ILuvBabies2005

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1. ? about acidosis/alkalosis ctxt

   ILuvBabies2005 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in Student Assist

   Hi! This helped me understand it a little better... CO2 = acid, makes things acidic HCO3 = base, makes things alkalotic Remember ROME R-Respiratory O-Opposite M-Metabolic E-Equal Ok always look at the pH first... pH pH>7.45 = alkalosis Th...

2. Prone Positioning in the NICU

   ILuvBabies2005 replied to nurse_leeny's topic in Student Assist

   I am a Student Nurse Assistant in an NICU in Mississippi. Several infants are placed in the prone position in order to assist them with breathing. It is easier for infants to breathe in the prone position. Plus with them being hooked up to monitor...

3. Nursing school question

   ILuvBabies2005 replied to snakes26's topic in General Nursing

   I am still a student about to graduate in May and I am going to work in the NICU when I graduate. My advice is to start working in your area of interest as a Student Nurse Assistant or Extern or whatever may be available in your hospitals around you...

4. Misdemeanor affect RN licensure?

   ILuvBabies2005 replied to ILuvBabies2005's topic in Tennessee

   I was wondering if anyone knew if a misdemeanor charge, such as a DUI, would affect a student nurse from obtaining their RN license in the state of TN. Thanks for any help you may have!

5. Misdemeanor affect RN licensure?

   ILuvBabies2005 posted a topic in Tennessee

   I was wondering if anyone knew if a misdemeanor charge, such as a DUI, would affect a student nurse from obtaining their RN license in the state of TN. Thanks for any help you may have!

6. Warning: I need to vent!

   ILuvBabies2005 replied to NICUnewbie's topic in NICU

   This is definitely one of those situations that is truly ethical. From my experience in the NICU, a Grade IV IVH is pretty severe with severe limitations to the infant should she ever survive outside the hospital. Infants with IVH that severe, I ha...

7. Warning: I need to vent!

   ILuvBabies2005 replied to NICUnewbie's topic in NICU

   This is definitely one of those situations that is truly ethical. From my experience in the NICU, a Grade IV IVH is pretty severe with severe limitations to the infant should she ever survive outside the hospital. Infants with IVH that severe, I ha...