BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. Seeing a lot of Flu symptoms, or is it just media hype..??

    BabyLady replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Not just a 104 fever, a 104 to 105 fever that lasts for 4 to 5 days that Tylenol barely puts a dent

  2. What part of "isolation" don't you understand?

    BabyLady replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you can't do anything about pure ignorance....and when it comes to things like that, now you know why the poor kid was sick to start with. Pediatric nurses see the same kids come in over and...

  3. Seeing a lot of Flu symptoms, or is it just media hype..??

    BabyLady replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I think the CDC has failed miserably in educating the public in the differences between regular flu and H1N1. Normally, I don't freak out when my child is sick...she recently fell ill on a Friday and...

  4. What to do if can't pass LPN exit exam but have diploma?

    BabyLady replied to Lynaa4life's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hmmmmm.....I would see an attorney about that one, and I'll tell you why. If you have received your diploma...then you have graduated. A school cannot refuse to send your transcripts unless you have a...

  5. Syrup of Ipec

    BabyLady replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Students

    ...and this is exactly why in some areas, it is not available on the drugstore shelves, but you must get it from a pharmacy. A pharmacist isn't going to sell it to a 16-year-old kid. Syrup of Ipecac...

  6. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    BabyLady replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    To me residents are just one step above a medical student and I have NO PROBLEM telling any of them when they have overstepped the boundaries of professionalism. I had a resident that used the "F"...

  7. Help! I think I won't pass!

    BabyLady replied to lalastudent's topic in General Students

    Get a Saunders guide and practice no less than 200 questions BEFORE you go in and take your exams for school. If you get an answer correct, don't celebrate and just move on....READ the rationale and...

  8. Syrup of Ipec

    BabyLady replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Students

    It is available over the counter in the majority of states. People need to know that "over the counter" doesn't necessarily mean that you'll find it in the open shelves at your local Walgreens....some...

  9. What is happening in your hospital? Not using N95 mask, NO screening for H1N1 ,

    BabyLady replied to JobsearchingRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Because it is a virus. The virus will mutate as the flu season goes along and vaccinations is never, ever a guarantee that you won't contract the disease it is meant to prevent. Not only is your...

  10. What is happening in your hospital? Not using N95 mask, NO screening for H1N1 ,

    BabyLady replied to JobsearchingRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It all boils down to MONEY. My daughter recently fell ill and I took her to the Pediatrician. There I was informed that insurance companies ARE NOT paying for H1N1 testing. The cost of the test:...

  11. Ethical Issue- Nurses not getting flu vaccine when they could!

    BabyLady replied to Aaron86's topic in Disaster Preparation

    as you gain experience, you'll learn that vaccinations is a very personal choice. vaccinations are not, nor have ever been, 100% effective....they are a good tool to prevent infection, but they are...

  12. Uninsurable because she was raped.....

    BabyLady replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    that is medically incorrect. every sexually transmitted disease has a known incubation period and we have a test for every single one of them, with the exception of hpv and it would be impossible for...

  13. "discovered" an IUFD the other day :(

    BabyLady replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Probably the worst case I have heard of...happened to a friend of mine. My friend was full-term. She reported to work (at a hospital, of all places), and a couple of hours after she got there, she...

  14. Unsubstantiated status on Child Abuse Registry

    BabyLady replied to toya7189's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Obviously, you need to ask an attorney that question. However...I think part of it boils down to common sense. Child abuse registeries for healthcare professionals are public information...so you have...

  15. stupid mom

    BabyLady replied to beachmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I guess it will take her baby getting it's head bashed in or put in the microwave before she can see that this boyfriend doesn't care about her or the baby..he only cares about controlling...

  16. Circumcized on a vent?

    BabyLady replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my state, Medicaid will pay for circ's and all the major insurance companies do cover

  17. Dont want my license to cover a certain PCT

    BabyLady replied to singleprego's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Tech's don't work under your license. Tech's work under the hospital. You, as a nurse, are responsible for verifying anything the tech does...that isn't the same

  18. 20 weeks pregnant, new RN grad, will they fire me

    BabyLady replied to mdonohue's topic in General Nursing

    Never mention you are pregnant at a job interview. Never...I don't give a rat's behind what the law says. Any employer can give ANY reason of why they went with another application. You are under no...

  19. Circumcized on a vent?

    BabyLady replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Insurance companies pay for circumcisions. Never saw one that refused to pay for

  20. H1N1 -- in the NICU

    BabyLady replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At our hospital, with THIS flu season, here is our protocol: * No sick family members can visit...period. Not Mom, not Dad, not Grandma...nobody. If you sit beside your baby and are coughing and...

  21. Uninsurable because she was raped.....

    BabyLady replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'll be honest, I have a serious, serious problem with the accuracy of that article. There are healthcare professionals EVERY DAY that take AIDS preventive drugs after needlesticks and never once have...

  22. Does anyone else find nursing school... easy?

    BabyLady replied to Guerilla04's topic in General Students

    It depends on the school you go to....and obviously yours wasn't very challenging. In our first year, we rarely had an exam that covered more than 80 pages of material...we were given pre-prepared...

  23. Can your hands handle to constant washing? What to do if they can't?

    BabyLady replied to LaMereMaverique's topic in General Nursing

    I would make a trip to the Dermatologist to see if there is something you are allergic to. You cannot put patients at risk by skipping handwashing...you'll wash your hands 20x more as a nurse than as...

  24. Does anyone else find nursing school... easy?

    BabyLady replied to Guerilla04's topic in General Students

    I'll be honest..you are not far enough into it to determine how difficult the program is. You are learning the basics, the bare foundation...those concepts are not difficult. The difficulty begins...

  25. Nurse Manager threatening to report me to BRN...

    BabyLady replied to Cosper123's topic in General Nursing

    There is no legal basis for her to report to you and it is an empty threat. I would have absolutely no problem telling that manager that if she filed a false report on me with the BON, that I would be...