BittyBabyGrower

BittyBabyGrower MSN, RN

NICU, PICU, educator

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  1. I love my job, but....

    BittyBabyGrower replied to cswain12000's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sure those prongs hurt! They wear off the septum of the nose, the inside of their poor little noses get raw and bleed and get swollen. It is a step forward, but a brutal step forward! I have...

  2. Seriousely,do you even use algebraic equations ?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Hypoxic Pixel Eyes's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes, you will need it for drips and esp. in

  3. color coding staff

    BittyBabyGrower replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Ack...don't pick white! We have to wear white pants and whatever tops! Our CSP's/aides where teal. Our ICU's are separated into colors so you know where they are

  4. A Nurse's Lifestyle

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Lauren3249's topic in General Nursing

    DH and I make pretty much the same...he makes a tad more than me per hour, but I also only work 32 per week. I started out at $10/hr 18 years ago and make $17 more now. We vacation to Orlando twice...

  5. Urgent HIPPA News!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Cutie's topic in General Nursing

    I'd certainly want to know if someone coming to live with me was

  6. What does a positive TB test look like?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Purple Princess's topic in General Nursing

    If it gets really red and itchy, you can be allergic to the preservative in it...I have to have thermasil free. I really thought it was positive, but that is what it

  7. My ex 25 weeker gets blue hands and feet

    BittyBabyGrower replied to jacobsmum's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That sounds like a low sat...but I can't really assess him thru the computer...you need to go to the peds with

  8. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All I can say is Thank Goodness for the couple of guys we have on our unit...that bit of testosterone goes along way with all the estrogen.

  9. Most admissions you personally had during shift or most your floor had.

    BittyBabyGrower replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, we are feast or famine in the NICU...last July we went from a census of 19 to a census of 33 in a mere 8 hours...granted a few were multiples, but I have never seen so many babies coming out the...

  10. Don't shoot me for asking but...

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Our new nurses go to eves or nights or the occas. 3a-3p if it is open. The day jobs are posted when available and go to the person with the highest seniority. To get into the specialty areas at my...

  11. Floating all the time, very low census

    BittyBabyGrower replied to CCURN's topic in General Nursing

    Black cat :chuckle Ah, winter is over and all the chest pains are gone :chuckle My girlfriend works CCU and says they always have a nice lul between really cold weather and hot weather. I hate to...

  12. What is the best field for just LPN

    BittyBabyGrower replied to andreaJ's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! Most ICU's, including NICU's are RN only staffed. You could work normal newborn nursery though or peds :) Good Luck :)

  13. Personal viewpoints

    BittyBabyGrower replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When a parent asks an opionion I stay pretty neutral. I tell them that it is a personal choice for many things. I do warn them about sleeping with the baby, esp. preemies...we have had 3 deaths of...

  14. Volunteers + HIPPA Guidelines

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Purple_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that you would have to get the patient's permission. But, the volunteer my fall under "employee" and then be exempt. I would find out if they sign a confidentiality clause when they...

  15. Can nurses in the US really work a straight 24 hour shift??

    BittyBabyGrower replied to care bear's topic in General Nursing

    If she is going from one job to another, that is her problem! Our practitioners used to be on 24's but now they do 12's. Our lifeflight teams are 24 hours on call sometimes, with exception of the...

  16. Horrible breach of personal confidentiality!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa....how did she get your labs! Did she have your MR number? Where I work we have to have the patient's MR number and the encounter number to get any results! If it isn't inpatient, they tell...

  17. Hospitals discourage use of abbreviation "Q"

    BittyBabyGrower replied to CarolineRn's topic in General Nursing

    We just take the chart to the one with the handwriting of a serial killer and tell them to re-write it. It makes me double mad if it is something urgent and they write it and take off...and it isn't...

  18. Happy Nurse's Week

    BittyBabyGrower replied to StatBlues's topic in General Nursing

    We are having a reception with food...it was really good last year and all the head nurses and directors supplied the desserts :) And as an extra special treat...we get to have the department of...

  19. Cobedding multiples - policy please!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It is just in our routine infant protocol...if they are both able to be in an open bed then we put them together. If one gets sick, they get separated. If one has something like MRSA, etc, they...

  20. Operative Vaginal Deliveries

    BittyBabyGrower replied to ~DDee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't do both at my hospital anymore, but there are plenty outlying that do...and when we go pick them up it ain't purty! We have come across skull fractures, brain bleeds complete with seizures,...

  21. Cholostrum/breastmilk as eye treatment

    BittyBabyGrower replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can't help you, but many holistics do use this and it is very common in other countries to use instead of eye

  22. Nitric Oxide

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Bruno Matos's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think we have a pathway...I'll have to look. We do the same...check methgb q24 hours. I have often wondered about leaks too..I spent 3 weeks in an enclosed room with a kid on NO...and people...

  23. Intubation

    BittyBabyGrower replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmmm....better check into your states scope of nursing. Unless we have EMT training or are an NNP, we aren't allowed to intubate! Guess whose heinny would be on the chop block if that kid's...

  24. At what gestation would YOU want YOUR baby saved?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to StacyC417's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd say 28 weeks...maybe go 25 weeks if it was a girl! Ideally...30

  25. mandatory overtime policy? need to vent

    BittyBabyGrower replied to longtermcarern's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We get mandated on occassion..but only as a last ditch effort to staff...we will take heavy assignments to just get thru. We have a book...every one is in it, no matter how many hours they...