TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    Crash C-Section Interventions

    TiffyRN replied to Anastasiak's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've done ACLS (in the past) and NRP currently. NRP is far simpler because short of congenital anomalies, there are usually just a couple of etiologies at work in the depressed infant in the delivery...
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    Patient age limit?

    TiffyRN replied to VintageSwagger's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The older nurses tell me they used to frequently have kids up to 2 years old, severe BPD kids with trachs that weren't ready to go home even though they would scoot around in those old baby walkers...
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    TiffyRN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yea, they're welcome to room at the hospital because this normally busy hospital is 2/3 empty right now according to reports (husband's a news hound). That should help with the staffing crunch....
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    Second ebola nurse "okay'd" to fly

    TiffyRN replied to babyNP.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow Ruby, this was so good and so on target. Let's play pretend for a second. . . Nina never got sick, Amber's off in Ohio planning her wedding. . . She gets this 99.5 temp, no other symptoms, so...
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    Dallas Presbyterian Nurse Interview

    TiffyRN replied to annie.rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Agree that this hospital should not be made out to be a "problem child". This is a fine institution; there at least a dozen or more other DFW hospitals I would place below them for quality, this...
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    2nd health care worker gets Ebola at TX Hosp

    TiffyRN replied to RN2B123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, I just saw that, I wanted to hug him for pointing out how ridiculous it was. Sad thing is, we've been asked to do equally ridiculous things if we've been nurses long
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    Second ebola nurse "okay'd" to fly

    TiffyRN replied to babyNP.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yea, I was doing a timeline in my head and thinking if she flew North on Friday, very few knew about Ms. Pham's illness and the test didn't come back positive until that evening/night. Up until then,...
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    Second ebola nurse "okay'd" to fly

    TiffyRN replied to babyNP.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    Surprising? Ever see her in any other state? sorry, off
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    2nd health care worker gets Ebola at TX Hosp

    TiffyRN replied to RN2B123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would never wish for anyone else to get sick but since its happened anyway it might be the only thing that would bring a nursing union into
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    TiffyRN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Apparently (according to Dr. Sanjay Gupta), Amber called the CDC, asked if it was okay to fly first with that temp, then got on the plane. Once more, if this is true, nurses get bad direction from...
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    2nd health care worker gets Ebola at TX Hosp

    TiffyRN replied to RN2B123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dr. Sanjay Gupta (CNN) just reported that Amber Vinson called the CDC and asked them if it was okay to board with her temp at 99.5. They said it was fine. I sure hope that is
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    2nd health care worker gets Ebola at TX Hosp

    TiffyRN replied to RN2B123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Now it's more than just anonymous reports from the union. I just heard the CDC director saying the nurses didn't have adequate protection, that their skin was exposed. Maybe he's getting this from...
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    TiffyRN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My 2 cents is that the CDC checked in with THDallas, was assured: "We got this!" so they continued to be available. What the CDC needs to learn is that they must : "Trust, but verify". Scary thing...
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    2nd health care worker gets Ebola at TX Hosp

    TiffyRN replied to RN2B123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So taping the neck might not be effective PPE? ya
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    TiffyRN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/09/health/ebola-crisis/index.html
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    TiffyRN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That was before the nurse, the man's been
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    TiffyRN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First of all, I'm completely with you about support for this young lady who was initially vilified. And I think I'm with most here in doubting any nurse in her position would be careless in any way....
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    TiffyRN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We had people posting notes in our unit restroom about "be neat & wipe the seat". I then noticed we had one of those psychotic toilets that acts like it's flushing into the next galaxy. In this...
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    BSN Capstone powerpoint help...anyone?

    TiffyRN replied to NYCertified's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you get to choose your topic? The powerpoint I did in Capstone was a group project and the topic was kind of assigned; a QI project on how to improve flow-through of patients through a day surgery...
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    TiffyRN replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I swear I saw an article yesterday about guidance from the CDC about how disposal of the remains should take place. Forgot to click on it but it gave me a bad feeling that things were not going to...
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    BSN Only? Give me a break!!

    TiffyRN replied to michaelvgrigsby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That's the crux of the problem in my opinion, we (Americans) give all the power to businesses. Business has pressured legislators to keep their profitable ADN programs so other businesses (hospitals)...
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    TiffyRN replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My first
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    Phenylalanine testing...once or twice?

    TiffyRN replied to SilleLu's topic in Pediatric

    It is interesting. Texas is currently testing for 29 disorders. One of the newest added disorders was SCID and you'd be surprised that between us and the childen's hospital nearby, there are several...
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    Phenylalanine testing...once or twice?

    TiffyRN replied to SilleLu's topic in Pediatric

    Off the state screen form: "Q: when is my baby tested? A: In Texas, babies have a newborn screening test when they are 1-2 days old. This test is done again at 7-14 days old. The test is done in...
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    BSN Only? Give me a break!!

    TiffyRN replied to michaelvgrigsby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Do you really think so? I mean, I know you do from your previous postings, but . . . Let's consider that it has taken over 40 years to implement a de facto ( though unofficial) BSN as entry level. I'm...