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    Supporting charities through work

    I did always give to [ ] Way, but I did it as a directed donation: I told them where I wanted the $ to go. More than once it was a non-profit in which my son was participating, so a win-win for me....
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    Supporting charities through work

    I once rec'd a solicitation on my time card from the University asking for a donation. I taped 2 pennies on it and sent it
  3. I confess that, personally, I really hate clipboards in general. I'm left-handed, when I "crank" my hand to write, the clipboard gets in the way. So, I almost always take things off the clipboard to...
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    Thumbguard -V - Thudguard?

    Re: thumbguard: one of the 1st big decisions a parent needs to make is whether they want orthodonture or psychiatry. Babies need to suck (ok, not all of them, but ?98%), and young children need to...
  5. You had to get a wrist support wrap because your right wrist is hurting using that mouse so
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    Would parenting classes help a confused stepmom?!

    BusyRN... I'm not the only one reading this thread and, while I have nothing to add in the way of advice, just know that we're hoping and praying for your family's (including stepson's) well-being....
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    Incubator Fire Badly Burns Minn. Newborn

    "...What happened in Minnesota was a tragic combination of very unusual circumstances that will not likely happen again in yours or my lifetimes..." Dear Lord, I certainly hope and pray not. What a...
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    Infant Stethoscope....HELP

    I searched Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-9876668-8224011?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=infant+stethoscopes Littman (only one model) is $87.50; ADScope 604 is $39.99....
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    help po! countries with reciprocity

    I have moved this to the International
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    Survey's Over---How Sweet It Is!!!

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    Staff Members Children

    Is there a district policy about staff members childrens using the school
  12. If you know that much, you can look @ a calender and figure out the date to give them--they really do need to know. Also, some gals are NOT regular--they never know when Aunt Flo is coming! I am sooo...
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    Any famous RNs alive?

    Marguerite M. Jackson, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Doing work now on the National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium; extensive publications in Infection Control, pioneering work on the Body Substance Isolation...
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    **Is it really THAT bad!!??**

    No job is perfect--almost all of them have times when you want to do serious harm to your boss, the suits that run the place, insurance CEOs, your co-workers, or the families making things difficult....
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    Where have all the 12s gone?!

    Northern CA is a whole 'nother country than SoCal--on many levels, including the weather. San Francisco can get very cold (altho not MICHIGAN cold!) and damp. Some of those areas even see the "S"...
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    Parents that make you go MMMMrgh!

    That's called denial!!! It's not really about someone else's baby, but having your baby in the NICU can be seen as a "reproductive failure"--or @ least a threat. They can feel guilty, esp mom; dad...
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    What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    NB 811 w/barefoot science insoles. http://www.barefootscience.com/usa/ I love Easy Spirit "travel mule" for when I'm off....
  18. I don't have any ideas, I'm assuming none of your co-workers do either. Is there a Biomed person on-call? If not, break out the operating manual. No answer? Look for the 1-800 tech support. I did...
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    bandage scissors

    I have bought batches of them for work. We need them for the "band ceremony"--my term for the last time you check armband #s w/mom before cutting off the bands and baby lo-jack and d/c'ing them....
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    frequency of linen changes in the NICU

    Can you find ONE well-researched article that connects dirty linen to VAP or any other infection? I would seriously doubt it. There is way more evidence that poor mouth care is associated w/VAP....
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    You know you work nights when.......

    on post-partum, newly delivered moms are usually ravenous. our dietary department stocks us w/snack trays: sandwiches, pudding or jello and fruit. we also have dry cereal, crackers, tea, coffee,...
  22. How hard is it to move to the
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    bandage scissors

    Get a pkg of emery boards and cut some up w/your bandage scissors. I have to say that bandage scissors aren't that $$, so if the above tip doesn't do it, get a new pair....
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    You know you work nights when.......

    :roll:lol:
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    When a Baby dies....

    I had a horrible shift once, near code to code to take off everything and hold till s/he was gone, post-mortem care. While I was sitting waiting for Security to accompany me to the morgue, sort of in...