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  1. Funny Names

    RNSC replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just sent a boy home with the name Element. I can't even figure that one

  2. Does your facility acknowledge "National Nurses Week?"

    RNSC replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most years my hospital has lumped Nurses Week with National Hospital Employee week. Fun. Not that the the housekeepers and cafe workers don't need a thank you but to be dumped into that group...

  3. Talking Dirty

    RNSC replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    ok people off topic but what is TMI? sorry to be so

  4. Checking Gastric Residuals in NICU

    RNSC replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    But the wall of fustration comes when on the 3rd round checking placement, I get a 5cc residual for a baby that is getting 1cc q 3 hrs and and the residuals have been creeping up inspite of...

  5. Checking Gastric Residuals in NICU

    RNSC replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We just started this in my unit and its making me a little crazy. It seems to go against common nursing sense. As LittleneoRn said a small bilious residual sometimes is the first subtle sign that you...

  6. Question for the females about working with a male in neonatal

    RNSC replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hardest part of the job is knowing sometimes what kind of home you are sending those little ones

  7. Heartwarming story for all... Bring a kleenex!

    RNSC replied to Queen216's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you need to trust your heart as well as your gut. Good

  8. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    RNSC replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    In NICU, baby is crying all through report and nothing comforts him and the nurse says "Really he's been good all day. A little angle" Long night to

  9. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

    RNSC replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

    With family members not too much trouble. Fortunately the worse I've had to nurse my DH through has been pulled wisdom teeth, food poisioning and flu. However when my cat was hit by a car it was a...

  10. What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    RNSC replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    Discharge teaching. Nothing worse than getting ready to discharge a baby who has been in the unit for weeks and no teaching on the chart. I know they do it. but its not written. Documenting. We chart...

  11. Emotions at work

    RNSC replied to onlyngrace's topic in General Nursing

    I found it confusing too. I didn't

  12. When the boss makes an error

    RNSC replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    Who is your boss? A house sup doing cares? If he/she made a big mistake then incident report and involve risk management. Depending on what the error was, I would call the nurse manager and give her a...

  13. Is this true about most nurses..

    RNSC replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    I think most people confuse quietness with shyness or lack of confidence. I remember after being a nurse for a few years I was floated to another unit. The charge nurse was showing me around and...

  14. Working while sick- what do you think?

    RNSC replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I missed 6 shifts (2 weeks) of work last month for this flu-like snifflin' snotin' coughin thing. I stayed home til I was well. I got over it faster than the ones dragging themselves in every other...

  15. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    RNSC replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckleMy husband gets nervous when I start running my fingers through his hair. Us NICU nurses love those scalp veins.:redbeathe He's got a couple of nice

  16. Did anyone read the People story about Christina Aguilera?

    RNSC replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I didn't read the article but she's lucky her 37wker didn't spend some time in the NICU. You know somethimes those almost terms (37wks is not term and dates are not alway accurate) end up needing a...

  17. Being a patient, your opinions

    RNSC replied to BeachBayNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I too try not to tell medical professionals I'm a nurse. I'm a NICU nurse. I don't necessarily keep up with adult or even peds medicine so don't expect me to know everything about my adult dx. I've...

  18. Food Addiction?

    RNSC replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is why food addiction is real. Sounds like a classic binge alcoholic doesn't it. I was vegan for a few years. I attended OA meetings and my soberity was being a vegan. I slowly added meat back...

  19. What am I, chopped liver?

    RNSC replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! what a wonderful gift he gave you. And insight you gave me. I went home to take of my father during his last days doing his personal care. I haven't been a med surg nurse in 20 yrs. But my Mom...

  20. Food Addiction?

    RNSC replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Somebody else mentioned food addicts anonymous in the Health and Stress Management forum so I ordered the books from amazon. I can't wait. I've been a food addict all my life and my body shape...

  21. Thumbguard -V - Thudguard?

    RNSC replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa got it:rotfl:

  22. Thumbguard -V - Thudguard?

    RNSC replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    OK I give up. What do they do? Mold the head? Protect the head? Make blackmail pictures for future

  23. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    RNSC replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago I got floated to PICU. They gave me the smallest child they had for an assignment. A 5 year old with Botulism. Docs think he got from eating raw honey or even from running around...

  24. Emergency room Thank You

    RNSC posted a topic in General Nursing

    after reading and writing alot of negative stuff, its nice to be able to post something positive.

  25. I Saw that Commerical Again!

    RNSC posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is a commerical for a walk in medicial clinic in my town Its run by an ER doc so he call it an ER. The thing that bugs me is his slogan/motto: "Don't wait on health care. Let health care wait...