dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. Aquaphor burning skin??

    dawngloves replied to BeckyNICURN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    aquafor® healing ointment from eucerin® ingredients: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- active ingredients: petrolatum inactive ingredients: mineral...

  2. Please help me with my new Customer-er...I mean Pt

    dawngloves replied to KellNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh no! You did not go there!! :roll And yeah! I can't wait to hear from her PP

  3. Hypothetical feeding question.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Mind you, this is a therory. Not one particular pt. Just something I pondered last night. I'm considering the fact that maybe brady's (greater than 15 seconds requiring vigorous stimultaion or even...

  4. Hypothetical feeding question.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm more concerned with circulation to the

  5. Therapeutic Touch

    dawngloves replied to ldh's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have some nurses that practice this in our NICU. IM me if you want

  6. 37 weeker NICU stay possible...

    dawngloves replied to bluepenguin's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations! So glad you weren't induced or sectioned. Enjoy

  7. Potential NICU asks NICU nurses: What do you love/hate

    dawngloves replied to katie0416's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is a sticky up top titled, "What do you love about the

  8. Noise in the NICU... title help

    dawngloves replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How about, "Shut up! I'm trying to grow!"

  9. What does admit mean?

    dawngloves replied to MK6babies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't think it got OT at all. The OP posted she dreamed of being a NICU nurse and we all, save for one, encouraged her. If we all had ignored the "problem post" this young person may have gotten an...

  10. Aquaphor burning skin??

    dawngloves replied to BeckyNICURN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You shouldn't use anything petroleum based under phototherapy or a radiant warmer. You are frying the baby! (unless you use the blue lights which I understand are cool). I agree that it sounds more...

  11. What does admit mean?

    dawngloves replied to MK6babies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh, I get it! You're trying contrubute to the nsgshortage! I love my job!! This is a second career for me. I left a great paying managment jobs because I was not about making money, (or making other...

  12. Would you be offended, "practically an RN?" - or am I overreacting?

    dawngloves replied to manna's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure she meant it as a joke. Moms wear many

  13. Obtaining circ permits (long...)

    dawngloves replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a huge issue in our NICU. Mom is often d/c'd without signing consent. When it's about a week before thebaby is d/c'd we then have to track down the on call OB to come when mom is there to have...

  14. Back to Sleep

    dawngloves replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :yeahthat: For the past 5 years all our babies that are weaning to or in an open crib are put on their backs. And swaddling them is a form of developmental

  15. Bit of a strange question....

    dawngloves replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Did they do a TORCH work

  16. 37 weeker NICU stay possible...

    dawngloves replied to bluepenguin's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hope you are well! Let us know how everything

  17. CE r/t Neonatal Nursing?

    dawngloves replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Look at March of Dimes or Nursing Spectrum Mostly perinatal nursing, but some relate to caring for premature infants and their families, newborn screening and

  18. oral vs. nasal intubation

    dawngloves replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How about the

  19. Average starting pay in PA?

    dawngloves replied to mummer43's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I don't know any nurse, that doesn't work for an agency, that doesn't work weekends. And depending on where you work, you will be rotated to nights as well. What pay boils down to is where you work,...

  20. Gen X learners preferences

    dawngloves replied to pwaszgis's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's cheaper for the hospital to put everything on a computer and tell you do it during your schedualed shift rather than pay you and an educator for an extra day of work. I hate when I am...

  21. forced vaccines

    dawngloves replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll bet this has already been through the legal department and they have their butts covered. Even if an employee challenged it, they probably think that the amount of money it would cost them in...

  22. Pts swiping in to the ER?

    dawngloves replied to herecomestrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a great idea. Especially for those with chronic illnesses. If you are in an accident or found unconcious on the streeet, the hospital could get your medical records

  23. oral vs. nasal intubation

    dawngloves replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've only seen it with older neonates. Have to say I prefer it. Much more

  24. 21 weeker going home!!!

    dawngloves replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nice bedside manner. :trout: And an idiot to

  25. Nurses targets for IRS?

    dawngloves replied to rnmommy23's topic in General Nursing

    But if it put you in that higher tax bracket for only say, four paychecks a year, and the other paychecks you were in the lower bracket, you will get that money refunded at the end of the year as your...