dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. conteinment of micro premie

    dawngloves replied to daniela's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I second Gompers! If they were in utero, would they be

  2. "some doubt"

    dawngloves replied to daniela's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Lucky you at the beach! :) When I suction a baby on CPAP or nasal cannula I hold it just below the nose so they at least get a little flow. It doesn't take that long. A feeder/grower I'll at least...

  3. Quick Question: SGA vs IUGR

    dawngloves replied to VickyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The SGA sounds right. But isn't IUGR off chart r/t what you

  4. Need help with young child first visit to psych.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in Psychiatric

    You may be right Sarah. I don't think she'd buy it anyway. Wish us

  5. Need help with young child first visit to psych.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for the ideas! I was wondering, should I call the doctor my friend and not "doctor" at all? She really fears the pediatrician and I don't want her to think they are going to give her needles...

  6. Aspirating breast milk, then re feeding?

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Have you ever heard of the practice of a breast feeding baby that has it's stomach contents aspirated after feeding and then gavaged back in to measure how much he has taken? I just can't help but...

  7. Worst thing you have seen

    dawngloves replied to Chibi Baka's topic in Burn

    I think you really encompassed it Faith.There are different degrees of what I consider, "the worst" and then there are the things that made me angry for many

  8. Pay Scale?

    dawngloves replied to NICU RN wannaB's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not true from where I sit. As a new grad I took a job in CCU and made $2 more than my friends that opted Med/Surg. I had to take a bevy of classesin relation to working in unit. Now, working in a NICU...

  9. Need info on colposcopy-please help

    dawngloves replied to Michelle_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Oh my! :uhoh21: Any hoo.... I had one many years ago and it was like terrible cramps, but the pain stopped as soon as it was over. I hope everything turns out

  10. How often do you use transducers with UVCs?

    dawngloves replied to kmaryniak's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Now this poses an interesting question. Do all of you suture your lines? (meaning the peds suture them in, not you

  11. How often do you use transducers with UVCs?

    dawngloves replied to kmaryniak's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I still don't see a reason for a transducer on a UV.Do you do that if you don't have a UA? If the reading is not accurate and you can see MAP trends with the UA, is there a point I just don't get? Our...

  12. How often do you use transducers with UVCs?

    dawngloves replied to kmaryniak's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What is the difference between using info from a UV transducer as opposed to the

  13. How often do you use transducers with UVCs?

    dawngloves replied to kmaryniak's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've never seen a transducer used with a venous

  14. Funneling!??

    dawngloves replied to dreamydiva16's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only way to truely measure cervical legnth is with a trans lady partsl u/s. I had many with my second pg because of my history of Premature Rupture of Membranes, sometimes caused by funneling....

  15. Feeding tolerance and providing fentanyl or MS for pain control

    dawngloves replied to wendiburrd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So what your docs are saying is that a pt on MSo4 must be

  16. Warning issued on pregnancy drug

    dawngloves replied to gwenith's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My mother is not sure if she took DES while pg with me.(Really crappy OB, another story) I have PPROMed with both my pregnancies and wonder if DES is the reason as everything else has ruled out. The...

  17. Minimal handling policies

    dawngloves replied to kmaryniak's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have no written policy either. It is left up to our judgement. But as pointed out, if it is a sick kid or micro, I won't touch them for up to 6 hours. No diapers change, positioning,

  18. Granny Dumping

    dawngloves replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Ohhh yeeeah! I remember those. Was always an increase in "Change in mental status" admits around the holidays. Work 'em up for r/o sepsis, TIA, MI, the whole nine yards. Always good for a long...

  19. Lemon swabs for oral care? Opinions, please!`

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Blah! I didn't like using those on adults! Our unit doesn't use those. We use sterile water and gauze on the ole' "lip

  20. NICU nurses resistant to holding babies?

    dawngloves replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh well. Guess that doesn't work in the real world now does it? :rotfl: We ship out surgery kids and by the time they're 44 weeks and not shipped out for traches we have to PO them.

  21. NICU nurses resistant to holding babies?

    dawngloves replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gompers, noy trying to be a smart a$$, but how do you get the babies to sleep through the night? You could make a fortune writing that book!

  22. How Has "Reality TV" (A Baby Story, etc) Affected Your Work?

    dawngloves replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It would be nice if you could labor and deliver, with the gory bits edited and your private parts blurred, in only a half an

  23. NICU nurses resistant to holding babies?

    dawngloves replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You can't "spoil" a baby by holding it too much. That statment belong in the "OB Myths" thread. If me or my co workers ahve time, we take a minute to hold a crying baby or even a non crying baby....

  24. Saint Agnes Medical Center Closing.

    dawngloves posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I guess because of all the hub bub of MCP closing, no one noticed that St Agnes is closing next month leaving hundreds unemployed. Their burn center, one of two in the city,has already closed it's...

  25. Does you hospital have magnet status?

    dawngloves posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ours is going for it by 2006 and I was wondering, did they do a whole lot of bending over and butt kissing while trying for the designation and then drop it when designanted? Or do they have to...