wensday MSN, RN, APN, NP

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    Including ALL fluids in total allowance?

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We were iscussing flushing a broviac line the other day because it takes a lot of
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    length of your nails?

    wensday replied to neonursey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Short nails policy, no false nails, only plain band wedding ring
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    Including ALL fluids in total allowance?

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Um ok, well they only count the 'feeding fluids' as the total amount. So my baby was getting all the fluids that aren't TPN/insulin or enteral as extra to requirements. So using your example, the kid...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    wensday replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK I kept it together pretty well until the fingernail one! Bodily fluids are fine, you can always wash up, but that fingernail thing made my toes curl! thank God I haven't experienced these things!...
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    Finger Nail ripped clean off, question please.

    wensday replied to studentNY's topic in General Nursing

    Dropped a brick on my toe and lost the nail, dressed it and it grew back fine apart from one tiny
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    What Medicines (or treatments) Do You Take for Your Cold or Flu Symptoms?

    wensday replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Paracetamol and hot toddies. Don't know if you have them in America....it's honey, fresh lemon, rum or whisky and hot
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    Report rant

    wensday replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh I'm so glad it's not just me. Why do i always get the oldest most chronic kid and the nurse has never cared for them before? You go 'when did you last look after him?' them 'oh never' .....theres a...
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    What does your spouse do?

    wensday replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My fella is a countryside ranger. He lords about in a landrover, cuts down trees and takes people on guided
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    tell me why you're proud of yourself...

    wensday replied to Kudra's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I helped a dad change his little girls nappy for the first time. The little girl was in an incubator and on a vent. Her skin is so fragile it bruises and splits if a lead or lne is left lying on it....
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    Sigh. Messed up, not sure how big of a deal it is...

    wensday replied to jen42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've done it before. Unfortunatly that's one of the things about our job, time x workload does NOT = easy job.....if the doc didn't look that bothered, it's not a problem. What i do at the start of...
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    Lemon swabs for oral care? Opinions, please!`

    wensday replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use gauze with sterile water to wipe over the outside of the mouth, depending on which unit i'm working in, one doesnt use anything else - just the gauze into the mouth, the other uses oral swabs...
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    Curious about men in NICUs

    wensday replied to student_joe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work with a few male nurses in NICU, they do just the same as the females! Only thing is, one of them has just passed his 'baby friendly' training which is to do with breat feeding....he said to me...
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    CPAP hats

    wensday replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    [/url] http://www.fphcare.com/neonatal/respiratory_products2.asp it's here, on the picture it shows strapping across the cheeks but i thought there wasn't any at all. i think they must just be very...
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    CPAP hats

    wensday replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    "toaster head" very funny!! as soon as I saw it i knew exactly what you meant!I've just qualified and started work in a big NICU were they use bubble CPAP and the fittings are really good. Not...
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    How much schooling does it take to become a Neonatal Nurse??

    wensday replied to Nytsirk's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In the UK we do 3yrs child or maternity nurse training and they pretty much accept you with that, but lots of people want to get into NNU so theres other courses you can do as extra....I'm going to do...
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    Cobedding multiples - policy please!

    wensday posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, I'm a third (and final!) year student and am doing my 5000 word assignment on Cobedding multiples. I've found lots of info on it but REALLY need a NNU policy/protocol from a unit that practices...
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    Cobedding multiples - policy please!

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for all your help, my essay is now well on its way! Debs x