KRVRN

KRVRN BSN, RN

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  1. How long do you push?

    KRVRN replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My friend was asked (forced?) to push for 7 hours until office hours were over for her OB. She claimed that the baby wasn't descending but the nurses told her she was making "slow progress." Well,...

  2. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    KRVRN replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm surprised that this thread hasn't been clsoed

  3. Lab support/blood glucose?

    KRVRN replied to NoCrumping's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We draw all our own labs. We only do blood glucoses when

  4. maternity scrubs?

    KRVRN replied to gotaluvtheER's topic in General Nursing

    I have one pair of maternity scrub pants (borrowed from a friend) and while they do feel and fit nice, I refuse to pay $25+ for special pants. I bought some of the cheap end drawstring pants in a...

  5. Airborne vs. Droplet Precautions

    KRVRN replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When removing PPE, you are supposed to remove gloves first and then wash your hands. After that, you put on clean gloves to remove the rest. I don't know the official sequence after that, but I...

  6. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    KRVRN replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wouldn't it be a source of infection? As it

  7. Prone Positioning in the NICU

    KRVRN replied to nurse_leeny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use sheepskins too, but we only change them as needed, rather than every day. We have a washer in our unit for washing them. We sort of lose the full benefit from them because we have to put a...

  8. Breastfeeding questions

    KRVRN replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Regarding hyperbili readmits... We don't see them that often, but if we do it's almost always a smallish, maybe even somewhat premature (35-36 wks) baby that's been exclusively BFing. When we...

  9. Various R/T Roles??

    KRVRN replied to NoCrumping's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's like "the palace" where I work too. They receive assignments just like the RN's and work with the RN's to care for the babies. They usually staff themselves for 3 on per shift but they call in...

  10. Question about crystal meth

    KRVRN replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's interesting how Costco stores and such that sell stuff in bulk don't sell sudafed in bulk, because you really are limited on how much one person can buy at once. And if other stores ever have a...

  11. where are the nursing shortages?

    KRVRN replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    San

  12. Lactation/ Breastfeeding educator/consultant?

    KRVRN replied to Bruucebuff's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You don't have to have an RN, but some hospitals (mine, for instance) won't hire LC's that aren't nurses. I don't know why. You may have to shop around a little bit more when you look for a job....

  13. How to give bad news

    KRVRN replied to FutureNrse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Repetition and consistency is all you can do for parents that just don't believe it. That works if the baby will eventually pass away despite everything you do. It gets ethically hard when you have...

  14. Lab results reporting

    KRVRN replied to catlover314's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If I do a POC test and it's abnormal, I call the MD or find him/her and report it. We have at least one MD on 24/7. We have a place to document that we've notified the MD or NNP of _____ and what...

  15. What happens in your NICU when you are short staffed?

    KRVRN replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Regarding what NoCrumping said about the neo taking in a baby that's been home for 2 weeks... Apparently the way our insurance/HMO, neonates p to 1 month old can be readmitted to the NICU (versus...

  16. What happens in your NICU when you are short staffed?

    KRVRN replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    First of all, we have our ICN separate from our ICU. ICN babies can be on a NC or have an IV, but the IV can't be going at a fast rate and they can't be having excessive A/B's. So there would never...

  17. Preemie/NICU-isms

    KRVRN replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We sometimes give "spa baths"... We'll put the baby in the tub and then drop in an O2 tubing attached to 15LPM for continuous bubbles! Is it therapeutic for the baby in any way? Doubtful, they still...

  18. help needed

    KRVRN replied to Doody's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm way off base, but this sounds like a scenario/essay question out of a textbook. I saw a similar question in my management book. Forgive me if I'm wrong, Doody, I mean no

  19. grads "negotiating" contracts...

    KRVRN replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    Weekends tend to be the most undesirable because most people have a spouse or family or school-age children or friends that have weekends off and then you can't spend that time with them. While you...

  20. grads "negotiating" contracts...

    KRVRN replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to work the more undesirable shifts...the weekends, yes you will probably be accomodated. In that case it's not negotiating, it's

  21. Preemie/NICU-isms

    KRVRN replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I usually don't even point out that there IS a WWB phenomenon to the parents of one since it's not really relevant most of the time. About the only time I do is if they have twins and the other one...

  22. grads "negotiating" contracts...

    KRVRN replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    Rule of thumb: new grads can't negotiate much. You can ask, and that's about it. If they can acomodate you, they will tell you, but if they can't, they won't hire you. They may be able to...

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    KRVRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yeah, one of my coworker has a story of a parent finding maggots growing in her intubated baby's mouth! (thankfully this wasn't my hospital) Baby needed a little mouth care, wouldn't y'all

  24. Do you refer patients to websites for helpful information?

    KRVRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    One time I had a family whose baby had hypospadias. Out of curiosity, I did a google search for hypospadias and it turns out that theres a http://www.hypospadias.com (or was it .org?)... anyway, it...

  25. Low Down on Nursing Education

    KRVRN replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Smilingblueyes, Re: the Senior Member thing... I think maybe Bonemarrowrn meant that obviously the person isn't active on the board anymore, since the Senior Member title went away after the Premium...