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  1. What are clinicals "really" like?

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful posted a topic in General Students

    I have an idea of what clinicals will be, but would anyone care to share with me the "reality" of it all? I will be entering a BSN program this fall (doing final prereqs this Jan...WOW!!) and I'm...

  2. Is it ok if I lurk and post occassionally

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi! My name is Shannon and I'm NOT a nurse, but hope to be one day! It's a long story, but I had to make the decision to put off nursing school for a few years I won't bore you all with the...

  3. What's your most interesting/scary case?

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would imagine!! How scary to have a complication all three

  4. What's your most interesting/scary case?

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did the baby make

  5. Those Baby Shows

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to LiveZen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Whew! I was getting a little nervous.....I'm so glad to see that a Nurse admits to liking them! I have this habit of comparing my thoughts/feelings to what the Nurses here say and I tend to get...

  6. i decided not to have my son circumcised-need feedback

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to nursemn's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my advice, but I'm not a nurse. I have two uncirc'd boys. I NEVER touched the foreskin and I think it was a mistake. NO, I don't believe you need to routinely pull it back, but I think you...

  7. Was this reaction normal?

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has Ulcerative Colitis and takes Prednisone with flare-ups.....it is such a powerful drug. It adds weight in strange places (his jaws) and he had to begin seeing a cardiologist for...

  8. I didn't know this actually happened

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    smilingblueyes ~ Thank you :) I wanted to say something to the effect of what you did, but knew that I wouldn't be respected for it. But your comment of "But I think if they are THAT needy, then...

  9. Nurses with depression

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to NHLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't offer advice, but I just wanted to let you know that I also suffer from serious bouts of depression and anxiety....it can be debilitating (spelling??). I hope you get things worked out for...

  10. Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Someone actually said

  11. Help! Pregnant and don't know what patients to avoid

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did they tell you why? Or is this a thing of the past? I only ask because my son came five weeks early (and was frank breech) and I would have begged someone to tell me not to mop or vacuum :rotfl:...

  12. Delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel (long...)

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to dacryocystitis's topic in General Nursing

    How about she finds a new

  13. I didn't know this actually happened

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    deleted because I'm tired and saying dumb

  14. Are you my waitress today?

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

    I guess this is part of me not being a nurse and not having any experience in this field, but I could imagine some sweet little old man saying this and not meaning ANYTHING by it. Waitresses help...

  15. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    There always seem to be something to argue about around here :uhoh21: Speaking as a consumer/patient. I have been to MANY doctors in my day (and especially after having kids) and I don't think the...

  16. Nursing Student

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to cedargrove's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, to the two PP ~ I have an even greater appreciation for our service men & women (especially women - having a period and NO BATH!!!!

  17. upset about title

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

  18. Any mods on right now?

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Chiming in to say it happens to me as well (same thread as the OP mentioned)....it's happened maybe three times in the past week, but never had it happen before then??? Not a problem for me...

  19. Experienced Nurses Only

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm, it seems a "decade" is about right Or so I read in another equally charming

  20. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Not everyone is "suckered" in to becoming a Medical Assistant. Some people actually choose that line of work AND enjoy it! Not everyone is cut out to be a nurse or are capable of enduring nursing...

  21. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I would think as a non-smoker it would be difficult to understand what he feels going through withdrawal, but also difficult to tolerate the smoke. I know I avoid second-hand smoke at all costs....it...

  22. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, silly indeed! I'm sorry about your mom :) I would take a seasoned ANYONE drawing my blood over a "nurse only." That sentence is confusing, even for me!! What I'm saying is that personally, I...

  23. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    hotshot05 ~ I see you lurking a lot, but no updates.....what did they say at your

  24. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how to ask this without sounding harsh, but how did you not notice her giving two shots? Or preparing both legs for

  25. Starting in well baby nursery

    OB_or_NICU_hopeful replied to rnin02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a question...... You all say that some places forbid using your own personal Stethoscope..... What do people with hearing aids