Bezoars

Bezoars

Med Surg, Perinatal, Endoscopy, IVF Lab

Member
  • Content

    162
  • Visitors

    5,451
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    5

About Bezoars

Bezoars specializes in Med Surg, Perinatal, Endoscopy, IVF Lab.


42

Latest Activity

  1. 8hr Shifts vs 12hr Shifts

    LOVE my 12 hour shifts! When I first started doing them I thought I would hate it, but I actually love them. I feel like after making the 40 min commute into work, I want to just stay and work and...
  2. So they just put one of these things on our unit. It's like a stoplight that goes yellow to red when there is too much noise. We are a small NICU unit. Seriously? I'm pretty insulted to be treated...
  3. FWIW, I do NICU and love it. It's not always low stress but a lot of the time it is. Also, don't pay attention to the student-haters here. Cue the "NETY"
  4. ELBW Supine+Midline for ____ days

    Just wondering what the significance of the timing of 72hours to one week
  5. Isolette Practices

    You save 21
  6. Methadone and NAS- from a mom's perspective

    Just wondering... how is being on methadone for 9 years being "clean"? Back to magsulfate's question. 9 years?????
  7. I agree that I would definitely give it a year before you jump ship. After that... have at it! OR would be a completely different kind of nursing but you're young and just starting out, so now is...
  8. 2016 Salary thread

    2015 ~ State: WV RN: 5+ years experience (Per diem) Specialty: Float Pool Pay: $35/hr no benefits Housing: Decent 4 bdr, 2 bath home for $150k 2016~ Northern VA (moving here early next year) Job in...
  9. One quarter of our census are withdrawal kids

    HUGE problem in our area too. We have our own unit for them now with 18 beds that says full ALL THE TIME. It's sad and exasperating. If we have a whole generation of women in this child-bearing age...
  10. Diaper Rash

    We use that purple stuff in the vial too... it's called Marathon. BUT, it has to slough off after several days and tends to look stained and yucky after a few changes. We also do desitin, powder,...
  11. How long is your commute?

    35 minutes. Always the
  12. What nursing task do you loathe???

    Loathe: ~ Doing vital signs (tedious) ~ Taking a patient out (hate that time waster) ~ Oral Care ~ Anything that has to do with feet ~ Ostomies LOVE: ~ IV's ~ Wound Care and wound
  13. Your best nursing tips/tricks

    Occasionally you can get a recently d/c'd foley pt to pee by cracking an amonia tab into a pilgrims hat and having them sit on the pot over
  14. Males Neonatal Nursing

    The NICU where I work has become a "guy floor". There are lots of great guys around here and they add so much to the unit. A couple have been here their whole career. I caution you that NICU...
  15. Emergency or NOT?

    So my 17 yo, 185 lb, 5'10 son swallowed a 2" by 1" piece of plastic the other night that he was chewing on. He was just chewing on this hard piece of plastic that had broken off of his cooler or...