What was she thinking?

charissa · Jun 14, 2003

Well, someone doesnt seem to have the appropriate personality or professionalism to be in peds!

Gator,SN · Jun 14, 2003

She wasn't thinking. I feel sorry for the parents! The hospital will be that last place they will ever feel is safe for their child.

Gator

prmenrs, RN · Jun 14, 2003

So much for "Baby Friendly"!! She's lucky the kid didn't choke. OMG

SmilingBluEyes · Jun 14, 2003

I can hardly believe this. Is is for real? I can't fathom anyone so cruel or stupid, especially a so-called 'nurse".

atownsendrn · Jun 14, 2003

If that had been my child, she wouldn't have to worry about working in peds anymore:(

roxannekkb · Jun 14, 2003

I once saw pacifiers taped to a baby's mouth in a NICU that I worked in once through the registry. The charge nurse explained that was the only way to keep the pacifier in the baby's mouth. So it does happen, and even is sanctioned in some strange places--like a Los Angeles hospital!!! None of the nurses there seemed to have a problem with it.

NICU_Nurse, BSN, RN · Jun 15, 2003

More than one person has been fired at our facility for doing just that over the years.

So unsafe. Thank goodness there are alternatives- we can get very creative with the props and such to try to keep it near the baby's mouth (tongue depressors and such). ChildMed Ventures also makes the cutest little beanie-baby type toys with a paci attached (sewn securely) to prop against the baby, and we've recently gotten those and love them.

TinyNurse, RN · Jun 16, 2003

I'm a new grad RN,

my son is 3 years old, born at home, but when my son was born my mom told me to tape one to his mouth, of course we BOTH knew she was joking.

WOW, this is truely amazing.

my son never took a pacifier anyways.

I cannot honestly believe that this nurse did this, maybe in other countries they do it different, but not that different.

xoxo

Jen