dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. sextuplets

    dawngloves replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just read one of the 22 weekers expired. I hope it was

  2. Curious

    dawngloves replied to tvccrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    But if there are no cervical changes you don't count

  3. Bottle-feeding really compromise Breastfeeding?

    dawngloves replied to crazyaaa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've heard of it, but I've never seen it. We have several moms that bf when they visit and we bottle feed when they are not there. And think about the babies that go to day care when mom goes back to...

  4. questions about NAS baby--feeding and meds

    dawngloves replied to crazyaaa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    These kids will eat 'til they puke and suck mom raw. I agree that letting him bf for 15 minutes q 3 until mom's milk comes in and then bttle feed. Mom should pump afterward. We do q 6 NAS too,...

  5. sextuplets

    dawngloves replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That doctor should lose his

  6. sextuplets

    dawngloves replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What would have caused that? The huge fluid shift? That poor woman. I wonder if the doctor told her that was a possibility before she was inseminated having 13

  7. does anybody NOT like nicu???

    dawngloves replied to crazylilkelly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, we know. But there are some that will be in and out of the hospital the rest of their lives and we recognize who they

  8. Warning Signs a hospital is about to change hands

    dawngloves replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Supplies are short.Admissions are down.Docs jumping

  9. The Circumcision Discussion

    dawngloves replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's not my view. It's the AAP guidline that circumcisions are not needed.Vegetables are and I won't go OT on

  10. Compliments

    dawngloves replied to NEWNICUNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Something I took as a compliment once was when I was soothing a crying pt in an isolette. I was talking to her and giving her a pacifier until she was calm and a mom behind me said to her friend, "She...

  11. CCRN vs RNC

    dawngloves replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just reminded me I should be studying right now.

  12. does anybody NOT like nicu???

    dawngloves replied to crazylilkelly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was like,"Does she do vascular surgery on her unit???". :uhoh21: And you are so right about seeing some of these kinds in PICU for the next 20

  13. The Circumcision Discussion

    dawngloves replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Because they need these things. There are very few men that need a

  14. Curious

    dawngloves replied to tvccrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Uhhh..it's not medical advice. In a nutshell the OP want so know if they are contracting on and off for X amount of time prior to delivery, would they be considered, "in labor " the whole time. I...

  15. does anybody NOT like nicu???

    dawngloves replied to crazylilkelly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

  16. Help--transpyloric feeding in NICU

    dawngloves replied to crazyaaa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We drop an NG into the stomach and check residuals to make sure nothing is backing up into there or the tube hasn't

  17. The Circumcision Discussion

    dawngloves replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If I can give you another spin on CSLee3's opinion, I let my husband decide since it was of no matter to me and he, being a man, had a better perspective. He said "Hell no!" to a circ.I brought up the...

  18. sextuplets

    dawngloves replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    22 week

  19. Sopranos Finale - How well was nursing portrayed?

    dawngloves replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    Was nursing even portrayed in the

  20. Question about Harlequin ichthyosis

    dawngloves replied to student456's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had one on the unit a couple of years ago. Can't remember the gestation, 32 week-ish? Was in a 100% humidified isolette, Aquaphored like crazy. Poor little thing lived a few weeks and expired from...

  21. How do YOU feel about scalp IVs?

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My guess it's more a cosmetic

  22. Does the stress level taper down at all?

    dawngloves replied to NEWNICUNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've worked different areas at different places and they all have that to some degree. Every job has the same politics. There is no Shangra La. (But if there is someone tell us!) You know who to avoid...

  23. Patent Foramen Ovale

    dawngloves replied to strn96's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Me either. Sure it wasn't a Tet

  24. How do YOU feel about scalp IVs?

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Don't you feel that it is easier to detect an infiltrate in a scalp IV than a fat arm or taped up foot? Now that I think of it, all the bad infiltrates I've seen have been in hand IVs. Food for...

  25. Should a telemetry nurse be expected to float to a critical care unit?

    dawngloves replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    All that plus this place didn't allow any nitro or cardizem gtts on