dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. Primary/secondary apnea.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks Eric, this was what I was looking for. Can someone help me out with situations at a delivery? Am I right in thinking that a secondary apnea is more indicative of a in utero event , such as a...

  2. Magnet-Scam or does it help the floor nurse?

    dawngloves replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

    It's not as elite as it once was. There are several Magnet hospital in my area and several more applying. Our staff satisfaction surveys were low when the Magnet Commitee came for interviews, but low...

  3. Child Abuse

    dawngloves replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not to disqualify what you are saying, but that would mean that all the babies have a U tox sent. Is this

  4. Child Abuse

    dawngloves replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is one of the harderst parts of our job. Nothing makes me madder than a stat c/s fror abruption because the mom was smoking crack. I takes a lot for me not to be judgemental. I want to smack...

  5. Skip urgent care, Come to our ER!

    dawngloves replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    An urgent care center in my neighborhood just closed after being open less than a year. It wasn't getting enough business. But go to my ER anytime of any day and it is

  6. Hokey Hoedown recruitment?

    dawngloves replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle You made iced tea come out of my

  7. Do you swab for MRSA upon admission?

    dawngloves replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only swab transfers, but maybe now we should swab all

  8. Any St. Anthony's Medical Center nurses?

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in General Nursing

    It was

  9. Any St. Anthony's Medical Center nurses?

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard anything of unionization at my hospital, but our unit is kinda isolated from the rest of the hospital.(NICU). I suspect it is a scare tactic. Maybe there was wind of one trying to get...

  10. Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation

    dawngloves replied to geekgolightly's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I've worked in ICUs where there was a three pt assignment. There is no law in PA mandating ratios. You get what you get and hope it doesn't get

  11. Probably idiotic Foley question

    dawngloves replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hmmm...not being familiar with your system, how much urine are we talking here? 1-2 mls in 8 hours? If that's the case I would have written "gtts" on the I&O sheet because really the amount of...

  12. just to let you know..

    dawngloves replied to glamgalRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I think it has to do with trying to get Magnet

  13. breech presentation complications

    dawngloves replied to Hannahrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is an old wives tale. I think there was a thread on it in the OB Nurses

  14. Fluid Warmer

    dawngloves replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why not just make it a policy to not put warm bags of NSS on babies instead of taking the fluids out of your OR for their intended

  15. Preemie Nipples

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My unit will not send a baby home until they can use a term nipple, but I see preemie nipples for sale all over? What are your guidelines? Do you send babies home using preemie

  16. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    dawngloves replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    i've never watched this show either and my mom sent me a link to a house video to ask my opinion. this chick was in the kitchen minutes before she passed out, filing her nails talking to someone about...

  17. Funny NICU Video

    dawngloves replied to mybabies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Miracle Nevaeh!!!!

  18. Neonatal Pneumonia

    dawngloves replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Doesn't sound like pneumonia. Sounds like TTN. Xrays are often

  19. Transfusions in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to Burnt Out's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunately, rare is the preemie born that early that doesn't need a transfusion. I have never had a neonate with an adverse blood reaction. And

  20. Two questions....

    dawngloves replied to PrudenceNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't like to, but we run D12.5 through peripherials. I've never given higher than D17.5, but that is only through a central line. Blood warmers we only use for rapid infusions and

  21. Nasal suction guidelines

    dawngloves replied to AbearsdenRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You routinely suction, even if they don't need

  22. Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

    dawngloves replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Geez, that's awful, but was she on a

  23. Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

    dawngloves replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've only seen it with withdrawl of care pts in the NICU. Adults it could be hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, I think I saw it with a digoxin overdose

  24. Nasal suction guidelines

    dawngloves replied to AbearsdenRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I tried this and couldn't get the sailine out of the nostril opposite of the saline insertion, so I just ended up suctioning the side I dropped the saline down. I know it should work. What am I doing...

  25. Nasal suction guidelines

    dawngloves replied to AbearsdenRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Why don't write a policy that neosucker are the only thing to be used for suctioning? And that any modification is not within the manufactures guidlines and not permitted? If you elimintate them,...