Anaclaire

Anaclaire

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  1. Terms of endearment

    Anaclaire replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

    I've always addressed my adult clients as "Mr. or Mrs. or Ms. Whatever". Sure, I learned it in nursing school, but I was also an Army brat with a Southern mother--- we HAD to say "Yes Mam and No Sir"...

  2. ideas for special projects

    Anaclaire replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The ideas so far are great!!! Here are a couple of things we did at the NICU I worked at in Georgia: Each holiday we would get enough t-shirts for all the babies and use fabric paint or iron-on prints...

  3. Opinions on OR VS MED/SURG nursing!!!

    Anaclaire replied to welnet66's topic in Operating Room

    I'm not an OR nurse, but my sister is. She loves it!!! She's been a nurse since 1984. She has always enjoyed moving around in the profession, about every 4-5 years she takes on a new area. Says it...

  4. CE credits

    Anaclaire replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know why, but the alabama board of nursing web site's continuing education page says they are no longer accepting ceus from medceu . they give a phone number and contact person to call to ask...

  5. Question about donating blood

    Anaclaire replied to FutureNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can't really answer you about the drug... I don't have a drug book nearby, but I'd bet a good pharmacist could tell you. My former Mother-In-Law is an RN and worked for the Red Cross for 5 years...

  6. ideas for special projects

    Anaclaire replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh Nell, those are absolutely precious !!! I've downloaded them and hope to be able to print some out. I not a computer whiz at all... if you hadn't mentioned to "right click and save picture as"...

  7. Question about xfer of pt from ldr to pp

    Anaclaire replied to indynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked on a Mother-Baby Unit in a 630 bed hospital in Georgia. Our L&D was separate from us too. When a Mom delivered lady partslly, she stayed in L&D for at least one hour to have vital...

  8. Nurses who are also Reiki Practitioners?

    Anaclaire replied to Anaclaire's topic in Holistic

    Thank you Caliotter3. You seem to be a very kind and thoughtful person and you have shared some excellent suggestions too, which I deeply appreciate. :kiss I wish only the best for your life,...

  9. Should Nurses attend patient funerals

    Anaclaire replied to Hayden's topic in General Nursing

    I've attended several over the past 10 years. In the NICU a group of us would often attend the funeral of a baby and we'd always dress in our uniforms as a way of letting the family and friends of...

  10. Nurses who are also Reiki Practitioners?

    Anaclaire replied to Anaclaire's topic in Holistic

    :rotfl: I soooo completely understand!! I wish you all the best... and your dear husband too! Warmly,

  11. Nurses who are also Reiki Practitioners?

    Anaclaire replied to Anaclaire's topic in Holistic

    Caliotter3, I'm very happy to know you are interested in learning a bit about Reiki. I'll do my best, as a complete novice, to share what I've learned so far... Reiki is considered a "Complementary"...

  12. How often do you document fht's?

    Anaclaire replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our L&D unit had their policies for FHR/strips documenting in place. Their policy said they should document every ____ minutes. (I don't know the details.) One super busy evening they happened...

  13. Massage Therapy Question

    Anaclaire replied to VickyRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I'm not a Licensed Massage Therapist. I'm an RN who loves the NICU. One of my co-workers attended Massage Therapy school on her days off (we work three 12 hours shifts each week). The course lasted...

  14. LVNs and NICU

    Anaclaire replied to NJS's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Where I've worked, we only had RNs working (Level III NICU). We had a few Nursing Assistants who were responsible for restocking our storeroom and bedside tables and such and doing certain nursing...

  15. first day of orientation

    Anaclaire replied to Nicunurse_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations on enjoying your first day in the NICU! It would be neat to begin writing in a little journal at the end of each day to record what you did that day and how you are feeling about...

  16. Questions About Acyclovir

    Anaclaire replied to a-rose's topic in General Nursing

    A-Rose, Can you put the medication on a syringe pump and infuse it very slowly into an IV line receiving IV fluids that are compatible with the acyclovir? This would help to dilute the strength of...

  17. Questions About Acyclovir

    Anaclaire replied to a-rose's topic in General Nursing

    Acyclovir is relatively famous for being very damaging to veins. We've been known to have to start a new IV site for each dose because of this problem. Could your patient's IV site be going bad? I'm...

  18. Med-surg or NICU first?

    Anaclaire replied to Neonatal WannaB's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I also had to make the same decision as you are doing now... I worked on an adult telemetry unit as a student nurse. I loved the heart patients but the overflow med/surg patients we received often...

  19. Neonatal Nurse Professional Organizations

    Anaclaire replied to Brownbetty's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have belonged to NANN for many years and was saddened when they split with the company producing the "Neonatal Network" journal. I love the "Neonatal Network" journal and joined ANN as soon as I...