Bortaz MSN, RN

CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU

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    polyurethane nasogastric tubes

    Bortaz replied to gammy1957's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is a risk to everything we do, and it seems to me that placing an NG tube q72* is taking unnecessary risks that might outweigh the lessened risk of infection. Especially since you're dealing...
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    Interesting cases anyone?

    Bortaz replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Like this.
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    trouble with NICU orientation :/

    Bortaz replied to NICURNgrad's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is great advice from msygrnbw. I have a self-made brainsheet that I have shared with nurses around the world. If you are interested, I can attach it to this thread when I get home tonight. It...
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    Interesting cases anyone?

    Bortaz replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Has anyone seen a baby with Harlequin color change? I saw one the other day, and it was amazing. Reminded me of the old Star Trek episode with the aliens that were black on one side and white on the...
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    Has anyone ever 'taped' a gravity feed?

    Bortaz replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We went through a period of time where most of our pumps were broken/lost (and a director that wouldn't buy more), so I have done it many times on feeds of less than 10
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    Timing of antibiotics

    Bortaz replied to asher315's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had intended to say the very same thing as you posted, but got busy and
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    trouble with NICU orientation :/

    Bortaz replied to NICURNgrad's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What are the questions you're asking repeatedly? If you're sitting around "inside your head" during slow times, I don't blame your preceptor for questioning your drive. Unless you have the only baby...
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    Should I resign, or be suspended?

    Bortaz replied to mahroya's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, if it happened once to you, that must make it
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    how are NAS babies cared for in your nicu?

    Bortaz replied to shelsby1992's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A lot, I'd
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    New Grad Trying for NICU

    Bortaz replied to UCAFblue's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nah. Just the shoulder
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    Should I resign, or be suspended?

    Bortaz replied to mahroya's topic in Nursing Career

    Unless they have documentation showing cause for termination (4 things according to op), which will likely get her unemployment benefits denied and leave her with just a termination on her
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    Getting a job when you have a record

    Bortaz replied to Fun2Nurse's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    How did your school and professors lead you
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    Should I resign, or be suspended?

    Bortaz replied to mahroya's topic in Nursing Career

    Of course you should
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    Does nursing school teach you how to react to a dead/dying patient?

    Bortaz replied to RainbowHead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my opinion, nursing school doesn't prepare you for being a nurse, period. Especially this type of encounter. Most of us learned by doing. I work in NICU. I had 2 students following me a day or 2...
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    Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    Bortaz replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of insulin pens and stupid nurses: HCA barred the use of them because of so many nurses failing to change out the needle between
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    Isolette Practices

    Bortaz replied to nickirn31's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Agreed, this is my practice as
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    how are NAS babies cared for in your nicu?

    Bortaz replied to shelsby1992's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Though I can't explain it, we have only had 2 NAS babies in my NICU in the nearly 5 years I have worked there. Realistically, being on the Mexican border, we should be seeing a lot more (based on the...
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    NICU exposure in Nursing School

    Bortaz replied to Satori77's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I went to the NICU anytime a mother refused to allow me to care for them during my OB rotation, which was just fine with me. I and my instructor knew I wanted to work in NICU, so she kinda looked the...
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    Rio Grande Valley union situation

    Bortaz replied to Bortaz's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Well, as a nearly 50 year resident of Texas, I'll just have to disagree with your first point. I have always been proud of my southern heritage. Most rural texans see themselves as southern. Don't...
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    Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    Bortaz replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Omg, I misspelled pendant and no one corrected
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    As seen on Reddit: Live-streaming camera in a NICU

    Bortaz replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It is an inevitability that some nimrod nurse or RT or something will, after acclimating to having the camera (and forgetting it, as we're wont to do) will make some comment/do something stupid and...
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    Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    Bortaz replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know her at the
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    Should I become a nurse? Thanks for all the help!

    Bortaz replied to brookepee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know whether you should become a nurse, but I do wish that I had done it at 18 instead of at
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    Dual License

    Bortaz replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's where the human comes in and fixes the problems so that their post is
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    Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    Bortaz replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital Administrator: Nurse, why are you wearing a marijauna leaf pendent at work? Nurse: What? The salesman told me it was a Japanese tea leaf! I just thought it was pretty! (My