Loralai

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1. Seeing a lot of Flu symptoms, or is it just media hype..??

   Loralai replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

   I don't think we should be too quick to blame the influx of people on them "lacking common sense" or having to teach them the "basics". I have seen several media reports now that seem to TELL people to not take any chances, go to the Doctor/Hospital...

2. Washington Redskins Cheerleader Suffers Dystonia From Flu Shot

   Loralai replied to musiklover's topic in COVID

   There appears to be a number of doctors who have spoken out against this case, that this girl does not have dystonia but a psychogenic disorder. As one doctor put it "In other words - her symptoms are not neurological, they are psychological. This d...

3. When a patient is dying, am I expecting too much?

   Loralai replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, you were expecting too much. Most people have never seen death before. They don't know what it looks like, what it sounds like. Their loved one looking tired with shallow breathing means to them that they just need a bit more rest, to a nurse...

4. Methadone and cleft palate

   Loralai replied to NeoNurse04's topic in NICU

   As just a note, since I have a child with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and was actually and truly confronted by a NICU nurse who accused my husband and I of inbreeding, clefts can be caused by a number of reasons. Certain medications can cause c...

5. Fall from weighing scale

   Loralai replied to johan john's topic in NICU

   How do you explain that to the parents? I mean, rightfully so, any parent would probably lose their temper and it would be uncomfortable... glad the little one turned out okay. Is their any obligation to let the parents know the entire story?

6. Feeding tube question!!

   Loralai replied to pammydell's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I don't understand the situation at all either. Why exactly do they have an NG/G tube? If the medical condition that they've got is the reason for the feeding tube then perhaps no... it wouldn't matter which feeding tube is being used for in...

7. Cleft palate & lip

   Loralai replied to ScammRNC's topic in NICU

   My son was a 27 weeker born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. They kept him on an oscillator until he was able to move to a high-flow nasal cannula and did wonderful on that. They were also considering a method a doctor had heard about in the UK...

8. Should Nurses Accept Gifts from Patients?

   Loralai replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

   I had no idea there were policies against this. For my son's 100th day in the NICU (not that we were celebrating but it was a BIG milestone) we had Blooming Cookies deliver a huge gift basket for all the nurses in the NICU filled with treats. Would...

9. Medical mgmt of PDA

   Loralai replied to elizabells's topic in NICU

   I'm not a nurse, but had a 27 weeker who Ibuprofen worked on for his PDA. He wasn't stable by a long shot; born 760 grams, on an oscillator for 2 months, IV's in every limb and too many medications to remember, 2 PICC lines, birth defects, too many i...

10. Communication with Parents

    Loralai posted a topic in NICU

    I'm wondering about the communication in various NICU's with the parents. Does someone such as the Neo or NNP give the parents a call at least once a week to fully update the parents on the baby's status? Or is your NICU dependent on the parents call...