babywhisperer

babywhisperer has 31 years experience and specializes in Trauma, all Peds.

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1. How Long Before You Felt Expert as a Nurse?

   babywhisperer replied to Pachinko's topic in General Nursing

   Seems like 6 years before I was really comfortable. Like I really had a sense of systems and my checklist in my head that I used for initial assessment. Check the IV, it's your lifeline. Check the UOP and is there any edema? Any rales or wheezes? Wha...

2. When has your intuition saved the day?

   babywhisperer replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone ever had an expierence w/ "negative" energy? You know, where all your equipment is doind wierd things, you have to reboot the computer, and you have 60 cycle hum in your EKG baseline for no apparent reason? Everything is just alarming, and...

3. When has your intuition saved the day?

   babywhisperer replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   There is the expert nurse. The one who has so much experience that they no longer have a thought process. They don't break down their response. They just react. And I have heard this called intuition. This is not what I'm talking about. Experience an...

4. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

   babywhisperer replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

   I think that in some cases, you get to witness a person and their family in their final stage of development, and it is spiritual development for the pt, and their family. It's an incredible thing to watch and be a part of.

5. When has your intuition saved the day?

   babywhisperer replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   I believe this is serendipity (sp?).... and it happens alot. It's another way for them (our angels) to get your attention. Whatever works!

6. When has your intuition saved the day?

   babywhisperer replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, it's honoring their experience. The longer I'm a nurse, the more I realize that Life is my religion. You don't have to look for it, it was there all along. I feel honored to be a part of it the way I am. And what an increadible group of people I...

7. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

   babywhisperer replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

   And so there you go...... it really hit home w/ you. If you stay on this floor you are probably going to see alot of smokers. You have a huge monkey on your back w/ that smoking. And it's totally in your face now. Are you ready to deal w/ this at thi...

8. When has your intuition saved the day?

   babywhisperer replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   I just believe that each patient's experience is different and theirs alone. Some are good, some are painful, some are dying. I feel that by acknowledging my part in their experience, by clearing my head and consciously opening myself to be a channel...

9. When has your intuition saved the day?

   babywhisperer replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse for 31 years and can't tell you the number of times my intuition has saved my practice. I think, after all this time, if I had to say what it is.... it's like someone speaks to me in my head. No words, just "Go check this " and it ...