BittyBabyGrower

BittyBabyGrower MSN, RN

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  1. Husband won't see Dr...Should he?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Chevelle's topic in General Nursing

    Men are the worst! Even the guy nurses I work with! My DH was having headaches, tiredness, etc and one day he had a really sore throat and I told him to quit bellyaching and go get a strep...

  2. Nurse Manager Witholding Benefit Pay !!!!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is the same as Gomers. But the sick time...we can get paid even if we work extra time, unless we call off on the extra time

  3. do new RNs always get the night shift??

    BittyBabyGrower replied to amyrae76's topic in General Nursing

    It always seems we have the most openings on evenings here. I would not ever want to rotate every two

  4. Nurses that give bottles to breastfeeding babies.

    BittyBabyGrower replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm with the other NICu girls..it is so much harder when they have a baby in the unit...and sometimes, that is the only thing that is holding the baby up is feedings! I am all for BF, BF my daughter...

  5. When One Child Is Enough

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gompers...I agree....I felt that she was being selfish too. But, then again, I don't walk in her shoes. She has to live with her decision for a very long time. I would have loved to be pregnant...

  6. Interview Advice Needed

    BittyBabyGrower replied to KBNUR2004's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    And be yourself! :) If it is the nurse manager interviewing you, I know that many will be sizing you up for your preceptor, at least where I work they do...and they do a great job matching...

  7. Anencephaly

    BittyBabyGrower replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I remember the first time I saw a baby like that...it literally took my breath away and I felt sick. I felt horrible, but then I tried to think about how the mom felt...probably even worse. Those...

  8. How to tell the difference between diaper rash, heat rash, and yeast infection?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in Pediatric

    Aquafor is great...so is a cream called Pink Salve (it is spelled a different way, but that is how it is pronounced). We have even had some of our docs order it for our chronic "baboon" butt babes!...

  9. Waiting for cord to stop pulsating before clamped & cut

    BittyBabyGrower replied to becca.utns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Neither did I, but according to this docs stats, for every newborn or preemie that is clamped early he/she should by all means be oxygen deprived. He also stated that if you leave the cord, you can...

  10. Waiting for cord to stop pulsating before clamped & cut

    BittyBabyGrower replied to becca.utns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting reading...but if it were true, we'd have a whole unit of asphyxiated gorked out

  11. The fingernail police!!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Like Gompers, we see some kids that have infections rates...and usually those moms have fake nails! We had one mom that refused to take hers off and her kids had pseudomonas and staph and other...

  12. Scheduling Vent

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that you have to be declared disabled to be able to claim anything under the disability act. Where I work, they will try to work with you, so they claim, but they will usually only go as...

  13. Waiting for cord to stop pulsating before clamped & cut

    BittyBabyGrower replied to becca.utns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was on vacation and heard the whole scoop...seems that while Junior was attached to Mommy the familly was all holding him and passing him around above Mommy...oh geez Gravity is a wonderful...

  14. Scheduling question

    BittyBabyGrower replied to PennyLane's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work you could do that, but you would have to bargain for it and mostl likey work every Saturday...we have had some people do

  15. cell phone usage at work

    BittyBabyGrower replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    There has to be some type of guideline re: phone calls at work. Most institutions have them. We aren't allowed to use cells at work...we have to go out to the courtyard to do

  16. Job won't quit calling on my days off!!!!!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to jenny_g's topic in General Nursing

    We have to show that we tried to cover our shifts..that being said..don't pick up the phone...screen your calls. I think of it this way...why should I feel guilty..I deserve my days off just like the...

  17. Scheduling Vent

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, if you have a rotating position, then you rotate. There are several people I work with that have health conditions that rotating makes worse, but they have to do it or lose their job....

  18. Flushing PICC & Central lines with Heparin?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    The only time we use hep flushes is if the line is capped off. If it has a constant infusion going we only use NS

  19. Aspirating breast milk, then re feeding?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We used to do that...and it was stupid! We will do before and after weights on occasion with the smaller babes, but usually if we are really concerned we will offer a supplement after and see how...

  20. MSN degree question

    BittyBabyGrower replied to aggiernwannabe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    To be an NNP you have to log in so many hours of experience. As for having an MSN...some places may pay you more, but a lot really don't care what type of degree you have. The starting pay is the...

  21. Co-workers who rarely chart?!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have that problem with some people I work with...there isn't much you can do. Just make sure you chart...you can't be someone's

  22. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't only the thing for teens to want to get pregnant, but in our area, it is how many kids a teen dad can father...usually gang related. Nice. As for most teen moms...for you that had then young...

  23. Any Neonatoal NP (NNP) at your units?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to CapeMaui's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In the state I live in, NNP's do have prescriptive privledges...they all went and took an exam and we can now take off their med orders without a co-sign. Has made live a whole lot easier on us!...

  24. HIPPA Laws

    BittyBabyGrower replied to robin_mds_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When we transport, we have to have a specific name of a nurse from the referring hospital so that they can call and get info. Even if a doctor from another hospital calls, we have to take his/her...

  25. HIPPA Laws

    BittyBabyGrower replied to robin_mds_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When we transport, we have to have a specific name of a nurse from the referring hospital so that they can call and get info. Even if a doctor from another hospital calls, we have to take his/her...