BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    BabyLady replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ...then you and i are in agreement

  2. Dilemma: Unsafe Nursing student.

    BabyLady replied to NENE RN's topic in General Students

    Let me tell you why you should not report it unless you directly witness it, no matter HOW many people you hear it from and how sure you are that it happened. 1) If you report it and you are wrong a...

  3. Dilemma: Unsafe Nursing student.

    BabyLady replied to NENE RN's topic in General Students

    #1 Rule to learn in nursing school and in the nursing profession: Unless you DIRECTLY witnessed the event, you keep your mouth SHUT. Because if you throw another student or nurse under the bus over...

  4. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    BabyLady replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    you do realize that psychiatrists have to have an md and then they complete a residency in psychiatry? i am not defending the guy, but he did go to medical school. he has just as much education as...

  5. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    BabyLady replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, technically, they don't have to take call either. It all depends, on how much money they want to

  6. Spouses/Visitors In Patient's Beds

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

    I disagree that they have the "right" to have sex in the room...there may not be a rule against it or against the law, but as a profession of mostly women, I find it very, very offensive that I have...

  7. Syringe feeding systems

    BabyLady replied to NBmomto2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The syringes do not have to be in "sterile" packaging because the GI system is not sterile to begin with. It just has to be clean...we use a similar system. However, you have two issues that are more...

  8. What classes should I start taking in HS and how to get OK from parents?

    BabyLady replied to alexbrinkley's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many high schools have a program where students can get their LPN license by the time they graduate. Then you start at a community college and do the LPN-RN bridge program and that will shave a good...

  9. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    BabyLady replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this...now that you know your facility pitches a fit over this, I guess it was a lesson learned. However, I feel fully confident that if they were not bluffing about going to the BON (I...

  10. I Don't Like Nursing. What Else Can I Do With My Degree?

    BabyLady replied to toniasday7's topic in Nursing Career

    But how hard is it to break into that line of

  11. Previous felony convictions, 1400 percent increase!

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

    Your legal rights are drastically different when appying for school vs applying for a job or licensure. In many nursing programs (such as mine), the school has a policy that admission practices for...

  12. checking residuals

    BabyLady replied to Hannahrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The purpose of checking for residuals is to check for early symptoms of NEC and one of those symptoms is feeding intolerance. There is no way you can check for that without checking for residuals....

  13. Worried about student loan debt

    BabyLady replied to mariposabella's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    the blue part of your statement caught my eye...you need to be really, really sure you can get in-state tuition after the first year. most colleges will not allow you to have in-state tuition after...

  14. NICU Swings Policies

    BabyLady replied to charryse77's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use swings and yes, they have cloth bases. They are not specialized for hospital use. We do place a blanket on it, but sometimes, there are accidents and our housekeeping staff cleans them off...

  15. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    BabyLady replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    we are not discussing if her facility charts by exception or not...obviously not or else she would not have felt it necessary to write the note. i would confidently answer an attorney: when i signed...

  16. Concerns about 'modeling' pictures

    BabyLady replied to Rakkika's topic in Nursing Career

    Only if she wins the Miss America pageant. Nothing illegal about what she has

  17. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    BabyLady replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    But that is not what happened on HER shift. When the OP signed off they were A-Ok. An original note doesn't = assessment. As if an RN cannot write she assessed and then really

  18. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    BabyLady replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    False charting is the problem. It is not true that "all" charting has to be original notes and no photocopies. Our charts are FULL of photocopies. We make photocopies of our flushing protocol where...

  19. Patient complaint filed

    BabyLady replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

    It depends...did you refuse to triage her and get her help with a physician? If you did, then she has a valid complaint. It is up to the physician, not the nurse, to determine if a patient is...

  20. Appropriate Patient for Midwife?

    BabyLady replied to ChristineMP's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Any CNM that values her license will not deliver a 34 weeker outside the

  21. Financial Aid while a FT LPN-RN

    BabyLady replied to drmorton2b's topic in LPN to RN

    I'll be honest...sounds like are you getting ripped off. I would be looking for other schools. Private textbooks? Seriously...no reputable school requires that for more than maybe a lab course. My...

  22. NICU Nurses! Some advice & recommendations needed!

    BabyLady replied to BarnabusRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    * Study your blood gases and know them inside and out...they are a daily occurance in the NICU. * Know Neonatal vital signs and what is normal...this is NOT infant. * Read up on the differences...

  23. Denied CA lvn license for 2 DUI's

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

    You can apply in another state, but with two DUI's and one very recenty, you are going to run into the same problem as soon as they complete a background check. Our state won't give someone with a...

  24. LVN "teamate" not doing meds properly-advice wanted

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

    The LVN works under her own license and if you pull up the disciplinary actions of your BON, I have never even seen a nurse that had their license suspended or revoked for a med error or giving a...

  25. Nurse managers-Do you think tattoos look professional?

    BabyLady replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nurse Management

    Our facility does not permit tats or piercings on anything but your ears and you are limited to two, at that. I agree with the