shelbabyrn

OB-GYN nursing is out of my league, so I have a question for those of you who specialize. How long should a person bleed after a routine C-section and tubal ligation? There were no complications noted. Any help you could give me would be very appr...

Does anyone have malpractice insurance? Do I really need it?

Does anyone know of a website that I can go to for information on Mic-key buttons and G-tubes. I particularly need pictures and information for parents. Thanks.

Thanks. I look forward to the info.

Has anyone ever heard of a formula allergy? If so, could it cause projectile vomiting, tachypnea, stridor, and upper airway congestion? Are there other formula alternatives?

I have a friend who has a 3 week old infant. He was exposed to chicken pox about a week or so ago. What are the chances that he will contract the chicken pox? His mom did have chicken pox as a child.

Thanks SmilingBluEyes! It does help. My friend had a C-section 2 1/2 weeks ago. She had the normal bleeding for about 6-7 days, stopped for a day or two and then started bleeding heavily again. She says the blood is bright red and now she has pai...

We have nine practitioners who work in our unit. 3 of them have their Master's. The others were certified by a Hospital sponsored program. Our new Unit Director has said that he will give those NNPs who are not Master's prepared a certain time per...

For those of you who work in a NICU, do you get critical care pay in addition to your base and shift differentials? Also, do all of your nurses work all of the areas in your unit ( critical, intermediate, feeder-growers, deliveries, etc.)?

We don't even get extra pay for being certified, which I am. We are only required to float to newborn nursery, but some of us will float to peds/PICU if asked. We also have those nurses who only prefer Level 2 or level 3, but some of those never do...

The areas I listed (critical, intermediate, feeder-grower) are all in one unit. We have a newborn nursery also, but it is considered a seperate unit. Infants in the above areas are all in one unit. To clarify: Do you believe that the nursing staf...

We use two different items. Questran with Aquaphor ( made by the pharmacy) and a relatively new product called ILEX. It works great for sore bums, ostomies, and excoriations. You only put it on once a day. We have had some really horrible diaper...

Do your neonatologists/nurse practitioners look at and/or use the results of urine multistix and do you have a standing policy as to how often they are done? Please provide your place of employment and type of unit .

Yeah, nobody looks at them where I work either but it is our policy to do them every shift if on IV fluids. No one ever does them and then they get "points" off on their chart audits. I am trying to show they are not necessary and have the policy c...

Thanks Kristi and NicuGal. Your info will be helpful.

I understand your frustration. I used to work in a unit like yours. The unit I work in now is a bit better, but we could always improve. We have a Lacation Consultant, 2 discharge coordinators, and several nurses who teach classes. We require par...