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  1. Oscillating lung sounds on a vent??

    HealthShepherd replied to QueenElisaRocks's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused by this statement: "I'm going into RT and I've been told this is something to understand before I go. " Do you mean that you are about to start school to become a respiratory therapist?...

  2. new grad struggling with unit politics and poor performance

    HealthShepherd replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I also have issues sometimes with sleeping through my alarm clock, and will occasionally get up, cross the room to turn it off, then fall asleep again with no memory of this happening.... so another...

  3. Potential employer wants to talk to CURRENT boss as reference

    HealthShepherd replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    That's a tough situation, Ajaxgirl. I don't know if this is any help - but an HR department can probably provide you with a letter of employment without thinking there's anything suspicious. I got...

  4. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    HealthShepherd replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Re: "It makes me sad that some of you take care of our most vulnerable patients" In that case, let me urge you never to walk through a NICU in the middle of night when all the parents are gone, or...

  5. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    HealthShepherd replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a NICU nurse, and honestly, I don't see any problem with swearing or name-calling as long as there are no parents in possible earshot. Babies don't understand English, and it doesn't do them any...

  6. pH Acid Base question

    HealthShepherd replied to dbarnes2's topic in General Nursing

    Was there any clinical information given, or just the blood gas numbers? The blood gas numbers make it look like compensated respiratory acidosis, for sure. But if there was also a clinical picture...

  7. which specialty area = satisfaction

    HealthShepherd replied to krstxn's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I read stories on AllNurses about rotten patient behaviour, I'm thankful to be a NICU nurse. Babies can be high-maintenance, but at least they're never

  8. HIPAA VIOLATION!

    HealthShepherd replied to mehart2001's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses eat their young, and others eat their

  9. I&Os and weight of diapers

    HealthShepherd replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    Fsav: You are correct that the specific gravity of urine is higher than water, so 1g does not exactly equal 1ml. However, they are close enough to be treated as equal in the clinical setting. There...

  10. so what is the best and worst advice u received as a nurse and/or student

    HealthShepherd replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice: "Never go and get just one of anything. If you need one, you're going to need more." Good advice: "Never assume the MD/pharmacist/previous nurse/etc. got it right; if you can check for...

  11. The word NO

    HealthShepherd replied to SBehanna's topic in General Nursing

    I think the person who told you not to use the word "no" has heard of charting by exception but not quite grasped it. He or she was probably taught not to chart normal findings and given several...

  12. Which journals have general teaching articles?

    HealthShepherd posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone. I am interested in finding nursing or medical journals that have a lot of articles that are good for self-teaching. By that I mean articles that don't report on experiments or very...

  13. Give me your view now plz!!

    HealthShepherd replied to KPNL's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that you're more likely to spread an infection going from one patient room to another than going from the hospital to the outside, because the patients are more vulnerable than the...

  14. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    HealthShepherd replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    The OP wrote: "We were required to write a Socialization paper....We were required to do a research paper...including statistics etc. In other words...our bar was raised pretty high....now a hospital...

  15. Parents never cease to surprise me

    HealthShepherd replied to NFB2008's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Here's a question that astonished me: I was talking to the parents on day 2 or 3 and explained that the handling/feeding times were 3, 6, 9, etc., and that those were therefore particularly good times...

  16. 2 different questions for NICU nurses

    HealthShepherd replied to Lovelymo79's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The incubators can be raised high enough (or low enough) for anybody's comfort, I believe... the trouble I find is when a baby is under phototherapy and the bed can't be raised because of the light. I...

  17. Nursing and abortions

    HealthShepherd replied to breakinglightx's topic in General Nursing

    If your goal is simply to avoid working on a unit that does induced abortions, that shouldn't be the least bit difficult - just don't work in an abortion clinic or in OB/GYN. There are dozens of...

  18. Banana Bags. Etoh. Rate.

    HealthShepherd replied to JeepAnnie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not familiar with the phrase banana bag - are you talking about TPN (total parenteral nutrition)? thanks,

  19. What nursing expenses are tax deductible?

    HealthShepherd posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello folks. Can you please tell me which of my expenses in working as a nurse can be claimed on my taxes? I know that union dues appear on the employer's tax form, and that the annual...

  20. Should people with germs on their clothes and hands be visiting the hospital?

    HealthShepherd replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The opening post is a satire on this thread from yesterday: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/contaminated-scrubs-do-372672.html (Apparently, Fox did a bit about the horror of nurses...

  21. Need Help with Primary Care Nursing in NICU

    HealthShepherd replied to oglesbymom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Whatever other decisions you may make, please be sure to keep primary nursing voluntary on the part of the nurses. There is the occasional family that is very draining to work with, and I think it...

  22. Question about Newborn History and Physical Form

    HealthShepherd replied to lmt2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To be more precise, parity refers to how many times in the past you've brought a pregnancy past the point of viability. If you give birth to twins or triplets, that's 1 parity event, not two or...

  23. What are the smallest diapers available?

    HealthShepherd posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello all. My unit (level III medical, mostly dealing in premies) uses Pampers diapers in sizes P-S and N (and occasionally 1 for the chronic kids). The P-S diapers look fine on the feeder-grower...

  24. What are the smallest diapers available?

    HealthShepherd replied to HealthShepherd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for your comments, everybody - I've got some leads to follow I asked a couple of long-term nurses on my unit if we had ever had smaller diapers. One said yes, and that they were great, but the...

  25. Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    HealthShepherd replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't use "retarded" as an epithet; it's disrespectful to people with developmental disabilities. In answer to your question, no, not generally, though I might do it deliberately sometime if I...