BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. RN switching to Lactation Consultant??

    BabyLady replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...that is highway robbery. An LC is not an easy certification to get...no way would I do it for a mere certification raise, which in our facility, is about 3% (ie. like for an

  2. How often do you do dosage calculation?

    BabyLady replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    How can you get through nursing school without mastering dosage calculations? I'm not trying to be mean...but seriously...this will be on your NCLEX. I do dosage calculations every time I work...I...

  3. Patients and the race card

    BabyLady replied to CanadaEh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The OP is being honest...and let's face it, some of us have had patients pull the race card and this has happened to me twice already. I won't say which racial minority group...because that is...

  4. Current job won't give the day off for new job orientation.

    BabyLady replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be honest with you...they are not obligated to give you the day off for orientation with your new employer....seriously, think about it...the new job should start when your old one completely...

  5. social security benefits for hospitalized residents

    BabyLady replied to SierraN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know about your state, but in our state, if the family refuses to come visit and is able to, the physicians will do an ethics consult to see if it is ethical to keep someone on life support,...

  6. As a nurse, how do you tell your PCP you want anti-anxiety meds?

    BabyLady replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I would never go to a PCP for anti-anxiety meds. I feel very strongly about this practice and personally do not feel that PCP should even have prescription authority to write for these or any mental...

  7. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    BabyLady replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    I find this shocking...no physician, nurse, hospital social worker, etc, should have the right to tell ANY parent on how long they have to break the news to the child. What do they mean, "They won't...

  8. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    BabyLady replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    In our facility, nurses don't have to worry about this at all. Mainly because it's our policy that all dx given to patients are given by the physicians, not the nurses, in case there are questions. To...

  9. Diluting IV push

    BabyLady replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

    I always mix every drug according to the drug book/vial instructions...IV running or

  10. What to do when the person diverting drugs is parent of terminally ill child.

    BabyLady replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    To me, this story isn't even controversial. The Mom is an addict that is taking away medication that her terminally ill son needs for her own selfish reasons. A jail sentence probably needs to be...

  11. Can you be fired after giving notice??

    BabyLady replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this..if they fire you, you can collect unemployment. ...and if they hand you som crap that you have to "sign" something if they fire you? You don't...they cannot legally make you sign...

  12. APA title page question

    BabyLady posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am getting ready to finish up a paper I wrote...it was a group project of 4 of us. However, I cannot find a single example, template, etc of where mutiple students have written a paper and cannot...

  13. getting married and need advice

    BabyLady replied to Itsme13's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats. In my state, you have 60 days from the date you have a legal name change to change your name with the BON and then your facility needs to be provided with a copy of your new license. So it...

  14. disappearing nurses notes!

    BabyLady replied to ltcnightrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would find the highest level of management...which would be the President/CEO...however your organization is set up, and arrange a meeting and directly report this....and get anyone else that this...

  15. Is this legal?

    BabyLady replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    It is not illegal since you already have the

  16. Placing newborns prone position

    BabyLady replied to newlvngrad's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    As soon as we put babies on their bellies, we tell parents that they should not duplicate the positioning they see in the NICU at home. We tell them point blank, "Our babies are on a 20 second apnea...

  17. Can an RN be fired for being immunocompromised?

    BabyLady replied to lexy3227's topic in General Nursing

    She isn't going through the proper channels. It is not enough that she just goes to her boss and tells them she has MS...she has to file paperwork, in my opinion, yearly, for FMLA because her job is...

  18. Does the hospital have to give us these records?

    BabyLady replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    There is a limitation on who can request them. It has to be someone that has valid access...in other words, if it was your grandmother, your parent could request them, but you could not. The hospital...

  19. Is bedside report a HIPAA violation with 2-4 patients sharing a room?

    BabyLady replied to Paulieg69's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If I was the patient, I would consider it a HIPAA violation because if another place exists that is reasonable to give report to, the patient's privacy should come

  20. Release of Liability forms

    BabyLady replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be honest....in the interest of the public, if they are not willing to wait the 15 minutes, I would not administer the shot. To me, there are certain segments on of the general population that...

  21. Something a nurse said to me at clinicals...

    BabyLady replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Just keep in mind, that in nursing ethics, you wouldn't even say this in a patient's room even if they were unconscious. To me, the nurse you were with that day is the shining example of those that...

  22. Something a nurse said to me at clinicals...

    BabyLady replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Tell your Clinical Instructor IMMEDIATELY. That is considered mental abuse by a staff member and to me, is

  23. Why do nurses get licensed by a state board instead of a federal board?

    BabyLady replied to Samian Q's topic in General Nursing

    It has to do with the US Constitution, believe it or not. The Federal Government has no authority on matters specifically reserved for the

  24. medication errors with family members

    BabyLady replied to aspenleaf's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is overkill and an honest mistake. Tell her that the next time she sends the inhaler over, it needs to be in the box from the pharmacy, which should have a RECENT date on it as well as...

  25. Nurses Deserve More Respect!

    BabyLady replied to natasharostova's topic in General Nursing

    The only people that I have heard bash nursing as a profession, is other nurses. I have heard people complain over a PARTICULAR nurse, but not the nursing profession. The Gallop Poll also publishes...