ldh BSN, RN

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 off.....? Does this sound right? Has anyone heard of thi...

Man, I sure can identify!! Especially those people who think you cuddle babies all day long - NOT!

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. :-)

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 just plain interrupt. Or, you could spend a whil...

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 experience and the skills that come with it will be an asse...

Harry Wang (nope, not kidding) Manh (for a girl) - but apparently in Chinese it means something like "ocean" - not quite sure.

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. Sort of an area where teamwork and respect HAVE to...

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 relationship. Quite frankly I totally agree with n...

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I know this thread is old, but I'd sure be interested in something like that.

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 workload. If you can get to a point where the nu...

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 just have to sit myself down and say "the world will ...

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 some "adjustment".

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 much.....

It is done every day in our NICU.....I would be surprised to see a physician inserting an NG tube.

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

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

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 do something wrong, and I've also been having weir...

Very good point, I totally agree!! :uhoh21:

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 a look (real close) at the spot and the baby farte...

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 same time that I can hardly sleep. It's been very en...

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. Thanks!

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 this area - a super idea. Good for you for having...

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 Voice is Nice: Sound Advice"..... I think it's gre...