babynurselsa RN

ER, NICU, NSY and some other stuff

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    Management measuring handsanitizer and soap usage

    babynurselsa replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Well you are not only paying those cost, but also for all of those folks who don't pay their bills. Just because the patient can't/doesn't pay does not make things free for the
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    RN put ear drops in moms eyes...help!

    babynurselsa replied to miss h.m's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I would have issue with the RN or LPN's rufusing to provide basic care putting this off till the next shift. This is NOT acceptable. THere is no task that a nurse should not be capable of...
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    RN put ear drops in moms eyes...help!

    babynurselsa replied to miss h.m's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for what you and your family are going through. This is such a stressful time for you all. By what you said it would appear that the manager addressed the issue with you by checking to...
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    Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    babynurselsa replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    I usually tell them that since the physician wrote the script he had obviously decided what he felt would be the appropriate medication for the c/o. Rarely will I bother the doc again since I don't...
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    babynurselsa replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    If you are going to bring in your 14 month old for.."I think she has and infection Down there...." WOULD YOU AT LEAST LOOK FIRST!!!! I had a mom at the triage window the other night. Brings the...
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    Home Remedy for gallstones

    babynurselsa replied to K os's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen a similar concoction on another website. Do I believe in quack remedies from somebody who has no medical training outside of popping backs......ummm nope. If you are feeling very very...
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    Volunteer wanting to show some love

    babynurselsa replied to AMR21's topic in General Nursing

    We love thank you, we love thank you accompanied by food even more. I personally do not feel that some treats are inappropriate just because you would like a recommendation. Good luck to
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    Need to vent!

    babynurselsa replied to xptp29a's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know you are frustrated, but many schools would not have even been this generous. In many places you would have gotton a word of condolonces and NO money back. Maybe you can talk to him again. Good...
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    Lactation Consultants - need your advice

    babynurselsa replied to gwenith's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never seen a nipple twist. I have on occasion pinched some of the skin on the sternum but NEVER breast tissue. Just the thought makes me wince a
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    have you delivered a baby on the ob unit you work on?

    babynurselsa replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, I had my third where I worked in the NICU. I worked 10 of my 12 then went down and checked in. My last one I had in the driveway of one of the hospitals that I did a lot of shifts in the nursery...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    babynurselsa replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do NOT show up at 2330 on a Sunday night with your 14 year old and "a list" of 4 month old complaints. Just because when you got that state insurance card and they told you you could "go wherever"...
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    Any ideas about this?

    babynurselsa replied to q12RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    sounds like a heart to me. Oh and just a fyi, trying to evaluate much in the way of reflexes would be irrelevant if the baby is
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    Any ideas about this?

    babynurselsa replied to q12RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are other reflexes normal? Suck, startle, etc? How is the baby feeding, voiding, and pooping? VS? any murmur? any other sx you can think of? is there any set up for sepsis? Maintaing
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    How to convince a grandma something is wrong with her g-daughter?

    babynurselsa replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in Pediatric

    Obviously if grandma changes docs who are telling her the same thing she is simply not receptive to hearing it. When they discussed it with her it is highly likely they have thrown out some...
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    I never thought...

    babynurselsa replied to gracie05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just about any jeweler can engrave for you. I had my Littman done at a jewlery store for just a few
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    Need some info on my sons trip to ER

    babynurselsa replied to Dee2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    DeeDee. We cannot give medical advice here. I would recommend making an appointment with your PCP asap to discuss this along with keeping an appt with the cardiologist. Good
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    Emergency Nursing Intervention!

    babynurselsa replied to alrex_27's topic in General Students

    nope, leave it
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    Emergency Nursing Intervention!

    babynurselsa replied to alrex_27's topic in General Students

    Think a couple Large bore IVs
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    Article on MSNBC about 22 weekers

    babynurselsa replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Alveoli do not form before 23-24 weeks. fetal development Infants born before this gestation are essentially born with a not compatible with life diagnosis. This article is written in an...
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    Emergency C/S with local anesthetic only

    babynurselsa replied to kathiecnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is not the anesthesia or lack that is risky to the baby. THis is an infant is serious distress that need out NOW. This baby is so compromised at this point that every second counts. We are...
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    Emergency Nursing Intervention!

    babynurselsa replied to alrex_27's topic in General Students

    Always start with your ABCs. Think of appropriate interventions from there. What will you need to do (rapidly) to determine the stability of this patient? Are they conscious? Where is the location...
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    What was the MOST BIZARRE thing a pt has been brought to ER for (and lived to tell)?

    babynurselsa replied to cari rn's topic in Emergency

    The old guy with a jigsaw blade in the urethra.... The dude who popped what he thought was a pimple on his scrotum....it was really a hematocele, tried and tried to get it to stop bleeding. He tried...
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    I never thought...

    babynurselsa replied to gracie05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Mine came up missing a few months ago at a hospital where I do ER. I searched, begged, whine. IT DID have my name engraved on even. About 2 months later it was found in a drawer in the ICU. I...
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    what did you do in your former life?

    babynurselsa replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I was a cowgirl. I worked on a Quarter horse
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    Pregnant but Negative Urine Preg?

    babynurselsa replied to RunnerRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THe levels will go down slowly over a matter of days to a couple of weeks. Another possibility is that if the HCG is very high, beyond what the test can read you will get a neg result. Say the test...