Barbara63

Barbara63 has 43 years experience.

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1. Took a Peds/Infant assessment class today,.."homework" question,..

   Barbara63 replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

   agree that rales sound like hair rubbing together and rhonci usually clears with coughing...wheezing is different

2. Ever had a Safe Haven baby in the ER?

   Barbara63 replied to ItsyBitsySpider's topic in Emergency

   Our hospital now has a policy that spells out what to do. Before the policy was written several years ago a Mom brought her Baby to the ED, and since we have police in our ED at all times they tried to talk to the Mom and frighted her. She did relinq...

3. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   Barbara63 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   RN Susan, I'm not sure but I believe the Bird was the first ventilator developed for an infant. It was not volume dependant like the adult ones were. If it is the one I am thinking about it was developed by a Neonatologist in San Antonio Texas at t...

4. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   Barbara63 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   I remember the clip on buttons. To this day I can't imagine sitting on a patient's bed....it's hard enough to sit in the chair while I give discharge instructions. In the ER most of the nurses call the physicians by their first name, but I can't do t...

5. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   Barbara63 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   Any of you remember as students when you lived in the dorm and ate in the hospital cafeteria and had to wear your uniform to meals? And your uniform was a pink (or blue) dress with a white apron. The apron was starched really stiff and you pulled it ...

6. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   Barbara63 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   The first one of those is close, but her's was taller with a point and the dust ruffle went to the middle of her back. I'm delighted to see my cap is an antique...it's the last one the first page Barbara

7. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   Barbara63 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   The picture can't be too old. The caps don't have a dust ruffle on them. I had an instructor in nursing school whose cap had the dust ruffle. Now that is old. Barbara

8. ED triage

   Barbara63 replied to fearful's topic in Emergency

   We have a quick look nurse who talks with the patient upon their arrival at triage. Based upon their complaint and appearance he/she makes a quick judgment call as to which ESI Level he/she thinks they will be The patients are registered at the same ...

9. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   Barbara63 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   My starting salary was $2.85 an hour as a GN. I am a Pedi Nurse and when the IV pumps came along it was such a blessing....no more dry solusets and having to restart IV's in the middle of the night. Barbara

10. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    Barbara63 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I remember the no ICU and you did rotating tourniquets on the floor. As a student the arrest cart was a glass case on the wall holding a knife blade and handle to open the chest with. In NICU the isolette that fu...