BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. Biopatch use...

    BabyLady replied to pedihemoncRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the NICU and we only use the biopatches for Broviacs. The changing of the dressing is done under full sterile procedure (gown, mask, cap, etc). Our facility has the Broviac dressing change...

  2. Is Texting legal

    BabyLady replied to shbryer's topic in General Nursing

    You have several problems going on, and the physician that is the Director over that discipline needs to put a stop to it before a patient suffers. There are several issues at hand: 1. It is a HIPAA...

  3. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

    BabyLady replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    Because you have obviously, never seen a family member, or tried to have one embalmed that had CPR performed on them after they had been dead for some time. If you had...and you saw that they didn't...

  4. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

    BabyLady replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    ...and the attorney probably, in all likelihood, wasn't told the full story. Family probably said: "Our Dad died, he was a full code and the staff did nothing to save him! They even admitted it when...

  5. neonatal IV sticks

    BabyLady replied to smbluthing's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've been in the NICU since graduation in May and I have yet to start an IV successfully. I could do it all day long on adults, but for some reasons, I can't get these little ones. I would be tickeled...

  6. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

    BabyLady replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    Rigor mortis, as the previous poster stated, starts 3 to 4 hours after death....consistently. It is so consistent that how much of the body has stiffened is used to "time" the death within a...

  7. Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

    BabyLady replied to goyavo's topic in General Nursing

    Tell that to the insurance company or the social security administration. Trust me, they don't see any difference between the

  8. Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

    BabyLady replied to goyavo's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter if you lost a portion of your finger in an accident or as a victim of a crime. Is the actual loss any different? No, it is not. You don't have control over how the loss occurred,...

  9. breastfeeding gone wrong

    BabyLady replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll be honest...I blame this on your PERCEPTOR. Your perceptor didn't give the mother enough instruction...and that is ok when someone has just given birth...but you cannot give someone virtually no...

  10. What was your first teaching job?

    BabyLady posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm just curious of how some of you got started. What kind of degree did you have? MSN or BSN? Community College or University? Adjunct or full

  11. I can't even believe that this recall even made the news....

    BabyLady posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it just me or does no one see the safety problem with the product, but instead, stupidity of the parents??? Parents have been told for YEARS not to put cribs, etc near blinds and if you have blinds...

  12. Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    BabyLady replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    No, I don't smoke pot. I am just apparently more updated on current events and make the choice to educate

  13. Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

    BabyLady replied to goyavo's topic in General Nursing

    I never stated that the OP's wife didn't need counseling. I never stated that she didn't need support or time off from work...workman's comp SHOULD pay for that. I never stated that the ******* that...

  14. Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    BabyLady replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    That is 190%, legally, beyond any shadow of a doubt, incorrect. The reason you are incorrect, is that every arrest for MJ would be a felony and prosecuted in federal court...and it is not. There would...

  15. Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

    BabyLady replied to goyavo's topic in General Nursing

    I am very, very sorry for the battery that your wife endured. However, I have to say that I do not agree that the loss of a partial digit would render someone unable to work and therefore, subject to...

  16. Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    BabyLady replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I would wager that if you live in a state where medicinal use of MJ is permitted, it would be treated like any other medication and would be illegal to discriminate against someone just because they...

  17. Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    BabyLady replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Obviously you haven't been reading articles where many STATES are legalizing small quantities of MJ. This has actually been a huge topic on the news lately. Here is a link to laws by state:...

  18. I can't even believe that this recall even made the news....

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    Yes..when blind are installed they have brackets that are screwed into eithr the frame in the window or to the wall and then the blind pops in and metal tabs are closed to keep it from falling out....

  19. Open letter to my nursing instructors

    BabyLady replied to madnurse2b's topic in General Students

    "If you could also do us the biggest favor and read the textbooks. I know that it's much easier to recycle the same notes year after year and distribute them over and over again, but we eventually...

  20. I have a question about taking A&P 1 and 2 together

    BabyLady replied to Tracy B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In some schools, it's a requirement, in some, it is not. However, even if you can, doesn't mean you should. When I took A&P, that class took over my life. You really and truly have no idea of how...

  21. PICC reaction vs infection

    BabyLady replied to JOPICCRN5's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Not sure if this applies, but in the NICU, we do PICC lines constantly. Here is our infection control measures: 1. PICC line placed via sterile procedure using Chlorhexidine Gluconate to prep the...

  22. ethical dilemma with a DNR last night

    BabyLady replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    To me, the patient didn't need a DNR signed. The fact that he signed a paper refusing care should have been enough. ANY patient that is of sound mind can sign such a document, and any physician there...

  23. need advice in classroom ettiquette

    BabyLady replied to 411nurseguy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This is my take on it: Someone that won't speak up in class runs the risk of not speaking up when acting as an advocate for the patient. No, teachers won't gang up on you, but consider this: I took a...

  24. Husband wondering about nursing school failure/dropout rates

    BabyLady replied to hubby73's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for all nursing schools, only mine. The vast majority of the ones that dropped out, just flat out didn't put the time that was needed to be successful. There was another fraction that...

  25. Should this new grad turn down this job offer ?

    BabyLady replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. As a new grad, every day, my job is getting more terrifying because I am realizing how much I don't know. I'll be learning for the rest of my life, but my goal is to learn how to...