BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. can we use medicine for burns, rashes, bug bites?

    BabyLady replied to Trueblood83's topic in School

    I don't think it's a matter of it not being in your scope of practice, it's a matter of giving medical treatment via medication to a minor child without parental

  2. Early feeds...good idea or recipe for disaster???

    BabyLady posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I my short time in the NICU, I am shocked at how early feeds are started. Yesterday, I saw a baby die from perforation two days after starting feeds (25 weeker). A month ago, I saw the same, exact...

  3. Help..fellow RN breaking into co-workers E mail

    BabyLady replied to iluvivt's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think he should be fired. I would wager that your company probably has a policy letting you know that you need to fully log out of the internet when you step away from the computer...for this...

  4. Early feeds...good idea or recipe for disaster???

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I also wanted to add, that the 25-weeker that died...had never passed the merconium. Bowel sounds were good on that baby and the baby did not have any signs of distention or

  5. Formula / Breast Milk Fortification and Protein Supplements

    BabyLady replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have this single packs that elminate the measuring. Milk is fortified for breast fed babies if the breast milk does not produce weight gain, alone. We DO NOT require a mother go on formula....

  6. Circumcized on a vent?

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

    I am in 100% support of circumcision. However, I don't think that circumcising a baby on a vent is a smart decision. If a baby is on a vent, it is not stable. To me, that is bad medical practice....

  7. teen breast-feeding

    BabyLady replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    This is going to sound cold and politically incorrect, but teen mothers don't want to breast feed because they are simply, too lazy too. The majority of teen mothers won't be taking care of the babies...

  8. Giving report....how much information is necessary to pass on?????

    BabyLady posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    As most of you know, I'm a relatively new nurse in the NICU. My question is regarding giving report. Because many of the tests, procedures that are done, I am still not familiar with because of...

  9. Is immediate, undisrupted breastfeeding needed for long term success?

    BabyLady replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is no proof regarding nipple confusion. I have feed many babies whose mother's "swore" that their child just "wouldn't" go from a bottle to the breast and vice-versa...only to be shocked when...

  10. My take on the NCLEX

    BabyLady posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have been meaning to post this for awhile. It's no secret, and I don't think that I am violating anything, that Suzanne4 used Saunders's editions in her plan. I never got to use Suzanne's...

  11. Is this typical of an ADN program?

    BabyLady replied to foreverLaur's topic in General Students

    Semester I: Fundamentals Semester II: Advanced Fundamentals/OB Semester III: Psych/Med Surg Semester IV: Med Surg/Home

  12. My take on the NCLEX

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't use Exam Cram in lieu of Saunders. I used Exam Cram to prioritize what I had better know vs what I need to know...but could probably slide

  13. H1N1 -- in the NICU

    BabyLady replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At our hospital, if you have any signs of sneezing/cough...you are sent home for 7 days. If you don't have sick time, then you are just out of a week's pay. Parents that are sick cannot come and...

  14. Young Nursing Students

    BabyLady replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

    If there is anything you will encounter it is jealousy. Jealousy that you figured it out at a younger age than most of us did. :) You'll do

  15. HIPAA And My Rights As An Employee

    BabyLady replied to jprn7171's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Another thing that the OP needs to keep in mind...that if a hospital really wants to get rid of you, they can....legally. That is why you have to tread lightly and be very careful about being vocal...

  16. Preceptorship venting

    BabyLady replied to user.name's topic in General Students

    They want some of you to stay in town because the hospital can only accomodate so-many students per unit and many of the hospitals further away are also going to have students from other nursing...

  17. Pt w/ a PICC line on a heparin gtt

    BabyLady replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't draw off the PICC unless you have no other access...and yes, that means you have at minimum, attempted access. The reason being, is if you blow that PICC line, your patient may have to...

  18. Preceptorship venting

    BabyLady replied to user.name's topic in General Students

    Just like a perceptor has worked with one lazy student that didn't know their rear from a hole in the ground, you should not assume that all nurses in that facility share the same attitude. If you go...

  19. Don't know what to do. I just CAN'T. TAKE. THIS. ANYMORE...........

    BabyLady replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was luck to get my job. I applied to several hospitals...got an interview at one hospital that didn't even have any jobs available and had one other interview. That's it. I got my job offer two...

  20. Should I sign a contract with my hospital to pay for school?

    BabyLady replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    Be sure to ask the following questions...and get all of the answers in writing: * Will I get to choose my department upon graduation? * What happens if I don't get offered a job upon graduation? Is...

  21. Preceptors, what would you say to your students?

    BabyLady replied to ilikesharpthings's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask the RN up front, "What can I do to be of most help today and what would you rather have me stay away from??" However, make sure your Clinical Instructor is on board. First year...we did...

  22. Something said to me in class.....

    BabyLady replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    When someone says something like that to you, say, "It's a shame that you don't have any hope for these children. In fact, a good number of them do not only survive but thrive and go on to lead...

  23. HIPAA And My Rights As An Employee

    BabyLady replied to jprn7171's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Be very, very careful on what you say. It's much harder to go to court to get your job back than to never get fired to start with. I would have filed the complaint and left it at that....because by...

  24. Question about ambulation orders

    BabyLady replied to ChristyRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell them that if they don't get up, they can get pneumonia and end up dead. Sometimes, you cannot pull any punches with these

  25. Strict Attendance Guidelines..

    BabyLady replied to RescueGrrl211's topic in General Students

    That is also illegal. You cannot send a student home for an illness and then turn around and penalize her for it due to an illness. Some instructors have too much of the "God complex" and "enforce"...