LilPeanut MSN, RN, NP

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    Master Level General Nurse - What are your thoughts?

    LilPeanut replied to flyingfish2u's topic in General Nursing

    I am midway through a direct-entry program in Ohio. First, direct entry programs have been around for 30 years - I know my Uni has had one for that long, I'm sure other schools have had programs for...
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    Oddest things found in a patient!

    LilPeanut replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    in our children's ER, we had a 9yo with a giant sunflower seed bezoar. He had apparently been eating a ton of sunflower seeds without bothering to shell them. Poor kid had several enemas, including...
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    Late crumpers

    LilPeanut posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does anyone else seem to notice a trend with late crumpers? It seems like once our chronics get past that first acute stage, then the next major time they crump is around 8ish months. It's hard...
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    medicine or wives tale????

    LilPeanut replied to leigh21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The "Shettles Method" is what you are talking about. My DD was a surprise - I was using NFP and contraceptive foam and was lactating, we wanted another baby, but were planning on waiting 6 months...
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    Nursing in Perinatology

    LilPeanut replied to DeLySh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally understand your passion and enthusiasm, I share it since I was a high-risk mom. :) I've decided to go into neonatal though because the lack of opportunities as an advanced practice nurse...
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    NNP experience before school

    LilPeanut replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It is a national requirement that you need to have at least 2 years experience in a lvl III NICU to do your graduate clinicals for NNP. I'm part of a direct entry program and we basically have an...
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    Nursing in Perinatology

    LilPeanut replied to DeLySh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If I had to guess at your meaning, I would say you were asking about perinatal high-risk care. RNs for inpatient bedrest, RNs with the perinatology office.....I'm not sure though if there are...
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    Mystery Baby: poor feeder @ 40 weeks...help!

    LilPeanut replied to lu1975's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Another thing our OT/ST team does is use lollipops with our babies....like dum-dums. They can lick and suck on them with a very sweet taste and that works on their oral aversions. Obviously though...
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    I just don't get NEC!!!

    LilPeanut replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm going to nod to everyone above. I've heard of it clustering in areas in NICUs, to the point where Rainbow Babies in Cleveland puts NEC babies in iso because they noticed it. My NICU does not,...
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    ? about fetus that died in womb

    LilPeanut replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It also an depend on the age of the fetus, I believe. I know I've heard some places prefer to wait, especially in the earlier gestations because of the very off chance that some sort of mistake was...
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    Question about story (pt refuse treatment)

    LilPeanut replied to capribry's topic in General Nursing

    You ca search around the net and find sites about it. Several sites are dedicated to people who are obsessed with amputees and want to become amputees themselves.
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    advice needed....

    LilPeanut replied to ChristinaRN2B05's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital does have an assigned clerk to go to codes, so they can be a gopher for supplies, order labs and xrays and call people that need to be called. And all trauma/critical care cases in the ER...
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    Would you consider a home birth?

    LilPeanut replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love the whole birthing thing - considered for a millisecond about trying to go for CNM instead of NICU, but then a friend pointed out to me that I have a very medicalized view of birth :) My...
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    kicked out of school- failed professionalism!

    LilPeanut replied to m_lanham's topic in General Nursing

    As nursing students, we always go to our instructor first with any issues, because our instructor is in a much better position to judge whether the nurse's actions were appropriate and if something...
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    How about the HARDEST job in nursing?

    LilPeanut replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree, poop cleaning on preemies isn't that hard wound care nurses, especially diabetic specialists *shudder* LTC would also be hard. Anything really working with grownups
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    How to CYA

    LilPeanut replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    But that all falls under documentation to me, at least on my unit. We are required to document what's infusing and how fast every hour. The things with family interaction, we also document in the...
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    Med Surg before OB/Maternity???

    LilPeanut replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also would think that those nurses who want to work on med-surg would be annoyed/insulted by the insinuation that med-surg is just essentially a training ground for "real" nursing, a weigh station...
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    looking for bath protocols

    LilPeanut replied to jnsatc's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We bathe on Tues. and Sat. Overbathing was a very large issue for us and so they're trying to really enforce that. With the older chronics, it's different because they get dirtier. Nights is when...
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    finger feeding

    LilPeanut replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my case, with finger feeding at home, we used syringes with no needles and would feed 30+ccs a feeding. When the baby would suck correctly, he would get a squirt of milk.
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    finger feeding

    LilPeanut replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had to finger feed my son when he came home from the hospital (born 34w, d'c'd @37w) because he wasd nipple confused and as a preemie, letting him miss any meals wasn't an option. We were very...
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    Spinoff, NICU levels - does the definition need changing?

    LilPeanut posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ok, for the record, these are the definitions I'm working with: Level I (basic): a hospital nursery organized with the personnel and equipment to perform neonatal resuscitation, evaluate and provide...
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    Spinoff, NICU levels - does the definition need changing?

    LilPeanut replied to LilPeanut's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, in my city at least, I've seen several kids who have been severely mismanaged at the 2+s because they decide to keep kids they shouldn't, and the kids have to pay the price. We got a 24w at 2...
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    Unit Coordinator vs Nursing Assistant

    LilPeanut replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BA in spanish/international studies and I was accepted into my nursing program, but I had extensive administrative assistant experience and that probably helped a lot. Good
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    Professionalism in Nursing

    LilPeanut replied to malinne's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'll disagree with the uniform thing too. :) I work at a children's hospital and it goes a long way to make the kids feel better. There are plenty of Drs. who have decorated their lab coats as...
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    Most easy job in Nursing?

    LilPeanut replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone else has it covered about places to work, but you also might want to think about classes or counselling on how to deal with people like that, or at least how to not let it bother you...