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    Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    Gompers replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I absolutely love the smell of Pampers and Luvs (same company, same scent). I have two packs of them in my future baby's closet, and I think I go and smell them at least 10 times a
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    Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    Gompers replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you seen the new Gain detergent commercial? There is a man driving his wife to the convenience store at night, and he goes in to get some Gain just so she can sit there and smell it. It talks...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Gompers replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thank you for the support! I am not having a scheduled c-section though, I'm having a scheduled induction. We are going to try for a lady partsl delivery before turning to surgery. Going into the...
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    Speaking of changing lines....

    Gompers replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    While I understand the thought process, the fact is that you are still attaching a new syringe to the end of the tubing every time you give a med, so the system is being opened anyways. Now, it would...
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    Bacteria Outbreak Closes Hospital Units

    Gompers replied to huladancer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's a really good point. We don't treat ours as sterile either, only clean after we open up the package. We try not to let the blade or the ETT touch anything on the baby's bed or bedside...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Gompers replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Being induced on Wednesday due to large baby and rising blood pressure. I'm absolutely terrified - not so much of the delivery, but because in a few days I'm going to be a parent! My husband and I...
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    I Got An Email!!! I GOT INTO UIC!!!

    Gompers replied to DermNP2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually, UIC is University of Illinois, Chicago campus. I don't think University of Chicago has a nursing school. Both universities have hospitals though. Confusing, eh? From what I remember,...
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    Bacteria Outbreak Closes Hospital Units

    Gompers replied to huladancer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The article stated that they think the bacteria was passed around on a a laryngoscope blade that might not have been properly cleaned. We don't sterilize our handles since they don't touch the...
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    Typical day/night in the life of a NICU nurse??

    Gompers replied to user9876's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've discussed this before, so let me try and find some threads that would be helpful... https://allnurses.com/forums/f33/nicu-duties-133485.html?highlight=typical+shift...
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    How to deal with nurses who make fun of families

    Gompers replied to texobnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Skin-to-skin is another way of explaining Kangaroo Care - when a parent holds their baby skin-to-skin. Think of a kangaroo and how the tiny, undeveloped joey is tucked inside mom's pouch to stay safe...
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    What would you do first?

    Gompers replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a great example of why there should always be at least TWO people who are NRP trained at every delivery whose sole jobs are to care for the baby. If the kid comes out screaming, great. If...
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    Crying?

    Gompers replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard these wise words before and I totally agree with them. I've cried with many a family in the NICU. Sometimes it's tears of happiness, other times it's just devastating sorrow. It's hard...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Gompers replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Instead of hitting the "post reply" on the bottom left of the screen, hit the "quote" button in the actual post you are replying to. It will automatically quote the entire message with the author's...
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    Do you change your TPN tubing Q24 or Q72??

    Gompers replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We infuse them through separate tubing but they combine with the hyperal at the Y-site. This way, the baby can get the exact amount of lipids needed over 24 hours since it's running on it's own pump....
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    PDA treatment Ibuprofen versus Indocin

    Gompers replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The two common side effects we see with Indocen are kidney failure and spontaneous bowel
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    Really want to do NICU...

    Gompers replied to live4rachael's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Neonatal Resuscitation Program. AAP - NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program I also wouldn't recommend it before someone starts working in the NICU. It just doesn't make as much sense and you don't...
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    Speaking of changing lines....

    Gompers replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You mean if a baby is getting, say, Vanco Q24H, you'd give the med and then put a flush on the microbore tubing to keep it clean, then reusing it the next time the med is due? That do that in our...
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    Gompers...

    Gompers replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not this week Wednesday, next week, the 20th... I'll be back online before Christmas,
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    Membrane stripping?

    Gompers replied to tvccrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    These three options sound much nicer than membrane stripping, if you ask me! :chuckle Some of my coworkers were talking about this a few weeks ago and had it done when they were pregnant over 20...
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    Gompers...

    Gompers replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for asking! I actually had to start my maternity leave last week. My blood pressure is starting to spike up so both my OB and nephrologist told me to stop working. I am not on bedrest or...
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    fentanyl

    Gompers replied to mawjood's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not on all units. We don't get the premade fentanyl vials. Ours is already diluted by pharmacy to 10 mcg/ml. We get new vials everyday of pharmacy-made fentanyl, morphine (0.1 mg/ml and 1 mg/ml),...
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    fentanyl

    Gompers replied to mawjood's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That depends on how concentrated the solution is, we can't answer that for you without more
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    Loyola ABSN

    Gompers replied to coopsc1's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Are you sure Loyola isn't going to require you to do the same? In order to graduate from Loyola you need to take a certain number of philosophy and theology courses (3 each, 6 total I believe)...
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    What are your nurse:pt ratios?

    Gompers replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In a nutshell, we usually have half as many nurses as we do patients. If our census is 40, we've probably got 20 nurses on. This is just like a ballpark figure. Depending on acuity, we could need...
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    This is from JCHO....

    Gompers replied to Zippedodah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Computer On Wheels (at least by