luvnicubabies

luvnicubabies has 13 years experience and specializes in Intensive Care Nursery.

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1. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

   luvnicubabies replied to Moogie's topic in Humor

   My sister in law insists that every time we are sick with a head cold or cough that it is because we have been "outside in the weather". "Well, you shouldn't have been outside the other day, and wasn't your hair wet?"

2. Weaning from an isolette

   luvnicubabies posted a topic in NICU

   What is your protocol for weaning an infant from an isolette? We usually wrap infant as if in open crib, t-shirt, hat, booties, blankets...and proceed to turn isolette temp down based on infants temp taken every couple of hours. Once air temp has re...

3. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

   luvnicubabies replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   we had a lady with one of these and boy was she loco...Did not want an epidural but then begged for one at 5 cm. Later, claimed we forced her to have one (yeah, we bent you over the bed with restaints and made you). Then, she wanted to get on her ...

4. Worst doctors orders ever received

   luvnicubabies replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   We have a doc that writes orders on charts like... 1. Get computer in room 2 fixed. 2. Put more orders/progress notes on chart! Really, we call him El Diablo...

5. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

   luvnicubabies replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

   the top piece (the piece that rotates and is dull on one end!) of finger nail clippers jammed under skin of wrist.. scope mouthwash lid in rectum, claims he was drunk and his friends placed it there while he was passed out.