dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

Member

  • Content

    2,399

  • Visitors

    13,762

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    11

All Content by dawngloves

  1. Standards of Care

    dawngloves replied to VickyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Most recommend Handbook of Neonatal Care by Merenstein and Gardner. I found it dry, but still consider it a standard. I prefer Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care

  2. tiniest micropreemie

    dawngloves replied to mweaverrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Funny, our arguement is, "Do you want the baby to be blind or have crappy lungs?" The peds want us to keep the micros on vents sating between 85-95%! Always yelling at us about ROP if they see a sat...

  3. Tele transports from the ER

    dawngloves replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    One facility I worked at you needed two RNs and a monitor to transport. One facility you were lucky to get a monitor, let alone an RN to transport! To go to Xray or such you needed an RN and a monitor...

  4. tiniest micropreemie

    dawngloves replied to mweaverrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I forgot about the kids we can't get off the vents. We must send at least 6 of these little guys to get trached a year! Now when you mention steroid use. do you mean in utero or after

  5. 22 yr old male, wants circumcision, i have questions

    dawngloves replied to jusWannaKno's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I don't think anyone here takes care of men or anyone weighing over 13 pounds.(Except that one 15 pound class A diabetic kid! What a monster!) :chuckle This forum is more appropriate: Urology...

  6. tiniest micropreemie

    dawngloves replied to mweaverrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think after the honeymoon is over that poor little thing is going to get very, very sick and not recover. We had a 25 week IUGR that was 480 ish and we could not tube, so she was on CPAP and a DNR....

  7. IVs and babes rooming with mom

    dawngloves replied to BBnurse34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly.If you have the option to take the baby out the room and infuse in the nursery, great. But not all places have that option and not all nurses have the time to guard parents for half an hour....

  8. IVs and babes rooming with mom

    dawngloves replied to BBnurse34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You'd be liable if a boulder fell through the room and landed on your pt too. That's just the way the courts go these days. No matter where the pt is, if someone wants to mess with a pump, they will....

  9. Discarded babies

    dawngloves replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    This has been going on for centuries. Every now and again they tear down old homes around my way and discover remains of infants in wells or buried in the basement and after investigation rule that...

  10. IVs and babes rooming with mom

    dawngloves replied to BBnurse34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I see nothing wrong with it. If you can pop in during the infusion and check the site you are doing nothing more than a nurse in the NICU would do. I often push Amp after a delivery or in an...

  11. Did You Hear About This One?

    dawngloves replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Would that be turning off the O2 during discharge of the defibulator? What a PITA! And what about ABC? I belive you need O2 for

  12. Breastfeeding

    dawngloves replied to babyrex33's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How many of your kids end up in the unit with hypoglycemia?

  13. my stitches burst- now what??!

    dawngloves replied to loriLPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not an OB nurse but I have had a Stage III lac "down there". The first time I checked out that area I almost fell off the toilet! What a mess!Like a beat up steak! :imbar You are still going to be...

  14. Forced Csection??

    dawngloves replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just read a good article on managing shoulder dystocia and thought I'd add it to this thread. http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=11289 "A sudden call to a...

  15. Radient Heat Warmer Temperatures

    dawngloves replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I set all mine at 37 and then put them on servo once the baby is admitted under them and has a probe

  16. Forced Csection??

    dawngloves replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What about the right of the doctors? PA has one of the highest rates for malpractice insurance in the country. OBs are leaving in droves. If they didn't trust a doctor's medical judgement then yes, by...

  17. Need help with gyn ?

    dawngloves replied to mittels's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would call my GYN or primary doc on

  18. Forced Csection??

    dawngloves replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And who do you think she'd sue if someting happend during the vag

  19. Question for those who did watch ER?

    dawngloves replied to salvati08's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I missed some of it, but were'nt the putting that three day old term kid with the CCAM on prostiglandins???? Ummm, wouldn't his PDA be closed by now???? And the forcepts, the baby was out and it...

  20. NICU nurses - watch ER tonight!

    dawngloves replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know wher to begin! Those were some healthy looking sick kids! I swear they had the same story line on that hospital show on CBS that lasted a

  21. NICU nurses - watch ER tonight!

    dawngloves replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wadda ya trying to do to me? Make me crazy yelling at the TV all

  22. Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

    dawngloves replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :roll :roll :roll

  23. IV site checks

    dawngloves replied to cindylouwho's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I at least visualize the site qh. Depending on where it is I observe the area for redness, swelling, leaking or blood. If it is in the foot or hand I look at the nailbeds. If there is any question in...

  24. NEC and feeding routines...

    dawngloves replied to jssrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Never noticed a higher occurance with any one formula. But i would think the other things had a lot to do with

  25. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

    dawngloves replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wanna bet.:chuckle I've seen that too!Usually with isolations.And is it a PITA as far as space goes! The thing is, it's not like a hotel. You are not really billed for the room, but the services...