Birdy2

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1. Giving medications when there’s a mild allergic reaction

   Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

   Well, the patient I most recently had did have a slight pink discoloration to chest and neck and itching there. This was with Zosyn. He also had that reaction to vanc when given earlier.

2. Giving medications when there’s a mild allergic reaction

   Birdy2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been instructed to give medications, in several situations, that a patient was having a mild reaction to. Every time the doctor will order Benadryl to be given with the Med (mostly antibiotics) and there is only itching and/or a mild rash. Is ...

3. Breastfeeding on night shift

   Birdy2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would like to know how other moms are managing breastfeeding while working 7p-7a. I have to work three 12's per week and my son is 4 months old. He typically eats every 2-3 hours. I've been pumping at 10,1, and 4 at work. I feed him at 6 before I l...

4. Help with baby spitting up medicine

   Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in NICU

   Yes he does. I think it has something to do with him having a rough start so less tone, plus the pediatrician we saw said he had a third degree tongue tie. Unsure if she's right about that causing issuwa because he nurses well, but he does seem to ha...

5. Help with baby spitting up medicine

   Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in NICU

   No clinics are open on Sunday and urgent care clinic had no advice to offer other than what I have already concluded myself. Yes it's my child and yes I'm a general Med-surg nurse...not a nicu nurse or pediatric. My son was discharged Wednesday from ...

6. Help with baby spitting up medicine

   Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in NICU

   I will definitely call his doctor Monday and the pharmacist in the morning

7. Help with baby spitting up medicine

   Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in NICU

   Good idea with the nipple alone instead of in a bottle but still he loses a lot while sucking on one so not sure if that would work. That's why I squirt it on the back of his tongue and squeeze his cheeks, so he can't spit any out or it can't fall ou...

8. Help with baby spitting up medicine

   Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in NICU

   This is seriously worrying me. I mentioned it to his doctor and she kind of blew me off and acted like I should have no problem giving it. I feel like if it were her child she may be more concerned. It's not a drug to mess around with and isn't somet...

9. Help with baby spitting up medicine

   Birdy2 posted a topic in NICU

   What do you do if a baby spits up within minutes of getting medication? I have a baby on phenobarb and every single time he's given his dose he spits up after and I'm afraid he's losing it all. His level was low last check. Also, the only way to get ...

10. Heparin injection sites

    Birdy2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I usually give heparin in the abdomen, but sometimes have given in the patients arm depending on if they were severely emaciated. I figure if they have no subcutaneous tissue on their abdomen and it's supposed to be injected into fat then choose t...

11. How can we track when bed alarms are activated??

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    I informed my boss that nobody on our shift had even been in that room, but she said I was still the blame for it. She said she knew it wasn't right, but that's just how it is. Also, when I first started this job a year or so ago i made the goal to ...

12. How can we track when bed alarms are activated??

    Birdy2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I ask this because the other night my 91 year old man fell and broke a hip at shift change. I had gotten there at 8, got report, looked up info that was necessary, and headed to pull meds before 8. I pulled one persons and got a call that my patient ...

13. ER dropping the ball?

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    I would absolutely love it if I could do this where I work! Matter of fact, I always attempt to look at everything before they call to give me report for that exact reason...so I can know more, know what to ask, help them out on not having to tell me...

14. 16 Ice creams

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously! 90%???? Yikes! I have never taken care of anyone like this patient before or since she was discharged lol similar, but nothing to that extreme or that manipulative. I'm sorry í ½í¸Ÿ

15. ER dropping the ball?

    Birdy2 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    im not saying that med-surg is harder than ER , but it is very true that when we get sent 6 admissions in one hour and they're just calling them and shipping them up in a matter of 5 minutes, that makes it very scary! I realize they're doing so becau...