dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. How do you encourage rooming in???

    dawngloves replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It seems to me that back in the day that moms also had more support when they went home from their moms and friends. Some cultures the mom and baby are in bed for a wekk after delivery while everyone...

  2. Chlorhexadine Use!

    dawngloves replied to shands5690's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use Betadine. I've never seen burns with it, even with 24

  3. Chlorhexadine Use!

    dawngloves replied to shands5690's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What problems are you having with

  4. Tape in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are not allowed to use Benzoin on skin. We do use it on the tape however. Gawd, I hate the smell of

  5. sicu to nicu?

    dawngloves replied to sinurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Right! ACLS is so much harder than

  6. Bili Lights

    dawngloves replied to babynurse32's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've never done that. Would it make that big a difference that 60 seconds under the

  7. Probably posted on wrong board

    dawngloves replied to Ortho_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is this her first? Not uncommon to efface and dialte like that in a subsequent pg. The UTI can cause contractions, but I would think if she wasn't contracting and was only that dialed and efffaced she...

  8. sicu to nicu?

    dawngloves replied to sinurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I did CCU. Just go in and pretend you're a new grad because it is a whole different

  9. ABG's

    dawngloves replied to CallaRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Even if the alcohol is

  10. Lotus births.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I bet you could make some money off those necklaces! I am serious! Laugh your way to the bank! An I do believe some cultures do save foreskins and I don't mean on thier

  11. Lotus births.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dayray!!!!:roll I am thinking the same thing. I'm as open as the next guy, but come on!!! Love heart???? Isn't it more like a liver than a heart??I posted this here thinking that maybe someone had a...

  12. Lotus births.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :roll :roll :roll Oh please! Stop!!!! This is too

  13. Lotus births.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A dingo ate my baby's placenta.

  14. Medication checks

    dawngloves replied to TIGRESS99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We check all narc drips. Indocin needs to be checked by an RN AND a doc.I have someone double check my K, but that's not policy. I can't think of anything else off the top of my head right now. We...

  15. C-Reactive Protein

    dawngloves replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do CRPs on admit and 24 hours, sometimes 12 if the first is high. But the trauma of some births cause an elevated CRP I imagine. When I did adults residents would get bent outta shape if a LOL that...

  16. Lotus births.

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :roll :roll (pounding fist on desk) OMG!!! YOU GUYS!!!! I didn't think I would get so many laughs off of this! I was appaled more than anything about adverse ramification that this would have on a...

  17. The "menthol" nursing school trick

    dawngloves replied to SnowieRN's topic in General Students

    But you know sometimes that just opens up yor nasal passages. Then you're in

  18. Does your NICU use Isolette Covers?

    dawngloves replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    YOu may want to look at this thread. https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18981&highlight=covered+isolettes We started "cycled lighting" several months back and was curious...

  19. Nasal Cannula Oxygen

    dawngloves replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How about jaming a couple of pens up their noses so they get

  20. Nasal Cannula Oxygen

    dawngloves replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well #1 : You are right. You are blocking the childs air supply by turning off the O2 and leaving the NC in!!! Scarey nurse! #2 We need an order to turn off O2. #3 We also use a blender so we only...

  21. Choosing a Stethoscope??NICU???

    dawngloves replied to KayNICUchsd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Frederick T. Frog I like to use two, and then get in trouble for hogging

  22. Choosing a Stethoscope??NICU???

    dawngloves replied to KayNICUchsd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Drop bisciut in gravy??!!!:roll Girl, you are so

  23. sheepskins

    dawngloves replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't use them. I think the AAP said it can contribute to SIDS. Not that that's the reason we don't have them. And would you look at the Google ads on the right of this thread!!! :chuckle Edited...

  24. Do you or your team members attend deliveries?

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you worked with me you would have to fight for space since the fellow, the resident and a student all want in! I kinda stand back and watch, throw in a suggestion now and again and then ask if they...

  25. FIA and Meconium Testing

    dawngloves replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks Layna. We''ve always just done urine collection. I would imagine meconium would show a more long term use than recent, like