babynurselsa RN

ER, NICU, NSY and some other stuff

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    Does anyone know what this is?

    babynurselsa replied to sherry79007's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking it might be how all the nurses feel who work in a teaching institution around July
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    What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    babynurselsa replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Family of 5 hit head on by a severely inebriated individual who thought the off ramp was the on ramp. Dad sever CHI, broken pelvis, and legs among his other injuries. Mom both legs broke, and arm...
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    Hmm......what would you do?

    babynurselsa replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar situation when my 5 year old was an infant. the MA was so tentative that she required 2 jabs to break the skin then the site was about 1 inch above the knee. The Doc and I had a heart...
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    CNA in OK

    babynurselsa replied to mistiffy's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Here is the Link to apply for Nurse Tech training to work at Saint Francis. SaintFrancis.Com - Career Center At Southcrest it says CNA preferred, it doesn't say required. This sounds like they would...
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    CNA in OK

    babynurselsa replied to mistiffy's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    THere is a place called wings there is an office in Broken Arrow, and another that I think is somewhere on west 11th street, like past yale maybe. I have no personal exp with wither , but it seems...
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    Emergency C/S with local anesthetic only

    babynurselsa replied to kathiecnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have seen it done twice in my career. It was chilling to the mother and everyone involved at the time. We did have better outcomes for the babies that it appears but these were in house crashes...
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    Nurse credentialing...HOW? Money?

    babynurselsa replied to danielleny2cali's topic in General Nursing

    MOst of the credientalling agency have a required number of hours worked int eh previous year to apply for the exam CCRN requires 1750 hours in the previous 2 years....
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    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    babynurselsa replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    3. Just because you THOUGHT it does not make it ordered. Do not get mad at me when you do not have results on a test that you wanted but didn't actually tell anyone. OR if you did write it but are...
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    Question on when infants die

    babynurselsa replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My understanding form the funeral home that we dealt with often was that thye actually had like an immersion bath of some sort that they used on the infants versus the equipment they would use on a...
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    opiate withdrawal

    babynurselsa replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    COncerns abbout opiate abuse kind of become a moot point for the hospice patient. Can you assist this patient in obtaining a new primary????? That is asinine to dc meds on this patient. I had a...
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    opiate withdrawal

    babynurselsa replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    WHY???? in the world would the doc dc a TERMINAL patients
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    OB T-shirt slogans?

    babynurselsa replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OR how about....More stirrups than the
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    menu/recipe ideas for chemo pts

    babynurselsa replied to mtnmom's topic in Oncology

    One thing I used to suggest for some of my hospice pts was to use the ensure and toss it in the blender with some ice cream. Nice and calorie packed. The cold ice cream made the ensure more...
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    Nursing without license

    babynurselsa replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my state the facility can be fined by I believe the state board of health for allowing a nurse to work without a valid license. A facility I worked at a fe wyears ago used to rather lax about...
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    I didn't know this actually happened

    babynurselsa replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Because a paramedic does not do cervical exams nor do they have a toco, in the case of a labor pt. Even though the labor nurse may be the only one to see the pt she still confers with the doc and she...
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    babynurselsa replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    :barf01: Ok that makes me want to gargle lysol just thinking about
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    Gave my heart away again. (long)

    babynurselsa replied to km5v6r's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Every now and then one of those little buggers will creep into your heart. I have taken care of soo many little ones over the years but there is a handful of those "really special ones" that I got...
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    I didn't know this actually happened

    babynurselsa replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is the same liability issue that causes us to do the million dollar work up on ff patients in the ER. If something were to happen later it would fall back in their lap. As one of my ER doc's says...
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    Help! Daughter burned hand

    babynurselsa replied to collegebound's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 year old can reach my stovetop without any trouble. If that isn't bad enough he is very handy with the stepstool. He has developeda recent fascination with the stove know. I have to watch him...
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    babynurselsa replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Why? Is that
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    Help! Daughter burned hand

    babynurselsa replied to collegebound's topic in General Nursing

    what you did is right on target. Unfortunately a 2 year old can't be made to understand why she needs to leave the bandage alone. Good
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    Cold weather causing pneumonia? *vent*

    babynurselsa replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Nursing

    I am sthinking life would be easier to pick your battles wisely. I't ain't smart to butt heads with grandma. She doesn't really care what modern science has to say, she has hundreds of years of...
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    Nursing without license

    babynurselsa replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is
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    Question on when infants die

    babynurselsa replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here one of the local funeral homes does free services for any fetal demise. If the parents do not deem to have a service they have a "mass burial" about every 3-4 months, even of early losses. This...
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    Visitation Question

    babynurselsa replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OMG Gompers you are getting so close to your big day!!!! I hope you are feeling