PinkNBlue BSN, RN

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  1. PinkNBlue

    Post partum gifts for parents?

    PinkNBlue replied to Luv2RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow... we give nothing but a knitted cap volunteers
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    Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

    PinkNBlue replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What is the scripting that you guys use for moms who request their babies go to the nursery overnight and be brought back to them for feedings? We get a lot of moms who want to send their babies to he...
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    advice please :) new nurse...

    PinkNBlue replied to NurseJessie2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's not that it's useless, per say, just that it helped to have that experience with the babies before taking the class.
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    medication error

    PinkNBlue replied to athnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can only imagine how you feel right now and hindsight is 20/20. I don't think there is a nurse out there that hasn't made a med error; new or experienced, whether we're aware of it or not, small or...
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    Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

    PinkNBlue replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've heard that a lot of places do not transfer their patients to PP until they're off Mag. We have mag patients all of the time on PP. There are times they're on mag, discontinued after 24 hours and...
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    Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

    PinkNBlue replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    2 couplets is a downstaff for us and we'll distribute those patients to another nurse. Our usual is 4 couplets; unless mom's on Magnesium, then it's usually 2 couplets, same with infusing blood. But...
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    advice please :) new nurse...

    PinkNBlue replied to NurseJessie2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Totally agree with Jolie regarding NRP. When I started as a nurse on postpartum, they had me wait almost a year before I took NRP and that helped a great deal, because you've been in the setting and...
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    Do your co-workers know if you are an ADN or BSN nurse?

    PinkNBlue replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, I am aware of that. In my hospital, there is no difference. We all have RN on our badge and there is no pay difference.
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    Do your co-workers know if you are an ADN or BSN nurse?

    PinkNBlue replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's not on our name badges... they know because I tell them.. I'm an ADN nurse, planning to eventually go back for my BSN but at our hospital, there's no difference in an ADN vs
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    Do you work at Hilton?

    PinkNBlue replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like it's getting worse and worse. It's really hard to improve patient satisfaction when the husband of the patient is complaining about the draft from the window... and you've already offered...
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    What did you do...

    PinkNBlue replied to SnowboardRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hired into PP as a new grad
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    Can you be a pp or mother baby nurse without doing l&d?

    PinkNBlue replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep! I do
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    Finally did my own delivery

    PinkNBlue replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Way to go!!!
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    BSN vs ADN

    PinkNBlue replied to Grizabelle's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Exactly, regarding it not actually being "only two years". It may make sense to some though, mostly for financial reasons as well as location. Had the community college that I attended and obtained my...
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    Tell me about your baby friendly initiative...

    PinkNBlue replied to RN*mommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I give them the information and explain why it's important. But I also stress to them that ultimately, it is THEIR decision and they need to decide with what works for them and their family. I am not...
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    Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

    PinkNBlue replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do bedside report on our PP unit. I actually like it because, if nothing else, it allows the patient to see there is a shift change, they know who their new nurse is for the shift and, for us...
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    Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

    PinkNBlue replied to eminthesr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes 1000 times. I LOVE my
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    Gifting my orientators

    PinkNBlue replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I had a fantastic preceptor during my capstone in nursing school. She was due to have her second baby a few weeks after I was finished so I gave her a gift card for $50 to one of her favorite...
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    Holiday Gifts for PCT's

    PinkNBlue posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you give gifts to your PCT's/CNA's for the Holidays? If so, what have you done in the past? I would like to do something for them as I am so grateful for all of their hard work, especially being...
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    Holiday Gifts for PCT's

    PinkNBlue replied to PinkNBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I understand people feel differently about giving gifts but in the past, on my unit, the nurses have all given the techs a small gift as a token of appreciation for all of their hard work throughout...
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    Dilaudid dosing in L&D

    PinkNBlue replied to Daddybyrd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Same as Elvish... I had an antepartum with hyperemesis gravidarum on TPN and lipids getting 1mg Q 2h and it
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    PCA use for pain control after c-section

    PinkNBlue replied to Kayla.J.RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ideally I would think starting before the patient complains of pain would be most beneficial. It is way harder to bring it down once it's out of control. They usually end up needing more pain meds...
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    Evidence based practice for newborn care

    PinkNBlue replied to babynurse428's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The lady partsl deliveries come up to our nursery within 1 to 2 hours after delivery, usually when mom is transferred. We will do a set of VS and a head to toe and if baby is warm enough, we bathe. C...
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    Holiday Gifts for PCT's

    PinkNBlue replied to PinkNBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the ideas! I was planning on the same gift for everyone, maybe a bit of variation but mostly, the same. Appreciate it!
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    Holiday Gifts for PCT's

    PinkNBlue replied to PinkNBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I must say, I am so glad I do not work at the places some of you work. I ask this because I have been a tech in the past before becoming a nurse, on the floor that I currently work on. And the nurses...