dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. hyperal use in the NICU

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

    We start 'em with D10 ASAP and add Ca or K as needed. You could wait for phamacy to do this but my life is too short. Our hospital gets hyperal and lipids from an outside company so we usually start...

  2. Cardioversions

    dawngloves replied to katlyn's topic in General Nursing

    When I did Stepdown, we did them there, but not often. Ratio on days was 3:1. Loaded them up on Versed. Did one on Tele for a Dig toxic guy, but even still ratio was 1:5, but I think I gave up a...

  3. Resting heart rates in infants >5 months?

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Resting(sleeping) HR for 3-24 months is 70-120 according to Whaley and Wong, but I think the top end is a little high. I've had term newborns with a sleeping HR in the low 90's and it ain't no

  4. NICU Travel Nursing? Anyone done this or know about it?

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I swear,half our staff is travelers! You want me to PM you some companies when I go back into

  5. Nurses Don't Accept Gifts

    dawngloves replied to roxannekkb's topic in General Nursing

    Use your best judgement. No, don't accept a $100 bill, but I've acepted a small teddy bear pin, a mug, a box of Godivas from pts or families. Never occured to me to say no and I feel no shame. Even...

  6. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There ya go! Dobhoff is the big people... I think? I'm so fried these

  7. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There ya go! Dobhoff is the big people... I think? I'm so fried these

  8. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Dobhoff!!!!Drop a Dobhoff!! Geezz! Iz m a nerze! LOL! BTW Kristi. I bookmarked that

  9. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Dobhoff!!!!Drop a Dobhoff!! Geezz! Iz m a nerze! LOL! BTW Kristi. I bookmarked that

  10. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sounds like it could be NEC or some sort of formula intolarence. It can come on like that. How are his labs? Wondering if it's the liver. Sounds like everything was done par for the course to me. Let...

  11. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sounds like it could be NEC or some sort of formula intolarence. It can come on like that. How are his labs? Wondering if it's the liver. Sounds like everything was done par for the course to me. Let...

  12. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NEC in a nutshell eh? Well, we routinelly measure girth and heme check all stools. Let's say a a girth is up 1cm and bowel signs decreased and baby is regurging. Suspest NEC and make NPO get an abd...

  13. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NEC in a nutshell eh? Well, we routinelly measure girth and heme check all stools. Let's say a a girth is up 1cm and bowel signs decreased and baby is regurging. Suspest NEC and make NPO get an abd...

  14. skunks on night shift?

    dawngloves replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Skunks are nocturnal. Can't explain why they don't like

  15. Leaving NICU for....

    dawngloves replied to love4neos's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Is there a mother/baby home visit agency you could work for? Do follow up visits with

  16. Nurses Diverting Drugs?

    dawngloves replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mean stealing narcs?I'm sure it's a problem, but I've only seen it once. You will get caught because of things like narc counts and Pixus. And believe me, everyone will talk about it over and...

  17. 26g abbocath shortage...

    dawngloves replied to Lyssia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Same here, we use 24g on all the kiddos. But I know we have winged and no winged kinds. Is that an alternative for you? To use one or the

  18. er vs. ob the battle goes on sort of

    dawngloves replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I broke my toe at 32 weeks and they wanted to send me to L&D! I told them no way are you sending me up there to get strapped to a monitor for an hour and BTW xray is right over there and it is 3...

  19. Use of AIR filters on IV infusions

    dawngloves replied to 66nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    I have used filters for infusions of TPN and for blood for special reasons I can't remember what .... I know pumps will alarm for air in tubing. I once heard that you would have to administer a whole...

  20. Poster ideas for the NICU?

    dawngloves replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think you're right on with the Kangaroo care and BFing. How about car seats? You know, positioning your preemie in the seat? Installing

  21. Faking It

    dawngloves replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    I vaugely remember hearing of a large pt that had grand mal seizures where he would somehow end up on the floor despite side rails x4. They put his mattress on the floor and he was

  22. Faking It

    dawngloves replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    Darn right it is! That is child

  23. pregnancy and isolation patients

    dawngloves replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I did big people and was preggo I refused CMV and shingles pts, no big deal. But some pg nurse refused EVERYTHING! AIDS, Hep C, TB, VRE, MRSA. Was a real PITA! Now we have pg nurses refusing...

  24. Can you develop bald spots from vacuum extraction?

    dawngloves posted a topic in Pediatric

    I met a 3 year old today that looked like he had bad alopecia or scar tissue on his head and had a big bald patch. I was told it was from his vacuum extraction at birth! :eek:I've never heard of such...

  25. Am I crazy to leave my desk job?

    dawngloves replied to Wren's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You go