Logracia ADN, RN

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   Tips for doing newborn screenings?

   Logracia replied to Logracia's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It worked! Thanks to both of you! Baby needed a burp anyway so while he had the heel warmers warming him up, I held him up on my shoulder with his foot dangling down and burped him. I made sure to let a big drop form and gave his foot a squeeze and w...
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   Tips for doing newborn screenings?

   Logracia replied to Logracia's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thank you so much! I'm going to try this tonight. Thank you for the tips!! I'm going to try tonight and hopefully have a better go at it than I've been. Appreciate the help!
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   Tips for doing newborn screenings?

   Logracia posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, I am new to the post partum unit after having worked Med/Surg for 4 years and I'm seriously struggling with doing the heelprick newborn screenings. Night shift does almost all the screenings and I've tried to ask the other nurses for tips and tri...
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   Questions about morning blood sugars/insulin

   Logracia replied to Logracia's topic in General Nursing

   I really like that idea of putting a label on diabetic trays. Definitely something I think we should consider.
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   Questions about morning blood sugars/insulin

   Logracia replied to Logracia's topic in General Nursing

   Does anybody else have breakfast as early as 0730? Our aids are not allowed to do blood sugars (we are in California) so it has to be the nurse who does it. I've talked with other day shift nurses on my unit and their biggest concern is how early the...
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   Questions about morning blood sugars/insulin

   Logracia posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am trying to help improve the morning insulin administration on my floor and I would love to hear from nurses everywhere about how your facility manages morning blood sugar and insulin coverage. On my unit, our night shift does morning blood su...