RN4NICU

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  1. How about this for an order?

    RN4NICU replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    I agree the order doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but I see it all the time as well. One possibility is that if you haven't given the med in 6 hours, you may want to check on the patient (check...

  2. Nurses wearing white

    RN4NICU replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    Some of us are perfectly capable of being BOTH professionals AND individuals at the same time. And we don't need a color code to do it. I think it is sad that some people feel it necessary to rely...

  3. Nurses wearing white

    RN4NICU replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, culinary service workers (chefs, etc.) also wear/are identified with white. White does not belong to nursing

  4. When do you call off work?

    RN4NICU replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Feeling like crap is my only parameter. I don't care fever or no, contagious or no...I just go by how I feel. The way I look at it - how would I live with myself if something happened to a baby...

  5. Are side rails considered restraints?

    RN4NICU replied to Sassy1's topic in General Nursing

    The Joint Commission (JCAHO) considers siderails to be a restraint. I've never heard of having patients sign for refusal (not a bad idea though), though things might have changed as I haven't worked...

  6. respiratory student here....need to ask a question

    RN4NICU replied to respiratoryqeen's topic in General Nursing

    Anything below 80 was a C in my program and you had to get a B to pass. 79.9 - you're out. I am also very protective of my patients - it is very much an ICU nurse thing. Can't add to the advice...

  7. The Oddest Things Said by Doctors (or med students)

    RN4NICU replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    Pregestamil probably does have a hand in curing reflux. If the formula is so disgusting that the poor kids can't choke it down, it doesn't get the chance to come back up --- see how it works!...

  8. Nurses wearing white

    RN4NICU replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    You make 2 very good points 1 - Shoes that fit my feet properly and provide comfort and support adequate to work in for 12+ consecutive hours may or may not be white, or even mostly white. They sure...

  9. Are you nursing where you thought you'd be?

    RN4NICU replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    Yep...wanted to be a NICU nurse and that's where I

  10. Nurses wearing white

    RN4NICU replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I don't think uniforms are the answer either - I am just advocating options to forcing nurses to wear white. Administrators, patients, and visitors whine that you can't tell who the nurse is...

  11. Nurses wearing white

    RN4NICU replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    We could have RN tatooed on our foreheads, as long as there are other people in a similar clothing style running around, many people just won't get it. Trust me, I have worked in a facility where...

  12. Nurses wearing white

    RN4NICU replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    Which would be easily accomplished by taking the janitors/housekeepers/unit secretaries/transporters/dietary workers OUT of scrubs. Any of the above could do their job effectively in a polo shirt and...

  13. Nurses wearing white

    RN4NICU replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot understand for the life of me why the nursing profession (and hospital administrators) are so enamoured with white. If it is not freshly bleached, starched, and pressed - it looks like...

  14. Best staffed specialty?????

    RN4NICU replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I think I want to come work with you! It is not at all unusual for nurses in our NICU to have 4 pts (usually 1-2 of the 4 are still on oxygen and/or IVs), and having 2 vents is nothing out of the...

  15. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    RN4NICU replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you. That isn't what I went to college for either and it IS absolutely unacceptable. That NM must be a real idiot if s/he can't figure out that the "service" would be improved...

  16. Nurse shot in Calif at LTC facility

    RN4NICU replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    [color=#0a17be]nurse shot at southern california convalescent home (perris, california-ap) dec. 25, 2004 - an 87-year-old man allegedly shot a nurse at a southern california convalescent center....

  17. How many nurses here have their license currently suspended?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheba817's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, this is a fairly common occurrence. I have seen these types of activities everywhere I have worked. Some places it was common, others it was rare, but I have yet to work in an...

  18. hairstyles on nurses....your opinion

    RN4NICU replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the area of nursing. Nurse does not have to equal adult med/surg. It doesn't even have to equal hospital employee. I know plenty of nurses who go to work in nice casual clothes. They do...

  19. I can't believe this....

    RN4NICU replied to redshiloh's topic in General Nursing

    LOL - I can just see it. Maybe they should put that scene in the next J&J "be a nurse" commercial. :icon_roll And NO I have never seen two accountants or two administrators duking it out over a...

  20. Why do I feel so guilt-ridden?

    RN4NICU replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, depending on how badly they need people, they probably wouldn't send you home - if you can drive in, you can probably work (in the management line of thinking, anyway). If I were your...

  21. Night Nurses-Pts think we sleep?

    RN4NICU replied to dosamigos76's topic in General Nursing

    Could be wrong, but the way I read it is the evening shift is usually staffed by newer nurses (less experienced). I have seen that trend as well. Those with seniority usually opt for days or nights....

  22. Why do I feel so guilt-ridden?

    RN4NICU replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    So it's PTO or sick time there? That is an interesting idea - how does it work for you guys? I have thought that would be a better idea than having a bank of sick time that you could never get to...

  23. hairstyles on nurses....your opinion

    RN4NICU replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't like the replies you get, remember that YOU ASKED for peoples opinions. Do not be rude yourself - it is not up to you to tell people how they may respond to the posts. As for the...

  24. Night Nurses-Pts think we sleep?

    RN4NICU replied to dosamigos76's topic in General Nursing

    If you wear scrubs, she probably thought they were your pajamas.

  25. Forcing nurses to work as aides

    RN4NICU replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    To each her own, I suppose. Would not be a break to me - more like a nightmare, but working with adults would be a nightmare in and of itself for me, so I guess its a matter of