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    "Never trust a 35 weeker"

    Gompers replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow! Most of our kids are pushed out by their insurance companies as soon as they're PO AD LIB. There's no way we could keep them all until 40 weeks but it is a very good idea, I agree! We end up...
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    Ga Nurses Who Work Nights

    Gompers replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Yep, that's the problem some night shift nurses have. They try to be up and about all day long, so as not to "waste" any time, but then they're dead tired all night when they have patients' lives in...
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    To paint or not to paint... cords

    Gompers replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The most current research is telling us not to use anything. Studies have shown that by just keeping the cord clean and open to air will cause it to fall off much sooner than if alcohol is used....
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    Pinning ceremony, now that you're an RN, was it worth it?

    Gompers replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    It only seems to be common with schools and hospitals that are religious in nature. However, I'm sure if you went to your church you'd be able to have your hands blessed, just need to ask!
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    don't understand something

    Gompers replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apgar_score Apgars of 0-0-0-1 basically means that at 1, 5, and 10 minutes the baby was, for all intents and purposes, dead. At 15 minutes they assigned a score of 1....
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    Pinning ceremony, now that you're an RN, was it worth it?

    Gompers replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    I think $250 is ridiculous for a pinning ceremony. We had ours in a small auditorium on campus, and we used money each class had made (we'd do small fundraisers like bake sales throughout the year to...
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    TAH BSO with Ureteral Stents

    Gompers replied to JustJen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, I know with a scope there will be bleeding - I had a scope for my stones and it was like peeing cherry Kool-Aid for the rest of the day. I just meant with a hysterectomy, why would they be...
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    TAH BSO with Ureteral Stents

    Gompers replied to JustJen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a ureteral stent in after I had my kidney stones removed, and I had to pull the little string and D/C it myself!!! They put it in because they scoped the ureter and didn't want it to swell...
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    Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Gompers posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello, my fellow NICU buddies...I swear this is NICU related. I had some concerns plus since you guys "see" me the most here, I thought you'd all like to know how the heck I'm doing. I'm pregnant (12...
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    Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Gompers replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :balloons: congratulations!!!:balloons: thank you to everyone for your kind words and
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    Can someone explain CRP test?

    Gompers replied to lccougar02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's amazing how different units do things. I've been in my NICU for 8 years and have never seen this lab drawn, ever. Much less with every lab! Very interesting! Do the docs give a rationale for...
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    Why are jaudinced babies harder to start IVs on>

    Gompers replied to lccougar02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We notice that they are harder sticks, too. Either their skin is tough like leather or they're dehydrated. Either way, their veins seem to blow a lot when you start IVs on them. I never really...
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    Thermometers- personal or shared?

    Gompers replied to wee one rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's what we used to do. Even though it wasn't as "clean" as each baby having their own, and it was annoying waiting for a thermometer sometimes...I have to say, they were much better tools! They...
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    kids and parents

    Gompers replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    When I complained about what my mom made for dinner, instead of sending me to bed without it she'd tell me to make myself a bowl of cereal or PB&J and eat that. She wouldn't do it for me, but at...
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    Is Informatics Nurse a degree program?

    Gompers replied to Matt000's topic in Nursing Informatics

    No, you'd still have to do courses in nursing informatics. Most programs also want nursing experience as well. Just having a BSN and a degree in computers isn't going to be enough, I don't
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    Wrong reasons

    Gompers replied to oldshoes's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I've seen the medical assistant program commercial in question and I don't see anything wrong with it. It starts with two young women, I think they're supposed to be sisters. One looks...
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    preventing abduction

    Gompers replied to midwifemamma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Forgot about that! We have pink ID badges too! Pepto-bismol, pink, to be exact. All RNs who work in NICU, OB, and pediatrics wear pink - NO ONE
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    manual temps vs. temp probe

    Gompers replied to ncnicunurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our monitors don't have temp probes, only our isolettes and warmers. So every baby in an open crib or bassinette gets axillary temps. Besides, at this point in time they're big enough and stable...
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    Thermometers- personal or shared?

    Gompers replied to wee one rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We used to have shared thermometers, but now we have individual digital ones for each baby. They are part of the admission kit, and they are charged to the baby's bill. The parents take the...
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    Question for NICU nurses . . . . .

    Gompers replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i know, i've been through the same thing. i've had family members and non-nursing friends tell me that i have to stop thinking about the possibility of a sick or premature baby. well, when you have...
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    preventing abduction

    Gompers replied to midwifemamma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Employees have to show their ID badges. Each baby gets 2 parent bands - for either mom and dad, or for mom and whoever she chooses to be her support person in case dad isn't involved. If they have...
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    ever have one of those days where you just

    Gompers replied to CANADARN13's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The first birth I helped with when I was in nursing school was a young mom who had a little boy at home. While her boyfriend slept on the couch, she delivered a very healthy baby. Upon hearing "It's...
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    Wrong reasons

    Gompers replied to oldshoes's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly the impression I got from that commercial as
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    How opposite are you and your mate?

    Gompers replied to wooosp's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread! In some ways, we are very simliar. In others, very different. Similar: We grew up in the same suburb and went to grade schools in the same district and then the same middle and high...
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    ICU Nurses with OCD!!!

    Gompers replied to nursern20's topic in MICU, SICU

    What you're describing is typical ICU nursing behavior. Not the cocky part, or the part where you say they are eating their young in another post - that's more your particular ICU because things vary...