dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. FIA and Meconium Testing

    dawngloves replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd be interested in knowing what a meconium collection

  2. Help!!! All Labor and Delivery and PostPartum Nurses

    dawngloves replied to mobyrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Now what kinda sense does that make? If she had a retained placenta after a routine delivery on L&D, would they sent her to

  3. "The View" insults nursing

    dawngloves replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

    This aired Monday night. It was the lowest rated show on that

  4. Know any lactation consultants? Have questions...

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You have a LC just for the NICU???? Lucky! The ones for the post partum floor work 9-5, Monday thru Friday. How much do they make? Probably to darn much in my

  5. mistakes in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Betty, I haven't seen a UV for so long because the ding dongs keep putting it in the liver!

  6. Student with questions on first OB clinicals

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

    Bring your open mind and leave your modesty at home! :) I remember I wanted to die when I assesed my first fundus and episiotomy! Jolie gave you good tiips on what to read up on, so good

  7. mistakes in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have had SEVERAL malfunctioning incubators, fourtunatly without the tragic

  8. mistakes in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    (Waving hand):imbar Guilty!Only I was giving 22cc of straight lipids PO. I was looking at the syringe and was wondering why it was so....oily. Realized what I had done and stopped it and pulled out as...

  9. Is a pacifier a chargeable item in your facility?

    dawngloves replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Brestfed both my babies and they never had a pacifier. My son does suck his thumb. I have a friend who breast fed her kids and one sucks her thumb, the other a paci. Back to the subject, In our NICU...

  10. The Circumcision Discussion

    dawngloves replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :roll I brought this up to my husband when we discussed having my son circ'd. He said he'd rather teach his son to beat the crap outta the guy checking out his Johnson than have him cut! So we skipped...

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    dawngloves replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    GROAN!!!!!!!

  12. The Circumcision Discussion

    dawngloves replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Medical reasons can be, an increase in UTIs, Yeast infection, increase in penile cancer. All small percetages. My Grandfather also had to have his removed when he was older. I know the do use an...

  13. Wanderguards & Pacemakers

    dawngloves replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It depends on how strong the magnet is I suppose.Can you put the Wander Gaurd on the pts.

  14. "cpap Head"

    dawngloves replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do the mask thing with CPAP. But I worry that these kids will have killer TMJ as

  15. postpartum patient discharge

    dawngloves replied to trixie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Deb, I am driving the worst car I've ever seen!! LOL!!!! How about a car *seat*

  16. postpartum patient discharge

    dawngloves replied to trixie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You guys just made me think....... THREAD HIGHJACK!!! Worst car seat you've ever seen? I had a woman bring one in and the bar across the back that holds the straps was gone and the straps were tied...

  17. postpartum patient discharge

    dawngloves replied to trixie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd be careful about installing car seats in vehicles unless you are a liscensed Car Seat tech. Heaven forbid something happened and the baby was hurt, even if you installed it correctly you would be...

  18. hyperal use in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to Deb Bobola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our lipids are seperate. We don't run anything in the UA, just the UV. PIVs we use for incombatable meds and

  19. "cpap Head"

    dawngloves replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our kids are on prong CPAP, not bubble and I assume that's what you have. We trialed it and had a hook up where we pinned it to a hat. YKWIM? I'm not sure if that'll help, but maybe a

  20. Syringing ears, a question

    dawngloves replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    No advice, but you just made me think of my 5th grade teacher. He gave us a hygeine lesson where he went on about hearing a kid screaming in the doctor's office because the kid didn't clean his ears...

  21. How long does report take?

    dawngloves replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are charge I've never seen a place where you heard report on everyone. Not Tele, Adult ICU or NICU and I 've done agency at several hospitals. Now if I was watching someones pts while they...

  22. Home birth vs. hospital

    dawngloves replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know. I've been in some pretty messy delivery

  23. How long does report take?

    dawngloves replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

    Are you getting report on the whole unit??!! If so, why? On a good day report takes 15 minutes, half hour tops. On a really good day, (stable babies w/no changes and same nurse is coming in that gave...

  24. Floating

    dawngloves replied to shyviolet78's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We go to the Newborn Nursery. There have been rumors of cross training to L&D, but they don't want to come to our

  25. Home birth vs. hospital

    dawngloves replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wouldn't deliver at home because the whole time I'd be thinking, "Whose going to clean up this