Tiki_Torch

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  1. 2 year old prescribed Risperdal?

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in Psychiatric

    A fellow my husband works with called me to ask me if I'd ever heard of a 2 year old child being diagnosed by a neurologist as bi-polar and having Risperdal prescribed. I was floored but kept my...

  2. Am I an idiot? (reconstituting ampicillin)

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel like a complete idiot asking this question, but must admit that math was never my forte. It rarely ever happens that a doctor orders IV Ampicillin, 260 mg dose to be given. The 250 mg vial...

  3. Back-to-back 12 hour shifts

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many back-to-back 12 hour shifts do you often do? How do you feel about working several in a

  4. Umbilical Artery Catheter Question

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How long does your unit generally leave UAC's in? Do you ever use radial artery lines? My previous NICU left UAC's in for no longer than 5 days and then the baby got a radial artery line if they...

  5. Any pointers regarding heal pokes?

    Tiki_Torch replied to Love4Me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Prmenrs, as always you bring up a good point! You are correct about the "smart" that alcohol on a cut can cause. This is another reason for quickly wiping the site with a gauze pad. The sucrose and...

  6. Any pointers regarding heal pokes?

    Tiki_Torch replied to Love4Me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't think a lot of people know this tip, but along with the swaddling, sucrose pacifier, raising the head of the bed, certainly warming the heel for 5 to 7 minutes, sticking in the appropriate...

  7. New NICU RN references

    Tiki_Torch replied to jack4408's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh My Stars!!! I adore Dr. Polin!!! How fortunate you are to have been able to work with him!!! I've seen him at some nursing conferences and find him absolutely wonderful. Once I attended a...

  8. ccrn or rnc

    Tiki_Torch replied to tinygeezers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not sure whether you must have worked in the NICU for 2 years or have worked in the NICU for a certain number of hours, or both. What I DO remember is that the number of hours pretty much added...

  9. Gavage feedings

    Tiki_Torch replied to Karen Whiteted's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree that "Gastric Residuals" and "Gastric Aspirates" are basically the same thing in that they are both indicating that the contents of a stomach have been retrieved by aspirating the NG/OG tube...

  10. ccrn or rnc

    Tiki_Torch replied to tinygeezers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd suggest obtaining your RNC from NCC because this credentialing organization is mostly focused on maternal-child nursing. It seems to be the standard for NICU nurses and nurse practitioners to get...

  11. Burying loved ones

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    I ask this question in all seriousness. A nursing friend in Alabama told me that they recently had a hospital inservice about berevement. They said that the speaker said she had checked with everyone...

  12. Gent

    Tiki_Torch replied to pooh54's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We dilute our Gent to 5 mg/ml and give it over 30 minutes on a pump. We never push it. We give Amp over 15 minutes on a pump (100 mg/ml dilution). Our near-term and term babies start Gent at q18h...

  13. NICU and views on abortion

    Tiki_Torch replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Working in the NICU has not changed my opinion on the issue of abortion. I am pro-choice because I believe that every situation and circumstance is different as well as that every person deserves to...

  14. methadone effects on newborns

    Tiki_Torch replied to hannahphn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Threre is a regional methadone clinic in our area so we see our fair share of methadone babies. Just as the others mentioned, we see the same symptoms with the most common ones being very tight...

  15. My orientation is almost over--HELP!

    Tiki_Torch replied to Autumn1081's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree about using this time to ask questions and for help as much as you need to. The longer time goes by and your coworkers see you are not asking as many questions, they will be more likely to...

  16. Car seat test for healthy 35-37 weekers

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a question for all of you who take care of well babies along with their moms. When the baby is a healthy near-term (35 or more weeks gestation) who spends their admission without requiring...

  17. Car seat test for healthy 35-37 weekers

    Tiki_Torch replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you soooo much obnursesteff! Your post really did help an awful lot. We are doing these tests on

  18. Transporting newborns after c-sections

    Tiki_Torch posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm just a bit curious. At your hospital, when you attend c-sections, do you transport the baby (not preemie or requiring oxygen support) to your well baby nursery or NICU in: (1) a prewarmed...

  19. Neonatal life decisions, when to draw the line

    Tiki_Torch replied to Blaze12's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is an article titled, Resuscitation of the Extremely Preterm Infant: A Perspective from the Social Model of Disability written by Teresa A. Savage, PhD, RN and Karen Kavanaugh, PhD, RN in the...

  20. Need advice: Master's or BSN/work exp 1st?

    Tiki_Torch replied to Annabelle57's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sounds like a really great plan Elizabells!!! Let us know how it goes! I'm sure we would all be interested to keep up with you as you progress over the next few years!!

  21. Male Nurses in NICU's

    Tiki_Torch replied to curiousmind's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've worked with a few male RN's in NICUs over the years and enjoyed all but one of them. (The one I didn't enjoy was there simply to earn "critical care nursing time" in order to apply to CRNA...

  22. I made a huge mistake.. I made up vitals and got caught..

    Tiki_Torch replied to Talk2much555's topic in General Nursing

    Honesty is always the best policy. The only way to begin to fix a problem is to admit that a problem exists. Congratulations on admitting the problem. Now, lets fix it. Go to your boss and tell them...

  23. Need advice: Master's or BSN/work exp 1st?

    Tiki_Torch replied to Annabelle57's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi Elizabells, One plausable option is to work as a bedside NICU RN for 2 or more years (preferably one where you can get lots of experience with lots of different types of patients) before doing the...

  24. Being a NICU Nurse is a mistake!

    Tiki_Torch replied to future_neonatal_NP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My two cents: My sister-in-law is a forensic psychiatrist. Before that, she was an internist but got tired of constantly pronouncing people dead...very depressing job. She fulfilled her father's...

  25. Neonatal Certification Test

    Tiki_Torch replied to dbscandy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    although i believe there is more than one certification organization for nicu nursing, the national cerification corporation for the obstetric, gynecologic and neonatal nursing specialties (ncc) is...