KRVRN

KRVRN BSN, RN

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  1. Question for those who did watch ER?

    KRVRN replied to salvati08's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No, Babynurse2B, it's not always that busy. Of course it CAN get like that, but there are also lots of times when you can just calmly give your pt care or talk with a family or even sometimes cuddle...

  2. Question for those who did watch ER?

    KRVRN replied to salvati08's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh, that show was just horrible! I have to say that they came closesr than I thought they would,

  3. activities of daily living problem

    KRVRN replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    You avoid a lot of the grosser ADL stuff related to nursing in the NICU. Butt wiping, yes, but little

  4. Dopamine/Dobutamine

    KRVRN replied to NICURN9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've never seen 3:1 or 4:1, we usually do 2:1 on micros and 1:1 on everything else. We usually try to run dopamine through a central line but if it's not available we will run it through a PIV. I...

  5. Balboa Medical Center OB

    KRVRN replied to Dradz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've heard a few negative comments about Balboa's L/D department, but I haven't heard anything about the prenatal stuff. Sorry I can't be of more

  6. Subjective or Objective?

    KRVRN replied to bedpan's topic in General Students

    I agree, subjective. If the mom said "my child usually eats this and that this often and now he only eats XYZ" then that would be objective. Now, saying her "child won't eat" is objective, but...

  7. Do LPNs/LVN's work in your NICU ?

    KRVRN replied to can'twait2B1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a few that work in our level 2 area, but I believe they have been grandfathered in... I think we only hire RN's

  8. ? Men on Depo Provera ? Help ?

    KRVRN replied to obillyboy's topic in General Nursing

    Is it used in the sex-change operation

  9. mistakes in the NICU

    KRVRN replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Another incident... We used to have stock bottles of Insulin and heparin flush in the fridge. If we had a sick baby that was getting vecuronium we might have a bottle of that in there too. Guess...

  10. mistakes in the NICU

    KRVRN replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a PICU-experienced nurse come to work at our NICU. She gave 15cc of NaCl (supplement) instead of 0.5cc of NaCl. This was when we drew up our own PO meds from the baby's personal stock bottle...

  11. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

    KRVRN replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Dorsogluteal is the butt cheek and ventrogluteal is the hip area

  12. Is a pacifier a chargeable item in your facility?

    KRVRN replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We sell them in the gift shop for $3-4. They are not chargeable in the NICU and the PP floors don't stock them. Very necessary in the NICU. Necessity is questionable in the PP area, it's a...

  13. hyperal use in the NICU

    KRVRN replied to Deb Bobola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We run HAL in UAC's if we don't have a

  14. "cpap Head"

    KRVRN replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's not getting elongated from the hat being too tight is it? I've seen that before if a baby is on CPAP for awhile. The baby can grow out of the hat and the head gets

  15. hyperal use in the NICU

    KRVRN replied to Deb Bobola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We usually start the day after. Pharmacy has rules as to what time HAL orders come in, I believe. Our HAL always has the lipids mixed

  16. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    KRVRN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Increased number of A's and B's... esp A's... is a generalized early sign of getting sick. Temp instability also. I caught it way early in another nurse's patient when I "saved" an apnea/desat for...

  17. Poster ideas for the NICU?

    KRVRN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Something to reinforce back to sleep, we prone the babies so much the parents might follow our habit. CPR. Handwashing in preventing colds, flu, RSV. These ideas are most relevent for after D/C....

  18. I am doing my first care plan and I have a question

    KRVRN replied to Jenn_RN's topic in General Students

    Risk for Infection and Anxiety are just about always applicable to any pt in the

  19. IV Starts

    KRVRN replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I rarely try IV's on big babies without a transilluminator. How funny that we all do it

  20. IV Starts

    KRVRN replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We try 2 sticks each until we've come to what we all agree is the best IV starter on the unit at the time (usually a veteran RN or NNP--never an MD) and then that person will try over and over until...

  21. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    KRVRN replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    And now my response to the topic. I remember being in school and having the instructors tell you that you have to find your own learning experiences, be assertive, ask to do things, tell what you DO...

  22. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    KRVRN replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    I'm perceiving more than one person engaging in playground

  23. Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

    KRVRN replied to rileygrl11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    With neonates we only draw from a PICC for a PICC blood culture. We waste 0.5cc and then draw 1cc for the culture. Half the time you can't get it to draw back. We flush with 0.5-1cc of NS if we are...

  24. San Diego Pay Rates.

    KRVRN replied to CCURN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was referring to FT. Per diems are all

  25. San Diego Pay Rates.

    KRVRN replied to CCURN's topic in General Nursing

    That about right Prmenrs?