babynurselsa RN

ER, NICU, NSY and some other stuff

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    Backbone needed

    babynurselsa replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Ask him where it is he would rather be. Then you could offer to help him pack. Maybe you could make his airline reservaions. On a more serious note, I would have no problem asking him if he had a...
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    refugees hit home

    babynurselsa replied to mandrews's topic in General Nursing

    I did see last night on the news that the local Red Cross chapter had started a class yesterday and that those volunteers would me ready to go in 2-3 weeks. I can understand the need for some training...
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    refugees hit home

    babynurselsa replied to mandrews's topic in General Nursing

    My Ex-Father-in Law who was in WWII reported the same things to me also. It would be nice to be able to give only brand new items to these poor folks who have lost everything. I would think though...
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    funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    babynurselsa replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of months ago I was making a patient visit at a facility. I had walked up to the front of the unit to speak to the nurse. All of the residents were gathering at the entrance to go to the...
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    submissions from multiple companies

    babynurselsa replied to stephanieindc's topic in Travel

    Your recruiter at the first company will tell you no. Your recruiter at your current company will tell you it is ok. Some rumors have it that some hospitals will not let you come in with the second...
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    Heroin OD in the Boston Public Garden

    babynurselsa replied to CraigBSN02's topic in Emergency

    Nah Tom apparently they have killer drugs too. You could only hope that this could possibly scare some future kid out of using that
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    question for private duty nurses...any out there?

    babynurselsa replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    Since you are working through an agency then just schedule your time off. You can let the family know in advance, but do not feel guilty about taking your allotede time off. You did not adopt this...
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    Narc Count, made a complete A$$ of myself!!!

    babynurselsa replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    I can just imagine how panicked you were at the time. I know I would have been. Sometime one that panick sets in we cannot see what it right in front of us. Thank goodness all turned out well. Yes,...
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    Rooming-in Vs. Nursery Care

    babynurselsa replied to isemalo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree 100% Deb. That is just what I was talking about. I do find I have little patience for the mom by her 15/16 smoke break halfway through the shift. But, I do have pity on the mom who was a 3...
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    Rooming-in Vs. Nursery Care

    babynurselsa replied to isemalo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think what we need to realize that there can be a happy medium here. Yes rooming in is the best for mom and baby. Yes there are circumstances that baby can go to the nursery for a while and let...
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    Night from #@**

    babynurselsa replied to wanda06211's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ON nights like this if all are Pink, Warm and breathing then you did fine. Yes, we all have one of those shifts once in a while and you don't get the pillows fluffed or the back rubs given, OH WELL....
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    Something going on???

    babynurselsa replied to scotnurse's topic in California Nursing

    Your nose may be correct. Either that or the labor Board has been sniffing
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    Travel nursing agency??

    babynurselsa replied to mommy1strn's topic in Travel

    I worked for Favorite Nurses as a local agency. They treated me well. I do not have any experience with thier travel office
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    Gas going ^ to $4 per gallon, How are you homehealth nurses doing it??

    babynurselsa replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Home Health

    :rotfl: i work hospice and am crying all the way to the pump. We were kidding today about getting those little electric scooters with big
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    Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    babynurselsa replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I personally wouldn't have opted for home birth, just from working NICU for so long. I have seen all that can and will go wrong and it has made me a little paranoid. That being said my last labor was...
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    Traveling nurses and L.O.A.s

    babynurselsa replied to lpntornat43's topic in General Nursing

    I did once work in a facility that had a 10/2 program that would allow you to work 10 months and take 2 months off. Unfortunately that was before I discovered travel
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    The Favorite Nurse

    babynurselsa replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Doesn't it feel great?
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    NRP Question

    babynurselsa replied to studentnurserachel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IT may or may not help since you don't actually have any accompanying experience. It would probably show that you are motivated. If you wait until you have a job not only will you probably not have...
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    "Hidden" problems/Questions for interviews

    babynurselsa replied to alwayslearnin's topic in Travel

    Some agencies will muddy the waters and try to separate each little thing. Then they go on to make themselves sound like they are doing so much for you when in fact they are skimping on what they...
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    asking about application for fingerprint card

    babynurselsa replied to Hannah001's topic in California Nursing

    YOu can also go to your local police or sheriff dept. They will fingerprint you for a small fee and they have plenty of the cards. I did this here in Okla to send to Ca for my
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    Living wills..

    babynurselsa replied to karenG's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You can also go to your state Bar Association web site and they have the forms that you can download and print off. They are very simple plainly stated just initial the appropriate box, No I do not...
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    needing help making decision on hlhs baby

    babynurselsa replied to hlhsmomwho'sanurse's topic in Pediatric

    ((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))) Bless your heart. I have only encountered 2 hypoplastic Left heart syndrome babies in my career. Those were both about 8 years ago. I do not believe that the...
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    Tobramycin & Timentin running through IV line query?

    babynurselsa replied to AussieKylie's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I don't have my med book close by, but will give you an educated guess. Some meds will actually "coat" the IV tubing so if thse meds are not compatible and you have run the Timentin through and then...
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    Assessment: tricks of the trade...

    babynurselsa replied to kk2000's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Think literally head to toe. Head eyes- PERRLA? drainage? Mouth-Mucous membranes pink and moist? LOC- alert, oriented? speech clear? Chest- Lung sounds heart sounds? WOB? etc...... if you think of it...
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    Ghost stories in Hospitals

    babynurselsa replied to Era's topic in International Nursing

    Do a search on Ghost stories and spooky. You will find a few extensive threads on the subject.