babynurselsa RN

ER, NICU, NSY and some other stuff

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    homeless pt's?

    I think there are a couple of different groups as you have also alluded pawpawjohn. There are the TEMPORARILY homeless, due to loss of job or huge financial setback, etch. There are those who have...
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    Dilute IV meds or not?

    I dilute anything if there are no contraindications. (ie: med incompatible with dilutent, fluid restriction) Now this said I am assuming that you are referringto an adult population, for neonates I...
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    Age when you had your first child?

    Congratulations. I hope you get to tell DH very soon. Will he be home before baby comes???? I hope
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    Age when you had your first child?

    #1 @17 #2 @20 #3 @32 #4 @
  5. Many facilities require changes in schedule to accomadate holidays. I would almost bet that if you look in teh HR manual there is something in there to cover that. Would it be an unbearable hardship...
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    narcs at triage

    Narcs at triage sounds like such a bad idea on SOOOOO many levels. THey get their narc and LWBS and DRIVE away. Alightweight may fall out of thier chair. Pts in the WR discussing who got what. "WEll...
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    Preceptor Nightmare

    So is she now saying that you performed this act independently without her????? You say that she was there with you. I would immediately (if you have not already done so) fill out an incident report...
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    Deadly Housekeeper

    http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/cleaner.asp here it
  9. I guess I am not sure what you are looking for. An agency should already have a contract in place to cover any documentation between the two of them. When the agency sends in an individual nurse...
  10. A current valid copy of your license, BLS card. This along with a copy of any other pertinent certifications like ACLS, PALS if applicable. Thye may also require you to take a competency exam if you...
  11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sildenafil Check out the link. If you are looking it up as viagra you will find that it is marketed as an ED drug. If you look it up under the generic you will find tge...
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    To the 'Negative Nurses'

    Thanks Cherry. Please remeber that this is a NURSE bulletin board. We come here to vent, commiserate, and support each other. You may see some negative posts here about how any of us may feel about...
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    homeless pt's?

    I have very different feelings about someone who has fell on hard times and needs some help versus someone who has made milking the sytem a lifestyle choice. There are those out there who are content...
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    What do you think? Advice, suggestion...

    I would suggest a visit to the Dr. A comprehensive physical my show something that can be easliy tx. Without knowing what the problem is it would be hard to provide any
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    Anyone travel with their cat??

    Many hotel/motel chains offer rooms for people traveling with pets. Probably cost a little more. Just let your recruiter know that you will be traveling with pets. You will probably be responsible...
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    abusive relationship/advice

    I cannot answer why he does it. My mind does not function like this. Just as I cannot tell you why people lie, steal, rape, do drugs. Counseling will probably not help because he sees nothing wrong...
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    abusive relationship/advice

    OU I just want to let you know I do understand where you are coming from. I lived in a similar relationship for 15 YEARS. My ex husband was never physically hurt me, but he tore me down day by day...
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    abusive relationship/advice

    What do you want to be told? I do not want to sound harsh, but I am afraid that it is unavoidable. You are married to a hateful pot-smoking PEDOPHILE. You know WHAT you should do, but it is up to you...
  19. There is more to an abusivve relationship than just the physical beatings. Often these do not occur early on. When thse relationships start the abuser makes themselves everything to the victim....
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    Kid Question...

    I am with you Stevie. Our 4 yr old dd slept with us until about a month before little bubby was born. We had also recently moved into our new house and her bedroom was the first one we painted and...
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    Appropriate Action?

    IF and I repeat IF this situation occured as you posted, yep appropriate action was taken. Especially if they had written proof of these actions. If you had done those things as an employee the same...
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    What did I suction out of my patient?

    IT is very common the way less than responsive people breath for the secretions to sit in the back of the throat and get very tenacious. They typically don't swallow much so stuff that normally would...
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    sister baby was just diagnosed with downs

    We had this amazing family several years ago. When they recieved the dx of downs the researched and networked to know everything they felt they needed to know. They would spend their date nights at...
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    NICU to ER

    THat is eactly what I did several years ago Steve. I started fresh out of school in NICU. After about 3 years I decided I needed to get some "big people exp." Just be sure that you get a good...
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    homeless pt's?

    We have numerous homeless shelters in our area. Yet, we still get in influx of the people in whenever it gets too hot, too cold, or too wet. Often it is because they are intoxicated and the shelters...