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    Fingerprinting Texas Nurses

    Gompers replied to mattsmom81's topic in Texas Nursing

    Exactly. I don't understand what the big deal is. Invasion of privacy? How? By having my name (they already have that) an my fingerprints (which have nothing to hide)? In Illinois we are...
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    Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Gompers replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you for your advice. What you said about Glucophage is exactly what the high risk OB said. She told me that there is no gaurantee I'll get gest diabetes, so trying to prevent that with a...
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    Cellphones in class

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

    Then you can put your phone on vibrate. If you see a call from home (or daycare, or wherever the kiddos are) then you can politely excuse yourself and call back once you get out of the
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    Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Gompers replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you very much for your advice! Well, I did see my reproductive endocrinologist from 5-10 weeks and I trust him completely. He really feels it's up to the OB to decide about the Glucophage - he...
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    Personal question: had anyone here had.....

    Gompers replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Start now by going to your regular doctor with the cheif complaint of BACK PAIN. Let the doc treat you however he/she sees fit - medication, physical therapy, etc. Seriously, the more you have in...
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    Personal question: had anyone here had.....

    Gompers replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a little extreme of them... Many insurance companies will not pay for a reduction unless there is documented medical proof that the breasts are causing other problems. My doc had to take...
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    Personal question: had anyone here had.....

    Gompers replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they do a breast-lift type procedure as part of the reduction. You should be able to find lots of pictures on the internet that show before and after photos. It's amazing - you look downright...
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    Personal question: had anyone here had.....

    Gompers replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a reduction done when I was in college. Absolutely one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. I am only 4'10" and was busting out of a DD cup at 19 years old. My back hurt every...
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    4 hour shifts

    Gompers replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    We do four hour shifts to fill in the gaps between nurses who work 8 hour and 12 hour shifts. They take a complete assignment. I wouldn't recommend 4 hour shifts to someone without much experience....
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    Why Can't Hospitals Offer Shifts Other Than 12 hr. 7 to 7?

    Gompers replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on how you look at it. Some nurses work 5 8-hour shifts a week, They are dealing with hospital stress 5 days a week with only 2 days off to themselves. Others, like me, work 3 12-hour...
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    Experiences with post-maturity

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

    I agree with this - there is no medical benefit for letting a baby go beyond 40 weeks. Plus bad things can happen - placenta problems, meconium, distocia, cord accidents, etc. Of course, all of that...
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    Abandoning babies at Hospitals LEGAL?!?!

    Gompers replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you and Jolie 100%. I also agree with the Safe Haven law 100%. I only wish there was more advertisement about this law so that the people who could benefit from it might actually find...
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    Continuity of care...What's your unit doing?

    Gompers replied to edynjoy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We sign up for primaries and associates. We have a big board in the back of the unit that has all the babies' names on it. When a baby is admitted and goes up on the board, nurses are welcome to sign...
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    How is lab collection treated in your unit?

    Gompers replied to LaNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our ampho is prepared by pharmacy and is either constituted with D5W or D10W. The pharmacy finds out what four hours of fluid would be to the baby and will make the ampho in that much fluid so that...
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    How is lab collection treated in your unit?

    Gompers replied to LaNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We actually run Ampho through our main line - like if the baby has a PCVC or PICC we'll use that for everything - usually if they have yeast they're as sick as dogs anyways and access sucks. We'll do...
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    regarding borderline patients

    Gompers replied to hsieh's topic in Psychiatric

    Why in the world are you getting so defensive? I'm starting to wonder if it's you that has Borderline Personality Disorder and you're picking our brains about it, trying to get us to say what you...
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    Newborn Nursery!

    Gompers replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm just wondering why anyone is giving newborns tub baths at all. You're not supposed to do that until their umbilical cord falls
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    Night Nursing

    Gompers replied to kenesha212002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Many find that working 3 12's (7pm-7am) is easier than five nights a week from 11pm-7am. First of all, it's more hours in less time so you have more nights off with your family. Second of all, it's...
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    Night Nursing

    Gompers replied to kenesha212002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All good advice! Regarding these hints... 3. I do this pretty often. It drives my husband crazy, but if I try to flip flop my days and nights too much, I get really screwed up. It's just easier to...
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    How is pain treated in your NICU? (Particularly on HFOV or SIMV)

    Gompers replied to hmarandola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    VP shunts and inguinal hernia repairs, mostly. Never a real gut surgery. They give them Fentanyl in the OR, which wears off pretty quickly. I believe they also use pavulon as their paralytic of...
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    ? for Labor/Delivery or Peds nurses

    Gompers replied to loridoo's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...I don't know about what that doc said, but ACROCYANOSIS in newborns is very common. Google it and you'll find
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    Broviac placed... in the leg?

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

    I have never seen that! I didn't think the catheter was long enough to do that. I have seen PCVC/PICC lines in the leg, of course, and sometimes we'll have anesthesia come up and place a femoral line...
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    regarding borderline patients

    Gompers replied to hsieh's topic in Psychiatric

    The problem is that personality disorders are very hard to treat. Many do not respond to medication because they are not a problem with brain chemistry, like say depression or schizophrenia. The...
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    MRSA colonization question

    Gompers replied to gr8rnpjt's topic in General Nursing

    That's a great
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    How is pain treated in your NICU? (Particularly on HFOV or SIMV)

    Gompers replied to hmarandola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use 2 mcg/kg per dose for procedures. For babies on vents, we start at 0.5 mcg/kg/hr. Post op, a baby automatically gets a 50% increase in pain meds if they're already on a drip - so if they're...