TeenyTinyBabyRN

TeenyTinyBabyRN BSN, RN

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  1. I like being different.

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, I am from south Texas, by the way. Southerners can change with the times too, despite what others may

  2. I like being different.

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It depends on the facility. Nursing school was much more ridgid with their rules. No peircings other than ears, no visible tattoos, hair had to be natural colors. I work in a NICU, and many of our...

  3. How do I get an Illinois nursing license ?

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to qtpnai03's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Are the livesvan places in other states? I am still in Tx and won't be moving until I have a job and am going to get my licenece

  4. Thoughts on warming milk in the NICU

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to jayhawkfan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We recently switched to the warmers. We used to use plastic cups with warm water to heat the milk, which I personally never had a problem with, nor ever spilt (which is saying a lot for me, bcause I...

  5. Paperclips for eye exam????

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is frightening. Eye exams are the only thing we do, that I can't stomach. Give me a fresh gastroschisis, any day, but when it comes to eyes ~shiver~ That just made my fear of eye exams...

  6. How do I get an Illinois nursing license ?

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to qtpnai03's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Are you supposed to call to get the fingerprinting form? If not, where do I find

  7. How dare you!

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    They sound pretty ungrateful to me. Good for you, for protecting

  8. Standard Hospital Scrubs National Standard?

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Does the color coding really matter? Who cares who the patient is asking? The patient should be able to ask anyone in scrubs, whether RN, RT, CNA, or house keeping, if the person asked can't help...

  9. BABY during School??

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Kissa6190's topic in General Students

    I don't have any children, but I went to school with a lady who had 6 young children, and two who had their babies while in nursing school. One of the later ladies finished school and the other did...

  10. What's the task you like doing most on the job?

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Nursing

    When a new mother has been waiting days/weeks to hold her new baby for the first time, and I get to be the person who puts him/her in her arms. :) Or finding the pretty, colorful, soft blankets that...

  11. Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    In NICU... Calling a kid, an "FLK" (Funny Looking Kid), when we think there may be a genetic oops going

  12. What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The day before I was supposed to start orienting in level III NICU, I had a dream that I was taking care of twins that were in the same isolette (we don't do that) and one of them in on a vent. While...

  13. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was woken up at noon, to a hand-full of dog poo in my face. There are little white worms, wriggling around, in our precious pooch's feces. My husband is in a panic, "Are these heart worms?!" I...

  14. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    I got a text from my mother-in-law, informing me that my sister-in-law was being induced. Apparently they "just started her on some protazoa." (pitocin) When arguing over hose hold duties, my...

  15. Call offs d/t low census

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to FritoPie's topic in General Nursing

    My unit has been very slow recently as well. I am blessed to work at a hospital that does not do mandatory call offs. They ask everyone scheduled, if they would like off. If no one wants off, then...

  16. Humor: You Might be an ER Nurse

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to TrafalgarRN's topic in Emergency

    You've had a patient in the waiting room demand to be seen NOW, because they've been waiting for 2 hours for a severe runny nose, while the ER team is coding someone else in the

  17. Morphine and End Of Life

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Asystole- very well written, very professional, and very educational. Thank you for your post. I work in NICU, and I wish we had a better understanding of this as a whole on our dying patients, who...

  18. VENT ! Well they won !I am quiting

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious... how is being legally blind a loop hole? That sounds pretty disabled to me... just saying. I hope the OP feels better soon and that everything works

  19. Pay Per Diem vs P/T

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Galaxy21's topic in General Nursing

    The benifits are a big issue, but if you don't need them, Peir Diem may be for you. Keep in mind, if things start to slow down, or they hire more full time employees, your time could be less what you...

  20. WHY did you choose to work where you did in nursing?

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    How long did it take you to find you niche in nursing? I knew I wante dto be a NICU nurse since I was a sophmore in high school. Was it what you expected it to be? Very different, because I...

  21. WHY did you choose to work where you did in nursing?

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    How long did it take you to find you niche in nursing? Was it what you expected it to be? Why do you like it above other areas? What are the 5 best things about your area? What are the 5

  22. Moving from Illinois to Texas

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Rean87's topic in Texas Nursing

    South Texas has a great job market, because it's not the place everyone wants to live, like Houston, Austin, or Dallas are. What part of Texas are you looking

  23. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, tell me about it. To top it off, when the kid starts seizing, the doc is so confused, because he's never done it

  24. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    That's the problem. They are supposed to wean. Most baby's who have been on gtts, that long do fine to be extubated by just weaning a bit. And when you go cold turkey like that, it's just asking...

  25. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    TeenyTinyBabyRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    NICU "The 22 weeker, that is a full code, is maxed out on his gtts and HFOV settings, and his BP is in the toliet." "They just made the full term, full feed baby