Hey guys, a co-worker and I came from intensive care setting where attention was paid to detail. Shift report is so very subjective at our behavioral health facility. Does anyone have an SBAR or similar guideline for giving report so the right info g...
3yrDiploma replied to Pug RN's topic in Psychiatric
I did it after 36 years working NICU! Best decision ever! I feel like a nurse again. Management in my old unit went to crap and all they worried about was ‘don't make the parents mad, that will affect the HCAPS score'
3yrDiploma replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Headlines
As a Diploma Grad of over 30 years, the fact still remains that more clinical time while in school vs non-clinical time better prepares for the work enviornment. I would rather work an ADN or Diploma Grad any day rather than some of the BSN's who gra...
Hi all, this has most likely already been posted, but.....we are reviewing and updating Policies & Procedures in our Level III NICU. We are needing evidence based stuff. Can anyone post some good web-sites to find this info???
WE SEEM TO HAVE MORE AND MORE WITHDRAWING BABIES.....USUALLY METHADONE. WHAT DO OTHER UNITS DO FOR SKIN CARE TO THE DIAPER AREA??? THEIR LITTLE BOTTOMS GET SOOOO RED AND OFTENTIMES BLEED DUE TO FREQUENT LOOSE STOOLS. ANY IDEAS APPRECIATED
I worked briefly at a hospital that had an extremely high c/sec rate. I quit shortly after I was at a c/s....and as soon as the baby hit the warmer, the doc left the mom and circ'd the baby. UNBELIEVABLE.
very good info!! the "folded pillowcase"..is that a regular size or baby size? Can you further explain about the 'folded diaper under the tummy' ? What is a 'circular gel pillow? Is it like a donut?? We make nests out of rolled blankets, which put...
