Mahema

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1. ET tube

   Mahema replied to mawjood's topic in NICU

   We still use tape, I think it's a cost issue for us. Do you like the neobar? How is it on the skin? How often do you need to replace it? Do you have many unplanned extubations with it's use?

2. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

   Mahema replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

   I like the show but can not recall the last time, or any time for that matter that a resident or intern spent any amount of of their day drawing labs or transporting a patient to MRI. I realize that the show is about the doctors and their experiences...

3. What do you dissect in A&P Lab?

   Mahema replied to LoriB's topic in General Students

   I did not realise how rare it is for a nursing program to have human cadavers. We had 5 or 6 of them for nursing and some for the other fields of study. The lab instuctor did all the disections. It seemed hard at first to be in the lab but I would no...

4. need major advice

   Mahema replied to LuvbabiesRN's topic in NICU

   First and foremost protect yourself and your license! I too wanted to work with the pediatric population when I graduated a year ago and accepted a position on a peds floor. The situation proved to be unsafe for both my patients and myself and afte...

5. Shoes

   Mahema replied to AmyLiz's topic in General Nursing

   I have a couple pairs of shoes in different styles that way I can trade off and my feet seem happier for the effort. The first pair I purchased were a pair of closed heal Dansko clogs. I just LOVE these shoes. My doctor told me once that I have peasa...

6. Are you allowed to wear your rings

   Mahema replied to magRN's topic in NICU

   http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf The CDC states in the above report: "Whether the wearing of rings results in greater transmission of pathogens is unknown. Two studies determined that mean bacterial colony counts on hands after handwashing w...

7. discouragement from RNs...

   Mahema replied to CA-FNPtobe's topic in Career Support

   As a recent grad I have to agree with the statement that "nurses eat their young". Although I have found many nurses that love their jobs and have encouraged me in my career develpoment many more nurses have nothing but discouragment to offer anyone ...

8. What is a day like being a nurse!!

   Mahema replied to princess20's topic in General Students

   I do not have tons of experience to share as I am a recent grad (last May) but I have to tell you that I love my job as an RN. Yes the days can be busy and exhausting but there are also slow times too. Currently I work in a Maternal Child Float Pool...

9. Pain scale

   Mahema replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Pain

   The pain scales that we use in practice are intended to be tools. Just asking a patient to rate their pain by simply using a numerical scale will never give us an accurate and absolute picture of the patients percieved pain. I dont really like using ...

10. zcoil shoes?

    Mahema replied to kats's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry, I just had to get in on this one. Are you kidding me? I am all for comfortable shoes but really...didn't these shoes appear on an episode of Seinfeld? "George likes these shoes. They make George jump higher..." You better get a lot of ba...