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    This woman is a pain

    prmenrs replied to LovebugLPN's topic in Agency Nurses

    Some teachers (by no means all or even most) seem to have issues w/special needs kids. They express that "it's not fair to the other kids, they don't get such and such". Ask her if a child wore...
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    Vapotherm

    prmenrs replied to ilovematt48's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I googled "vapotherm" and tracked down this resource: http://www.vtherm.com/forclinicians/ I have not used this device personally, but I think it is used in Level 3
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    What do you think of JCAHO?

    prmenrs replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    What I think about JACHO is not printable in polite company. It also doesn't matter one darn bit. They are what they are. I avoid them if possible, if not I just try to be nice and deal
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    Methadone withdrawal

    prmenrs replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's not uncommon for Methadone pts to keep on using Heroin periodically. All the fun, none of the w/drawal. Editorial comment
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    Triple Dye--Another Name?

    prmenrs replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That other thread SBE mentioned covers the topic sufficiently,
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    The silence of fetal demise

    prmenrs replied to GrammaKay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes, stuff happens @ work (whatever specialty we're in) that reminds us not to whine about the small stuff. Best wishes to you and your patient, and to all moms who have babies living only in...
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    Methadone withdrawal

    prmenrs replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I googled narcotic w/drawal in neonates and found this article: http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2631.htm#Multimediamedia1 Go ~ 1/2 to 2/3rds down to get to treatment. (The rest is a great review...
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    Please fax your NICU visitor policy.....

    prmenrs replied to tampa,rnc-nic's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What kind of facility are you working
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    Should I take Spanish?

    prmenrs replied to vflipo's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Re: rolling your "r's"---don't get hung up on that. We have a very similar sound in English that will get you going. Words w/double t's or d's in the middle like "middle", "letter", "butter" are...
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    Should I take Spanish?

    prmenrs replied to vflipo's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It may increase your job opportunities, but probably not your pay. More important is that learning Spanish will make your work-a-day life infinitely
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    calling all NICU nurses.....

    prmenrs replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Check out the threads mentioned in this "stickie"
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    calling all NICU nurses.....

    prmenrs replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm moving this thread to the NICU
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    Things that make an ER nurse go hmmm...

    prmenrs replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The hospital our transport go to faxes progress notes/admission/discharge notes every day. That way we don't have to call and beg for condition reports, but we do get updates on the kids we send...
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    Reprimanded for cleaning up after myself!!!

    prmenrs replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    ...and leave it next to her
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    prmenrs replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    My 1st job as a new grad was on a floor that had post-op kidney transplants, among other things. One night, my transplant pt put his light on. He was sitting straight up in bed pointing out the...
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    tiniest micropreemie

    prmenrs replied to mweaverrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I used to ask the baby, "Do you want to be blind or stupid? Make up your mind!!". (After I'd adjusted the O2 for ~ the 95th
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    Things that make an ER nurse go hmmm...

    prmenrs replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So, sweetooth---what DID happen? Docs blew it all off and sent the kid home? I hope not, but wouldn't be
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    Things that make an ER nurse go hmmm...

    prmenrs replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Baby's got something wrong w/it. I don't suppose you could retrieve the part on the monitor when she was feeding the baby and the episode started. IMHO. The baby should have been admitted,...
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    Plus size scrubs that are CUTE!!!!!!

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

    http://www.smartscrubs.com/ScrubsSuperStore/wa/gotoHTML?pageName=SCRUBSBrandCollections&g=GG_scrubs&i=scrubs&gclid=CIyQoJGS9ZYCFQu-GgodGgvEZA Lots of variety up to 4x, imo....
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    Manogram

    prmenrs replied to Tait's topic in Nursing Humor

    No, we're not. We'd just like men to REALLY understand what it's like to have a
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    Umbilical Tox Screen

    prmenrs replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Can you cite a
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    I'm sitting here...

    prmenrs posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ...holding this little guy I just finished feeding---and he's very gently putting his hand down my shirt!! lol Why is it the boys that usually do this?
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    NICU Pet Peeves

    prmenrs replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No, ma'am, she means, "Thank
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    Nursing and Astrological Sign

    prmenrs replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Libra--NICU
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    NICU Pet Peeves

    prmenrs replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We did that when multiples were co-bedding--sometimes ID bands get