unikuelady

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  1. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    unikuelady replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would sit on the porch of my country house, listen to the wind blow through the trees, birds singing and build

  2. Talking to your neonate patients

    unikuelady replied to Journey_On's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    my co-workers think i'm a bit crazy...well ok so I am...but thats not the point. I have always introduced myself to every pt I care for. I always tell the baby what I am going to do to them before I...

  3. I need to hear from the real nurses!

    unikuelady replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I would encourage you to do some deep soul searching and figure out why you want to become a nurse. I have worked with many a bedside nurse who had vast amount of knowledge about the...

  4. no supplies for patient care

    unikuelady posted a topic in General Nursing

    An increasing problem has been not enough supplies are being stocked on my unit so that by night shift we run out and are not able to obtain them until day shift. I'm not talking about enough tissues...

  5. no supplies for patient care

    unikuelady replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for your replies. I think bombarding the house supervisor with a list just might do the trick. I will try that tonight by going in a few minutes early and checking out the...

  6. Has anyone started out in Postpartum/Nursery?

    unikuelady replied to zahryia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I started out in mother/baby couplet care. After working for 5 years there I earned my RNC in Maternal/newborn. I always wanted to work in NICU and had to wait for an opening at my facility. I have...

  7. Needing advice from NICU nurses.

    unikuelady replied to MississippiRn1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Whoa there...You are going to get the infants of the intoxicated, drug addicted, non-compliant diabetic, psychiatric parents and have to deal with not only the consequesces of mothers actions to the...

  8. Is your facility like this?

    unikuelady replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My hospital has what is called the clinical ladder program. This is where the bedside nurse is rewarded(5% pay raise) for going above and beyond her basic duties. We have 3 levels. There are a...

  9. Did anyone watch 20/20 last night? transgendered children

    unikuelady replied to allantiques4me's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I live with a transgender male to female who is very willing to answer any questions that anyone has about this subject. She is 57yrs old and is very interested in educating the...

  10. Fractured Pubic Symphysis when pushing?!

    unikuelady replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This happened to me! It occured during the nvd of my 9lb 8oz baby girl. It was not confirmed until almost a year after her delivery by x-ray. I had alot of continious dull pain at the site for that...

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

    unikuelady replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Nursing Humor

    how about seeing who can catch the most cockroaches after they jump/scuury out of your homeless patients clothing and then dig out the eggs laid in the wounds.:sofahider now where are those pesky...

  12. Undermining Authority

    unikuelady replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmm could this be another example of "Keeping the patient happy-even if its not in their best interest" just to ENSURE good patient satisfaction

  13. Can't mix drugs??

    unikuelady replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only units in my facility allowed to mix their own medications is the ER ICU and the NICU. This is only allowed during the 8 hours at night when their is no pharmacist in house. When we do...

  14. First Day: Any tips?

    unikuelady replied to jillnurse2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The minimum basics are: normal vital sign ranges, normal blood sugar ranges and the less you handle a micro-preemie / sick kid the better. keep your voice low, keep your eyes and ears open. Ask...

  15. Comparing new job with the old one...help!

    unikuelady replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The LAST thing that a long term nurse wants to hear from a new employee is: At my last hospital WE DID IT THIS WAY, your place is out of date, not good enough equipment.....etc. it gets old really...

  16. Need Help From Supervisors, Charge Nurses

    unikuelady replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow this hits home for me. We have several of these "I'm too busy reading the paper, chatting with my friends to do my work" employees. It did absolutely no good what-so-ever to talk with...

  17. diseases common to nurses?

    unikuelady replied to studentnurse09's topic in General Nursing

    I'm noticing co-workers having increasing problems with hypertension and diabetes. Any stress related disorders would be high on the

  18. Wow

    unikuelady replied to ladylabor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    2.9 hgb before delivery. 2.8 post delivery on a chronic anemic mom who had a previous spleenectomy. Totally asymptomatic. Dr. recommended blood transfusion, pt refused due to being Jehovahs witness....

  19. anyone work in very small nicu units?

    unikuelady posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in a 5 bed level II nicu and was wondering if anyone else out there works in a small unit. Most of the time there are only 2 or 3 RNs working the shift. These nurses go to all C/S and high...

  20. Adoption option?

    unikuelady replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another reason can be family pressure. My 16 yr old daughter gave her child up for adoption 5 years ago. There were many complicated reasons for the decision she made. I told her that I was willing...

  21. What would you do first?

    unikuelady replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have given Narcan several times to infant who's mothers were given Stadol before delivery. Most of the time was when the infant was between 1-4 hours post delivery. The Narcan was administered IM...

  22. Creative people~please help!!

    unikuelady replied to booknut's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I came up with a song to remember the steps of manual expression of breasts. it is sung to the tune of the "Hokey-Pokey" Massage the breast here massage the breast there massage the breast...

  23. do you allow fetal demise infants to stay with mother in her postpartum room?

    unikuelady posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, I am the bereavement nurse specializing in fetal demise/neonatal death. Our hospital policy has changed to be more accommodating to our families that have fetal/neonatal loss. To facilitate...

  24. Bad area/good areas of LA- need list please

    unikuelady replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    :smackingf just re-read your post. You have lived in So CA before. WELL you are in for a shocker. I have family that live in the north county SD area and it has EXPLODED in growth-you will not...

  25. Bad area/good areas of LA- need list please

    unikuelady replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    I'm going to be the wet blanket. Why in the world do you want to move to CA? Especially to a major city as LA? Have you ever been here to visit? I was born and raised in LA and am currently living...