mommatrauma

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  1. Legal question.......

    mommatrauma replied to allele's topic in General Nursing

    Its called fraud and falsifying documents..illegal and

  2. Can't stop the nightmares- please help

    mommatrauma replied to caren19's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Being in an Urban level 1 trauma center, we often get kids tragically injured...When we have any sort of stressful event, whether it involved a child or adult, we have a debriefing...its a wonderful...

  3. med admin mistake...confused...

    mommatrauma replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that anyone meant to question the integrity of your mother, her coworkers or the story you post. I'm sorry you took it that way....I think what we are hoping that as professionals, and...

  4. what is the normal urine output for neonate?

    mommatrauma replied to epiphany's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It was extremely hard to find...I looked everywhere and couldn't come up with a definitive number..thanks

  5. Pantoprazole IV question!

    mommatrauma replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing

    per Wyeth's website(company that makes Protonix) this is their administration recommendations: 15 minute infusion PROTONIX I.V. for Injection should be reconstituted with 10 mL of 0.9% Sodium Chloride...

  6. is this child abuse?

    mommatrauma replied to bronxRN's topic in General Nursing

    My child is my breath and I would kill before I let him be harmed...I am sorry you had to go through this...noone deserves to be treated or talked to that way...especially not a child. Although, this...

  7. Nosocomial infections

    mommatrauma replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, Legionnaire's is not spread person to person, no special contact precautions are needed. It is spread through water sources usually inhaled or aspirated. The incubation period of...

  8. What's your favorite procedure?

    mommatrauma replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing like a good cracked chest in the middle of the

  9. what steps do I need to take to become a flight nurse??

    mommatrauma replied to nursejennie76's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    That is all about right...as for the prehospital experience i can tell you, depending on the flight service you are looking into, that will vary...I interviewed for a service that does probably 80%...

  10. Need advice!!

    mommatrauma replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    Honey, i've been a nurse for 10 years...I have a soft spot for sick kids...ESPECIALLY when they are close in age or look anything like my own...I remember a 14 month old sids death i had 2 years...

  11. CT Scan, was it done right?

    mommatrauma replied to lucky4timesover's topic in General Nursing

    Working in an ER, I can tell you that 99% of our patients get non-contrast head CTs if a head CT is indicated...usu if they are looking for: Intracranial hemorrhage, early infarction, dementia,...

  12. Peds IV Tips

    mommatrauma replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    Its alot of patience, alot of how you word it, and alot in how you prepare the parents....try not to use words like hurt and painful with young kids, like 4-7 y/o because "pain" to them is a whole lot...

  13. med admin mistake...confused...

    mommatrauma replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    That's usually what we do...and I think you are right..I don't think they make an insulin syringe bigger than 100 units, they do make them smaller, depending on the company..I know BD makes 4 or 5...

  14. med admin mistake...confused...

    mommatrauma replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Just a little anecdote so you can see that people really can get higher doses of insulin...go to this link and scroll down to the one of many success stories section and read how high this insulin...

  15. What exactly is conscious sedation?

    mommatrauma replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what the AANA says Conscious sedation is...

  16. med admin mistake...confused...

    mommatrauma replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    If you are not even giving 1 whole unit of insulin you could spit in the wind, because that's about how good that would do a patient, unless it was a neonate and they needed less than a unit. If you...

  17. UPenn Nursing vs. Drexel Nursing Undergrad

    mommatrauma replied to i-heartnursing's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    ok now that I got all that superficiallness out of my system..go with the program that will best suit your needs...A University setting regardless can be tough for a field like nursing...You don't...

  18. UPenn Nursing vs. Drexel Nursing Undergrad

    mommatrauma replied to i-heartnursing's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Take the money and go to Drexel...then graduate go work at Penn and finish your schooling there...they'll pay for your tuition as an

  19. C-Diff Question

    mommatrauma replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    we use shaving cream all the time...works wonders for really caked on yuckies...and speaking of smells...pseudamonis...now THERE is an

  20. med admin mistake...confused...

    mommatrauma replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    3 ml is even too much insulin...that would be equal to 300u of insulin...so maybe there really is more to the story that is missing...that even sent up a red flag...the 130 ml syringe..short of an...

  21. Techs Triaging

    mommatrauma replied to tracelane's topic in Emergency

    Our techs are used as meeter-greeters...They can get name, birthday, cc, vs, they are not allowed to right a note, and they are not allowed to level a

  22. Dandruff

    mommatrauma replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, children can get dandruff...as early as infancy (cradle cap). It can be caused from a number of things, most commonly in young children eczema, but it can be something as easy as not washing the...

  23. Diseases from Needle Sticks

    mommatrauma replied to LadyMadonna's topic in General Nursing

    Try

  24. C-Diff Question

    mommatrauma replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    ...and you would know this

  25. Interviewing any LPN, RN, BSN :wavey:

    mommatrauma replied to TallToombs's topic in General Nursing

    Hope this