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  1. What do I take off first??

    matchstickxx replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Gloves should come off first so you don't contaminate yourself when you untie the gown or mask. That being said, I too have been guilty of pulling the gown off with the glove still

  2. Sometimes I Miss Being a CNA

    matchstickxx replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in OB. In my hospital, if an OB nurse is floated, they are utilized as a tech. I don't like to float outside of our OB units, but at least I don't have the responsibility of a nursing...

  3. weekend nights

    matchstickxx replied to quinnila's topic in General Nursing

    Fri and Sat

  4. Closing the unit

    matchstickxx replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe you should sent a letter to local media about the situation highlighting the issues not being addressed by administration. If your hospital advertises OB services I think the public has a right...

  5. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    matchstickxx replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the hotels near my hospital offers a discounted rate for hospital employees. If there is a snowstorm or ice storm predicted and you are scheduled to work, the hotel offers an even bigger...

  6. What would you have said to this??

    matchstickxx replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    We have to read back all verbal and telephone orders to the physician. So I guess I would read back... 1. Discontinue foley catheter due to hematuria. 2. If hematuria continues, call when Hell freezes...

  7. Closing the unit

    matchstickxx replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital recently completed some major NICU renovations. During that time, we weren't accepting level 3 or level 4 babies or any OB patients with the potential to deliver such babies. If we did...

  8. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    matchstickxx replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Snow in the upper Midwest in the Winter is not unexpected. On the flip side of the coin....what were your plans if you had been at work when the snowstorm started and the highway was closed while you...

  9. First night shift.....staying awake?

    matchstickxx replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    While you wouldn't want to do this every morning, have some coffee and maybe a sugary snack shortly before the end of your shift. Also, sing along to the bouncy music on the way home. I find doing...

  10. Neonatal blood sugar checks

    matchstickxx replied to NurseBean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the NICU we do use the heel warmers. I put the heelwarmer on the baby and then do an assessment on the baby. By the time my assessment is completed, the heel should be warm enough. (about3 minutes)...

  11. PLEASE HELP... starting the night shift

    matchstickxx replied to cinthern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Spreading out your nights or working them all together seems to be personal preference. Working three nights in a row can be tough, but having four in a row off is nice. One thing I think most night...

  12. PLEASE HELP... starting the night shift

    matchstickxx replied to cinthern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I stay up all night the night before I go back to work. I will usually just read or surf the Internet. I can't really get any housework done because I don't want to wake up my husband or daughter. I...

  13. "Code blue" = deer in the headlights!

    matchstickxx replied to Momto3RN's topic in General Nursing

    You did do the right thing by activating a code team immediately. As you said, the rest will come with experience. Have you taken ACLS? If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend it. Any...

  14. My First Delivery, Not A Good Experience

    matchstickxx replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    I am so sorry you had this experience. Fetal demise deliveries are hard on the delivery nurse under the best of circumstances. Bless you for taking such great care of that

  15. How do I control my nerves / Help

    matchstickxx replied to Larry in Florida's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to what everyone else has said...get plenty of sleep the nights before your clinical days. Lack of sleep can really feed into

  16. IS it ok to wear scrubs to an interview?

    matchstickxx replied to WinksRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wore scrubs to an interview once...Got hired, too. When they called to scheduled the interview, I explained I would be coming straight from work and asked if it mattered if I came to the interview...

  17. How do they handle low census where you work?

    matchstickxx replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, bonus pay or people into OT go home first. After that, they ask for volunteers. If we have too many volunteers, the person with the least number of previous voluntary "low census" hours...

  18. Quick Resume/Job Application Questions

    matchstickxx posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have worked for the same place as an RN for the past 12 years. I have worked as an RN on 2 different units and a house supervisor. Do I treat these as 3 separate jobs on a job application or...

  19. New Job....yeah !!!!!!

    matchstickxx replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! It sounds like a much better place to

  20. jobs

    matchstickxx replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to add, it probably isn't too early to apply. I know some nurses who didn't hear anything for months after they applied at certain hospitals in my

  21. jobs

    matchstickxx replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the hospital and sometimes even the unit you are applying to. My hospital has monthly hospital-wide orientation. Some units, our NICU is one, have special classes for new grads...

  22. Calling all users of QS charting

    matchstickxx replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think QS interfaces with Medi-tech. The one thing I do not like about QS is the IV I&O charting. Adding a new bag of IV fluid to the I&O screen is way more complicated than it needs...

  23. Mild, Moderate, Heavy Recovery bleeding??

    matchstickxx replied to labor&deliverynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The OP's have all offered very good advice. Also, I want to know if this is a regular pad or a cold peri-pad/ice pad. The cold pads do not absorb well and will "look" like excessive bleeding....

  24. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    matchstickxx replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I discharge postpartum moms and babies...As Dad is opening car door for mom, I say "So, I'll see you guys back in about a year?" Some of the dads get a little bug-eyed thinking about

  25. Crocs!

    matchstickxx replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have