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  1. Visitation Question

    mom23RN replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At our "local" NICU it's only parents and grandparents who can visit. Almost no exceptions are made (unless baby is VERY sick and looks like it might not make it). At the hospital where my son was...

  2. What's YOUR favorite specialty area?

    mom23RN replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight into ER and never worked anywhere else (except ortho as an LPN just before I got my RN). I LOVED evey minute of it, but I'm a complete adreneline junky as well. I loved the...

  3. Flu shot or not?

    mom23RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    I had influenze about 3 years ago. My oldest was 2 1/2 and I was nursing a 6 week old baby. I have to say that if you ever get influenza you will never want it again. Give me the 12 hour pukes ANY...

  4. Made a med error

    mom23RN replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need to go to your supervisor and let them know what happened. This was totally disrespectful and also might make someone else think twice about informing their supervisor when they do...

  5. Cardiac defects etc.

    mom23RN replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This site is VERY informative as it lists all those defects that are "little known" as well. http://www.med.umich.edu/cvc/mchc/pardia.htm It also has diagrams about the procedures use to treat HLHS...

  6. Losing a baby

    mom23RN replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was just thinking of you and hoping your night back went okay.

  7. Respiratory therapy?

    mom23RN replied to westl's topic in General Nursing

    I think where we are respiratory is fairly close to RN. It's probably within $4-$6/hour less. But.... no butts to wipe, no vomit to clean up (for the most part), etc. If I had to do it over again I...

  8. 18 Year Old Had Breast Removed due to Piercing

    mom23RN replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    I think, as with EVERYTHING ELSE, there is a risk. The problem is that those risks are so brushed over by the tattoo artists, doctors, dentists, etc. that we just assume everything is safe nowdays....

  9. Losing a baby

    mom23RN replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm so very sorry for your loss. It doesn't matter if it's planned, a surprise, or what... it just hurts. I lost our first when I was just 5 weeks pregnant (unmarried but with my dh), our second...

  10. "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

    mom23RN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    That is so sad. I know quite a few male nurses and they are wonderful, caring, competent nurses. I can't see them doing anything else. I wish we could get over this "don't want a male nurse"...

  11. What's your Littmann stethescope of choice?

    mom23RN replied to dano's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Another vote for the Master Cardiology. I LOVE

  12. What is a teaching hospital?

    mom23RN replied to slou!'s topic in General Nursing

    There are actually many hospitals that don't do teaching. They don't have residents or interns at all. :loveya:Not a stupid question at all though!

  13. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    mom23RN replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    Personally for me it was children. After I became a mom I just couldn't bear the thought of returning to work and leaving her. Of course now that I WANT to leave her the staffing issue is the one...

  14. Pregnant and can't lift?

    mom23RN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Did they give you restrictions then? I personally believe if you can't do your job then you need to be off or working in some capacity that can cater to those requirements. I completely understand...

  15. Can all parents really make good decisions

    mom23RN replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is so very sad for the baby. I truly cannot imagine watching my child suffer so (well... I guess she isn't watching him and that's the point). I guess for me it was quality of life over...

  16. How to deal with death of toddler death on picu..

    mom23RN replied to nd deb's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am so very sorry about the death of your son. No words can describe how devastating it is to lose your child. It truly changes who you are as a person. I had been a nurse for just a couple of...

  17. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    mom23RN replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Mine both involve fireworks. One was a young teen who had lit an M80 in the house and then decided that was a dumb idea and tried to run it out. Needless to say it literally blew his fingers off....

  18. Oppinions Please on 27 Weeker

    mom23RN replied to TennRN2004's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am so very sorry as well. I wanted to give your SIL some website that can really help her through this horrible time. http://www.aplacetoremember.com http://www.missfoundation.org...

  19. NEC strikes again

    mom23RN replied to wee one rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    As a mom who has been on both sides of the fence, NEC does suck. It's such a fast, deadly, confusing thing. My son died from NEC when he was 10 weeks old. He was a term baby who was 8 lbs 5 oz at...

  20. Police Killed Our Patient

    mom23RN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    That's really sad. I tink police need to be trained to not use tazers unless they would be willing to shoot the person as well. They can be just as dangerous as a gun. Sounds like the police...

  21. Breastfeed or else

    mom23RN replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    What I would really like to see is places like LLL STOP telling people how "natural" and "easy" and "painless" it is. I wish people would go into breastfeeding with the notion that it's goign to hurt...

  22. Dealing with the loss of fellow nurse

    mom23RN replied to brokenheartrn's topic in Emergency

    When I was still working we lost one of our beloved docs in a automobile crash. It was horrible as he was brought to our trauma center (and his wife) for treatment. He was already gone when he...

  23. Free Online CEUs

    mom23RN replied to LPN1974's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I checked out several!!!! I'm taking one now as we speak!

  24. Free Online CEUs

    mom23RN replied to LPN1974's topic in General Nursing

    So you can take the free one without joining?

  25. Free Online CEUs

    mom23RN replied to LPN1974's topic in General Nursing

    I tried that one and since you have to pay to join?? Probably can't be considered