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    What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    prmenrs replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Every time my son went on antibiotics for whatever reason, he went to day care w/an 8 pack of 4oz yoplait. I asked her to feed it to him @ least 2x. Pretty soon, any kid she took care of got the...
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    I Feel Like I Don't Know Anything!!!!!!

    prmenrs replied to Michellemmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "....But I still insist a new grad needs to go in blazing!!! ..." You probably shouldn't do that until you know what you don't know. And that doesn't happen the 1st day, week or even month. Maybe...
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    What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    prmenrs replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    If you're putting powder on, be very careful--it can get into their lungs, so turn away from the baby and sprinkle it on a slightly damp cloth, then pat it on his bottom. Using an...
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    Bed Bath stress

    prmenrs replied to lukesmama's topic in MICU, SICU

    Find some "bodies" to practice on--friends (good ones), siblings, etc. If your school has a doll to practice on, do it. The more you do it, the less you'll be
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    No hot water or electric for 1 1/2 weeks now

    prmenrs replied to nurse_in_ohio's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not in LTC, but IMO, if you can't provide the residents w/electricity and hot water, the residents should be transferred to other facilities, and the home should be closed until basic necesities...
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    Intradermal water injections for labor?

    prmenrs replied to janelrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.google.com/search?q=sterile+water+papules&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1 This is results of the google search I did; I think the...
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    Do you wear...

    prmenrs replied to jenpan's topic in General Nursing

    I don't wear a wrist watch--it interferes w/handwashing. One place I worked had enough wall clocks that there was always one close enough to count respirations and heart rate if needed. Most of my...
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    neonatal doctor

    prmenrs replied to tmarie2266's topic in Nursing Career

    Just out of curiosity, how did you get the information that you had to be a nurse first, then go to medical school? Were the counselors @ your high school any help to
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    Intraventricular Hemorrhage Nursing Diagnosis

    prmenrs replied to medpoet's topic in General Students

    I don't think you see those signs--what I've seen when a baby has had an acute IVH is decrease in BP, increase in head circumference, widening of the sutures, change in color (from pink to gray and...
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    5am "fog"

    prmenrs replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    BE CAREFUL w/caffiene after ~ 2-3 am--you could get too wired to sleep. Also, get a good pair of very dark sunglasses, put them on before you leave the building--if the sunlight hits your retina, it...
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    What the heck is a dram?

    prmenrs replied to Cherry2000's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is the symbol we used to write. It looked a little more like a script lower case "z". If you extended the tail of the "z" further, you could write i, ii, iii, iv, v as i,2,3,4,5 drams. This is...
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    5am "fog"

    prmenrs replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to call that the "wall"!! Mine was ~ 4am. Which is when we had to do math--How many ml/kg, cal/kg intake, ml/kg/hr output. Just how comical is that? And Heaven help you if the baby was on...
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    What the heck is a dram?

    prmenrs replied to Cherry2000's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    She means
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    Postpartum depression in men?

    prmenrs replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    DrCourtenay gave some good info and a web site. I think men have moments when they realize (and are a bit freaked out about) their lives (and options) are forever changed. Their "raising heck" days...
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    Hemostats

    prmenrs replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

    Me, too. But I no longer carry my own
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    What is your Favorite Brand and Color for a Stethoscope?

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

    I have a neonatal Littman in teal and a pediatric Littman in navy. I use the neo for premies and the pedi for term NBs, which is the bulk of my customers. I usually get them @ Amazon--they have a...
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    Feeling detached after a rough week

    prmenrs replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I strongly suggest you see if your hospital has an Employee Assistance Program; get in touch w/them for some "de-briefing" type counseling. That is free. If you can't get that, get some kind of...
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    Forced to resign, looking for new job

    prmenrs replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I may be wrong, but you might have a case w/ American w/Disability Act. I'm not sure who to check w/, but if you can pursue that, you might get your old job back if you want it, that
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    TB Screening

    prmenrs replied to zenman's topic in School

    In my border community, I think most kids get a skin test (Mantoux) before kindergarten. It's done @ the pediatrician or public health clinic, not @
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    Double Bagging???

    prmenrs replied to JuRsEyGuRL's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When googled double bagging the first time, I got a bit of a shock, Bortaz. I had to google double bagging + nursing to get what I wanted. All in the name of
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    Is it just me...

    prmenrs replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    :lol:
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    Double Bagging???

    prmenrs replied to JuRsEyGuRL's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the context is Infection Control, it refers to the outdated, ritualistic practice of removing soiled linen (or anything else) from a room in which a pt w/a communicable disease has been cared for....
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    Food In The Nicu

    prmenrs replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    as a former infection control nurse, imho, this is a bad idea. it's one thing for a diabetic mom to have prepackaged snacks in her purse, and for nursing moms to have water, but food invites bugs....
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    So frustradted.....

    prmenrs replied to TemeculaGuy's topic in California Nursing

    I would avoid Maric--they're not NLN accredited last I heard. Makes it hard to go any
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    Continuity of the Pen Addict Thread

    prmenrs replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    If you REALLY want to go nuts, go to an art supply store and check out their pen aisle! Especially the rapidograph pens. Too messy for work, tho... If there is a Calligraphy course--very