texas2007

texas2007 BSN, RN

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  1. any neonatal nurses???

    texas2007 replied to Sun*shine's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Minnie, I'm not sure if you saw it, but there is a neonatal forum located here:

  2. Blood draw from IVs?

    texas2007 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    I know your question was aimed at an adult population, but in NICU we sometimes have no other option to obtain labs than a venous stick. I have never heard of any of these kind of labs coming back...

  3. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    texas2007 replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming this was meant for those in the adult/pedi populations, but even in the nicu we have call lights- our babies frequently set off the panic alarm on the monitor when they want some extra...

  4. Food In The Nicu

    texas2007 replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Officially, there is no food allowed in our patient care areas, but some nurses bring in drinks and put them in the cabinet and of course there's the 3 am candy

  5. blood gases and your standard of care regarding them

    texas2007 replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Admission: Everybody gets an xray, art gas (there's a few who don't), blood cultures, CBC D&P, NG/OG to gravity, NPO After that: Baby sets the tone. If no acute issues, we usually get a chemistry...

  6. What's the best gift from a patient?

    texas2007 replied to Tolle_lege's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Thank

  7. NICU duties

    texas2007 replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    She's a

  8. IV air bubbles

    texas2007 replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We add a lipid filter to our

  9. ICU differential pay

    texas2007 replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    We get

  10. the best thermometer for nenoates??

    texas2007 replied to Penbryncennau's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I used the Welch Allens at a previous hospital and loved them!! Now we use some crappy disposable thing that takes literally forever to take the temp. I hate

  11. Versed versus Ativan??

    texas2007 replied to LIZPICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen it used in the nicu once, as a last resort thing. We had a birth trauma kid in who started seizing about an hour after admission. Had him on the cooling blanket, max of phenobarb, max of...

  12. Questions about managing NICU babies

    texas2007 replied to platon20's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Mec aspiration, cardiac defects come to mind but I'm sure there's

  13. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    texas2007 replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has the A,B,C team system. Luckily I am not on the team that is supposed to ride out the storm. Even though it looks like this storm is going to New Orleans, my city is still in the "cone...

  14. Preemies and Knitted/Crocheted Hats

    texas2007 replied to KEK1984's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital most of this stuff is used for bereavement care and unfortunately, there is a need for

  15. When to plan a pregnancy

    texas2007 replied to JessicaRN2008's topic in Nursing Career

    I would consider whether or not you will need some income during your FMLA leave. My hospital does not pay for maternity leave, you have to use your PTO and holiday hours and of course it takes a bit...

  16. Isolette covers

    texas2007 replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only use the hospital blankets if we have a fresh admission and haven't had a chance to grab anything else. Otherwise we have tons of colorful pattern type ones that seem to have been made for this...

  17. How much waste do you see?

    texas2007 replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

    You should come visit my unit. 95% of the parents of the critically ill babies are in denial. They just want their child to live, they will do anything. Of course it doesn't help that some of our...

  18. How much waste do you see?

    texas2007 replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

    If my unit subscribed to the OP's school of thought, we'd be out of business. It seems like the majority of parents wanting "everything done" for months and months are the ones with medicaid. I mean,...

  19. which nclex study book is most like the real nclex?

    texas2007 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have been practicing questions from Saunders, NCLEX 3500, and a Kaplan book (not the q bank~ thats $$$!!!) I was wondering which one of these has practice questions most like the NCLEX?

  20. I actually have an NICU interview

    texas2007 replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey this sounds neat! I want to see this machine myself. We currently have to draw up blood in a cap tube or syringe and then go run it back to the gem machine. BTW sounds like your interview went...

  21. I hate it when the male nurses on my unit...

    texas2007 replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    I like the male nurses on my unit. They are down to earth, no-nonsense and helpful. Especially for technical difficulty issues. I guess they've already moved past the insecurity issues if they are in...

  22. hands on care schedules in your unit

    texas2007 replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    USUALLY for the ad lib on demand crowd, they will set a minimum amount to take per feed (based on the amount of feeds they usually take) and you have to wake them up after they've gone 4 hours between...

  23. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    texas2007 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    I've gagged if changing an extremely large stinky runny dirty diaper. I've also dry heaved while taking the output from an ostomy and attaching it to a feeding tube and putting it back in the fistula...

  24. What Do you Like and Dislike About the NICU??

    texas2007 replied to Sl1011's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Likes: -Seeing a sick kid recover...for example had a PPHN kid on 100% o2 on the oscillator, nitric, BP meds. Came back a week later and the kid was on a nasal cannula nippling all feeds... -Having...

  25. Infants and Hypothermia

    texas2007 replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    The only time a body temp. that low is acceptable is when an infant is on a cooling blanket. Temp instability (esp "getting cold") can indicate sepsis in infants. The infant should have been slowly...