KRVRN

KRVRN BSN, RN

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  1. Interesting cases anyone?

    KRVRN replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's kinda neat huh? Whenever we see one we pull over any students or newbies to see it. As a side note, that's how I saw my first harlequin ichthyosis baby. Someone said have you seen the Harlequin...

  2. Grunting

    KRVRN replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It sounds like whining to me. And I agree that parents often thinks it's

  3. Has anyone ever 'taped' a gravity feed?

    KRVRN replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do it frequently. If there's nowhere to tape it we'll put it on a feeding pump for 30 min or so. You have to make sure it's well taped to the baby's face and the hands are swaddled out of the way...

  4. The lowest O2 saturation I've ever seen

    KRVRN replied to SaraBart's topic in Critical Care

    Lol talk about alarm fatigue! You can silence a monitor because the baby is high satting, then when the silence ends, it's alarming again/still for a low sat and so on and so

  5. The lowest O2 saturation I've ever seen

    KRVRN replied to SaraBart's topic in Critical Care

    Our monitors go from 2% to 1% and then to X. I've seen X with a good waveform. Naughty NICU baby having an

  6. Very Unprofessional....

    KRVRN replied to Whoatemyburger's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it's because it was his third day there. Nobody found

  7. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    KRVRN replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I took care of a very, very sick NICU preemie pt. He was only a few days old and on an oscillator with escalating settings, 100% O2, iNO, multiple drips, chest tubes, lines, etc. We could barely keep...

  8. Drowning her baby in wine

    KRVRN replied to sarabellum1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does your friend even acknowledge that alcohol can harm the baby? Does she smoke

  9. Spinal MRI

    KRVRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a lumbar MRI is performed, is the mid back thoracic spine visible as well? Thanks

  10. Spinal MRI

    KRVRN replied to KRVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know if it's like an x-ray, where you can the see parts on either side or not.

  11. Need Help Writing a Reference letter

    KRVRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You can google "letter of reference" or something to that effect and find examples that you can then use as a

  12. Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

    KRVRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Using the term in the context of a woman "nursing a baby" is probably the only situation where " nurse" or "nursing" can be used if someone isn't a

  13. Lesbians (LGB) in OB Nursing

    KRVRN replied to PunkRockRNLA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Impropiety was mentioned by the OP. If that means "is it improper for a lesbian to work in OB since she'll see naked women?"...then I think that's definitely a non-issue since it's understood that all...

  14. Prospective employee's psych hx

    KRVRN replied to ashleed's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Wrong, very wrong. It's a HIpAA violation so you should report

  15. You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    KRVRN replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Is that really what new grads make on the east coast? Is the cost of living low enough for that to

  16. Nurses who believe in herbal nonsense, alternative medicine, anti vaccine etc

    KRVRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh I've been

  17. Nurses who believe in herbal nonsense, alternative medicine, anti vaccine etc

    KRVRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm pulling up my chair and getting comfortable to watch the

  18. You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    KRVRN replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Do pts ever confuse the titles of medical assistant and physician assistant? (Or is it physician's

  19. Best units to work on before switching to NICU?

    KRVRN replied to cannb's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Mother-baby

  20. Nursing students on medication

    KRVRN replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    He might not have taken it or it may have been wearing

  21. Propofol

    KRVRN replied to clarkw12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In school I saw an ICU pt that had sustained a frontal lobe brain injury in a MVA. He was vented, trached, still in a c-collar and very brain injured/altered. The nurses said he was very "frontal." I...

  22. Nurses who believe in herbal nonsense, alternative medicine, anti vaccine etc

    KRVRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't if the practioner hadn't recommended

  23. Nurses who believe in herbal nonsense, alternative medicine, anti vaccine etc

    KRVRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whether herbal therapies are good or bad can be debated until the cows come home. Of course every nurse knows many drugs are derived from plants. I feel appropriate discussing FDA regulated...

  24. What area of nursing can you spend a lot of time talking/working with patients

    KRVRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    NICU. Parents are generally very involved with learning to care for their feeder grower ex-preemies. Babies can be there for a few mos, so you get to see the same babies and parents every

  25. help

    KRVRN replied to tratra's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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