TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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The lowest O2 saturation I've ever seen

TiffyRN replied to SaraBart's topic in Critical Care

Dang KRVRN; Thought I had them beat until yours!! 12% on a micro-preemie having a nasty apnea/bradycardia: good waveform and all. Before I came to NICU the lowest sat I had ever seen was in the 60's,...
Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

TiffyRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

No, I absolutely think it's wrong! What I'm saying it's; though it's technically "illegal", no one's really getting in trouble for this. That's why it keeps happening. Unless some of us are...
Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

TiffyRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

Let me reiterate; I am supportive of "nurse" as a protected title. I guess my contention is that regardless of our vast discussions, it's not really. What does seem to be protected is calling one's...
Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

TiffyRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

I'm all for "protecting" the title nurse. Problem is, I can't really find solid information on what the penalties are for calling oneself a nurse if one doesn't hold a license. I don't mean taking a...
Which drugs are you required to count?

TiffyRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

Hey remember, it theoretically costs nothing to add an additional task for nursing to perform. We don't charge by the task and if we can't get an additional task completed within our designated shift...
Are you good at charting in "real time?"

TiffyRN replied to Ativan's topic in General Nursing

When I worked with adults and had 4-6 patient assignments I usually ran around from 1900 to about 2200 doing assessments, cares, meds & so on. If I could get all my charting caught up in half...
Which drugs are you required to count?

TiffyRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

Tylenol? Seriously? Geesh. Our unit stocks bottles of generic tylenol and advil for staff use. That's insane. Might as well be counting gauze, tegaderms, alcohol swabs (just thinking of other...
Leaving job for love after working one year

TiffyRN replied to NYnurse13's topic in Nursing Career

I moved once for love; but with a travel company footing my bill for travel & housing (read; I didnt have to stay w/BF if things stopped working out). I also had a 3 month period to figure out if...
Vacation Requests Constantly Denied: A Rant

TiffyRN replied to MECO28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Kids can make vacations really difficult as you are slave to the school schedule. My most common vacation times for my family are mid-January (cruising usually, it's warm in the Caribbean), Early May...
SLEEP BEFORE DAY SHIFT.. ideas?

TiffyRN replied to Nurse-84's topic in General Nursing

You might could use some tips from the night shift people. By that I mean getting blackout curtains, especially as we move into summer and the sun will not be going down until 9-10pm, when you should...
Nurses who believe in herbal nonsense, alternative medicine, anti vaccine etc

TiffyRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Oh dear, I messed up. The OP has been registered a year today (happy one year anniversary!). I prefer to be the first one (I had this in progress before someone else pointed it out but waited too...
Nurses who believe in herbal nonsense, alternative medicine, anti vaccine etc

TiffyRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Sorry, my level of suspicion goes way through the roof when a brand new member starts a highly volatile topic on the day they register. Got caught up a couple of weeks ago. I'll sit back and watch...
Caring as Facade profession

TiffyRN replied to souleater11's topic in General Nursing

You're an odd one! Seriously, is standard American English your primary language? I'm just trying to explain possibly some communication barriers or cultural differences. I believe every normal...
Interesting cases anyone?

TiffyRN replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

Just found this FB page (which I'm pretty sure is public) about a child that is supposedly full T13 who appears way more functional than I would ever expect; The in'Dee'structable Delainey: Living...
Caring as Facade profession

TiffyRN replied to souleater11's topic in General Nursing

Ok, just not that simple, sorry!! People are very complex, they can be caring to some and heartless to others! They can have very cold personalities but still "care" on a professional basis. I've...
"Some people have a job. We have a calling."

TiffyRN replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Don't buy the "calling" thing. What gets confusing I think though is that good nursing requires serious advocacy, a commitment; something akin to caring (though I'm not ready to buy Jean Watson hook...
Nicotine Test for new employment

TiffyRN replied to hls0810's topic in General Nursing

I'm a rabid anti-smoker. But here's my question? When are the vapers going to challenge this? As I understand this the evidence stands with tobacco smoke, not nicotine vapers. Just trying to keep up...
Am I on the right path?

TiffyRN replied to TheLau's topic in NICU, Neonatal

Yes, I think you have great experience to transition to NICU. Some would debate that you might be better served by mother-baby or L&D. Truth is, NICU is so different, that some are amazed at how...
NAS Question. Alabama nurses (UAB)

TiffyRN replied to gma2four's topic in NICU, Neonatal

There is an older thread where a mom relays her experiences. I found it very insightful and helpful to my personal practice....
How is this school compated to other online schools

TiffyRN replied to kellycinalli's topic in Excelsior College

Just to clarify, because there are so few online LPN to RN programs: there are several out there that purport to be colleges but are simply book sellers (The College Network, Rue). Excelsior is one...
NAS Question. Alabama nurses (UAB)

TiffyRN replied to gma2four's topic in NICU, Neonatal

Our moderators are not likely to permit any advice. I will provide a few tidbits of information. I know nothing of UAB's policies. Meconium is not truly feces. It is an accumulation of a variety...
Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

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

Yes, and if you search on Allnurses.com you will find plenty of bashing going all around. I dislike being classified with all others who have ever posted on Allnurses. My discourse, along with all...
Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

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

Here you have incorrectly classified me as one who groups NPs as equivalent with physicians. I don't believe that. I do believe that NPs provide excellent primary care but that does not make them...
Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

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

I have followed this thread from the first post; literally, I read it when there were no responses yet. Please list the posts that were demeaning of LVN training. Different yes, shorter, less...
RNC-NIC

TiffyRN replied to ilovenicu16's topic in NICU, Neonatal

I needed to take both CCRN-neonatal and RNC-NIC because of conflicting school/work demands. I studied for the CCRN for about 3 weeks, took and passed the test. After successfully completing that...

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