winterblue

winterblue has 15 years experience and specializes in Labor and delivery, NICU, PP.

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1. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

   winterblue replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

   Preparing a family for discharge on mom/baby unit, I told the patient I was going to remove her baby's infant security tag. She said, "Before you do that, can you please take a picture of my baby's monitor with my husband's monitor?" I looked at her...

2. late preterm infants

   winterblue replied to hrovedo's topic in NICU

   Where I have worked (level 2 nsy) kiddos 36wks and up roomed in with parents, but required AC glucoses, vitals q3hrs, be fed q3hrs, and be supplemented with either formula or donor breast milk. They stayed a minimum of 48 hrs.

3. Workplace Sayings

   winterblue replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   When introducing patients to the lovely disposable mesh panties during pericare on postpartum: "These are Victoria's Other Secret."

4. sweetease

   winterblue replied to winterblue's topic in NICU

   Thanks for this! I admit I was annoyed by our policy at first but now it really does make sense, esp since it DOES get overused. It's not that difficult to get it from pyxis when needed for certain procedures, and we can lock it in bedside cart. My p...

5. sweetease

   winterblue posted a topic in NICU

   Our unit now considers sweetease a drug; therefore we must scan it into emar whenever we use it for procedures, along with measuring exactly how much we give and can only give it so many times per procedure. Anyone else do this?

6. Visitors/family with bad odors

   winterblue posted a topic in NICU

   Any advice on dealing with a dad who comes into the NICU reeking of cigarette smoke and BO to sit next to his kid? Its enough to make us gag and the other moms don't appreciate it (neither do the babies, I'm sure). I've used deodorizing spray. I take...

7. What do patients say that irks you?

   winterblue replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "Are you gonna start the Potassium now?" It's pitocin! No, you don't want a potassium drip right now... :)

8. What is the correct way to wean off a pt. on Paxil?

   winterblue replied to Jo Anne -OLD's topic in Psychiatric

   "Even with Effexor, which is probably the worst (withdrawal) of the bunch." ITA with you on this. Speaking of this sort of withdrawal, are there many RNs/Docs who are now aware of it? (officially known as Discontinuation Syndrome). I find that too ma...

9. Itchy Ears

   winterblue replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I can relate to the intense itching, it feels like its really deep inside. Doc said it was due to allergies. I too thought I had no wax in either ears, until I tried "ear candles" that you can buy at any health food market. Whoo! The stuff that comes...

10. Frustrations about L&D nursing

    winterblue replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    SBE, I love your idea of voice-activated charting. The docs get to dictate their notes, why shouldn't we?! I hope one day someone can invent: Cordless EFMs that stick to the belly (telemetry but without the darn belts) and indicator stickers placed o...

11. suicide rate amoung nurses

    winterblue replied to paytonsnana's topic in General Nursing

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12. using names when charting

    winterblue replied to djsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Recently attended a legal nursing seminar. Was taught to always use names. Also, it is appropriate to use personal pronouns in charting when describing your own actions, I didn't know that before. BTW, the stories told in that seminar were a bit scar...

13. Do I LOOK Like A Nurse To You?

    winterblue replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    A pt's husband once asked me upon introducing myself: "Can we get a nurse that's not twelve?"

14. Heard a sad, scary story from my preceptor today

    winterblue replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I too was told a version of this story in OB orientation. Some nurses were talking about dystocias and I happened to ask, What's the worst thing that can happen in a delivery such as that, besides a broken clavicle? The nurse replied, "If the shoulde...

15. And Now.....What Do You LIKE to Do At Work?

    winterblue replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I love making pts laugh. Whether its by accident (falling off the stool when I'm trying to say something profound) or cracking jokes (during pericare after delivery, I tell new moms the unattractive mesh panties are Victoria's Other Secret). Most fin...