AlabamaBelle

AlabamaBelle

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  1. Pancreatic Cancer

    AlabamaBelle replied to MvbRn's topic in General Nursing

    {{{{Hugs}}}}} Just from personal experience: My dear, sweet MIL was diagnosed on February 19 this year. We were told at first that the tumor was slow growing and given 6-12mos. Well, the tumor...

  2. Family centered care for the chronically critical

    AlabamaBelle replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    But it won't happen because she was just presented with a regional award for leadership after being nominated by our hospital's administration. (They certainly never consulted with any of the rank and...

  3. Family centered care for the chronically critical

    AlabamaBelle replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Oh, I know - about the eating thing. Parents are welcome to eat in the child's room. Of course, alternative suggestions are made if the child is awake/aware and NPO. We have our break room in the...

  4. Family centered care for the chronically critical

    AlabamaBelle replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We are supposed to be practicing family centered care. For the most part, we are doing pretty well with this. We will be moving into a new "children's hospital" in the next few months and family...

  5. Syringe pump bolus

    AlabamaBelle replied to RNNPICU's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We do the same as Alirae. Our syringe pumps allow for a bolus setting. We having a sedation protocol that we use. We verify syringe pump set up with another RN

  6. Working with shingles?

    AlabamaBelle replied to matchstickxx's topic in General Nursing

    No go at my facility. Pink-eye, chickenpox & shingles are absolute no ways. Requires clearance from Employee Health. The only good thing is that since Employee Health requires us not be...

  7. What have you done for yourself lately?

    AlabamaBelle replied to Nvr2Old's topic in General Nursing

    I love to sew. This weekend, I'm attending an "Embroidery Party" hosted by my machine dealer along with the designer/creator of a certain line of embroidery software with luscious patterns to stitch...

  8. I must be getting old: A rant

    AlabamaBelle replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: I love that!!!! The gum thing drives me out of my tree. Don't even go there with the undies thing. Even worse than the flipped down waist with the undies showing is crack showing....

  9. Question for experienced PICU RNS

    AlabamaBelle replied to RNNPICU's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I've been working in PICU for 2 years now and still have very vivid "work" dreams. The dreams run the gamut. I dream I haven't charted on a patient at all during the shift, I've looked at a patient...

  10. How do you deal with seeing a dead body?

    AlabamaBelle replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    With love, honor and dignity. I still talk to the children after they've gone. The last 2 deaths I've been a part of, the parents have been with the child until they've been placed in the funeral...

  11. How does your facility define "Lateness to work"

    AlabamaBelle replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Peds Intensive where we do report with the previous charge RN going over all our patients - history, events of the previous shift, etc. Each RN is expected to be in a chair ready to listen...

  12. NCLEX helpful tips??

    AlabamaBelle replied to foxgirl2's topic in General Nursing

    Get a really good night's sleep the night before. Eat a good breakfast. Above all, BREATHE. Use those NCLEX practice books and the CD's for computer simulation. When you get an answer wrong, really...

  13. So here I go....

    AlabamaBelle replied to sf7126's topic in General Nursing

    :welcome: :welcome: First things first: you are NOT too old. I was 46 when I graduated from nursing school and I was not the oldest in my class. We had several employees (or employees on leave)...

  14. pediatric paper

    AlabamaBelle replied to StudentNurseSteph's topic in Pediatric

    CF is a good one. Asthma (could bring in smoke free environment) and diabetes would also be good choices. Congenital heart defects, maybe HLHS could work too. Hemophilia, sickle cell also good...

  15. Pediatric Stethoscope

    AlabamaBelle replied to googabin02's topic in Pediatric

    :yeahthat::yeahthat: Thanks, AliRae, I thought I was the only one. I know I have a hearing loss, but those cheapie things are crummy!!! Love my Littman peds and I also have a Littman infant scope...

  16. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    AlabamaBelle replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    If Pediatric nursing is your niche, welcome to the awesome world of pediatric nursing! Just remember, though, that children do come in all sizes and that some of those children will need help with...

  17. Floating to your unit

    AlabamaBelle replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    RayRae- So glad this float was better for you. We, too, kiss the feet of the floor nurses who have been floated to our unit recently. We are a 12 bed PICU that has been running a 14-16 patient...

  18. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    AlabamaBelle replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    Our nursing school requires that you have a CNA license prior to entering the program. I wasn't thrilled with this part, but I learned many valuable lessons there. Was there poop - yes, and lots of...

  19. Is email acceptable for resignation?

    AlabamaBelle replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    FWIT: I must agree with the majority of posters. The most professional thing to do is to hand deliver a letter of resignation to you NM. This way, the old "I didn't get it" "It must have gotten...

  20. Are you having an RSV crisis?

    AlabamaBelle replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Our 12 bed unit has become a 14 bed unit. We've doubled up in 2 of our larger rooms - 4 of our RSV'ers. We have 2 children on with HUS - 1 on PD and 1 on manual PD. One of our beautiful angels is...

  21. What would you bring?

    AlabamaBelle replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Amen to that!!! **My PDA **My MP3 player **my laptop and tilt stand **REAL kleenex & TP **my Bath & Bodyworks stuff **my fuzzy slippers & comfy gown (with...

  22. Are you having an RSV crisis?

    AlabamaBelle replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    It's a pretty heavy RSV season in NC. Several babies in our PICU have RSV now and the general Peds floor has quite a few. In 10 years of working in PICU (either as a secretary or RN), I can't recall...

  23. You know you are a PEDS nurse when...

    AlabamaBelle replied to HU_nurse's topic in Pediatric

    your neuro assessment includes "Who is SpongeBob's best friend & where does he

  24. Floating to your unit

    AlabamaBelle replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    When we get floats from the general Peds floor, we do try to give them the most stable (room air, maybe a stable trach). We are just so grateful for the help and generally, we just don't have the...

  25. Are there any dancing nurses out there?

    AlabamaBelle replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I began ballroom dance a couple of years before I started nursing school in 2003. We are looking forward to taking lessons again in the 2007. We absolutely love it!!! Great way to...