Burnt Out

Burnt Out ASN, RN

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

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  1. Need help/advice about getting a NICU graduate to sleep at home

    Burnt Out posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Forgive me for posting this here but my husband and I are a little desperate. :imbar We brought our daughter home from the NICU Friday: she was born at 32 weeks because I had severe...

  2. Need help/advice about getting a NICU graduate to sleep at home

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

    Thank you all for your suggestions! We have been keeping the TV on in the living room and bedroom for the noise-her NICU nurses did tell us that she might not sleep without some noise like that. I...

  3. lifting pt's while pregnant

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

    As long as you use good body mechanics while transferring and moving patients, there shouldn't be a

  4. Who wears gloves when starting an IV?

    Burnt Out replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I will locate my vein and disinfect the area and then put my gloves on too. I always put on small gloves-they are tight, but most of the time I can still feel my vein if I need

  5. Just following the Dr's orders?

    Burnt Out replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i hear that...i hate hearing that too! and we all know..."if it ain't charted, it ain't

  6. I need some help/direction about placenta grading

    Burnt Out posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have some questions about the grading of placentas on u/s and I guess I need reassurance, advice, words of wisdom...something. :uhoh21: Is a grade 3 placenta the worst there is? Or is there a...

  7. I need some help/direction about placenta grading

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

    We had a f/u u/s today to check on the baby and placenta. The on call ob/gyn wouldn't let me be discharged from L & D last night until I assured him I had an u/s today. Everything is fine. The...

  8. Polycyctic Ovary Syndrome & Clomid

    Burnt Out replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still on my Glucophage (when I am not nauseated). My ob/gyn told me that with PCOS, your miscarriage risk increases to 50% :uhoh21: ...and Glucophage does help decrease that risk. He wanted me...

  9. How accurate do you think sonograms at 4 mnths. preg. are?

    Burnt Out replied to mishayla96's topic in Ob/Gyn

    FIL=Father in Law DH=Darling husband (or darn husband if you are mad at him! :chuckle

  10. Polycyctic Ovary Syndrome & Clomid

    Burnt Out replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I have PCOS too. I'm glad you are working with an infertility specialist. I took Clomid 4-5 years ago: I wasn't really monitored-no labs or u/s. I think I used OPKs to determine when to...well, you...

  11. Are side rails considered restraints?

    Burnt Out replied to Sassy1's topic in General Nursing

    All 4 side rails up in our hospital is considered a restraint unless the person is completely immobile. We have to have all 4 rails up with our specialty mattresses for safety-that is not a...

  12. When do you call off work?

    Burnt Out replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If I feel like I would not be able to take care of my patients properly and safely because I am coughing, sneezing, can't talk due to sore throat, or having to run to the bathroom so much because of...

  13. No more VBACs allowed?

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

    I will be having a repeat C-section late April/early May as the hospital where my ob/gyn practices can not comply with the standard of care for TOLAC/VBAC-the 24/7 in house ob/gyn, peds and...

  14. Okay OB nurses All about a cesearean?

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

    If I remember right, it took about 2-2 1/2 hours for me to regain total feeling in my legs back. They took me to the NICU to see my son after I got out of recovery and I was still numb from the top...

  15. Okay OB nurses All about a cesearean?

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

    I had an emergency c-section almost 3 years ago. I had a spinal. I was afraid of the spinal too, but the anesthesiologist and CRNA were great-they explained every little thing they did before they...

  16. Would you ever sue for malpractice?

    Burnt Out replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I have actually considered a lawsuit against the radiologist that read my U/S the day my son was delivered and missed a major CHD :angryfire . But after talking with my ob/gyn and some other...

  17. puncture wound... what to do?

    Burnt Out replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would call her ped or take her to the ER-she may need oral antibiotics. I hope she is up to date on her immunizations-if not, she may need a tetorifice

  18. Ever had 2 pts die on you in 1 day?

    Burnt Out replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    I've had 2 die in one day a couple of times: one day it was 2 patients that were DNRs-they passed away within several hours of each other. Another day, it was a patient who was a DNR and then we had...

  19. Question about Morning Sickness...

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

    I think my morning sickness (actually morning, noon and night :chuckle ) started at conception or within a couple of days-turns out I had hyperemesis gravidarum with my first pregnancy. With my 2nd...

  20. IV potassium

    Burnt Out replied to limabean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would never run any kind of IVPB or IVF with potassium in it without a pump-just too dangerous. If you ever have a question about how long to run something like that, call the prescribing doctor and...

  21. Do you clean B/P cuffs between pts???

    Burnt Out replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Our techs clean the Dinamaps after going in isolation rooms or after taking a sweaty patient's VS. We wipe all the machines down once a week with our hospital

  22. Intradermal lidocaine for IV starts

    Burnt Out replied to hardworkingrn's topic in General Nursing

    I know our ambulatory surgery dept. uses lidocaine for IV starts-I've seen the policy, but I am on leave at the moment. If I have to have an 18 or 20 guage for surgery or something, I will put up with...

  23. Intractible Hiccups

    Burnt Out replied to chartleypj's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes we give Demerol 25-50 mg IV for hiccups. Maybe it would work

  24. Question about initial glucose test for gestational DM?

    Burnt Out posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was wondering if any of you have had patients do the 1 hour GTT earlier than 24 weeks? I'm 22w1d in my pregnancy and I have been so thirsty lately and also urinating alot as well, but I do not have...

  25. Terrific News about PIH

    Burnt Out replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is great! Having had PIH in my first pregnancy (resulting in delivery of a 32 weeker) and now dealing with controlled chronic hypertension in this pregnancy, I'm glad to see this info. Thanks...