HurleyRN

HurleyRN

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About HurleyRN

HurleyRN has 2 years experience and specializes in Renal, NICU.


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  1. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    BEFORE I get lambasted, let me preface this by saying my experience with unions is limited to my hospital only. I am aware that just like anything, there are good and there are bad. With that being said....let my rant begin. I am fully supportive o...
  2. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    I am completely against being required to be vaccinated as a term of my employment. The arguement that I have the option of finding a new job is irrelevant. Injecting a foreign substance into my body is a little different than nail length or whethe...
  3. JCAHO in relation to NICU care

    :confused:Hey everyone, I would love some input! At the end of last year, our unit was told that we were going to start putting comment codes into our glucometers if they were outside parameters. This change in policy was immediate and anyone faili...
  4. Holding with UAC/UVC lines

    I agree that it needs to be evaluated on how each baby is doing, but I was particularly interested in the umbilical line issue due to the fact that they can migrate and perf....
  5. Holding with UAC/UVC lines

    Thanks! It does help! I think everyone on the unit is more than happy to encourage kangaroo care, but like you said, when appropriate. I do find myself, however, feeling that the micropreemie, or kids with bleeds are better off with minimal stimulat...
  6. Holding with UAC/UVC lines

    Just another thread to pick everyones brain.. We have recently had some issues with parents on the unit complaining that the nurses will not let them hold their babies. The RN has explained each time that the baby is too unstable, too small, temp u...
  7. IV fluid filtration

    Thanks guys! I have been seeing different schools of thought on the subject. The nurse educator on my unit had oriented us and said it is not needed for salines and dextrose. We called pharmacy and they verified this. It still seems alot of place...
  8. IV fluid filtration

    Hey guys- I was just wondering what your unit policies are regarding the use of in-line filters. When I came to my unit I was surprised to see that ALL IV fluids were filtered here. My previous experience was that mainly hyperal gets filtered. Any...
  9. one yr of adult now nicu - scared

    You and I are in the same boat. I was on a renal med/surg unit, filled to the brim with psych, geriatric and withdrawl patients. I did that for about a year and a half before recently transfering to NICU. NICU was the whole reason I went to school...
  10. Gavage protocol

    We always use a new syringe, and if extension tubing is used, we replace that, too. How do you all feel about puting syringe pumps in an isolette?
  11. Funny Names

    When I was in my last semester of clinicals I heard a couple doozies! Nosmo King -pronounced Nahz moe (No smoking) Queen Earth - First name Queen, Last Name Earth...NOTE: Neither parent had the last name Earth! and last but not least... Formica Dinet...
  12. Ett suction preterms

    Our unit also does the 30 minutes before a gas rule, although I am not sure I agree with it. Especially since we seem to get kids that need frequent gases. We also use VAPguard. We use it before repositioning or any procedure. We have seen a decr...
  13. Octuplets

    I think she has some psych issues, too. I will be curious, given the fact that she has no way to care for these kids, if CPS gets involved. It's so high profile they are going to HAVE to do an investigation to make sure the kids can be cared for.
  14. Withdrawal babies

    Just need to vent a little. It seems like my unit has some pretty jaded staff. I get very frustrated with women who use during their pregnancy and it breaks my heart to see the effects on the baby, but I still try to be compassionate with the famil...
  15. Gavage protocol

    We have done the pump method in cases where the baby does not tolerate a fast gavage. Then we may run it over a half hour or so. I never thought about the "mistaken identity" with lipids factor! That is scary!