Calabria BSN, RN

Calabria is a BSN, RN and specializes in NICU, OB/GYN.

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1. What are you looking forward the most on Thanksgiving?

   Calabria replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   Nothing, really. I am working. My partner and I live nowhere near our families. All I want for Christmas is to move back home, which is a gift that I know that I won't get for a very long time, if at all.

2. Worried about paying off student loan debt

   Calabria replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students

   I graduated in December 2010 with $60,000 in student loan debt. That was between 2 different Bachelor's degrees, and in spite of going to the school with the most value available to me. It was not ideal, but I had little help from my parents, and I w...

3. Are we tyrants?

   Calabria replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU

   No, that's ludicrous. I'm saying that the signs and symptoms of the bleeds were first noticed immediately after suctioning. My point, like Bortaz, is that we shouldn't be exposing micropreemies to unnecessary interventions that heighten their risk o...

4. Are we tyrants?

   Calabria replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU

   I'm currently laughing at this thread. Especially at the people (who don't work in NICU) that are aghast that NICU nurses take such ownership of their patients. Babies are not little adults. And it's not just instillation of NSS that's against eviden...

5. Are we tyrants?

   Calabria replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU

   I prefer the term "assertive" to the term "tyrant". Neonates can't advocate for themselves. They need somebody who's willing to do it for them. I've gone so far as to threatening to call the department chair at 3 AM (after exhausting all other optio...

6. SOOOO HOT AT WORK!!

   Calabria replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in General Nursing

   Why should any nurse put 2 lives at risk by exposure to an infectious disease, as opposed to one? If possible, spread out the patients in isolation to the non-pregnant, non-immunocompromised nurses and call it a day.

7. SOOOO HOT AT WORK!!

   Calabria replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in General Nursing

   I hope that some of you aren't my coworkers.

8. vent about floating

   Calabria replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

   My employer gives us the option to say that we don't wish to float if we sign up for overtime, and it's noted by scheduling. If a float is needed when our overtime shift rolls around, then our shift gets cancelled.

9. ICU ERRORS

   Calabria replied to RN45RN45's topic in Safety

   I'd report them to the Department of Health. And anybody who listens, really.

10. the number of over-weight and obese nurses continues to increase

    Calabria replied to amygarside's topic in Relations

    I care when it, like any other medical condition, affects my coworkers' abilities to function and perform as an effective member of our nursing team. If you can't train to be the charge nurse, and I have to do more often, because of a medical conditi...

11. Unusual Names for Medical Diagnoses

    Calabria replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I'm personally dealing with some anal glaucoma right now. I.e., I can't see my ass going into work tonight.

12. What did you do the day before your test date?

    Calabria replied to jsanchez512's topic in NCLEX

    I didn't do anything nursing/NCLEX related. I enjoyed lunch with my best friend at our favorite restaurant. We enjoyed a couple of alcoholic drinks. I spent the rest of the day enjoying time with my family. I showered, pulled out my favorite outfit f...

13. "I don't want an admit..."

    Calabria replied to MessyMomma's topic in Relations

    1. I have another perspective. I work in a different environment than you (NICU), but if we walk in and see that the assignment is unsafe, we call management/in-house supervisors to tell them that we're formally objecting to working under such condit...

14. Night shift dinner time

    Calabria replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a big fan of low-glycemic eating, especially on night shift. I've found that I don't get as sleepy/hungry between 3 AM and 5 AM on this diet. As a result, I pack my meals for work. Last week, for instance, I ate some lettuce wraps before my shift...

15. Small children visiting patients in the critical care setting... thoughts??

    Calabria replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Critical

    My father spent 5 days in the MICU at a level-one teaching hospital when I was 12. My sisters were 9 and 6 at the time. We were on vacation when his health status suddenly deteriorated, and he was rushed by ambulance to the hospital. He required exte...