ldh BSN, RN

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    Trimming of Neonatal Fingernails

    ldh posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have a strange question - I recently overheard a parent ask one of the nurses if he could trim his baby's fingernails. She responded that we don't trim them, but the parent could chew them...
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    You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    ldh replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Man, I sure can identify!! Especially those people who think you cuddle babies all day long -
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    Trimming of Neonatal Fingernails

    ldh replied to ldh's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the response - it just seemed weird to visualize a parent chomping on a fingernail - but better than running the risk of lopping off a finger.
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    Why do Nurses do this?

    ldh replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this sounds like a very familiar scenario. And wait, here's the best part....when you graduate and you are a new nurse working as part of the staff, it continues. I guess my advice would be to...
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    Concerns and fears

    ldh replied to misslo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey Misslo, Thanks for posting and for your thoughts. No, I don't think you're "old", well, I'm 33 and have just graduated with a BScN. I think, as another poster mentioned, that your life...
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    Funny Names

    ldh replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Harry Wang (nope, not kidding) Manh (for a girl) - but apparently in Chinese it means something like "ocean" - not quite
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    RN with MBA, has anyone done this?

    ldh replied to holdensjane's topic in Nursing Career

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    Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    ldh replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Whoops, sorry I misread the quote....well it was 3a.m. after all :-) Your post sure got me thinking - maybe this is an area in which I'd like to be involved one day when I have much more experience....
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    Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    ldh replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Umm, I don't think that FlyingScot meant to say that one team member was "in charge" of another - in fact the coordinator said that RNs and medics work better as a team, not as part of a hierarchical...
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    You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    ldh replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
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    Toronto Nursing Professionals

    ldh replied to Coach Patch's topic in International Nursing

    I know this thread is old, but I'd sure be interested in something like
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    What do you want a Student nurse to do?

    ldh replied to sunnysandiego's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, the nurses do not care that you are there to learn. They want you to think independently, stay out of their way, only ask concise, few, and well-thought out questions, and lighten their...
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    how to deal with anxiety

    ldh replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you here. I spent the better part of 5 years trying to lower my standards (while in my nursing program). I am finding that this is still a work in progress . . . sometimes I...
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    New nurse really struggling...

    ldh replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I totally agree with lilpeanut. I too am nervous and scared but I do look forward to going to work - it's just that everything is so new, and plus this is my second career, so it's just going to take...
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    Is this upsetting to anyone else?

    ldh replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just watched the (first) video myself.... I wonder what was going through the mind of the nurse throughout that interview. She didn't get a chance to say
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    NG tube placement

    ldh replied to DolphinRN84's topic in General Nursing

    It is done every day in our NICU.....I would be surprised to see a physician inserting an NG
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    My 1st NICU interview!!!!

    ldh replied to lilbug's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good luck lilbug! I'll probably be in your shoes in a couple of months - I'm eager to hear the verdict
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    Concerned New Grad

    ldh replied to MUOStudentNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think there is a thread on this topic called "New Nurse Really Struggling"; some great advice
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    New nurse really struggling...

    ldh replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This thread is great - I am working with a preceptor in the NICU, and I always have that "sick" feeling in my stomach before (even the night before) I go into work. I am always terrified that I will...
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

    Very good point, I totally agree!!
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

    I have a funny incident which happened recently - a mother, as she was changing her baby's diaper, was asking one of the RNs about the mongolian spot on her baby's buttocks. The RN bent down to have...
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    Therapeutic Touch

    ldh posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello, I am a senior nursing student set to begin my consolidation at a NICU in a couple of days (I worked briefly in this area during my peds rotation). I'm so nervous, scared and excited at the...
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    Therapeutic Touch

    ldh replied to ldh's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you very much for your insight - had no idea that it doesn't actually involve touching. I will google it and follow the link you provided.
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    What does admit mean?

    ldh replied to MK6babies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would perhaps recommend that the OP read the sticky entitled "What do you love about the NICU?" It has been incredibly encouraging for me. And, another poster had suggested that you job shadow in...
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    Noise in the NICU... title help

    ldh replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is an interesting challenge - I was thinking: No More Tears: Be Kind to our Little Ears! or Sound Advice: Be Quiet, be Nice! or "Sound Advice": "Be Kind to our Growing Ears"..... or "A Soft...