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    3 Day Orientation to NICU??

    prmenrs replied to oregonnurse2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What is this? Drive-by orientation? I'll bet you are an awesome adult ICU nurse, and the fact that you're interested in NICU makes you one of my favorite nurses of all time! But babies are like a...
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    prmenrs replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Working in a hospital has been known to require staying @ work in the case of an emergency. I would encourage you to develop a personal disaster plan--keep an extra set of clothes and toiletries @...
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    RAM Cannula

    prmenrs replied to juliachloe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Vapotherm Therapy This is a parent site, but had some info. @Boratz: your hospital may be doing it but calling it something
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    Not even a word of English

    prmenrs replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please remember to debate w/o attacking, as per the Terms of Service. xx's prmenrs,
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    Not even a word of English

    prmenrs replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have lived and worked in a border city for >40 years; the last place I worked had waaay more Spanish-only customers than English--they wanted to have their baby in the US. Depending on their...
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    RAM Cannula

    prmenrs replied to juliachloe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Studies | Neotech RAM Cannula I hope this
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    RAM Cannula

    prmenrs replied to juliachloe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The PTB need to provide nursing staff (and respiratory, too) w/a lot more education about this device and the philosophy behind it. How does the nurse manager and/or educator view this situation?...
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    Dieting - You are what you eat

    prmenrs replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Nursing school taught me many things, but drinking an 8oz Coke standing in front of the Coke machine @6:38am on my way to morning prayers was probably not one of the
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    My first code-feedback appreciated!

    prmenrs replied to sunnybabe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You did GREAT! Every one of us has 20/20 hindsight about what we should've done better, faster, etc. You listened to that inner voice--which is totally awesome! It is perfectly normal and ok, imo,...
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    Grandmas...mean ones

    prmenrs replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I once had a mom having difficulty breastfeeding. Looking back @ the chart, g'mo had fed the little darling 2 oz of formula w/in 2 hours of birth. I tried explaining about the small stomach,...
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    JCAHO, how you annoy me.

    prmenrs replied to brainkandy87's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ps-if the hospital doesn't OVERstaff the joint while the accreditors are around, they deserve what they get, imho. That said, it's been almost 2 years since I've had to face that JACHO crap, and I...
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    JCAHO, how you annoy me.

    prmenrs replied to brainkandy87's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "Also... can anyone tell me why JCAHO needs to regulate our food in our break room?" 1--food poisoning. You know as well as I do, folks will just about anything not nailed down in the break room....
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    NICU IV push meds and flushes

    prmenrs replied to PEDSOBRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The port closest to the pt, and yes. How much to flush w/depends on the drug and the compatability w/the infusing solution. The size of the baby might influence flush amt,
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    IV starts - anyone get better?

    prmenrs replied to krenee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In both the hospitals I worked NICU, we did not get labs via the IV start. Yes for Umbi lines, not for peripherals. It's too much pressure, imo, for those fragile veins + the small gauge IV device....
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    Day of Codes

    prmenrs replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    So, then you went home, tried to tell the family about your "day @ the office", and they ran screaming and/or hurling for the hills!! I'm glad you survived and did well--Good
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    Skin Changes At Life's End (SCALE)

    prmenrs replied to VickyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My mother had this. I never knew this had a name. It developed ~ 10 days before she died. The ulcer was painful, but I could not get her to lie in any position but supine, if I tried to turn her to...
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    Fainting... so dramatic

    prmenrs replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    My dad was in the Navy, and anytime we changed duty stations (esp going to and from Hawaii), we got a whole slew of immunizations--everything: smallpox, polio, typhoid, DPT, and anything else they...
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    Need help with these questions!!

    prmenrs replied to M.Say RN BSN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think I failed this pop quiz. bummer. Pick 5 most impt ??, and I'll give it another
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    Need help with these questions!!

    prmenrs replied to M.Say RN BSN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think I failed this pop quiz.
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    Nurses love to give...

    prmenrs replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember getting ~ 15 ml of that stuff (2 sites) in the 50's while the Navy Base in Pearl Harbor waited for the Salk vaccine to arrive. I was about 10. NOT
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    Ultrascope Neonatal?

    prmenrs replied to champagnesupeRNova's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    First, find out if your unit has individual scope for each baby. Some places don't let you use your own for infection control reasons. For many years, I used an inexpensive "adscope". It worked...
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    IV starts - anyone get better?

    prmenrs replied to krenee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Juandiced kids are tough because they are frequently very dehydrated! If they can tolerate it, feed them 1st. If not, sometimes it's easier to put in a UVC, give some fluids, remove it, and THEN put...
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    How to Survive a Deposition

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

    I had to do this once when I was doing Infection Control. The one thing that has stuck w/me (in addition to memories of abject terror and the occassional nightmare) was that you should PAUSE before...
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    No bandaids

    prmenrs replied to sherirn127's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Coban can definitely be wrapped too tight. Potential is increased if the baby is edematous. Just need to be careful. No wrapping and
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    No bandaids

    prmenrs replied to sherirn127's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Cardinal Health:SOF-KLING™ Conforming Bandages Coban would work,