dcampbell

dcampbell specializes in NICU. L&D, PP, Nursery.

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1. Advice needed...how to survive the night shift commute...literally.

   dcampbell replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have read this whole thread and have resisted jumping in. Back in the 90's, a nurse I worked with had problems with driving home sleepy. She was a single mother with two children and worked...

2. "I am sorry - I refuse to float to Peds!"

   dcampbell replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   So you would talk to a family about not having peds experience? Have you ever gotten in trouble from admin. about

3. "I am sorry - I refuse to float to Peds!"

   dcampbell replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I am guessing you couldn't use as a defense (if something terrible happened) that you were floated to an unfamiliar unit. I am still amazed that hospitals are willing to expose their staff and...

4. Breastfeeding support by HCPs

   dcampbell replied to mappers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   DebblesRN: Thank you so much for addressing the visitor situation. Really, that is the big problem that I see consistently. Number two would be lack of staffing/time. I wish I had a nickle for...

5. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

   dcampbell replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   If these problems occur (and I think they will), who will we complain to? We won't be able to complain to the government. Who regulates, oversees, or disciplines the federal

6. Who does this stuff? Really, you can't make it up!

   dcampbell replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   So this pt will probably be going home soon? How will the family deal with her care at home? (When she falls because they get her up.) When she becomes injured at home/or needs to be readmitted due to...

7. Interesting morning....

   dcampbell replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

   "They can make immunizations from these donors." Please tell me more about

8. Who does this stuff? Really, you can't make it up!

   dcampbell replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   How about restraints for the family members! Geez! They are interferring with the pt's plan of care and with hospital policies, they need to

9. Caring nurse turned Raging *****

   dcampbell replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

   What good advice. How can you find a "good doctor" to get your tyroid checked? At the practice I go to I can't even get to see the doctor. They will only let you see PA's unless you are dying. The...

10. Advice?My sons friend is acting strange.

    dcampbell replied to 1blue&1browneye's topic in General Nursing

    Could the father somehow be the cause of the boy's problem? The father doesn't want the boy to say anything or anything be discovered by a Dr.? Possibility of drug use? Or, Dad could just be the...

11. rotator cuff surgery

    dcampbell replied to cannoli's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone care to share how they injured their rotator cuff or did they just start to have symptoms (shoulder pain) that required a

12. I'm a pregnant postpartum nurse . . .

    dcampbell replied to Rhee's topic in General Nursing

    You are right. You need to stay away from those boards. It will just drive you crazy. Those people usually don't know what they are talking about so you won't be able to change their minds. Besides,...

13. The National Health Service - how do other countries provide care???

    dcampbell replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    As JoPACURN mentioned, she/we who work in the US Health Care System, have many concerns about being sued. If our US Health Care System becomes run by the Government, where will patients go to complain...

14. Dysfunctional Hospital - Terrible Ethical Situation

    dcampbell replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I am not very familiar with "Safe Harbor". How could our OP have initiated it to help her on that shift? Would it have helped her and her pts. enough, and in a timely manner? How could she initiate it...

15. Tylenol for newborn fever?

    dcampbell replied to faithful64's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's great. Every unit that I have ever worked on seemed so h... bent on getting the baby bathed in an hour. Another thought (please, I am NOT starting a debate), I wonder what effect getting the...