BlueYYsRN

BlueYYsRN

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  1. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    BlueYYsRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I shouldn't have looked at this thread right before hubby brings home dinner. Wound care is so not my

  2. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

    When the former micro preemie, trach chronic kid comes back to visit as a walking talking smiling three year

  3. NICU Burnout...need to cry

    BlueYYsRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Last pay period I put in 105.5 hours. Being part-time I am nowhere near that amount this pay-period...Thank God! In these last three weeks I have had the sickest of the sick and the saddest of the...

  4. NICU Burnout...need to cry

    BlueYYsRN replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I can't post much of anything that is affirmative right now. I went back in last night and realized I would not be able to attend the funeral because I worked last night and the funeral is today at...

  5. NICU Burnout...need to cry

    BlueYYsRN replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The third baby passed yesterday morning at 0100. I had a long talk with my nurse manager yesterday and she was very supportive and told me I had done a wonderful job taking care of all those sick...

  6. NICU Burnout...need to cry

    BlueYYsRN replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My husband and I went to the local comedy club tonight...we had a great time and laughed alot. When I got home I saw that my nurse manager had called and when I called her back she told me that my...

  7. Emotinally Draining

    BlueYYsRN replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our unit is very sad right now. One baby we had with us for over five months and had been discharged home a few weeks ago came back through the ER coding and was later taken off life support....

  8. My first lost patient

    BlueYYsRN replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    {{{Elizabells}}} Sweetie, first of all I am sorry you feel like a burden to the nurses you are assigned. Its nothing personal. Secondly, its always difficult to lose a patient you have been working...

  9. do people say this to you?

    BlueYYsRN replied to ftr_bb_catchr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My motto is..."If you can talk to me then I probably can't take care of you." When another non-NICU nurse says it, I tell them how much I admire them because adults scare the hell out of me. I really...

  10. non religious memorials for neonates

    BlueYYsRN replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We dont host memorials but we do try to attend them. We will try to put something together for the parents if possible, especially if the child was with us for a long time. We have a digital camera...

  11. Part-Time in the NICU?

    BlueYYsRN replied to KES's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work part time in NICU. I work 12 hour nights and I love it! I work 2 12's a week including every third weekend. This is great because if I work my schedule right I get a long stretch off every...

  12. America's view of the nursing profession

    BlueYYsRN replied to elatty's topic in General Nursing

    You are right on. Maybe it would help if we stopped insulting each other. Am I "blue collar trailer trash" because I am a Registered Nurse who obtained an ASN before taking the same boards as the...

  13. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    BlueYYsRN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    [ And last but not least, a bad day in home health will include running over a chicken. :rotfl: Poor chicken:rotfl: Im sure it wasnt funny when it happened but OMG!:rotfl: What have you done to...

  14. Rotavirus

    BlueYYsRN replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a case several months ago (we really believe the family brought it in) and it was determined that the child had to be 1:1 until d/c. The infection control people said if another case came up...

  15. Rotavirus

    BlueYYsRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What kind of isolation do you do for rotavirus? Are these babies

  16. NICU dislikes

    BlueYYsRN replied to KES's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Parents who dont communicate with each other so one calls then 15 - 20 minutes later the other calls...usually at hands on time. Parents who think they should dictate who their baby's nurse will be....

  17. encephalocele

    BlueYYsRN replied to sunnysideup09's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I havent evr seen that myself. How utterly

  18. Non-viable baby, born alive -parent won't hold him, what do you do?

    BlueYYsRN replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think anyone who works in OB-GYN, Nursery or NICU for awhile is confronted with this. I remember about 12 years ago, there was an emergency c/s for a preterm, non-viable baby to save the moms...

  19. Non-viable baby, born alive -parent won't hold him, what do you do?

    BlueYYsRN replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not in the least. If you have had to "care" for some of these "miracles" you may have a different

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    BlueYYsRN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have to label all our breastmilk with a barcode for that particular mother and when it is time to feed the baby we have to scan the barcode like we scan medication for the electronic medication...

  21. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    BlueYYsRN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: Surely you jest! I wonder if we would have to barcode and EMAR

  22. Miserable in my NICU, hate Orlando, need suggestions!!!

    BlueYYsRN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Kristina, OMG! Take a deep breath girl... Where would you like to go? Like you said its a big country. It definately sounds like you need a change. Being miserable with your job and with where you...

  23. Hours

    BlueYYsRN replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

    Gompers you are so right! Sometimes I think to myself "And they PAY me for this!" I love my job. I think the pay is great, as a matter of fact they started me out $6/hour more than what I asked for...

  24. I don't understand this profession..

    BlueYYsRN replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    I do this also. It works in other situations too. I can tend to get stressed out while driving. Aggressive drivers make me nuts. My daughter suggested that if someone is being especially mean that...

  25. Share Your Saying

    BlueYYsRN replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: I want that on a