Calabria

Calabria BSN, RN

NICU, OB/GYN

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  1. Is bringing dougnuts for my clinical unit o.k.?

    Calabria replied to ammonthenephite's topic in General Nursing

    No, absolutely not. Bring them to mine instead

  2. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    Calabria replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You bring up some valid points. The shooting I referenced in my first post on this thread happened in suburbia. Their security is still horrendous, from what I last heard. I wouldn't feel safe there...

  3. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    Calabria replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I know of an ER doctor who used to conceal carry at work. His employer made him stop bringing his gun to work. Shortly after he stopped doing so, a man brought in for drug/alcohol testing by police...

  4. Bad resumes/good resumes *rant*

    Calabria replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If we want to gain more respect as a profession, we need to appear as professionals in all aspects. Kudos to you for taking this

  5. Got "nurse face"? How'd you get it?

    Calabria replied to Cinquefoil's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been told that, during debriefs, my "nurse face" and deadpan way that I readback orders/information to other providers is hilarious (we had a simulation videotaped and I had half of the room...

  6. Is it impossible?

    Calabria replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Apply broadly. Don't be afraid to move if you need to so that you can achieve your dreams (you can always move back home after you get the experience that you need!). If you can, get a practicum...

  7. Circumcision and Pain?

    Calabria replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Also, OP, does your facility use a pain scale for infants? We are required to document pain levels in the infant before and after the procedure, and what interventions were used to help with

  8. Circumcision and Pain?

    Calabria replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absolutely not. We have standing orders for sucrose PO, lidocaine (administered as a local anesthetic), and Tylenol (which can be given for 24 hours after the procedure). Sometimes, I question the...

  9. People calling out for the holidays

    Calabria replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Yes, a responsibility to take care of themselves, and to keep themselves from spreading their own contagious illnesses to patients and other staff. I'll never forget how thankful I felt when I caught...

  10. Hazed during orientation

    Calabria replied to flycat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Absolutely not. I've felt nothing but support while on orientation. There's a difference between constructive criticism and harassment, and what you're describing seems to be the

  11. Business is BOOMIN'

    Calabria replied to TeenyTinyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've been maxing out at about 45 for NICU and stepdown. Well-baby has been boarding babies and moms in L&D because postpartum has run out of beds. This has been happening to our hospital since...

  12. Is it difficult for men to get into NICU?

    Calabria replied to MattNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Actually, most of our NICU nurses (who didn't start as new grads there) came from med/surg floors, not L&D. We have a male respiratory therapist, and several male neonatology attending physicians....

  13. New Grad NICU Support Thread

    Calabria replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My first day working on the unit with my preceptor is tomorrow! I'm so nervous and excited! I've had 2 years of experience in mother/baby, so newborns aren't completely new to me as a population, but...

  14. Are student loans haunting you?

    Calabria replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    This type of attitude is naive. As someone else said, you're "privileged". I graduated with my first Bachelors degree in 2009, at the height of the recession. When I chose to go to that undergraduate...

  15. New Grad NICU Support Thread

    Calabria replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I also am not a new graduate, but I'm transferring to NICU very soon after spending almost 2 years on a mixed antepartum/mother-baby unit! I'm very excited to be joining you

  16. Is the nicu and nursery easy?

    Calabria replied to almostmadeit's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I sometimes work in the nursery, and respond to deliveries to admit "well babies" (quotes used because some wind up needing a higher level of care when I arrive). I recently admitted 12 babies in 12...

  17. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    Calabria replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Don't think it's just nurses. I had a doctor answer her cell phone for a social call while she was circumcising a baby

  18. Best ideas on how to prepare financially for nursing school

    Calabria replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I knew I wanted my BSN without question when I discovered that I wanted to be a nurse. I attended a second-degree BSN program immediately after I earned my first BS. It was when the economy was at its...

  19. Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    Calabria replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I hope that my attitude isn't as cavalier as some of the posters in this thread when/if I have children. I've been working for a couple of years and my area has seen several disasters through...

  20. Student loan taking forever to pay off...

    Calabria replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I did! My loan total was a bit less than yours when all was said and done, including interest: just under $60,000. I made sure that I knew the terms and conditions of all of my loans before putting...

  21. Funny things patients say !

    Calabria replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work in OB/GYN/nursery. I'm often asked when we're going to perform their baby boy's "circumstance" or "Cesarean" (meaning

  22. If you could post your own...

    Calabria replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my. Here we go... Just last week, we had a charming visitor who was sexually harassing several of the nurses on our unit, which made his patient-relative upset... And then a couple of weeks ago,...

  23. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    Calabria replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a bedside nurse and I wanted to post to say that I love my job (most of the time, anyway ). I'm working in the field that I love, with the patient population that I love. I have bad days at work,...

  24. What's the first thing you'll buy when you're officially an RN?

    Calabria replied to mssjez's topic in General Students

    I bought some new clothes, put a huge payment towards my biggest loan, and put some money into savings with my first paycheck. I hadn't gone shopping for clothing for myself, except for a graduation...

  25. leaving one committee to join another?

    Calabria replied to Calabria's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much to both of you for your comments! I think I'm going to do as you say (and I knew it deep down all along, but needed reinforcement and/or constructive criticism before I went ahead)....