Bezoars

Bezoars

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  1. 8hr Shifts vs 12hr Shifts

    Bezoars replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    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. Yacker Tracker in the NICU ???

    Bezoars posted a topic in General Nursing

    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. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Bezoars replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Bezoars replied to Justin-RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just wondering what the significance of the timing of 72hours to one week

  5. Isolette Practices

    Bezoars replied to nickirn31's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You save 21

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

    Bezoars replied to MamaAndDoula's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just wondering... how is being on methadone for 9 years being "clean"? Back to magsulfate's question. 9 years?????

  7. New Grad... 7 months later and I hate my job in the PICU. What next?

    Bezoars replied to AlhendyRN's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Bezoars replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Bezoars replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    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

    Bezoars replied to LRN_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    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?

    Bezoars replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    35 minutes. Always the

  12. What nursing task do you loathe???

    Bezoars replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Bezoars replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Bezoars replied to brimurse58's topic in General 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?

    Bezoars posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  16. Patients allowed to go outside and smoke???

    Bezoars replied to JackiRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We also have a non-smoking campus and so the patients line the street sidewalk outside the building to smoke. I once saw a guy with two casted arms and two casted legs out there and his significant...

  17. I need advice about float pool nursing...

    Bezoars replied to hmcb36's topic in General Nursing

    I've done Med-Surg and Perinatal Float Pool. Go for it because you will learn so much! ASK questions when you don't know something, because just because "they do it that way" on one floor, doesn't...

  18. Nursing Specialties with a Slower Pace and Less Patient/Family Interaction

    Bezoars replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the Float Pool. I've worked ALL over the hospital. The most steady, but slower paced places I've worked are Pediatrics and Pre-admit

  19. NICU vs. Peds

    Bezoars replied to nperks's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am a Perinatal Float nurse and work both Peds and NICU (among other areas). My advice is to go to PEDS. I LOVE NICU, but as others have said, it's a very specialized field. If you don't want to...

  20. What is the most complex clinical procedure you had to do in your career?

    Bezoars replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Wound vacs can get complicated sometimes. My most complicated was a pt I had once who had an abdominal surgery and they nicked the bowel. Everything got infected and there were fistulas in several...

  21. Gel Nails

    Bezoars replied to er.mere's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. I get it... but I can't go around wearing gloves ALL the time in my daily life and/or not being friendly to people (well, I guess I could, but I won't). I wear nail polish, but not when...

  22. Gel Nails

    Bezoars replied to er.mere's topic in General Nursing

    I guess what I'm saying is that my hands are as clean as possible... always. I'm actually a bit of a germ-a-phobe. I actually wash my hands with real soap and water and try not to use that alcohol...

  23. Gel Nails

    Bezoars replied to er.mere's topic in General Nursing

    Here is my question about all of these nail polish issues.... aren't we not supposed to touch the patient without gloves on anyway? I have always wondered why nails are feared be so unsanitary if we...

  24. Any SAHMs?

    Bezoars replied to LilBitty's topic in General Nursing

    My story is a lot like Mrs.Treharne's. I was blessed to be able to be a SAHM from the time my first child was born, until my second child started school. That is when I went back to school and got my...

  25. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    Bezoars replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I always say "we're not here to save your ass anymore, we're here to kiss it". HCAPS is the destruction of healthcare as we know it. How many times do you ever give an "always pleased" or 10 out of 10...