HyperSaurus, RN

HyperSaurus, RN BSN

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  1. Disgusted

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to kaypyn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree, babyRN, families are definitely a part of the NICU nurse's care. I was more trying to say that I'm not there to feel sorry for the

  2. Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist...

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to SeaTracer75's topic in General Nursing

    I know of someone who recently moved to a position like this, but I don't know anything about it

  3. Disgusted

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to kaypyn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We're not here to take care of the suffering mother, we are in the NICU to take care of the suffering baby who had no choice. Now, I am aware that every person has their story and their reasons for...

  4. The newest and coolest thing you've ever done

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    I got to give survanta, while not new, is to me, amazing for care of respiratory distress of the

  5. Bingo for Your Unit

    HyperSaurus, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    As inspired by a reddit.com/r/nursing post, what kind of bingo could you make for your unit? Here's the example I saw for the ED

  6. Bingo for Your Unit

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in General Nursing

    What's a code

  7. Thanks

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So, how was your last

  8. Bingo for Your Unit

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in General Nursing

    For NICU: Call for transport, 29-weeker in L&D with PROM, IV went bad, Twins!, Poop squirt For Medical: Pt needs foley, IV went bad, Sundowner, "Yellow Brick Road" (one side of the hall of all...

  9. an oldie but goodie

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    My unit still does the little tape flags and labels, plus using the programmed med library. I guess we're a bit

  10. The Case Against Job Hopping

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is an interesting discussion. The facility I work at is making changes that essentially discourages

  11. Formula issues

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to nurse4littles's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't use Enfamil either--Similac is our go

  12. Would you deliver your baby at your place of employment?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I won't have much choice. I work in NICU, but our NICU is attached to the L&D/PP unit, so I'm familiar with the L&D nurses. The idea doesn't bother me too much, I

  13. (Not so) Daily Affirmations

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations, Bortaz. I've been keeping up with your posts--the environment you've been describing sounds truly awful. It's a shame it's forcing you to move away from NICU, but here's hoping that...

  14. What constitutes "comfort care" at your hospital?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    Vitals only prn (at family's request), no labs, no routine meds, O2 as needed for comfort, hourly or q2hr pain/anxiolytics, scopalamine patch as needed, ok to leave foley in (if it was already there),...

  15. How often are you called off?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes we will go months with no loss days, sometimes we can get a loss day once a week. Our census is

  16. Med/Surg to NICU RN

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to tbriski's topic in General Nursing

    I went from medical to NICU. I do miss my adult patients but I get a decent amount of interaction with the parents, which keeps me satisfied. How is your orientation going otherwise? Is there anything...

  17. Isolette Practices

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to nickirn31's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only have 3 giraffes where the top even has the option to be 'popped'. We don't usually pop the top, with the exception of some

  18. Bar Code Medication Administration NICU Style

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Mags4711's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our babies are banded and technically you are supposed to scan their band, but usually we just either scan their chart or a sticker we put on our brain sheet. Most of our medications we have to have...

  19. Interesting cases anyone?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Neonatal stroke? Seriously? Haven't heard of VACTERL before, glad this little one is getting better

  20. Speaking of tape residue...(and other pet peeves)

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What's 'tabbing the

  21. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    I work 8 hour nights and I love it. We usually only do 4shifts/week, but depending on the unit, you may end up doing 5 or 6 in a row to get 3-5 off in a row. I love that I can still see my husband in...

  22. The lowest O2 saturation I've ever seen

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to SaraBart's topic in Critical Care

    That's the same for me, TiffyRN. It's been a huge adjustment watching nurses not even bat an eye at 76%, but go mildly nuts for a 97.1 degree temp. On medical, we didn't care too much about lower...

  23. As seen on Reddit: Live-streaming camera in a NICU

    HyperSaurus, RN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://www.saintpetershcs.com/Our-Services/NICU/NICView/ Apparently, parents get a log-in and password to have access to 24/7 live-streaming video of their infant. The camera is only turned off during...

  24. How to get over hospital fears

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to desereelynn's topic in General Nursing

    IVs gave me the heebie-jeebies before I started working as a nurse. For me, constant exposure dulled the 'weirdness' of

  25. The "Q" Word and Other Mysteries

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm not particularly superstitious, but it's fun to play along. I usually don't say the "Q" word--I describe the night as "respectable". We used to have a frequent flier who we would just refer to...