Susan9608

Susan9608

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  1. Foster Care?

    Susan9608 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient yesterday who was removed from his mother's care, due to neglect. Mom is now in jail, and grandma is only allowed supervised visist. He's going to go into foster care. I said to my...

  2. Foster Care?

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the support. The baby I've been trying to get is an 11 month old, carbon monoxide poisoning. I can't get his CPS worker to call me back, though. I don't know if she's just really...

  3. Foster Care?

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone! OUr social worker said that while she doesn't know too much about it, she does know that when there is no placement and no justification for keeping a child in the hospital, they can...

  4. Foster Care?

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I talked with our unit social worker today; she didn't say anything about it being against any policies we have. I'll double check, though. Since we're not a long-term facility and since the child...

  5. 5% albumin

    Susan9608 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can you make 5% albumin from 25% albumin? I've never had to do this, so I'm not quite sure how to go about

  6. 5% albumin

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    So ... since I work in pediatrics and tend to need smaller doses ... if I was going to mix the albumin in a 60 mL syringe, would I be correct that if I took 10 mL of the 25% albumin and mixed it with...

  7. Had my first doctor scream at me today

    Susan9608 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to admire those of you who can either think up snappy retorts quickly or at least assertively tell the MDs not to speak to you that way. I'm more likely to sit there, listen to what they have...

  8. what happened to nursing care?

    Susan9608 replied to purple1953reading's topic in General Nursing

    I can totally sympathize with you. It sounds like you had a *horrible* experience, and it will probably take a while for your anger and betrayed feelings to fade away. At the very least, this...

  9. What is your opinion on "For Profit Hospitals"

    Susan9608 replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work for a for-profit hospital. I worked for 2 non-profit hospitals prior to coming to my current hospital. I have found, as has already been said, that the quality of equipment and...

  10. What can unlicensed personnel do?

    Susan9608 replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    In my current unit (pediatric intensive care), we have no unlicensed personnel. The closest we come is an equipment tech; he is allowed to stock our bedside carts and linen closets in the rooms, but...

  11. Burnout vs. Stress vs. Not cut out for nursing

    Susan9608 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm brand new to the forums, and I'm sure there are dozens of threads on nurse burnout. I hope y'all don't mind one more. Lately, I've been feeling rather burned out. I've been a nurse for 5 years,...

  12. Burnout vs. Stress vs. Not cut out for nursing

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again for all the replies; I appreciate the effort everyone has put into reading my posts. As I have said, I'm looking into getting counseling. I also have a follow up appointment with my...

  13. Burnout vs. Stress vs. Not cut out for nursing

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies; I appreciate the time everyone took to read my really long post. :) It feels so good to finally vent about all of this to people who get what I'm talking about. My family...

  14. Whats the big deal with support hose?

    Susan9608 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    They are different due to the amount of pressure they exert on your legs, which is supposed to be more effective in pushing the blood out of your feet and back up into your legs. This, in turn, is...