Zippedodah

Zippedodah has 21 years experience and specializes in NICU,PICU.

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1. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

   Zippedodah replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   We do say these things, but it goes in one side and out the other, James. Believe me, working with residents sometimes puts us up with Mother Teresa. Don't roll your eyes at me when I tell you I can't do a certain procedure...not covered to do it m...

2. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   Zippedodah replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   That I don't fold linen before I put it in the bedside cabinet...heck, I don't even like to fold my own stuff at home!

3. I'm Being Disciplined for Looking Up My Own Labs

   Zippedodah replied to daisybaby's topic in General Nursing

   We have to log in to EPIC to get any results and quarterly they do a random audit of people....unlucky for you if you are the one that gets pulled and you looked up your labs. You know the odds and you decided to do it, so you are gambling. I know t...

4. What are your nurse:pt ratios?

   Zippedodah replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

   Wow...we have a 52 bed unit and there have been times that we have had 20 some vents....we could never staff with 20 plus nurses! We run with 14-17 nurses usually with a census in the 35 range. We have never done 3 vents, ever. Although, sometimes...

5. This is from JCHO....

   Zippedodah replied to Zippedodah's topic in NICU

   This is a copy of the letter she sent to me...It didn't come from our management, and it isn't an urban legend. I left the hospital name on it and took off the people's names. Gee, I can't wait until they come to us! I'd like to know where they come ...

6. This is from JCHO....

   Zippedodah replied to Zippedodah's topic in NICU

   How many of you are taking the temps of each and every visitor to your unit? My friend just emailed me and told me that they, and several other hospitals, were asked this! You've got to be kidding me. So, are you doing this during RSV season?

7. This is from JCHO....

   Zippedodah posted a topic in NICU

   How many of you are taking the temps of each and every visitor to your unit? My friend just emailed me and told me that they, and several other hospitals, were asked this! You've got to be kidding me. So, are you?

8. what's the appropriate name for this procedure?

   Zippedodah replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

   We don't withdraw fluid, but we will inject NS around an infiltrate to help dilute out the IV fluid that was infiltrated. I've never heard of that. We have used Regitine on vasopressor infiltrates, and we don't use warm packs any more.....plastics to...

9. Why do I do this to myself???

   Zippedodah replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

   Gads I hate kids like that. You weren't over your head, it was a sick kid! There wasn't a thing you could have done different...if the kid was going to clog off his tube, that is what he was going to do regardless of where you were. I know how you...

10. Off Orientation!!

    Zippedodah replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you feel like you were dumped on, then you need to say something to your preceptors. You may have felt dumped on, but in reality it was you first day and you were anxious, etc. I know that when we get busy sometimes we forget to ask if the newe...

11. am i wrong ahout this?

    Zippedodah replied to fp nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We don't use the allery/TB needles on our bigger kids...they don't go deep enough! You might try a Lippencott nursing procedure manual...it may have that in there.

12. How does your facility handle low census?

    Zippedodah replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    We can be floated to the nursery if they need us. If no floats are needed then we are cancelled voluntarily...we keep a log of dates people were cancelled and go by dates. If we get thru the whole list and no wants it (a big rarity) then we cancel ...

13. How to deal with nurses who make fun of families

    Zippedodah replied to texobnurse's topic in NICU

    Oh brother. You reported it to your manager and she should be carrying it a step further by talking to that nurse and then notifying the RT's super. We had a few nurses that made a couple of comments in front of nursing students, who in turn told t...

14. new policies

    Zippedodah replied to pooperscooperrn0624's topic in NICU

    Gompers, why do you have to have permissions to start meds? Isn't that covered under your blanket admission consent or even if the mom has been treated while being pregnant?

15. VLBW infants and positioning

    Zippedodah replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU

    We still do the hang from the warmer or top of the isolette when we need too.