NurseyBaby'05 BSN, RN

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    Do I Have the Right NOT to Be Weighed?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
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    You know you work nights when.......

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank God I'm off this weekend. I forgot about
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    How do you run K+??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a peripheral line, I piggy-back 10 mEq's over an hour. If the pt is not tolerating it, I slow it down. I also apply icepacks to the site. If the pt. has a central line, I run 20 mEq's over...
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    Question for NICU nurses . . . . .

    NurseyBaby'05 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm about 19 weeks pregnant and brought up the discussion with dh what we would want done if the baby is born premature. Needless to say, it did not go well. So, I present the questions to all of...
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    tattoos and lymphedema

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Oncology

    I wouldn't get it in the arm with the lymphedema. What if there were complications or infection? It probably wouldn't turn out to be what you envisioned. Particularly if you wind up having to keep...
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    How long is your orientation??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Mine was 12 weeks on a Med-Surg/Neuro floor as a new nurse. When I transferred to Oncology they were going to give me another 8-12 weeks. I talked them into 6-7. The educator was on maternity leave...
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    Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    Their veins are probably all blown from years of abuse. All that hard living wears and tears on a body. They probably have real diseases now from all the damage they did over the years. What a mess!...
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    Ever give yourself a flu shot before?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Marla- I agree with you. I'll treat anything of my own that hurts before I'll let someone else; especially splinters and things of that nature. However, giving myself a shot or venipuncture is...
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    Afraid of inserting NGs?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to peace_solace's topic in General Nursing

    Volunteer to do them early and often. RGN's suggestion about a stroke or even general Neuro unit is a good one. One patient is good for pulling his or hers out at least once a day on that type of...
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    Morbidly obese patients

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to 1husband's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say something similar. The woman's obesity seems like it is secondary to her hotel syndrome. Many of our patients want to be waited on hand and foot (on their time schedule, I might...
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    Question for NICU nurses . . . . .

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Awwww . . . . Thanks for the congrats! I just noticed it.
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    Question for NICU nurses . . . . .

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gompers- I don't envy your "inside trading info" one bit. It's nervewracking enough for me seeing what my adult Oncology folks go through when they receive futile treatments. You're almost done...
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    EMT a plus

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to mitch8lem's topic in General Nursing

    You also have to remember that your approach to patient care as an EMT is completely different than your aproach will be as an RN. In my RN program, we had many people drop out or fail out that...
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    inexperienced, question about dilation

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to YdeGirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, now you know why the first lady said it. They need to give the poor guy a
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    Question for NICU nurses . . . . .

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    He doesn't think I'm nuts, per se. He's one of those people that is always in denial about anything unpleasant. He did say that it would be hard to see the baby if he/she's born early because if he...
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    inexperienced, question about dilation

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to YdeGirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe it you sliced it and laid it out flat. I can't see a doc being able to fit both hands flat inside, period. Your pelvic bones aren't that far apart. Granted, they separate a little, but not...
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    Question regarding narcotic addiction

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to bethin's topic in Pain Management

    The other thing is, if someone is drug seeking, you're not going to cure them in a day. That's for pain service and the pt's PCP to resolve. Do I give them their PRN IV Dilaudid round the clock? No....
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    You know you work nights when.......

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You wish places would start to deliver breakfast so you don't have to go out or cook when you get home. (At least I
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    Question for NICU nurses . . . . .

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks! I just feel like I would be taking a gamble with my child with every intervention and praying I would be the one to get lucky. Dh is still really upset, but we really do have to talk about...
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    Do you ever check CBGs by IV rather than capillary?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to SpudID's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know our policies. I also know that the glucometer can be set for capilarry, venous, or arterial blood. Which one do you think I set it to when I check venous
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    Question for NICU nurses . . . . .

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks Rain! It seems like just what I was looking for. I must not have looked far
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    Do you ever check CBGs by IV rather than capillary?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to SpudID's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes if I have to get blood from a central line, I will leave a few drops in the syringe and use it on the glucometer. I have having to stick someone if I don't have
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    Need recommendation HH agencies in Pittsburgh Please

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to wonderbee's topic in Home Health

    I've heard a lot of good things about Interim Health Care. http://www.interimhealthcare.com/pittsburghpa/services.asp Hope this helps. I found just changing units within the facility where I work...
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    HELP-Starting 12h Night Shifts

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    Going from days to nights isn't too bad. Nights to days on the other hand, is the pits. I need at least two days between a 12 hour night and 12 hour day. I work a weekend of 12 hour days about once...
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    Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    That's because you're not a nurse yet and don't have your own license to put on the line. I hope you feel differently when you actually become a nurse and study