RainDreamer BSN, RN

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    Has anyone else had this discussion with their kids?

    RainDreamer replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is though ..... those patients that you mentioned, probably didn't have parents that even cared about how their children act towards others. If they're acting like "demanding spoiled brats",...
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    Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

    RainDreamer replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's exactly what our neo called it. He came in and saw what was going on .... said "he's in EMD, call a code". I'm still curious to find out what caused it though. I wonder why it's so rare in...
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    Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

    RainDreamer posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Have any of you ever seen this in the NICU? I'm not at all familiar with it, I vaguely remember hearing about it in nursing school, but that's it. We just had a kid that this happened to .........
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    I made my first medication error :(

    RainDreamer replied to rkrs6673's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ((((hugs))))) I hope you were able to get some sleep and relax a bit. Sounds like everyone was supportive about it, which is so important ..... learn from the mistake and move on. Hang in there,...
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    Is it just my unit?

    RainDreamer replied to ninanina07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nope, never. They have their own set of duties to do, just like we have our own set duties to do. It wouldn't be tolerated where I work. If it's allowed to happen though, it
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    WoW..got turned down by Banner

    RainDreamer replied to gwlillith's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Good decision on going with Joes ..... CHW is a great company to work for. I think a lot of the big hospitals go through spurts where they hire new grads or experienced nurses. I know where I work,...
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    Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

    RainDreamer replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow, that's really scary! Yeah, a lot of those gastro kids aren't on pulse oximeters, if they're term kids and haven't had any respiratory issues. Like I mentioned in our situation, the HR was in...
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    Gilbert, AZ info please?

    RainDreamer replied to Innurse78's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I don't know where in AZ you live, but where I live (Tempe) there are not 6 months of 114ish degree weather LOL. And 3 months of humid days? Not here. Yeah, during the monsoons it gets more humid, but...
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    Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

    RainDreamer replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's exactly what happened with this kiddo ..... the art line clued us in. His pressures to start with were fine, then all of a sudden they were like 23/21 ..... 19/17. Afterwards the neo was...
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    HFOV/Jet orientation

    RainDreamer replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I got a lot of HFOV/HFJV experience when I was on orientation. There was no separate class or orientation for the HFOV/HFJV. Our RTs are AWESOME and they thoroughly went through the different vents,...
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    Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

    RainDreamer replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've never taken ACLS, just the brief little bit we got in nursing school. I was curious to see if anyone had ever had experience with this happening in the NICU, as everyone was kinda blown away by...
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    Anyone use meditech in NICU, or at least chart by exception

    RainDreamer replied to iHeartNICU's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with Steve. This really should be something you need to talk over with your preceptor and other educators/managers/mentors on your unit. This is just way too specific for us to answer here...
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    NICU nurses floating to PICU

    RainDreamer replied to bubbly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Floating after being on your own for only 6 weeks?! Wow. I can't imagine how horrid that must have been for you! I remember just being on my own after 6 weeks in the NICU I was still terrified just...
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    Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

    RainDreamer replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know. This was a baby that came over right after birth in SVTs .... with HRs in the
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    Gilbert, AZ info please?

    RainDreamer replied to Innurse78's topic in Arizona Nursing

    If you're looking for a small town charm in a small town .... you're not really gonna find that in the Phx valley. Yeah Gilbert is a smaller town, but it's still within the huge Phx metroplex....
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    Gilbert, AZ info please?

    RainDreamer replied to Innurse78's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm with what Mark said. I live in Tempe also, so in the east valley, but not as far east as Gilbert. If you plan on living in Gilbert, I would look for jobs in the east valley, or your commute to...
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    Heard of Kingman AZ?

    RainDreamer replied to rcleary7075's topic in Arizona Nursing

    All I know about Kingman is that's where we usually stop for a bathroom break on the way to
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    Insensitive Nurses

    RainDreamer replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. No one else understands it like your co-workers. No matter how sympathic other people are, they just don't get it, you can try to explain it as much as you want ..... but it's impossible....
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    Charge Nurse without the pay

    RainDreamer replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I would simply say "no thanks, I won't do charge anymore".
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    Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    RainDreamer replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    You would think so. But I've come to realize that there are a lot of higher ups with nothing to
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    Night shift nurses

    RainDreamer replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    Well I defintely don't keep my night shift schedule all week. On the days I'm off I don't stay up the entire night and sleep the entire day. I've always been a nightowl, so on my days off I go to...
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    "You can't return to work until you're afebrile for 24 hours!"

    RainDreamer replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    Fever or no fever, I wouldn't want to go to work feeling like that. Nor would I want anyone that I work with to be at work feeling like that!! Rest up and feel better
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    Insensitive Nurses

    RainDreamer replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

    ITA. I don't think I'm an insensitive, heartless person. But I can see how some of the things we vent about at work could be seen as insensitive by outsiders that haven't worked in that kind of...
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    Night shift nurses

    RainDreamer replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    Sleep, watch TV/movies, play online, talk on the phone with other nightowl friends, do laundry/clean house, etc, etc. I never get bored, I love my night
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    Experienced RN help finding work

    RainDreamer replied to NotSoNewNurse's topic in Arizona Nursing

    YAYE for those that got the jobs! CHW is a great company to work for.