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  1. see-through white pants? Hate it!!!

    Q. replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    ....or you could just not wear

  2. cytotec & lubricating jelly

    Q. replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Kristina girl, your posts crack me

  3. cytotec & lubricating jelly

    Q. replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's awfully kind. We don't use

  4. Can anyone give me pointers?

    Q. replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes Brandy - I've never taken ABG's - we usually leave that to our phelbotomists who have the skill, or the docs sometimes do it themselves - at least on our floor (Labor and Delivery) I'm sure...

  5. a few more abbreviations?

    Q. replied to frappachino's topic in General Nursing

    I kinda agree. I'm a little shocked that this person didn't know, but after all, they are a student, not a nurse. If they get blasted for asking a question, they may never ask a question again - and...

  6. panic-attack reaction to compazine

    Q. replied to scootermcnutt's topic in Patient Medications

    I've seen this with my husband. He was given IV compazine for a kidney stone and he said he felt like crawling out of his skin. He felt exhausted yet wound up at the same time. He didn't like the...

  7. On Call Shifts

    Q. replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    We get paid $2.00/hour for being on call. If we are called in, we get time and one half as well as a $40 call in bonus. We use our call person for sick calls, staffing, whatever. Our census...

  8. On Call Shifts

    Q. replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we have to take 24 hours of call per month - and it doesn't matter if you are full or part time. And we use our call person about 80% of the

  9. Forced to float?

    Q. replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Fiesty- If I didn't know Rick that well, I might be offended at his comment - but really, he didn't mean much by it. There is always going to be rivalry between nursing specialties: I joke with my...

  10. Forced to float?

    Q. replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Kristina, you said it all very well. We are a closed unit - which I think is just fine. I personally could not and should not float to any other unit. Labor and Delivery is too specialized for me to...

  11. Anyone ever had a kidney stone?? Yowzer!

    Q. replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is kind of a regular with his kidney stones. He usually gets one every year. He is usually a pretty stoic kinda guy - but when he got his stones, he was in excruiating pain and bellowing...

  12. When to push with epidural?

    Q. replied to MQ Edna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Somehow this discussion turned into the twilight zone somewhere - both of you gals lost me in your deep, intertwined discussion...of....something. My eye is even

  13. When to push with epidural?

    Q. replied to MQ Edna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have to agree with OBNurse Heather. Threats like yours are very unprofessional to say the

  14. When to push with epidural?

    Q. replied to MQ Edna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've let my patients push when they feel pressure, or when the infant is +2 or more. We also let our patients labor down as much as possible - and let the uterus do the work while they sleep! If an...

  15. Jay Leno's "joke" about nurses

    Q. replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    EXCELLENT post HotSpam. I think this puts things into perspective quite a bit.

  16. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    Q. replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    Despite my constant complaining about the profession, I am proud to be a

  17. What my DON said about getting rid of LPN's

    Q. replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

    Stick, thanks for your reply - but I think I am speaking accurately when I say that Jason wasn't comparing JUST LPNs to trained monkeys. I think that of ANY nursing psychomotor skill, performed by ANY...

  18. What my DON said about getting rid of LPN's

    Q. replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

    Stick, thanks for your reply - but I think I am speaking accurately when I say that Jason wasn't comparing JUST LPNs to trained monkeys. I think that of ANY nursing psychomotor skill, performed by ANY...

  19. What my DON said about getting rid of LPN's

    Q. replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

    Ok Jesus Christ people - do we REALLY want a repeat of the LPN/RN debate?????? I really think that what Jason was trying to say, and I think it is fair to concur here, that the educational differences...

  20. order needed for EFM?

    Q. replied to canoehead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have my own thoughts on this. At my facility, we don't need an order for EFM. That is part of the nursing assessment and is used at discretion. We do require an order for intermittent monitoring....

  21. Any takers? Supressed sexual frustrations of husbands of Nurses...

    Q. replied to Chellyse's topic in General Nursing

    Or...as Jack Nicholson said... Go sell crazy somewhere else - we are all sold out

  22. Any takers? Supressed sexual frustrations of husbands of Nurses...

    Q. replied to Chellyse's topic in General Nursing

    Right on

  23. What my DON said about getting rid of LPN's

    Q. replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

    I see what you are saying - but really, being an RN is alot more than the technical skills, even if you know all there is to know about them - there is still alot more to an RN than just psychomotor...

  24. What my DON said about getting rid of LPN's

    Q. replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

    Not to stir things up here - but how exactly can you "grandfather" an LPN to an RN? If you mean being considered "technical nurses" that is one thing - but I would hope and pray that no one can be an...

  25. Why LPN??

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your post res04lly - and I agree with you about nursing unity. As strange as it may sound, I think that is what the ANA is trying to do (with the BSN min requirement): make everyone equal...