Humbled_Nurse

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  1. Practice with Barton-Schmitt protocols

    Thanks Ninjanurse51!
  2. Practice with Barton-Schmitt protocols

    Hello everyone! I've recently started doing some pediatric telephone triage from home. My background is NICU nursing where I still currently work PT. I do have some experience in pediatric nursing but its been awhile and it was a specialty outpatie...
  3. What have you lived through? (Let's reminisce)

    Love this thread! I was born in 73. I remember: Prank calling while at a slumber parties. You could do it then since there was no caller ID. Ding dong ditch (ringing people's doorbells and running). Sneaking out. Watching MTV ALL DAY during the s...
  4. Revising of NICU levels

    Just curious to see if ya'll have heard about the revising of the levels of care and what your thoughts are on this. I think we can all agree on what Level I and Level IV entail, but Level II and Level III can get a little "gray" and it looks like ...
  5. The Ovarian Cancer Blues

    It just amazes me that despite all that money going towards breast cancer there is still no cure. Yes, survival for some types of breast cancer has increased a lot and that is GREAT, but I think the focus needs to shift to "race for a cause" instead...
  6. moving to Denton Tx

    There are 2 hospitals in Denton. They are medium size community hospitals. One of them is Presby Denton which is part of Texas Health Resources (THR) which is a non-profit and operates several hospitals in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The 2nd hospit...
  7. Speaking of tape residue...(and other pet peeves)

    Agree with everyone! My biggest pet peeve as Tiffy mentioned is disorder. The clutter drives me nuts. Messy bedside carts and especially cluttered beds. The bed may not necessarily be dirty, but there will be a ton of blankets, developmental item...
  8. Interesting cases anyone?

    Thanks for all the responses. Very interesting stuff. I definitely see us sharing our "interesting cases" as a learning opportunity. I would much rather read a "case study" in a journal rather than a research study. I learn best this way. Looks l...
  9. Shift Cancellations (Please HELP!!)

    That does seem unfair to me. At my hospital PRN, PT, then FT gets cancelled in that order and it goes by turn. We also have a list of people that are requesting "EO" so they would get cancelled 1st, but the problem with that is even if you get your...
  10. Bringing Developmental Care to a Unit

    Wow. I'm surprised that such a high level NICU wouldn't follow best developmental practices. I would start with the manager and/or educator and see what they think. I agree that too much change at once would probably get a lot of push back from th...
  11. PICU or NICU

    Well it depends on what you are passionate about. Are you drawn to 1 particular area more than the other? Is this an area you have wanted to go into before? When I was in nursing school I was only interested in kids or babies. I pretty much had n...
  12. Interesting cases anyone?

    As far as I know the baby with Legionnare's disease didn't make it. I have always found the genetic anomalies and syndromes very interesting and of course sad. I have always wondered why some hang on and make it to term rather than being naturally ...
  13. Interesting cases anyone?

    I work in a medium size nonsurgical level III NICU so sometimes things get a little boring. Sure, on occasion we get a really interesting case, but for the most part it is preemie land. So does anyone have any interesting cases from NICU, PICU, or CI...
  14. Newborn call parameters

    I think this is where critical thinking skills come into play. Yes, having a blood sugar of 42 in the first few hours after birth can be okay, but after 24 hours this is not okay. If a baby had some blood sugar issues initially because Mom was diab...
  15. Can working as a L/D tech...

    I think you most definitely made the right decision. Any experience is better than none. I know the job market for new grads is really tough right now especially for specialty areas like NICU. I think your experience as an L&D tech will be ver...