Shanny246

Shanny246

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  1. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Shanny246 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    My son was admitted frequently to Children's Hospital Boston, and while I met A LOT of great nurses, I also met a decent amount of ignorant ones. My biggest pet peeve was having a nurse that did not...

  2. G-Tube & J-Tube

    Shanny246 replied to sports2245's topic in General Students

    Kcochrane...that is very true! My son had feeding in his j tube, meds in his g tube, clamped for a bit and then back to ferrell valve. We did it that way because j tubes clog easier than g

  3. G-Tube & J-Tube

    Shanny246 replied to sports2245's topic in General Students

    typically a patient has a gj tube because of reflux...they cannot handle having food in their stomach. I would say feedings are to go in the j tube, and the g tube should be hooked up to a ferrell...

  4. G-tube site infection

    Shanny246 replied to dinkymouse's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Stomahesive powder works wonders for g tube sites! Clean site with saline, pat dry, and then put lots of pewder around the site. Also try 2x2 split gauze to keep site from getting moist....

  5. Pediatric G-tube

    Shanny246 replied to PedsPDN's topic in Pediatric

    My son had a feeding tube, and I never checked residual. The GI doctor told me that pulling back on his feeding tube with a syringe would cause irritation in his stomach. A great way to get the gas...

  6. Peds Resp Trach Issues

    Shanny246 replied to JanetCCURN's topic in Pediatric

    My son also had a trach. He had his placed when he was 2.5 weeks old, and had it till he was 19 months old. He had a 3.0 neo as well, and never had it changed to a bigger size. I am wondering if...

  7. Question about trach tube dislodgement/emergency

    Shanny246 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Pulmonary

    Sitting the patient upright to breathe easier is for people who would breathe out of their mouths, as to prevent the tongue from falling back and constricting the airway. Keep in mind that a trach...

  8. trach changes- how often??

    Shanny246 replied to mshnurse's topic in Pulmonary

    Once a

  9. Trach Care

    Shanny246 replied to tapone's topic in Pulmonary

    My son had a trach so i have a lot of experience (I did all of his trach cares myself). Before you feel very comfortable changing the dressing and the trach, it is helpful to put a small blanket roll...

  10. Trach Question

    Shanny246 replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely did the right thing. My son had a trach and his came out before. He did not have a good airway and started to turn purple right away...I did not even care it the trach possibly...

  11. got shouted at yesterday night

    Shanny246 replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that he has been there fir a few nights must mean that he is pretty sick. You know that you are tired, and doing all that you possibly can for all of the patients that you are for during a...

  12. Ultrasound vs. Nursing your opinion

    Shanny246 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I think that choosing nursing as a career just because there is always a need for it, is a very bad thing. I have dealt with a lot of different nurses (my son was born with Marshall Smith Syndrome)...

  13. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    Shanny246 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My son was born with many different medical issues. He spent a month in the NICU where I was taught all of his cares, such as trach suctioning, cleaning, and changing, as well as how to administer...