charge! Did they mention this before you accepted the position? If it was a known requirement then it would be different. I would tell her again that you are not ready for it at...

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

    Graciegirlienurse replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    The friend with the infection in his armpit should have been started on abx right away! A good sign that it is mrsa is when it goes from bad to unbearable in 24-48 hours. both of my lesions started...

  24. A legal question.

    Graciegirlienurse replied to SugarMagnolia's topic in General Nursing

    I would also contact your union rep, I am sure they have dealt with this situation before and are familiar with the legal details. It would be prudent to have an advocate for the nurses who are under...

  25. Need to sleep...

    Graciegirlienurse replied to LearningRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    My hospitals regular 12hr shifts are 7-7. A float pool RN who is flex(no benefits, higher pay, self schedule) can schedule themselves for anytime they want. in four hour blocks you can work 4-16...