TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

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

    The nurses in our unit get on a wait list up to 2 years long to go to Days; where they work harder and get paid less. Most discuss how their paychecks will be affected. About one out of 20 comes...
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    any advice? (for a soon-to-be intern)

    TiffyRN replied to prplscrubs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations!! And don't buy a stethoscope without checking with your unit. Most NICU's provide one for each
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    nurses intubating newborns

    TiffyRN replied to gunverferth's topic in General Nursing

    The NICU where I work allows RN's to intubate, but most intubations are done by RT's, NNP's or MD's. Very few RN's are checked off on it and I don't know if they are allowing new RN's get checked...
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    Don't understand this weird-a%&! parameter

    TiffyRN replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    I think some of the previous posters may be right about the med being more for heart failure, but should be clarified. I did work with an MD that was notorious for writing out orders that were just...
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    How many....

    TiffyRN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Steths: 1 I think, it would be in some closet somewhere. NICU provides a steth for each patient. Pairs of work shoes: I probably have 6-7 pairs I have worn to work off and on. Sets of scrubs: kind...
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    facebook "stalking" as a nurse?

    TiffyRN replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you would get information about me from a credit check or something but my facebook settings are locked up pretty tight. I've even been known to temporarily adjust individual privacy settings...
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    How long did you stay?!

    TiffyRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school I said I would stay in my first job for a year then go traveling. I accepted a grant from a local hospital that required 2 years, so I compromised and said I would stay 2 years....
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    Ritalin at work

    TiffyRN replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    If all they are asking is that you provide a note to verify the prescription, I think that is reasonable. Only because ritalin is such a common drug of abuse. I do not generally think we need to...
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    Couple both working shift work?

    TiffyRN replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I know a couple of nurses that have husbands in the fire dept. They have their husband's schedule mapped out weeks or months in advance and fill out their schedules (we have self-scheduling) to meet...
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    Pregnancy and Critical Care Nursing

    TiffyRN replied to rach2103's topic in Critical Care

    I work in NICU. We restrict pregnant nurses from caring for infants with active CMV infections, also Parvo. I know that's pretty random but those are really nasty infections for a
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    got "fired"

    TiffyRN replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In the unit where I work, families are permitted to give a list of nurses they would prefer to have care for their infant, but not allowed to give a list of nurses that "can't take care of my kid". I...
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    Drop-side cribs outlawed

    TiffyRN replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The hospital where I work has improved this situation but it used to be that our nurse to patient ratios (for feeder/growers) were higher than the state allowed ratio of infants to caregivers in...
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    BCG vaccine and Mantoux test

    TiffyRN replied to Belle Epoque's topic in General Nursing

    I started a thread about this quite a while ago outlining the multiple issues I've had after getting BCG as a child and the many positive PPD tests I've had since. The update is that since then there...
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    if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    TiffyRN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Occupational therapist. I remember wanting to be a business major until I was 17. I didn't even know what they did, big problem is I thought their job was to be office managers, so that would have...
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    Help looking for work, RN on Probation

    TiffyRN replied to 80/20's topic in General Nursing

    I knew someone that had stipulations placed on her license. She was able to get a job at a nursing home as an educator for CNAs. Her employer was fully aware of the stipulations before hiring her....
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    Aspirin and ibuprofen bad combo?

    TiffyRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Aspirin + Advil + Meloxicam (another NSAID) is high risk for bleeding & GI distress/ulceration. I had a patient as a student that demonstrated this. He broke his ankle, was placed on...
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    Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    TiffyRN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    The OP asked if anyone out there knew a JW nurse that works in critical care. I know one that works in NICU and trust me, it's a transfusion heavy area of practice. I never knew this nurse was JW...
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    Infection control overkill?

    TiffyRN replied to BabyLady's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I quit wearing my wedding ring to work for a couple of reasons. First, before we moved to gelling a lot, my skin would stay wet under my ring and the skin would be all wrinkly like fingers soaked in...
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    Cancelled repeatedly - is this normal?

    TiffyRN replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    Closely scrutinize your hospital's policy on cancellation for full-time status employees. A little known detail of cancellation policy in my hospital system states that if a full-time employee does...
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    Do I need to know this for nursing

    TiffyRN replied to Darkpk55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The only one I couldn't think of a practical application was how many seconds in a day, but one needs to have the same kinds of skills that it takes to get that answer but for other purposes (several...
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    IMs and aspirating blood

    TiffyRN replied to soxfan80's topic in General Nursing

    After faithfully aspirating IM injections for over 6 years I was thoroughly shocked to get a syringe-full of blood. It was a really thin post knee surgery young guy. I pulled the needle out, held...
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    Vaccinated in Poland and about to begin nursing school

    TiffyRN replied to Pimpushka's topic in General Nursing

    I used to carry around my shot records from when I was a child growing up overseas. I would point and translate. Most infections disease or employee health nurses were happy with that. Anything...
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    nurses who deal with trach's: Procedure for Accidental Trach Decanulation

    TiffyRN replied to chiuli's topic in Pulmonary

    It depends. If the patient has an established mature stoma it's probably better to bag through the stoma. Particularly if the patient had it placed for some sort of airway obstruction. If the stoma...
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    Massive changes to 2011 healthcare benefits??

    TiffyRN replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    We haven't gotten our yearly enrollment yet, it's expected any day. It's amazing how most of the people I work with have no clue that they will likely see many unpleasant changes. It's good timing...
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    morning sickness but not pregnant

    TiffyRN replied to ICU_RN_BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I've known a lot of people that had this reaction to night shift, their whole body just couldn't adjust. I suppose this could happen if one is more an evening or night