Preemienurse23

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  1. Do you ever massage your patients?

    Preemienurse23 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I read somewhere that a back massage before bed usually helps your pt sleep better than drugs do. I never got to test it though. But I did have this little confused lady that wouldn't calm down. So I...

  2. Know any RN's who became MD's?

    Preemienurse23 replied to Anesthetize's topic in General Nursing

    We had one who is now one of our

  3. Any caring nursing intructors?

    Preemienurse23 replied to kpircio's topic in General Nursing

    Having just graduated, I have to agree with this statement. But you will make it through school. I had the instructor from you know where, and I made it. Just hang in

  4. Just a vent.....

    Preemienurse23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why do nurses threaten to "write up" every one for every little thing? I have been at my current job for 8 weeks, and have been threatened twice, for doing absolutely nothing. (I know, you never do...

  5. Just a vent.....

    Preemienurse23 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in General Nursing

    The way I see it, and we had this discussion in class, we meet the definition of a profession on paper. But as The Commuter stated, we (as a whole) don't support each other, we look out for only...

  6. Just a vent.....

    Preemienurse23 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses. I really like the Commuter's explanation. I know that is one of the many issues that needs to be worked on to make nursing a true

  7. Bling on the job?

    Preemienurse23 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Even though you wash your hands, that ring still harbors lots of bugs that can be spread between pts, and at home. Plus there is the risk of damaging or losing it. You can accidentally scratch/cut pts...

  8. Funny Names

    Preemienurse23 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow, I understand that the parents may not know what the word means, but

  9. Funny Names

    Preemienurse23 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a set of "identical" boy/girl twins (according to moms dr!) named Serenity and

  10. Electronic records and computerization:Improving care or creating more chaos?

    Preemienurse23 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I used to work at just went to paper charting and it was an ok system. But the NICU I am in now, has the most amazing charting system. I love it! Most of my responses are in an easy menu...

  11. Male nurse in the NICU?

    Preemienurse23 replied to teenycar's topic in General Nursing

    We have a male nurse in our NICU and I absolutely love working with him. He has been one of the best preceptors I have worked with. Sometimes I wish there were more men in here, women can be harsh...

  12. Do your parents have to wear cover gowns when visiting?

    Preemienurse23 replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If your talking about the parents putting a cover such as a hospital gown over their clothes, yes they have to. If they are in isolation, they have to wear one of our isolation gowns

  13. why do people want to be a nurse

    Preemienurse23 replied to phillies's topic in General Nursing

    I got discouraged even before I graduated from high school with all the nurses saying "why do you want to do this" or "I wouldn't go into nursing if I were you." And I am so glad that I ignored them....

  14. gift idea for child in PICU

    Preemienurse23 replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    The gameboy for the girl sounds like a good idea. As for the boy I wouldn't get something that could possibly "walk off" or get lost, like an MP3. Maybe a small radio/cd player, the music and audio...

  15. Hep B vaccination, IM or SC?

    Preemienurse23 replied to linzz's topic in General Nursing

    I've always given it IM, but I have given the recombinant. I believe you can give it either way depending on which form you have and the age of the

  16. You know it's a bad night when......

    Preemienurse23 replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    Or worse, its actually in the room

  17. apart of RN job duties ?

    Preemienurse23 replied to Ilubrize's topic in General Nursing

    I think some of the poop I have cleaned from my little ones are bigger than the kids themselves! Then again, I have messes off my adults that are bigger than my

  18. You know it's a bad night when......

    Preemienurse23 replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    when its

  19. ?? for long-haired female nurses/student! How do you wear your hair at the hospital?

    Preemienurse23 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    I wore mine in a clip or a ponytail. I finally decided to cut it after it almost landed in my pts c-diff filled BM. I never had it grabbed, but that was always a big fear of mine, still

  20. nursing exam ?

    Preemienurse23 replied to Ilubrize's topic in General Nursing

    I would contact the college of nursing at the school. They can tell you what, if any, entrance tests you will have to

  21. Cool new products in the NICU

    Preemienurse23 replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we have a new mattress called a z-flow for our smaller babies. I cant remember who makes it. Its neat, it has a kind of foam in it and you can mold it around the infant to help nest

  22. is nursing a family friendly career

    Preemienurse23 replied to mymomisanurse's topic in General Nursing

    There are areas of the hospital that have more family friendly hours than 7-7, dialysis, day surgery, radiology. Look at the other units and see what they

  23. I need scrubs............help!

    Preemienurse23 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Scrubs and shoes are worth paying a little more for good quality! I personally like Peaches, they are comfy, but a little pricey. Dickeys are good

  24. We dont have to go and review our pts chart the night before clinical...normal???

    Preemienurse23 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    We did something like that our first semester. We didn't have to go read the chart, but we went and "picked" up our pt. We would get our dx and start on some of the paperwork we had to do. The last 3...

  25. did you ever think it would be like this?

    Preemienurse23 replied to jamonit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I get the padded room!! :trout: I am in level 3 NICU and have felt so overwhelmed sometimes. Our unit has doubled in size, and there are 13 new grads/interns in there right now! So sometimes we (along...