Tiki_Torch

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  1. C-Reactive Protein

    Tiki_Torch replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hi mofe'ny, i've been away from nursing for 3 years (my old hospital didn't test crp routinely) and am now in a nicu in a new state. i've seen crps ordered on some babies but i'm so new here that i...

  2. q3hr bolus OG/NG feedings

    Tiki_Torch replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    many thanks to everyone who has voted in this poll and for all the wonderful input you've contributed!!! i've never been a patient with an ng tube myself, but i've seen patients gag and look like they...

  3. q3hr bolus OG/NG feedings

    Tiki_Torch replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you Brownie for your post! The NICU I worked in before always fed by gravity, never by pushing the feedings. This new hospital has me very uneasy on several points, the main one right now being...

  4. Nasal Cannula Oxygen

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    this seems ridiculous to ask, but please realize i've been away from nursing for a few years and still have some cobwebs in my head... my question seems to have to do more with common sense rather...

  5. Does your NICU use Isolette Covers?

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does your NICU use isolette covers to help decrease excess light and noise from causing stress on the

  6. Nasal Cannula Oxygen

    Tiki_Torch replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: If only I

  7. Nasal Cannula Oxygen

    Tiki_Torch replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks everyone for all your responses!!!!! I'm still of the belief that if there is no flow coming out of the prongs then the nasal cannula needs to be removed from the babies nares. I'm glad to...

  8. 7-on 7-off scheduling

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in General Nursing

    My new job is a 7-on 7-off position where we work 7 eight-hour shifts in a row and then are off 7 days. Each rotation begins on Wednesday. I've usually worked 12 hour shifts and a few 8 hour ones. I...

  9. 7-on 7-off scheduling

    Tiki_Torch replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Agnus! You always have a wonderful way of seeing through all the smoke and mirrors! Yes, the 7-on 7-off job is a "part-time" position, but all the positions in the department where I want to work...

  10. RN to BSN

    Tiki_Torch replied to warhawk's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Hi WarHawk, Concerning how "easy" the online courses are, I can share something my sister told me her online instructor told her when she was signing up to be in their RN to BSN program: The woman...

  11. RN to BSN

    Tiki_Torch replied to warhawk's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Warhawk320, My sister is enrolled in the University of North Alabama RN to BSN Online program and is enjoying it very much so far. Several of the nurses she works with have gotten their BSNs through...

  12. RN to BSN

    Tiki_Torch replied to warhawk's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Warhawk320, My sister is enrolled in the University of North Alabama RN to BSN Online program and is enjoying it very much so far. Several of the nurses she works with have gotten their BSNs through...

  13. Returning to Nursing After 2 Year Absence

    Tiki_Torch replied to ANnot4me's topic in General Nursing

    hi busygirl, first of all, congratulations on the birth of your son! i'll bet your nursing education really came in handy when he was a babe and needed you so very much right from the start. i hope...

  14. Help! UNC vs. Duke

    Tiki_Torch replied to NewNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    I have no inside information for you, but your post got me to thinking... Isn't Duke the hospital where earlier this year a teenage girl died after receiving a heart-lung transplant of the wrong...

  15. level II vs. level III neonatal units

    Tiki_Torch replied to kats's topic in General Nursing

    From my experience, this is what I can share with you... At a 650 bed hospital which was also a Regional Perinatal Center (a large hospital capable of taking care of very sick undelivered Moms and all...

  16. Help!!! All Labor and Delivery and PostPartum Nurses

    Tiki_Torch replied to mobyrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for your kind words Moby.:kiss I hope your union can be successful in dealing with this type of issue. I shall have faith while I cross my

  17. Help!!! All Labor and Delivery and PostPartum Nurses

    Tiki_Torch replied to mobyrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree she should have been sent to L&D for a complete evaluation first. Dawngloves makes an excellent point in her post! I would think that would be one difficult question for the physician...

  18. BIS Monitors

    Tiki_Torch replied to Maximus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My sister works at a 650 bed hospital which uses them and says that as long as they are working right, they are quite helpful in recognizing that a patient is sedated enough and may simply need more...

  19. Mother Baby/ Nursery/Labor and Delivery Nurses

    Tiki_Torch replied to wannanbnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Wannanbnurse, You've received some excellent responses to your thread! Warning, this post got a bit lengthy as I typed...sorry... Here is a little bit about my experience~~~ I worked many years...