AlabamaBelle

AlabamaBelle

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  1. Saudi Arabia - Good Idea or Not

    AlabamaBelle replied to 43RN20's topic in General World

    I had a friend whose husband had to fulfill a foreign assignment for his accounting firm. She said as long as they were on the compound for "the foreigners", they were fine. Trips off the compound...

  2. Let's talk about death

    AlabamaBelle replied to Okiecruffler's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Yes, we are having a run in our unit. One was unexpected, a patient I'd taken care of, had gone out of our unit sitting up & interactive. He came back in a day and a half later in resp...

  3. drug testing in school

    AlabamaBelle replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    We had to be drug tested prior to admission to school. Our student handbook also stated that we were subject to random drug testing while we were at school. So, if we were on school/hospital grounds...

  4. Suctioning via dobhoff??

    AlabamaBelle replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you're good -- you're VERY good!!!!!!!!!:bowingpur This was a very odd order! We only use our DHTs for feeds and meds. If suction is wanted/needed, an NGT is dropped & placed either to...

  5. Praying with your patient

    AlabamaBelle replied to MShell's topic in General Nursing

    I have prayed with many patients & their families, but only at their request. I would feel uncomfortable initiating - would not want to impose upon them. I, too, am from the Deep South, but now...

  6. Float nursing and PICU

    AlabamaBelle replied to kessadawn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We have a Peds Float Pool at our facility. Several of those RNs were PICU RNs previous to their float positions. Some of the other RNs in the float pool were floor RNs - we generally have...

  7. TURP info needed

    AlabamaBelle posted a topic in General Nursing

    To all you wonderful adult med/surg RNs Okay...so I'm a Peds ICU RN. My husband will be having a TURP in the next 2 weeks. What I remember from school is a bet sketchy. Could y'all refresh my memory...

  8. TURP info needed

    AlabamaBelle replied to AlabamaBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you guys so much! I appreciate the info. I just need to know what to expect. Even though I work at a good facility, I'm still very nervous about this hospitalization. If I can allay his...

  9. Let's talk about death

    AlabamaBelle replied to Okiecruffler's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi all Today is the 1st anniversary of Beautiful's death. I just read the most incredible post on his Caring Bridge site from his mom with a poem she'd written about all the things she misses - the...

  10. Arterial lines-kids

    AlabamaBelle replied to sammyrnlv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We use syringe pumps for all our arterial lines and CVP monitor lines, both in our Peds CVICU & Peds

  11. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    AlabamaBelle replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    Guess what?? I DID!!!! Better end of the

  12. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    AlabamaBelle replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I had one or two classmates who got into nursing to marry a doctor. One of them pretty much messed that up by making the news (regional & national) in an embarrassing incident. Can't imagine why...

  13. Have You Had the "Sortavirus" Yet??

    AlabamaBelle replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm battling the "sortavirus" and can't seem to shake it. I have had a couple of days where I feel better, but it hits hard again. Our unit seems to be passing it back and forth. I'm really over...

  14. sick and tired of defending working in geriatrics..

    AlabamaBelle replied to ulmaulma's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't work LTC (do Peds ICU), but my hat is off to all of you who have dedicated yourselves to geriatrics. Our nursing school required us to be Certified Nursing Assistants. Clinicals were at...

  15. Let's talk about death

    AlabamaBelle replied to Okiecruffler's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have read and re-read this thread and each time, I cry. We've had this conversation in our unit many times. Our MDs are pretty good about not "dangling the carrot". Sometimes, though, it is a...

  16. tetralogy

    AlabamaBelle replied to rnwithtof's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi! I live with a TOF'er with PA. She wasn't repaired until she was 6-7 years of age (she's 18 now). Back in the day, treatment was considered palliative for her and optional. There was really no...

  17. any new grads hired in PICU?

    AlabamaBelle replied to LyndseyER's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I went to PICU as a new grad. I had worked in the unit for the previous 8 years as a unit secretary, so I had a good idea of what awaited me. I still had a huge learning curve, but I love it. I...

  18. Environment of the room during a code

    AlabamaBelle replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I do Peds ICU. so I can only speak from that standpoint. Generally, the conversation is limited to exactly what is going on with the patient at the time, no extraneous conversation. We are all PALS...

  19. Computer software for scheduling

    AlabamaBelle replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our facility uses a program called "Intragale". We haven't been using it very long. It has its ups & downs just like anything

  20. Happy Birthday Daytonite

    AlabamaBelle replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons:happy, happy birthday to one of my favorite posters!!!!!!!!!!!!!! many happy

  21. Nursing Sucks! Or Does It?

    AlabamaBelle replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    I entered nursing at age 45. I've also been around the block a time or two. Worked varied jobs in varied arenas. Having done different things, I know how the world works and it works basically the...

  22. Songs to play in the Waiting Room

    AlabamaBelle replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    "A spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down...." "I saw the light, I saw the light..." "Another one bites the dust" This was suggested for the perfect rhythm for chest

  23. She did not just say that . . .

    AlabamaBelle replied to Flagellum Dei's topic in General Nursing

    this really hit a hot button with me. it's never too young to properly educate young minds about the nursing profession. my own mother was horrified that i wanted to be a nurse. she simply...

  24. Calling out Sick on a Holiday

    AlabamaBelle replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility, if Employee Health says "no", that's final - it's also an excused absence will not be counted against you. We get a slip to give to our manager and a slip to keep for our records....

  25. Giving the Manager my Brains

    AlabamaBelle replied to rb101's topic in General Nursing

    Dittos to everything Emmanuel said. None of my brains (written or otherwise) or notes of any kind - especially things that get charted in the politically accepted manner - survives a shift. We were...