MA Nurse

MA Nurse

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  1. What's the biggest problem, or issue, that you face in your profession?

    MA Nurse replied to PediNurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Managers playing favorites and not telling the whole truth. Budget crunching which affects patient

  2. 24 week preemie

    MA Nurse replied to SweetRN007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Premies will need transfusions because they get a lot of blood work done for labs, blood gases, etc. The loss of blood will then, in turn, usually cause apnea spells. The blood will usually help with...

  3. tattoos and IV's

    MA Nurse replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. TATOOS HURT BADLY. IV's or blood draws are nothing and don't take nearly as long as even a small tatoo. I've been through

  4. Nursing shortage my !! (Bay Area)

    MA Nurse replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having the same problem and I have almost 19 yrs. of experience. I live in the bay area too. Just also remember managers tend to be too busy and will ignore you. Keep bugging them!! Make an...

  5. 24 week preemie

    MA Nurse replied to SweetRN007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I describe 24 weekers as being on a rollercoaster. There's a lot of ups and downs. More than likely, he will end up on a ventilator because 24 wk. babies tire out easily, they have a hard time...

  6. Fall from weighing scale

    MA Nurse replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have never heard of putting oil on a baby! Not a good idea, as you can

  7. ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    MA Nurse replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would love to know where the busy NICUs are. I'm in Ca. and we've been slow for 2 months now. It's really affecting our unit morale...per diems being canceled, people floating, etc. It's

  8. What do level III RNs think of level II?

    MA Nurse replied to Peanut_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've gotten crappy reports from level 3 nurses like what you describe, so i don't think it's just level 2 nurses that would do

  9. What do level III RNs think of level II?

    MA Nurse replied to Peanut_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've worked level 3 nicu for 18 1/2 yrs. recently I've picked up hours at a level2 NICU because we are so slow. The nurses at the level 2 nicu are very nice and glad to have an experienced nurse...

  10. I want to learn... and stay busy!

    MA Nurse replied to kmommy876's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    IMO, you learn the most by getting on the job

  11. ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    MA Nurse replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yeah, I thought I would float to PP and check it out..(instead of PICU) forget it...too many patients and too much charting, not to mention the psych issues some moms have. No thanks.

  12. ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    MA Nurse replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow, really, you're lucky. I'd rather be busy than as slwow as our unit has been for months now and nurses are getting

  13. Laser Tattoo Removal

    MA Nurse replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I asked about the skin colored ink idea and a tatoo place said it makes them look worse, it doesn't work. I decided to make my tatoo look better. I didn't like it much at first, so I went and...

  14. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    MA Nurse replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you need to get fitted at the store by a person who knows what they're doing. Not all bras

  15. Can you trust your co-workers??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, it's a reality. Nurses can be

  16. Can you trust your co-workers??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to clarify: I know for sure there are some nurses who will keep track of your schedule. I was confirmed ahead of time to work for someone, and someone saw the opportunity to take the four...

  17. Can you trust your co-workers??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm beginning to agree. I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt...but I'm tired of nurses acting nice then turning on

  18. Anyone heard of Diastolic BP being higher than Systolic???

    MA Nurse replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You can't always trust what a lay-person tells you when it comes to medicine. A relative of mine insisted a baby they knew was born without nipples...he was a premie. I had never seen that in 18 yrs....

  19. Smelly co-worker

    MA Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work with a nurse who smells really bad. People will walk into our unit and say "ooh, it smells like a dirty mop in here!" I don't think she realizes how bad she smells. Other nurses have gone to...

  20. Smelly co-worker

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Good point, I didn't think of

  21. Smelly co-worker

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    To : DA314: Her smell interferes with work because other nurses have to hold their breath when being near her, I'm sure the parents of the patients have to hold their breath, too. This is not a...

  22. Smelly co-worker

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    If it affected your work and visitors, don't you think you would not be able to work comfortably near this person? I don't think she knows people are talking about it. If you smelled that bad, I...

  23. Smelly co-worker

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    She smells up an entire room that's not real small, honestly, it's really bad. Esp. if other people walk in from outside and say it smells like a dirty mop! I don't think it's underarm odor

  24. Smelly co-worker

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That would be hard to do...do you think you could do that? Apparently, she has smelled this way for years, and I don't think a bath and body set will help. I'm not sure if there's a medical reason or...

  25. NICU Pet Peeves

    MA Nurse replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't like this either, I also don't like stinky pulse ox probes, esp. if the baby supposedly had a bath...the probe is the worst smell! Also, forgetting to change IV fluids and leaving it for the...