babynurselsa RN

ER, NICU, NSY and some other stuff

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    Have you gone to patient's funeral?

    I have been to many funerals of patients. Mostly when I worked NICU. I also worked Hospice for a while. These situations you spend much time with the patients and the families and can become
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    Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    IT definitely absorbs systemically. http://www.dmso.org/articles/information/muir.htm Now i DID LOOK UP THE msds for WD-40 and DMSO is not listed as an ingredient. I wonder if they changed the...
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    Concerned mom-- play equipment safety question

    Had a 2 yr old in our ER last year with a fx femur. She got fell on by an older sibling. Parents were standing right
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    Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    This thread is originally 5 years old. Actually WD 40 contains small amounts of DMSO. This used to be widely used on racehorses for sore legs and bowed tendons. Because so many people were using for...
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    Relocating to Tulsa

    IF you are willing to work plenty of overtime and weekends you could make 55k. Average wage for an RN in Tulsa with exp will be around $22.00 an hour. Unless you are working agency then it will range...
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    Dreading my second day

    Obviously their opinion was not sought in the hiring process. So what if they have opinions, it doesn't make them important opinions. Don't sweat it. Hang in there. Find out who is supportive of...
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    (Very Long)Might have to drop out of school DAYCARE

    Ivana, I am so sorry for your situation. Take a look at it from her pov. If this happens under her care SHE is the one liable. Should this occur again with another child whose mother you do not know...
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    Anyone work for American Mobile?

    If you do a search on American Mobile you will find at least a couple of extensive threads on them. They are not highly thought of by
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    Scrubs for Short People!

    I bought a pair of Urbane scrubs and another pair made also by Landau. The low rise worked perfect for me. I am 5'1" and weigh about 125. I am very short waisted but longer in the legs and pretty...
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    Lack of daycare or neglect?

    Yes a perfectly healthy, preivously well hydrated child can die of dehydration quickly in a hot car. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7631...
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    How many pregnancies are too many?

    I have 4 also. When I was pregnant with the last one I kept getting the old line, "Don't you know what causes that?" I would smile broadly and inform that in fact I did know and rather enjoyed the...
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    Lack of daycare or neglect?

    So it sounds like she never even went out to check on this baby. I am almost sure that at some point during her 9 hour shift she must have had a break?!?!?! Was this baby buckled in a car seat for 9...
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    How Did We Survive?

    Well kids are funny. You can lock up, gate up everything and sometimes they will still find a way. Plug covers are always a good idea. You would be suprised at the number of things that will fit in...
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    Where to live around Tulsa?

    I live in Owasso. You can be at the downtown TCC campus in 20 minutes. It is a great community, growing rapidly. We will have 2 small community hospitals opening this year. There are a number of...
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    Have you traveled with your child/ren?

    I went out when my dd was 2. The hardest thing is to arrange childcare long distance. I called the hospital HR dept that I was considering and one of the girls in HR directed me to her personal...
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    How many pregnancies are too many?

    If you are responsible and capable of caring for your children too many is what you say it is. If you want 5 or 6 kids why would you let someone else tell you you cannot do
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    How do you handle shift change admissions?

    Exactly
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    Internet access while traveling?

    If you are using a dial up connection then make sure you download the local access numbers where you will be before you go. That way as soon as you get to your destination you can dial
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    Deposit questions!

    If you are going with company provided housing then there is no way that you should be responsible for deposits on your housing. If your company is telling you differently then run away. Many...
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    How do you handle shift change admissions?

    Most places that I work if it is this close to shift change then the offgoing shift will tuck the patient into bed, get vs etc. THen the oncomingshift will actually do the admission paperwork. It is...
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    Best & Worst April Fool's Pranks

    One year the L&D staff paged a resident to a walk in precip. As the resident darted into the room they pulled the CPR baby out form between the "mom's" legs covered in taco sauce and turned...
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    PICC line certification

    THe class I took was given by a Bard Rep. You could contact the manufacturer of the piccs that you
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    finger feeding

    That was always my thought also. When I first started NICU 10 years ago and kept seeing the order for finger feeding on the admit orders on kids that came over from Nursery. I finally asked someone...
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    Non-Pharmaceutical interventions for Pain

    Low lighting, warm blankets help with some
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    Acute Hospice Care Crisis?

    WOW Leslie. How sad for the poor guy and is family to be in such suffering. I am glad you were able to give this guy comfort and peace. I did have a younger pt once with stomach ca she was taking...