BittyBabyGrower

BittyBabyGrower MSN, RN

NICU, PICU, educator

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  1. Family visitation in ICU

    BittyBabyGrower replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    We just revised our visitation in the past year. All the ICU's did...our hospital wanted to promote family centered care and had open visitation except at change of shift..well, that was chaos thru...

  2. Family visitation in ICU

    BittyBabyGrower replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    We just revised our visitation in the past year. All the ICU's did...our hospital wanted to promote family centered care and had open visitation except at change of shift..well, that was chaos thru...

  3. Adding Fortifier ??

    BittyBabyGrower replied to cmorriscat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You're right...we always leave ours for 4 hours no matter what. Hmmm...typo

  4. Positive for Barbiturates

    BittyBabyGrower replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't have to have consent for the baby either if a situation warrants. They send them a lot on our abruptions since we have a high coke use in our

  5. When circ's go bad...

    BittyBabyGrower replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ewwww...we used to have the foreskin collector that came around in the AM's. Ewwww! They use them to help grow grafts and such, but man, gross!!!! I have seen more than my share of botched up...

  6. Can new grads get a 7a-3p shift?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

    Some places offer a weekend program. Most new grads start on eves or nights or rotating

  7. If you're sick...please just call in...please...

    BittyBabyGrower replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Fergus, our union abides by the same rules. Our rules coincide with the unions and this is in the contract. Here, no one calls in on a weekend because you have to make it up in the next time

  8. 12 hours shift????

    BittyBabyGrower replied to paedinurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our day shift rotates 25% and it can be to eves or nights. We have straight shifts for eves and nights that are

  9. How Often Will I Be On My Feet As A Nurse?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

    First off, when you hit clinicals, you are going to be running, then when you are a new grad, you will be running. Even our research nurses do a lot of running as they are all over the hospital...

  10. Oxygen Tank Storage

    BittyBabyGrower replied to proudmommielpn's topic in General Nursing

    Ours are in a designated place, upright and not under lock and key. Tanks are not kept in

  11. If you're sick...please just call in...please...

    BittyBabyGrower replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    We work on a points system...you hit 120 hours and you are gone. So, most of us save our sick days for our kids, not ourselves. I have to be half dead to call in...and I work in NICU! Why do...

  12. New requirement for 2006 grads?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Is this still considered schooling? We don't hire new grads that haven't passed their boards where I

  13. Lab support/blood glucose?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to NoCrumping's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do all the labs unless there is a need for an art stick. We used to make the residents do them, but those poor kids were suffering more than needed. RT draws our labs if we need them at the same...

  14. Epogen and Jehovah's

    BittyBabyGrower replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    In our unit, we have never had a JW decline it for their baby. Most of them see it as a good alternative to having to give the baby

  15. Breastfeeding questions

    BittyBabyGrower replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In regards to the preemies or the bigger kids that are in our unit....we promote BFing, but we also do give bottles. We will fingerfeed a larger kid, but no cup or syringe feeds are done. We have...

  16. What happens in your NICU when you are short staffed?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only take back our own kids if they have been home less than 48 hours. When shortstaffed, first we look for people to stay, we call people, then hope for a float. If that fails, then we load up...

  17. Lab results reporting

    BittyBabyGrower replied to catlover314's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our lab calls and reports it to an RN, if it is something urgent we tell them, otherwise, the residents look them up. I will check on them myself if I have a really sick kid and I need to know...

  18. OB brings med student without permission

    BittyBabyGrower replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope..if they are with the team HIPPA does not apply. We just had this discussion with our legal department. I know at our hospital, they ask if med students can do u/s, etc. They just kind of tag...

  19. Adding Fortifier ??

    BittyBabyGrower replied to cmorriscat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We all really hate that powdered fortifier...bleh! I love when it clumps up We have found that adding it to warmed MBM helps it dissolve a bit better and we usually only mix 50mls at a time. Our...

  20. Nicotine in Baby

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Mazzi's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't think that it is well documented about neonatal nicotine withdrawl. In our unit, we don't address it. I know that some of the kids of moms who are very heavy smokers are a bit more...

  21. Bedside surgery with no sedation

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Kiwi's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We had a plastics resident that went into a mom's room and tied and snipped an extra digit off of a kid. Didnt' tell us, just went in and did it. I have seen more than one doc try to do procedures...

  22. IN LABOR in fifth month

    BittyBabyGrower replied to nursingblahblah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are all entitled to our opinions. Glad your kiddo is the exception, but most aren't so lucky. We don't have the best technology for these kids. Nuf

  23. Preemie/NICU-isms

    BittyBabyGrower replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We just say the Celestial

  24. Negative Work Environment, HELP!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to nurseamena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know if I would hang up the towel yet. You are still new. Maybe, thinking down the line, you could get together with the CNS and nurse manager and propose some educational things. Years and...

  25. Top Hospitals in the U.S. in clinical quality

    BittyBabyGrower replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few on the list for my state that I wouldn't take my half dead guinea pig