Burnt Out

Burnt Out ASN, RN

Med-surg; OB/Well baby; pulmonology; RTS

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  1. million dollar babies

    Burnt Out replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm a preemie mom x 2. I have our family coverage through my employer. With our first child, he was in the NICU for 12 days, in 2 seperate hospitals. He was born at 32 weeks due to preeclampsia and...

  2. A Celebration for Gompers

    Burnt Out replied to Jolie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sending you many wishes and thoughts for a safe delivery and a happy healthy baby to bring home! Take lots of pictures and video: they grow up to

  3. Question on when infants die

    Burnt Out replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here in Alabama, it is really the parents' choice at any gestational age. If the baby is > 20 weeks gestation, the baby must be buried/cremated. If the baby is I don't think they embalm babies...

  4. the hug for Tweety thread

    Burnt Out replied to Ado Annie's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety, I'm so sorry. :icon_hug: You will be in my

  5. Heparin IV administration

    Burnt Out replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    It is our policy to have NS or 1/2 NS as a mainline then we connect our heparin to the port nearest the patient-we do it for

  6. Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    Burnt Out replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Nursing Humor

    This thread-:barf01:

  7. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    Burnt Out replied to doctordefender's topic in Nursing Humor

    :roll

  8. Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Burnt Out replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So glad things are going

  9. Is there any significance to a two vessel cord?

    Burnt Out replied to Lisky90's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first child, a boy, was born at 32 weeks due to preeclampsia. He had a bilateral cleft lip and palate along with a 2 vessel cord. Testing showed the next day that he had CHD-Tetralogy of...

  10. Protocol

    Burnt Out replied to Spatialized's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not a NICU nurse but I just wanted to tell you that you and your wife should send a card to the nurses that took care of your daughter. Your daughter probably does and always will hold a special...

  11. Florence

    Burnt Out replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I work in Florence. The main hospitals in the Shoals area are: ECM Hospital http://www.chgroup.org Shoals Hospital (owned by Coffee Health Group) Helen Keller Hospital http://www.helenkeller.com/ I...

  12. Grief Counseling

    Burnt Out replied to leannek90's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would definately look into RTS. I don't work in OB but I am a RTS team member as I have suffered from child loss myself. I would compile a list of grief counselors in your area to have on hand for...

  13. Something all OB nurses should know.

    Burnt Out replied to NHmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm so sorry you weren't given more support after the loss of your children. I was one of those nurses that didn't know what to say or do except say "I'm sorry for your loss"...until it happened to...

  14. your insurance costs

    Burnt Out replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    I pay the full premium by half every pay period because I am casual pool and it is for family coverage: health and vision. Right now I only pay for DH and I to have dental-I will add DD when she...

  15. HELLP syndrome patient today

    Burnt Out replied to Suebee6's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gompers, when my DD was born last year at 32 weeks due to severe preeclampsia/HELLP Syndrome, I was on mag for the 24 hours post-delivery and I was allowed to go see my DD once the day after her...

  16. Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Burnt Out replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Glad everything went well! Enjoy that ice

  17. Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Burnt Out replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm overweight too. When I was pg with my first baby, I was laying on the couch one night and asked DH if I was starting to show yet (I was 14 weeks). He told me after a few minutes, "Yeah, your...

  18. Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Burnt Out replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gompers, First of all CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! I remember you posting you had PCOS (I do too) in some other threads. I'm not a NICU nurse: I'm a former NICU mommy x 2 . When I became pg with my DD (my...

  19. Basal Body Temp and Working Nights

    Burnt Out replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I highly recommend Taking Charge of You Fertility and http://www.fertilityfriend.com. And it would benefit you to start checking your cervical mucous

  20. gavage feeds and paci's

    Burnt Out replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not a NICU nurse but when my DD was in the NICU after her birth last year (at 32 weeks), as soon as she started gavage feedings, the nurses told us to give her the paci and explained

  21. Did I screw up here?

    Burnt Out replied to NurseFlower's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you did fine. I work PRN at my facility too and I work as little or as much as I want too. My NM has told me on some days to call and see if they need me to come in for 6 hours or...

  22. Learning thread (ER medicine)

    Burnt Out replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    That is amazing! I had to try it on myself and DH! Thanks for the

  23. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    Burnt Out replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    everyone i have ever met has liked my childrens' names: blake and alyssa. a lot of our family loves alyssa's middle

  24. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    Burnt Out replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    I always tell them "I'm _____ and I am your RN today and I will be with you from 7a-7p". If I go in and I am floating, I tell them my name and that I am "helping everyone out today". I also tell...

  25. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    Burnt Out replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    We have docs at my hospital that will write an order for a QA be done on ______. We tell our nurse manager and she fills out the report. These docs need to go back to school for Documenting 101 to...