ldh BSN, RN

ldh is a BSN, RN and specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Rehab, NICU, Peds.

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

   ldh replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

   Man, I sure can identify!! Especially those people who think you cuddle babies all day long - NOT!
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   Trimming of Neonatal Fingernails

   ldh replied to ldh's topic in NICU

   Thanks for the response - it just seemed weird to visualize a parent chomping on a fingernail - but better than running the risk of lopping off a finger. :-)
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   Trimming of Neonatal Fingernails

   ldh posted a topic in NICU

   I have a strange question - I recently overheard a parent ask one of the nurses if he could trim his baby's fingernails. She responded that we don't trim them, but the parent could chew them off.....? Does this sound right? Has anyone heard of thi...
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   Why do Nurses do this?

   ldh replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, this sounds like a very familiar scenario. And wait, here's the best part....when you graduate and you are a new nurse working as part of the staff, it continues. I guess my advice would be to just plain interrupt. Or, you could spend a whil...
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   Concerns and fears

   ldh replied to misslo's topic in NICU

   Hey Misslo, Thanks for posting and for your thoughts. No, I don't think you're "old", well, I'm 33 and have just graduated with a BScN. I think, as another poster mentioned, that your life experience and the skills that come with it will be an asse...
6. 

   Funny Names

   ldh replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU

   Harry Wang (nope, not kidding) Manh (for a girl) - but apparently in Chinese it means something like "ocean" - not quite sure.
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   RN with MBA, has anyone done this?

   ldh replied to holdensjane's topic in Career Support
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   Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

   ldh replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight

   Whoops, sorry I misread the quote....well it was 3a.m. after all :-) Your post sure got me thinking - maybe this is an area in which I'd like to be involved one day when I have much more experience. Sort of an area where teamwork and respect HAVE to...
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   Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

   ldh replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight

   Umm, I don't think that FlyingScot meant to say that one team member was "in charge" of another - in fact the coordinator said that RNs and medics work better as a team, not as part of a hierarchical relationship. Quite frankly I totally agree with n...
10. 

    You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    ldh replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
11. 

    Toronto Nursing Professionals

    ldh replied to Coach Patch's topic in International

    I know this thread is old, but I'd sure be interested in something like that.
12. 

    What do you want a Student nurse to do?

    ldh replied to sunnysandiego's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, the nurses do not care that you are there to learn. They want you to think independently, stay out of their way, only ask concise, few, and well-thought out questions, and lighten their workload. If you can get to a point where the nu...
13. 

    how to deal with anxiety

    ldh replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you here. I spent the better part of 5 years trying to lower my standards (while in my nursing program). I am finding that this is still a work in progress . . . sometimes I just have to sit myself down and say "the world will ...
14. 

    New nurse really struggling...

    ldh replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU

    I totally agree with lilpeanut. I too am nervous and scared but I do look forward to going to work - it's just that everything is so new, and plus this is my second career, so it's just going to take some "adjustment".
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    Is this upsetting to anyone else?

    ldh replied to Gompers's topic in NICU

    I just watched the (first) video myself.... I wonder what was going through the mind of the nurse throughout that interview. She didn't get a chance to say much.....