Mimi2RN

Mimi2RN ASN, RN

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  1. On-call at home and police wake you up?

    Mimi2RN replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They'll check on doctors, too. At our hospital, a doc picked up the phone but didn't say anything. Nurses were unable to contact him. The police went to the house, he had had an MI and was dead. I...

  2. NICU Pet Peeves

    Mimi2RN replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't like using band-aids because of this ( and the three-day-old band-aid problem). I prefer to use a 4x4 folded like a bandana and wrapped around the heel. It apples pressure and comes off...

  3. UACs and tegaderm use

    Mimi2RN replied to NICU_Nurse_3986's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We used to use bridges, but now tegaderm only over a coiled loop of the lines. Never over the umbilicus, as others have said, it wouldn't

  4. Central Cali Childrens

    Mimi2RN replied to Gampopa's topic in Travel

    The hospital is just outside of Fresno, a few minutes on the freeway from one of the biggest shopping areas in town. You would earn more in LA etc, but it's cheaper to live in the valley. It's a very...

  5. low census, cancell that deprives nurses of their livlihooding shifts

    Mimi2RN replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    Our management decided that we needed more staff, so they overhired. Now our census is down, and the staff are being docked. Staff can refuse to dock, but we check the date and go from there. I won't...

  6. Volunteer Cuddling

    Mimi2RN replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have cuddlers in our stepdown unit, daytime only. As far as I know, they only deal with stable growing preemies or term babies. They can do nipple feedings at the discretion of the RN. They are...

  7. IV air bubbles

    Mimi2RN replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I always worried about air bubbles, so I'm very careful. I know the little tiny bubbles are not likely to cause problems, though. My husband recently had a some testing done by a cardiologist to see...

  8. Accidental Extubation

    Mimi2RN replied to twizzlers67's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use Neobars, they work so much better than pink tape. We have very few accidental intubations, and don't have to spend time retaping the ET. I didn't know about cutting the bar for quick removal,...

  9. Food In The Nicu

    Mimi2RN replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I heard that the new idea is to have private rooms for NICU babies, but I never thought about the parents needing to eat. One of the Children's hospitals is putting in private rooms, I don't know how...

  10. Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    Mimi2RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a NICU nurse. We have three dogs, all strays that we found (two in our front yard). We now have four cats. We had five until Monday night when I had a phone call from my DH to say that one of our...

  11. Isolette covers

    Mimi2RN replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use hand made quilts that have been donated by a local company. They only cover the top of the isolette, but work better than cotton baby blankets. They are a nice gift that goes home with the...

  12. Securing UVC/UAC?

    Mimi2RN replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had one neo who insisted on bridges, while the other one preferred tegaderm. It didn't seem to matter what we

  13. men and neonatal

    Mimi2RN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have two men working in our NICU. One came to us from ICU, the other from Pediatrics. There is no reason you can't look for an NICU position! Good

  14. Child Abuse

    Mimi2RN replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd love to see these moms go off methadone cold-turkey! We see them get into a program a month or so before delivery, then have a baby who has started out life on...

  15. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    Mimi2RN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We were told to ask "Is there anything else I can help you with?" :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire

  16. Risk of open wound on hand while working?

    Mimi2RN replied to soffy's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, they should provide different gloves, soap, and medication. If this started after you began your new job, it's an "on the job" injury. That's what would happen at our

  17. Sticky removal from skin! aka Today I was the patient

    Mimi2RN replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    A little baby oil under the edge of tape/electrode patches will help to loosen the tape without pulling out the hair. We keep some handy for removing tape on scalp IV's. We also have Whisk pads for...

  18. Cafeteria for Night Shift

    Mimi2RN replied to TylerTXRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our cafeteria is open from midnight until 2am. I don't rely on the cafeteria food as it is sometimes gone by the time I make it downstairs (except for the boxed stuff, salads and

  19. PO vs IV formulations

    Mimi2RN replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our meds are usually drawn up by the pharmacy tech, and checked by the pharmacist. And yes, we find mistakes. One night we had two bags of TPN made with incorrect formulations that had to be...

  20. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Mimi2RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse on day shift left her cell phone in her car.......unfortunately, someone broke into her car and stole her phone. I carry my cell phone, if my family need to get hold of me, that's the best way...

  21. Anyone in Redding?

    Mimi2RN replied to Murray77's topic in California Nursing

    Hi Steph! Wondered where you were! Lots of new grads.....but it never hurts to talk to people.

  22. Anyone in Redding?

    Mimi2RN replied to Murray77's topic in California Nursing

    My son has lived there for several years. I've watched the city grow, it's no longer a small town. It's close to the mountains, Mt. Shasta is not far away, also Mt Lassen to the east and Trinity...

  23. Watch your deeplines, guys!

    Mimi2RN replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The standing order sounds like a great idea! I think our hospitalists would appreciate the middle of the night phone

  24. Disposing of medications at time of death

    Mimi2RN replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    All our wasted meds and IV fluids/tubing at the hospital go into big pharmacy waste containers. When full, they are sealed on the unit and eventually will be incinerated. I wish that all these...

  25. Watch your deeplines, guys!

    Mimi2RN replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use Amphadase asap, and it's usually given by the RN, after we get the stat order. We haven't seen Wydase since it was discontinued, but they may have come out with a different formulation. The...