IlovebabyfeetRN

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1. Need tips on dealing with neonatal abstinence

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to minky84's topic in NICU

   I think you would be surprised at how much more quickly their symptoms are controlled on methadone and they don't have to suffer the morphine/phenobarb trial and get "really bad" first. Plus, I was just reading an article about allowing methadone mom...

2. Need tips on dealing with neonatal abstinence

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to minky84's topic in NICU

   We are a smaller unit, so we are often able to keep an NAS baby in an isolation room where it can be kept darker and quieter. Minimal stimulation is best. They very often need very few layers of clothing, blankets...but do best when they are tightly...

3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   OB is not immune from gruesomeness! One of my favorite births I attended as a NICU nurse was where a baby was being delivered by a rather cocky OB attending who at a previous hospital I happen to know was well known for romancing the nurses (among ot...

4. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to TXRN02's topic in Humor

   How about when your earrings bang off your stethoscope? OUCH. I have also had to stitch up scrub pockets that have jumped onto the door handle.

5. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Humor

   L&D nurses will understand this one....a patient who lists pitocin on their medication allergies...better not go into labor or breastfeed then!! ;-0 We get a lot of Spanish families who curl a tiny string on the foreheads of their babies to prote...

6. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   One year I was quickly doing my Christmas cards during a rare break on night shift and realized halfway through the pile that I was signing... Love, ....., RN

7. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   When you can get in and out of a public bathroom without your hands touching anything but the tissue you brought in your pocket....I have become quite adept at latching a stall with the toe of my shoe! 7/8 of the bedroom closet is full of scrubs, 1/8...

8. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to TXRN02's topic in Humor

   I remember in nursing school being excited to hang my first bag of tpn (remember getting excited about these things in nursing school??)...well just as my instructor was warning me to clamp the tubing, I spiked the bag and wore a fair amount of smell...

9. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

   IlovebabyfeetRN replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

   How about projectile stools? A couple weeks ago I was on my last feed of a shift (had four feeder growers and was pretty much running in a circle for 12 hours) and was cuddling the little guy while feeding him when my leg was suddenly very warm. When...

10. What's the weirdest baby name?

    IlovebabyfeetRN replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are having a run on twins named Heaven and Nevaeh. Gee...how original. I truly don't think people consider their children will have to grow up and live with these names as adults. Also...twins Lindon and Landon. Kemariastorie, Jenayanalies (anyone...

11. Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

    IlovebabyfeetRN replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    You had your patient first in mind. Congratulations to you, that is the best way to be the best nurse. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like the RN assigned to the patient is anywhere near your league. Yes, hospitals are 24 hour facilities and yes ove...

12. Ethical question

    IlovebabyfeetRN replied to AmericanChai's topic in NICU

    Thank you. I hope they can remember me in a positive way. I think even when you know it is the best decision, you still question the what ifs. I very much believe this baby was suffering...especially with the chest tube in place...and the oscillator ...

13. Ethical question

    IlovebabyfeetRN replied to AmericanChai's topic in NICU

    Thank you all for this thread. I had my first experience this past weekend with elective removal of life support for a 16 day old 23 2/7 weeker. His first blood culture was positive for group beta septicemia, he had bilateral grade III/IV IVH with hy...

14. You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    IlovebabyfeetRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

    Awws! I love it. Also when you have them plastic wrapped under humidity and they poke a teeny foot or hand through to check the "outside world" or when you nest them and cover with a blanket and come back 15 minutes later to see little feet hanging o...

15. You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    IlovebabyfeetRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

    What is funnier is when they bring in preemie diapers and preemie clothes for their preemie 38 weeker....all 7 or 8 pounds of him/her!! Makes me smile.