BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. Are nurses allowed to wear "doctor-like" lab coats?

    BabyLady replied to lalalalexi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I do wear a white lab coat, but it's short, not long, because the pharmacy and medical students along with the PharmD's and MD's wear the long white coats. However, I wear it between patients, because...

  2. APA format question..can't find it in reference guides.

    BabyLady posted a topic in General Students

    I am doing a paper for class regarding policies we have implemented at work. We obviously have to cite sources of evidence based practice. I need to use statistics on how the changes have improved...

  3. APA format question..can't find it in reference guides.

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    THANKS TO EVERYONE! This has been very

  4. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    BabyLady replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry (seriously)....that comment was directed at the situation and your facility, not you personally. I know you have no choice but to follow the rules of your

  5. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    BabyLady replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    Well obviously, it does. However, it does cause an undo financial hardship, especially on the self-paying patients, when they come in with a bag of prescription medications that have already been...

  6. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    BabyLady replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    Because legally, you can give home medications...you cannot require that they purchase them from the hospital when they have already been paid for previously, the only difference in them being...

  7. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    BabyLady replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    One suggestion that I give to parents (and anyone else that may need the info), is that most people have no idea that the pharmacy will print them off a list of the medications that they are on...and...

  8. Are nurses allowed to wear "doctor-like" lab coats?

    BabyLady replied to lalalalexi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My facility has no policy against it, but I don't wear a full-length lab coat out of respect for the

  9. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    BabyLady replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    She started teaching in 1978 or 1979 and taught elementary education her entire

  10. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    BabyLady replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Then they are in the

  11. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    BabyLady replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    ...by the way, I feel like I have the right to have my opinion on teachers because I aspire to teach at a university level myself one day. I am a firm believer in students being responsible for their...

  12. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    BabyLady replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any state where a Masters is a requirement, ever, for anything other than collegiate instruction or if they are required to get one. Seriously, you really need to research this,...

  13. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    BabyLady replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU!!!!!! The home meds our patients take are actually kept in the room by the patient...we simply remind them of when too take

  14. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    BabyLady replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Then blame the state she lived in, because I can tell you now, it's not the norm. My MIL just retired this year, over 30 years in the system...her retirement salary is $36,000 a year plus full medical...

  15. I'm mad and sad(about pt's family)

    BabyLady replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    I had an uncle that was like this....on the surface, he was a sweet, churchgoing man...but the secret that he held was that he had 6 children by several different women before his current wife and...

  16. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    BabyLady replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    It has always infuriated me that people say that teachers are not well paid...YES, THEY ARE. Teachers in my state are paid a higher yearly salary than I do, as a relatively new nurse. They get summers...

  17. night shift is really hard on me...

    BabyLady replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing that I would do, is review how you are sleeping. The first week or so that I started working the night shift, I literally, thought I was going to die, and some days...it is hard...but...

  18. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    BabyLady replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    This has happened at our facility. We have a computer program that identifies every pill when you type in the description and a picture of it pops up with a good zoom, so you can be sure it's the same...

  19. help.im scared

    BabyLady replied to rjm10lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Your risk is well below 1%...take heart in that while you are waiting for test results. That means that there is over a 99% chance that things will be

  20. Tube Feeding Question

    BabyLady replied to CoastMedRN's topic in General Nursing

    How long could it possibly take to stop/restart a feeding? I can tell you exactly the reason and I'm surprised that the GI physician didn't think it was necessary...because it is absolutely necessary....

  21. Pregnant New Graduate Nurse

    BabyLady replied to Sarahpednurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are under no obligation to inform them of your pregnancy until the time comes that you cannot perform some duty that would but you or your baby at risk. As a female, I can assure you that not...

  22. suspended until further notice

    BabyLady replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    She should not resign for two reasons: 1. She cannot collect unemployment. You CAN collect unemployment if you are fired from a job...the exact reason is very, very important. 2. They may not...

  23. suspended until further notice

    BabyLady replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you now, that they cannot take your license and it was not a criminal act. The physician is equally to blame for not logging out after they walked away from the computer. Using the...

  24. Syringe Feeding Near Term Infants

    BabyLady replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would wager that you probably get more cooperation from your staff because of this :) I am all for breast feeding...100% encourage it, 100% support it, I don't think our hospital does enough to...

  25. Syringe Feeding Near Term Infants

    BabyLady replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are very fortunate to have a wonderfully understanding LC at our facility. Our policy is this: 1. We will not honor a request for no pacifier or no bottle...this is because speech therapy as well...