dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    dawngloves replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Now you're thinking like an American

  2. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    dawngloves replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Yes, it's because our society does not recognize midwives as much more than nurses with a fancy title. And when it gets to court the question will be, 'Where was the doctor?" Ask any OB or OB nurse...

  3. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    dawngloves replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    You would think. But I've seen hospitals in poor and upper middle class areas close their L&D. I think it boils down to how much they can get from the insurance companies for deliveries and how...

  4. eXpresso Milk Warmer

    dawngloves replied to BittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do you have any references stating the correct temp for feeds? Also, it is difficult to maintain the temp of the feed during a gavage, since the milk will cool down as it goes through the

  5. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    dawngloves replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Then why are so many hospitals closing their L&D units? There are a lot of points I could argue from what I saw in the trailer. The U.S. has such a high infant mortality because of advances in...

  6. eXpresso Milk Warmer

    dawngloves replied to BittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yeah, I don't see how it's any different from a cup of warm water. My hospital would never pay for

  7. More sick calls on Superbowl Sunday? (Why was I not surprised to get a call?)

    dawngloves replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised your unit gets call outs on a weekend. We have to make them up at the convience of the unit and it's never in your best

  8. Parents that make you go MMMMrgh!

    dawngloves replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm American and I'm

  9. Devastated after 17 years

    dawngloves replied to marcirnc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Jeez! Nice co workers ya got there!

  10. Bizzare

    dawngloves replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm wondering if the OP's patient was going to hold the kid up next to these three guys so she could pick which one was

  11. Difficult Delivery!

    dawngloves replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've seen c/s where the OB is crawling into the mom's abdomen. My favorite is when they don't make the incision big enough and the baby gets stuck halfway and they are ripping apart the cavity to get...

  12. Parents that make you go MMMMrgh!

    dawngloves replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are getting ready to open 24/7 to anyone and everyone that cares to visit with mom. This includes kids of all ages. Pray for

  13. Incubator Fire Badly Burns Minn. Newborn

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How the heck did this happen??? MINNEAPOLIS - Oxygen ignited inside a special hood worn by a newborn infant in a hospital, burning the boy's head and face and leaving him in critical condition....

  14. Wow a bag of pretzels, your right admin, this is a good place to work

    dawngloves replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your what?? What is this "Christmas bonus" you speak

  15. Incubator Fire Badly Burns Minn. Newborn

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    But you can't have fire without it. "So oxygen really is as distinctively important as fuel, in making

  16. help!

    dawngloves replied to MarieFutureRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My mom used to tell me that guys that make fun of you usually like you, but are intimidated by

  17. Incubator Fire Badly Burns Minn. Newborn

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm now wondering if there was a malfunction with his temp probe? Maybe it came off and the heater set the hood on fire? I wonder how hot it would have to

  18. Incubator Fire Badly Burns Minn. Newborn

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm now wondering if it was

  19. Geez...quit having babies already!!

    dawngloves replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have babies in every nook and cranny! And it's not just preemies. Every day we get some TTN or R/O sepsis term

  20. Car seat challenge

    dawngloves replied to grlgid's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm just surprised by your fail rate. How many beds do you have on your

  21. OG tube

    dawngloves replied to sofiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use long term tubes that can stay in for up to a

  22. Car seat challenge

    dawngloves replied to grlgid's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Car beds are a PITA to find. I think one company makes them. littleneoRN, what weight and gestation do you send your kids home at and are they being tested in infant or convertable

  23. Car seat challenge

    dawngloves replied to grlgid's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ditto. But we wait an hour after a feed. I think I've sent home one baby in a car bed and that was a long time

  24. Oops....

    dawngloves replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've had "toilet deliveries" of every gestation, all at home. At the hospital we get a few delivered in the

  25. low census?

    dawngloves replied to littlepeach's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Over here that could get the hospital shut down.