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    Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    Gompers replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I understand that there are CMAs out there now that are certified to pass meds. I was responding to the posts at the beginning where they are specifically referring to regular CNAs passing meds...
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    Unit secretaries a must

    Gompers replied to willdgate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think our unit secretaries are going to be phased out eventually. Well, we need them to answer the phone and greet visitors, but because we do almost everything on the computer now, there is...
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    Newborn while in nursing school?

    Gompers replied to lovinla23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There is no perfect plan. The learning curve really just begins when you graduate and start working. Getting pregnant and taking a leave during the first year of working as a nurse isn't much easier...
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    Gompers replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oooh, definitely a high point!!! I love when they say that. Another one is when they ask if you'll be taking care of their baby the next day, or when you come on and they see you again they get all...
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    Gompers replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My heart melts for baby toes. I love it when you've got one of their feet in your hands and they press it into you and curl their toes. The smaller the foot, the more I melt. Wrapping a wet baby in...
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    Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    Gompers replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't think it's perfectly legal. I would like to know what state's nursing board allows CNAs to not only provide medication to patients, but to also be the ones to measure it out. No nurse...
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    Name a NICU product you couldn't do without

    Gompers replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What are Jelcos? I'd have to agree with both the pacifiers and surfactant. Currently, I'd have to say high-flow humidified nasal cannulas. We used to use Vapotherm until it was recalled (still prefer...
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    Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain

    Gompers replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This has been a banner year for babies in my circle. I am the only one even considering an epidural-free lady partsl birth. The ONLY one. They all think I'm crazy. I am open to pain-relief options,...
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    Halloween and Nursing

    Gompers replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    We wear surgical scrubs in the NICU, but we can wear whatever warm up jackets we want so a lot of nurses have Halloween print ones. Cute socks are big around the holidays, too. Some nurses will wear...
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    Have you seen "I am my own Twin"?

    Gompers replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    I did see that special! It was definitely fascinating. Wasn't there a part that talked about how this could majorly affect DNA testing and forensics? For example, a father being denied his children...
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    Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain

    Gompers replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've heard some women say that they want an epidural and c-section because they don't want to feel pain. Don't they realize that the epidural will come out at some point after the section? Recovery...
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    NOC shift-how do you arrange your sleep?

    Gompers replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Part of the problem, and I'm seeing it here with quite a few people, is that many night shifters wake up way too early. They don't give themselves time to have a real "good nights' sleep" like they...
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    Anyone watch ER thursday?

    Gompers replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    But this nurse didn't even glance at the baby, just turned off the monitor. Yes, we do often turn off the alarm and say it wasn't picking up. The pulse oximiter probe needs to feel a steady pulse to...
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    NOC shift-how do you arrange your sleep?

    Gompers replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NOC means night, as in
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    Oh wise nurses of the world.....

    Gompers replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Find out if there is a local group for OB nurses in your area, like a chapter of a national OB nurse organization. These groups often have seminars throughout the year at different hospitals. If you...
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    getting report

    Gompers replied to ersnurse00's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is what we do: We have an assignment sheet for each shift - Days, PMs, and Nights. These are written in pencil and held onto by the charge nurse. It lists each nurse who will be working during...
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    I'm septic, or malignant, you decide

    Gompers replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry to hear what you've been going through. Of course we cannot offer medical advice on this website per our Terms of Service, but we are always here for emotional support. Whether you...
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    Blood Pressures

    Gompers replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Overall, I think they're more worried about hypotension than hypertension, because as dawngloves mentioned, it's rare for a newborn to have HTN so we're not too worried about it. If a term baby has a...
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    Blood Pressures

    Gompers replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The mean BP should be equal to the baby's current gestational age. If it's a little higher, that's fine - we prefer the mean BP of our newborns to be equal to or 10 points higher than their...
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    Crocs!

    Gompers replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    YES! I have a black pair with no holes that I wear with regular clothes. I have to say, my feet are kind of stinky and my socks are a little damp when I take them off later in the day. My work Crocs...
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    "Do we have to know this for the test?"

    Gompers replied to DAMomma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And she was NOT humble. Kind of a loud know-it-all from the first day. She did get back into the program the next year. Last I heard, she became the nurse manager in a local ER when she only had a...
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    Do you use warmer beds?

    Gompers replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    LOL! Yeah, there are times we'll put a baby in an isolette and others will come up and thank you for doing it because now there's some peace and quiet!!! If we had all Omnibeds, that would be...
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    intrauterine shunt

    Gompers replied to mawjood's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I thought the same thing. I mean, there are those horrible cases of hydrocephalus we've all seen at some point in the NICU and maybe for those it might help. But most of the time a shunt or...
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    Hoping someone can help...

    Gompers replied to momto2beauties's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yep, prematurity and/or low birthweight is definitely the #1 reason. Respiratory distress in non-preemies is #2, I'd say. This can be caused by many things including premature lungs in a term or...
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    CNA's/Tech's in the NICU

    Gompers replied to hamlj's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We recently started having junior and senior year nursing students (who had finished their obstetrics and pediatrics clinicals) working as nursing assistants in our Level III unit. They only work...