prmenrs RN

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    Anybody remember this

    prmenrs replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    @Walkingrock-we always made the interns/residents suck out the
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    Anybody remember this

    prmenrs posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

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    Whats your favorite montra or saying?

    prmenrs replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    Sublimate immediate pleasures for ultimate
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    UCSD Perinatal/NICU RN New Grad Program Summer 2013

    prmenrs replied to sapi's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This time of year, they may be waiting for budget
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    And the award for most asked question goes to...

    prmenrs replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Then there's the other end of the parents' time w/us: we're doing the discharge testing and teaching, parents are totally into their routine of when they come in, what they do, etc. Then one day I...
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    And the award for most asked question goes to...

    prmenrs replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    "...She only wanted reassurance that her little boy was safe in my care." Maybe that's the take-away for our parents, too. Thank
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    attn: experienced NICU RNs---

    prmenrs posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Like Bortaz, NICUGal, babyRN, etc. We are in need of a current "Day in the Life" thread. The stickies are so old, they don't work because they rewrote the code (or something techy like that). If...
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    Soreness everywhere... any advice?

    prmenrs replied to themegster0221's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Because we cannot give you medical advice, I need to close this thread. DO consult your Primary Health Care Providor. We wish you the
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    Why do umbilical lines help infants in respiratory stress?

    prmenrs replied to LucyRn4's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Umbi lines are the easiest way to get fluids, antibiotics, etc., going as soon as possible. Arterial lines can be used to monitor the BP, and obtain labs including arterial blood gases to manage the...
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    And the award for most asked question goes to...

    prmenrs replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Parents are so scared, I think they just don't know what to ask. Also, they have other family members asking them for info, so the wt is something they can share. Our families have a rough time,...
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    And the award for most asked question goes to...

    prmenrs replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    @NicuGal--that's another gem. I would answer, "not
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    And the award for most asked question goes to...

    prmenrs replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There's nothing wrong w/the question, and we understand why parents ask it. We had little cards on the beds w/the daily wts recorded-I would show it to Mom and Dad, and point out that looking back a...
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    And the award for most asked question goes to...

    prmenrs replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I like that question best when the OB hasn't even cut the cord yet. Or when you're doing chest
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    UCSD Perinatal/NICU RN New Grad Program Summer 2013

    prmenrs replied to sapi's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Don't know what you mean by "getting the references e-mail"? Also not sure where you are in the whole process. Have you applied? Are you accepted? Been
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    And then the MD said.....

    prmenrs replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I should add that when I encountered docs I had known "when", they still cleaned up babies when
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    And then the MD said.....

    prmenrs replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The NICU where I used to work, med students and residents were expected to change diapers if, when examing the baby, they found s/he dirty or wet. The attendings took care of orienting them to stuff...
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    attn: experienced NICU RNs---

    prmenrs replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The routines are usually similar for both shifts because babies get fed/vitaled/medicated, etc., around the clock. On a med-surg floor, if the docs order a med 3x/day, the pt gets it @ set times-all...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    prmenrs replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If all short, polite and noncommital answers don't succeed in changing the subject back to focusing on the patient, try this line: "For what reason do you wish this information?" Then redirect the...
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    attn: experienced NICU RNs---

    prmenrs replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just LOVE feeding the bed. Baby lying there perfectly content in a pool of formula or breast milk. Even better if the feeding had MVI or Fe in it. On the same theme, I once busted a baby who had...
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    Rehab needs to get a clue

    prmenrs replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Seems like a "come together" meeting is in order: get the stakeholders (therapists and nurses and or leadership) together, and figure out how to work compatably w/each other so that the PATIENT gets...
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    People really believe this????

    prmenrs replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Veterinarians and dentists are properly called
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    attn: experienced NICU RNs---

    prmenrs replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think we're in different time zones, Bortaz! But, yes, I do wake up in the middle of the night and 'surf'. Not as bad as some other things I could do @ such
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    attn: experienced NICU RNs---

    prmenrs replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is a former pt. I follow on FB--s/he took @ least 10 yrs off my life and scared the crap outta me a LOT. But s/he's an awesome teenager now w/a great family. Warms my heart to see him/her...
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    attn: experienced NICU RNs---

    prmenrs replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you, Mr.
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    Okay, need some help here...

    prmenrs replied to carolinapooh's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    @carolina--my baby sister was born Tripler, too, in 1954! I'm sure there're plaques there for both of