Mimi2RN

Mimi2RN ASN, RN

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  1. Neonate heel pricks for screening

    Mimi2RN replied to dawnbee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know that the PKU is State mandated. We have around 350 deliveries a month, and I know that they have been missed and a quick f/u has been done. The optimal timing is day 6, so there is time for...

  2. Neonate heel pricks for screening

    Mimi2RN replied to dawnbee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Originally Posted by USA987 We also do our own after 24 hrs. of age. BUT it is the discharging RN's responsibility to look it up in the computer and ensure that the lab has received if. If you send a...

  3. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

    Mimi2RN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    All gels are not equal. The brand we are using at work now, is much better than the last one.

  4. Oregon strike

    Mimi2RN replied to vmburg's topic in General Nursing

    Like other hospitals have had, they have insurance to pay for scabs. I hear, "someone has to care for the patients". If no one would work, the hospital would have to settle. Of course, the nurses that...

  5. I Quit (Long Vent)

    Mimi2RN replied to ImAnMa's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Sounds like you have been a hardworking MA, so you may as well get paid for it. I can understand why you are going to quit. That's a scary place to

  6. CA wages?

    Mimi2RN replied to markjrn's topic in California Nursing

    I'm from Central CA, but I travel up north frequently http://www.Mercy.org/intradoc-cgi/idc_cgi_isapi.dll?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=5005954 That's the CHW site for Northern Ca, it includes the...

  7. Think I failed for the 4th time

    Mimi2RN replied to tiggershadow's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :yelclap:

  8. When circ's go bad...

    Mimi2RN replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Steph, do you remember the title of the book? I haven't read it yet, and I could add it to my stack to read while I'm off sick.

  9. When circ's go bad...

    Mimi2RN replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We only have one ped does circs in the hospital, and most parents don't ask about it. As we have at least 50% hispanic population, I don't think even 40% of the babies are circed. Anyone remember the...

  10. Adding Fortifier ??

    Mimi2RN replied to cmorriscat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Enfamil Human Milk Fortifier Preparation of Feedings Follow hospital rules for safe handling of human milk. To aid mixing, agitate the human milk well. Pour the desired amount into a sterile container...

  11. when the patient is a person of much less than normal height

    Mimi2RN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    See if you can find some small gowns or pajama bottoms on peds that are not cutesy, adult gowns just don't

  12. my very sick puppy Frex

    Mimi2RN replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry that you lost your dog. It leaves a great big hole when you lose someone like that. She was part of your family. After our little old dog died, (at almost 19 yrs of age), we buried him near...

  13. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    Mimi2RN replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a doc who got his RN for pre-med, and that's how he supported himself for med school. He's a good doc, has a much better idea of what we do, and is very approachable. He's always willing...

  14. self scheduling

    Mimi2RN replied to paedinurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to alternate days and nights, MTW days, SSuM nights, off from Monday am to Monday am. I liked it, but its not for everyone. At this hospital, we fill out a tentative schedule, the supervisor...

  15. Breastfeeding questions

    Mimi2RN replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They do nurse constantly after birth, but some babies do get hungry, no matter how much they nurse. So hungry they get a bellyache from it. Actually from being hungry and screaming, as the stomach...

  16. Breastfeeding questions

    Mimi2RN replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One of my worst pedi admissions was a 6 week old who had never learned to breast feed. He was being fed with a dropper. A neighbor of the mother was so worried about this tiny baby, that she and her...

  17. Breastfeeding questions

    Mimi2RN replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    LilPeanut, We do ask parents about milk allergies, I think that most of the parents who are insistant on "no formula" or "no bottles" are not worried about allergies, or nec. They are convinced that...

  18. Positive for Barbiturates

    Mimi2RN replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why did they do one on mom and the baby? Is it routine at that hospital? At our hospital a positive UDS is always sent out for confirmation. Also, if mom's screen was neg, and she doesn't have a...

  19. Question for Maternal/Child Nurses

    Mimi2RN replied to Nurse4Moms's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I started out as a volunteer on a maternal /child health floor. The kids (not many at that time) had the first part of the unit, and OB was behind closed doors. The nurses rotated doing pedi care. I...

  20. 3 questions regarding labor: Cervix checks, BG's, Water births

    Mimi2RN replied to Jen,SN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a sick premie, maybe 34 wks, whose parents decided to check before coming in, as mom was ruptured. Dad did not use gloves........it just compounded the baby's

  21. What happens in your NICU when you are short staffed?

    Mimi2RN replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I can't believe you are talking about having that many babies to one nurse. 8:1 and 6:1! That's why we have Ratios in California. No more than 4:1 in the level 2, and 2:1 in the level 3. Usually we...

  22. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    Mimi2RN replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If anyone wanted to lick the baby clean, not only would I want a psych consult, but a UDS and a Social Service consult. New babies aren't clean, they have been pickled in pee for months. We also have...

  23. Breastfeeding questions

    Mimi2RN replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Years ago, moms who did not want to breastfeed (for all kinds of reasons) used wetnurses. Moms who had a baby close in age, maybe had lost their own child. The other feeding choices were very poor,...

  24. Breastfeeding questions

    Mimi2RN replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    deegale, humans may feed milk from another animal, but baby animals that don't nipple will die. Rejected baby animals are taken to a zoo nursery to be fed from a bottle. In the wild they turn into...

  25. Bad Delivery

    Mimi2RN replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you can't get your hands on the baby, you can't do the Apgar score. If the room is dark, you can't check the color, and neither can the doc. When the idiot parents ask for the Apgars, let the doc...