TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    Have you had to be swabbed/cultured?

    TiffyRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Only once ever, for MRSA. . . after a prolonged outbreak. Each individual employee got their results and the unit never told us if anyone tested positive. None of the employees ever copped to having...
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    Considering BSN-PhD program

    TiffyRN replied to MessyJessy129's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am following your thread to see what other responses are. I have been accepted to the BSN to PhD program at UTMB in Galveston though I don't start orientation for a few more weeks. In the...
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    RNC-NIC/CCRN

    TiffyRN replied to NICURNPAWV's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Your current sources look like great ones. I would just add that regarding the Core Curriculum, I preferred to use the book that look just like it but that is the "Certification and Core Review"....
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    English 201

    TiffyRN replied to sheliamd's topic in Excelsior College

    The previous poster gives the best advice; always check with EC first about outside courses. When I went through you could take Information Literacy through Penn Foster and I recommended it several...
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    Poor RN professional conduct

    TiffyRN replied to Omgseriously's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Okay, from a remarkably un-bitter 21+ year RN (11+ in NICU); maybe not mind your own business but rather, use more effective techniques with your coworkers. I believe the only message your coworkers...
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    TiffyRN replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I dislike the way "bottlefeeding" has become a euphemism for feeding infants cow milk. Calling it "bottlefeeding" isn't exact and normalizes when we feed milk to infants that comes from a very...
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    The beauty of nursing : midweek camping, hiking, boating, skiing, no crowds!

    TiffyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I usually work my 12s over the weekend which has it's negatives is sure (the hefty diffs really take the sting away though). As it turns out I was off one night last weekend and called up some...
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    Infant Driven Feeding

    TiffyRN replied to NBmomto2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    With the cue based feeding where I work, whereas there is a performance score for the infant, it does not affect their ability to nipple the next time. This would be a true improvement. As things are...
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    Thanks, guys.

    TiffyRN replied to englishgeek's topic in General Nursing

    Not my baby, don't know the kid, just found him on google
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    The car seat test

    TiffyRN replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't check installation in the car but I would worry about the liability of not doing a car seat test. It is recommended for all infants by the American Academy of Pediatrics for infants born...
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    Breast pumping in an ICU

    TiffyRN replied to Stacyalexisk's topic in MICU, SICU

    I agree that if the visitor insisted on closing blinds, that would compromise the patient's care. I heard no such thing. Most pumping moms manage quite well with a baby blanket or burp cloth thrown...
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    Breast pumping in an ICU

    TiffyRN replied to Stacyalexisk's topic in MICU, SICU

    As I said; I'm sure they exist, but the probability is low that this incident occurred in one of those rooms or surely the OP would have mentioned this very salient
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    Breast pumping in an ICU

    TiffyRN replied to Stacyalexisk's topic in MICU, SICU

    Oh dear Lord!!! Seriously with the "patient might drink the breast milk?" I guess a confused patient might consume anything brought into the room by a visitor and in that case all visitors should be...
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    Breast pumping in an ICU

    TiffyRN replied to Stacyalexisk's topic in MICU, SICU

    I used to see this squeamishness about human milk even amongst NICU nurses. It's not just sanitary, it actually has antibacterial properties ( Bioactive proteins in breast milk - L[]nnerdal - 2013 -...
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    help- How to become an RN- no science courses

    TiffyRN replied to Janelle Marcotte's topic in Canada

    You've only been through one year of college! Browse around here and see how many people come here for their 2nd or third degrees! Some of your psych classes will count, chalk the rest up to courses...
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    Breast pumping in an ICU

    TiffyRN replied to Stacyalexisk's topic in MICU, SICU

    We advise our NICU moms to pump at least every 2-3 hours. It takes that schedule to maintain a supply if they don't have the natural stimulation of infant mouth to nipple (sorry if that's too graphic...
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    What can US and UK nurses learn from each other?

    TiffyRN replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so I understand a little better. I know there are differences in terminology between US & UK nursing. A charge nurse on a typical US nursing unit is one RN per shift who is performing the...
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    What can US and UK nurses learn from each other?

    TiffyRN replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    If the OP is referring to the thread that Esme provided a link for then I have read it twice now. I did read this in the OP's post: In essence, it said: the best-qualified nurses on the ward should...
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    What can US and UK nurses learn from each other?

    TiffyRN replied to brianbooth's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe in your State, but not in many others (though usually restricted to LTC/ALF environments). https://www.ncsbn.org/1725.htm Texas: Medication Aide Program FAQs (DADS) Nebraska: Nebraska DHHS:...
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    Would you take a $3 hr pay decrease for better ratios and working conditions?

    TiffyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I've been saying this for years. Actually, in my current department, I find the ratios are generally well-balanced (I know, crazy). When I worked in med/surg/tele, they were out of control. I...
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    Do you need all those degrees?

    TiffyRN replied to dnsonthego's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    She's my current idol, I want to be her when I "grow
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    Which online program has had positive succesful stories. Excelsior?

    TiffyRN replied to SarahC239's topic in Excelsior College

    Here's link to a thread that's under our FAQs: https://allnurses.com/nursing-online-distance/lpn-rn-online-523962-page4.html As far as Excelsior, Florida Board of Nursing doesn't have additional...
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    Question for the cardiac guru's out there

    TiffyRN replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in NICU for, oh, I don't know, like a decade but I remember some cardiac stuff. Coreg (I think it was still brand name only when I was in cardiac) is a beta-blocker that is particularly...
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    Nec in the NICU

    TiffyRN replied to Nicu22's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not superstitious and ascribe little to the supernatural. But. . . NEC is a about as close to believing in an evil entity as I will come....
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    Do you need all those degrees?

    TiffyRN replied to dnsonthego's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hear you! But I have to admit I did get some scrub jackets cluttered up with my initials, My name is still longer than those. I recently went to a nurses' week talk by one of our local Nurse...