Deidre Shiobhan

Deidre Shiobhan

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  1. Facebook almost cost me my job

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Keep Facebook only for personal social networking usage and never ever include our job info, worst of all patients' info!! I believe that nothing is ever 100% secure and there are plenty of hackers...

  2. Do you use oxyhoods?

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to NeoPediRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes my unit still do infact the humidifier that we are currently using is not going to be manufacture anymore. We are soucing for vendor to see how we can settle this

  3. Any 22 weekers out there?

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes tralalaRN there's always another side, it's not perfect all the time. I feel that we must paint a realistic picture and not just give parents false hope. We cannot play GOD all the...

  4. Any 22 weekers out there?

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we don't resus any babies below gestation age of 23 weeks because these babies are usually non viable at birth. parents will be spoken too and pregnancy will be prolonged for as long as possible....

  5. Youngest preemies

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to Ozboy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Theorethically infants born below 23 weeks gestation are not viable at all unless the dates are wrong, we don't resus infants born below 23wks in my unit. Between 23 and 24wks is a grey area we'll...

  6. Most RN's first borns?

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Yap 1st born but definitely not from a dysfunction family, interesting theory

  7. Nurses with tattoos

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to Kshel's topic in General Nursing

    You may have problem getting into nursing school however even if you are able to disguise it during the interview. There may be problems with future employment the place that I work in will not...

  8. Looking down on those who take lunch breaks???

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to mismissy69's topic in General Nursing

    Well all of us deserve a break! Just make sure our work is settled and your colleague is around to monitor your patients while you are away. The only issue is when we are really tight and busy, we...

  9. working thru lunch

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to dalegirl's topic in General Nursing

    No matter how busy we are, we still deserve a break to recharge ourselves. Just hand over your work to her for the time while you are

  10. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Delayed sleep syndrome - something that I've just discovered but it's a rather common problem. One feel tired but cant sleep , 2 of my colleagues are depressive 1 on regular meds but the other on and...

  11. My little sweetie passed away.

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to Justhere's topic in Pediatric

    Penny you are great! That's wat nursing is all about the humanistic aspect, we just cant help getting attached to some of our patients. Just like the babies that I've nursed in my unit ( nicu ) I cant...

  12. Bling on the job?

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I only wear my wedding band to work cos rings with stones or fanciful design are not allowed in my department ( I work in nicu ). However they always encourage us not to wear any jewelry if possible....

  13. wearing gloves when feeding neonates

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to chuddy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's not our usual practice to wear gloves when we are feeding babies unless it's an infectious case and strict contact precaution must be carried out. I find it difficult to work around with gloves...

  14. Nitric oxide reducing lung and brain injury in preemies

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi sounds very interesting, my unit only uses NO on term babies (MAS or PPHN cases ) it works very well and most of these babies are saved as a result. I'll like to find out more about the study going...

  15. Brady baby

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to shearernurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Guess the kid's hypoglycaemic because of insufficient feeds and that can contributes to lethargy. You didn't mention any blood gas results so therefore may not be conclusive that it's a respiratory...

  16. use of web cams in nicu

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to MLCmom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Personally I wouldn't agree having a webcam in the NICU. Too much of issues to address - personal or even legal. Parents are not easy to handle these days because they are better educated, well...

  17. NICU Rooming In before discharge

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to angellady24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My unit do not room in all infants that are fit for home. Only those that requires o2 therapy, monitors at home, suctioning, trach care will require rooming in 1st before sending them home. The room...

  18. Are nurses treated badly?

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to -alice-'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't think so in general but I've got one nasty doc in my area whom most nurses and even the babies' parents find her offensive. We do get nasty feedback from the parents and I even that heard she...

  19. Sick Time for Nurses in NICU

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to hmarandola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Whatever it is - call in for sick leave when you are not well. Don't be a hero it's not worth. I'm sure you wouldn't want to be blamed and accused for life when a baby that you are nursing caught your...

  20. Quiet time in nicu

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do have quiet time in my unit too and it's normally around 12noon to 2pm, it also coinsides with visiting hours but we do seek understanding from parents and other medical team members that no...

  21. Patients always needing something no matter what.

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let me share with you my experience- I'm working in the NICU, here I'm refering to the babies' parents. Very often these parents are very afraid of handling the babies cos they are very small and...

  22. wearing perfume to work

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the perfume is not too strong and overwhelming it's acceptable in my unit. However we are against the idea of having long nails, nail polish and any other jewellry besides the wedding

  23. What nursing Managers fail to see

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It really touches me, very true to the fact! Will the nurse managers ever realize this That's the reason why I don't think I'll ever become a

  24. Pneumograms

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Now I know what is it all about, we call it PH study in my unit. We normally carry out such studies if we suspect that this premie has an indication for GER especially if the apnoeic episodes are...

  25. Fetal benefits of staying pregnant longer ...

    Deidre Shiobhan replied to SC RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my unit all high risk pregnancies or prem labours will be in the high risk consult gp meaning these patients will be managed by their individual O&G doctors and also the neonatologist. These...