LilPeanut MSN, RN, NP

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    Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    LilPeanut replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    Dying is not pleasant. It just isn't. It's not the fault of the nurse or caregiver, it just is not a nice thing to
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    sextuplets

    LilPeanut replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know it costs ~50k a week for a woman on bedrest in a hospital near me, who is not on mag, min iv fluids/meds and has minimal bathroom privs. (that's how much it was for me, I always go to see the...
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    NICU VS. Newborn Nursery in your hospital?

    LilPeanut replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our "developmental unit" and acute unit don't always get along. Partly the problem is the perception of the parents, which stepdown nurses then think we also have. A lot of the parents sometimes...
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    How do you warm your bottle - feeding?

    LilPeanut replied to sofiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We just use warm/hot water. Please please please, get your unit to stop using the microwave. It denatures proteins, but even more importantly, it can superheat the fat in milk and even if you mix it...
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    MRSA/gowns and gloves

    LilPeanut replied to BABY--RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We also gown and glove for MRSA pts., and glove for all pt. contact. We have seen a huge reduction in MRSA, but I also am sad for not getting the therapeutic touch aspect. We don't necessarily...
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    How do YOU feel about scalp IVs?

    LilPeanut replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Because I've seen areas go completely necrotic, and heard of limbs needing to be amputated from infections that get in those wounds, and that's bad enough on an extremity, but in the head, where you...
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    How do YOU feel about scalp IVs?

    LilPeanut replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    *LOL* I guess we don't have too many fat arms, and there's not much tape on our IVs - just the tegaderm. What concerns me is that sometimes the infiltrates are not exactly where you would expect...
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    Patent Foramen Ovale

    LilPeanut replied to strn96's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    dawngloves that's what I was thinking maybe - trying to keep it open because of other heart defects.
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    How do YOU feel about scalp IVs?

    LilPeanut replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I like them, but they scare me sometimes - If they infiltrate or there is extravasation of meds, it's in a dangerous
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    Use of Chloraprep

    LilPeanut replied to nicurn2083's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only use it on babies older than 2 months. Betadine and alcohol before
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    Patent Foramen Ovale

    LilPeanut replied to strn96's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've not particularly heard this for PFOs, but I do know that NC can sometimes be used as a poor man's nasal CPAP. They have it blended to room air, but high flow and that helps to remind the baby to...
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    My time in a NICU in Honduras

    LilPeanut replied to LilPeanut's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    bumping this up because someone was wondering what things were like in 3rd world
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    Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    LilPeanut replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I support it, within reason. I don't think a terminally ill person should be forced to try and shoot themselves in the head or fall to their death if they want to end their life. If a...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    LilPeanut replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    This has been said before, but DNP would be a clinical doctorate, you would not need to get your MSN. As for why do a DNP instead of an MD? Because the nursing model is different than the medical. I...
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    Pet Peeve

    LilPeanut replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sonimeter is the french pronunciation of centimeter. Just like tar-jhay is the french pronunciation of Target. That's where the comparison is. It's the french pronunciation when it is not...
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    Seeking Narcotics or Chronic Pain?

    LilPeanut replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. Phenergan gives me EPS too. All anti-emetics in that class do. Reglan has the mildest symptoms for me, but I still avoid anti emetics at all
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    Pet Peeve

    LilPeanut replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Sonimeters" It's centimeters. That's my pet peeve. It's like pronouncing Target like
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    Seeking Narcotics or Chronic Pain?

    LilPeanut replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick question: Why does a compazine allergy raise red flags? I can't take compazine or phenergan, I get extra-pyramidal symptoms. It's not entirely uncommon, so I wonder why that's a...
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    New nurse really struggling...

    LilPeanut replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    IMO, I think there's a difference between being nervous, scared and unsure of your new position and some of what is being described here. I'm in orientation and I can get myself worked up and nervous...
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    Is this upsetting to anyone else?

    LilPeanut replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sometimes being an advocate for our patients though means that we do not prolong their pain so they can die a slow and agonizing
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    sacrifical lamb=triage nurse

    LilPeanut replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    Well, in the article, it does say that the hospital lost its accreditation, has had numerous problems with poor and discriminatory patient care; there are occasionally times when the negative press...
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    Did you see this on the Today Show?

    LilPeanut replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have to say a couple things: 34 weeks probably is considered term for a sextuplet pregnancy. They lower what is considered term with the more babies in there. Bedrest is darn hard, but I am still...
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    Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    LilPeanut replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, when I was a PCA while in nursing school, I was always very careful that they knew I was the assistant to the nurse. I even took some time to explain to a mom who was a little confused...
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    can a school do this?

    LilPeanut replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    We had two students in my class who were immune compromised; one with RA, one with SLE. They just are very careful and use proper precautions when in higher risk
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    Pill That Eliminates the Period Gets Mixed Reviews

    LilPeanut replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Part of the issue is this though: women on BCP do not have periods anyway. They have bleeding that is meant to simulate a period for their peace of mind and to seem more natural, but it is not truly...