dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    dawngloves replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am just really impressed this guy could make it to a toilet! :chuckle God bless

  2. Staph Aureus

    dawngloves replied to CANADARN13's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've had outbreaks of MRSA that has led to the staff being cultured. The nurses always come up negative. Can't think of any Staph

  3. Benchmarking Level III NICU nurse/pt ratios....please help

    dawngloves replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Woweee!!!! Nice lookin' ratios!Where are you again? We've had two stable vent assignments every now and again. Usually a vent and some other stable kid, nother worse than on NC. Can have a couple of...

  4. Looking for problems with unknown IV compatibilities

    dawngloves replied to bakerx25's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have heard conflicting info about IV Diuril.Our formulary says nada, another facility's says not compatable with

  5. CVP readings

    dawngloves replied to sazza's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I have seen a - reading, but only if I'm zeroing the transducer or there is air in the line. So in therory I guess it could.Not sure what that would mean if it was real. Couldn't be

  6. Atrial Fib. Noninvasive Treatment

    dawngloves replied to thatoneguy's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You guys are taking me back.Eight years ago I worked tele at a teaching hospital and we would ablate after Cardizem and carioversion failed to break Afib. We had about a 60% success rate. It was such...

  7. Nimv

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What are your units using? We use the Babylog with the prongs from hell. We used to use it for CPAP too until we got the Aladdin and I thought, "Thank goodness!" Now we re extubating earlier and the...

  8. Deep suctioning babies after delivery

    dawngloves replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our docs are blow by junkies. Dusky hands and feet at one minute?? Blow by!!! But I don't think a couple of minutes of blow by would do any

  9. Why a C-Section?

    dawngloves replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ITA! I always tell new moms with regrets that there are no medals for natural childbirth, lady partsl delivery or breast feeding. You make a decision that you are comfortable with so you can focus on...

  10. Ibuprofen for PDA?

    dawngloves replied to leepgirl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is interesting because we keep our kiddos NPO until the PDA is closed. And they would never start oral meds until they are on max

  11. Deep suctioning babies after delivery

    dawngloves replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The suction catheter can get further down that the bulb syringe. Do you have a clin spec you can bring this up

  12. Newborn with frothy sputum, please advise.

    dawngloves replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've never seen it either, but I've had docs slap my hands many a time while they watch the clock. Also, they have been moving away from chest pt because of , "no conclusive study" How about the...

  13. Grateful and impressed

    dawngloves replied to Kirsten4321's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Because most of these kids go home and are OK.

  14. Preemie resuscitation in regards to gestational age

    dawngloves replied to d2k2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have been hearing more about others starting HAL ASAP, but we don't. We also do the "turkey bag' Real PITA. We keep our What is this about keeping the head neutral?Something to do with bleeds?? We...

  15. Nimv

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gompers, we have one Vapotherm and they are so stingy with it! We use these prongs that are rubber, but are 3cm long! Back in the day we had a couple of kids loose their septum to it. I can't beleive...

  16. what's your policy on switching out isolettes?

    dawngloves replied to luv-r-babies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do q week too, but if the kid is unstable, forget it! Or if they are weaning and will be out in a day or so,

  17. Newborn with frothy sputum, please advise.

    dawngloves replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In our facility. deep suction is contraindicated in a neonate until it is 3 minutes old. It can cause a vagal response that the baby may not recover

  18. Preemie resuscitation in regards to gestational age

    dawngloves replied to d2k2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I recommend the book, Saving Very Premature Babies by Pauline Challinor Mifflin. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=MA0VFURC65&isbn=0750654120&itm=1 Some good...

  19. Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

    dawngloves replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This early it is hard to tell. Plus there weight may even out more later. I have heard they are cauterizing vessels in utero in cases of TTTS and having good results. But like Jolie, I'd be more...

  20. Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) infection in neonate

    dawngloves replied to HillaryC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry to hear of your friends loss. I have never seen a baby expire from pseudomonas. Usually the pts that end up with it in our facility are long term vented kids, never a newborn or anyone less...

  21. I'm so happy I'm getting teary-eyed!!

    dawngloves replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :yelclap: I would have fallen over if a doc told me I did a good

  22. encephalocele

    dawngloves replied to sunnysideup09's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've only seen one.We covered his head in wet to dry dressing and he roomed in with the parents at thier request and then went home with them for

  23. Chilled babies in the news

    dawngloves replied to futureTMA's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gompers, I'm sure I will see this beofre I retire. babies floating in tanks of

  24. Chilled babies in the news

    dawngloves replied to futureTMA's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm very excited about this. We are supposed to trial it next

  25. Web Cam in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to BabyNurse513's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yikes! What if they click on just as their baby is being tubed? Or watching several people try and start a line on the kid.Heaven forbid, watching from the office as the kid