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    Parents that make you go MMMMrgh!

    prmenrs replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We would ask parents to leave the unit, or part of it, if there was a major problem w/another baby. If necessary, the charge nurse, NM, or security can be called. The info sheet the parents get...
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    When a Baby dies....

    prmenrs replied to Anonymous2013's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If, for some reason, the family cannot be there, you can hold the baby @ the end. Go somewhere quiet, and just hold and rock
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    Parents that make you go MMMMrgh!

    prmenrs replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sometimes I think that parents are angry that their baby is sick (sort of "grieving" for the healthy baby they were expecting). Since they can't really get mad @ the baby, the nurses make a...
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    Humiliating IV questions

    prmenrs replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I liked those--not so much weight on the back
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    Geez...quit having babies already!!

    prmenrs replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We can get into a HUGE battle over that issue, not really the topic of this thread, imo. The baby I was talking about started as a 32 wkr, no head problems. Issues were airway and lung related....
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    Geez...quit having babies already!!

    prmenrs replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I used to have a trached baby; she would throw a snit, bronchospasm, turn purple, etc. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see her TCM reading 3 digits. @ that point it doesn't matter WHAT the...
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    Geez...quit having babies already!!

    prmenrs replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    p.s. Steve---I think that is possibly the absolute worst gas I have ever seen in my life. What do you wanna bet that the baby has bilateral gr IV's? Poor
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    Geez...quit having babies already!!

    prmenrs replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I spoke too soon--I got cancelled today. :no:
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    Geez...quit having babies already!!

    prmenrs replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There was a shift a few years ago (in the Level III I used to work in), in a single shift, we had a singleton, twins, triplets and quads!! Try staffing for
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    Geez...quit having babies already!!

    prmenrs replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our little 10 bed unit has been @ or close to capacity off and on the past few weeks. If we go over 10, there is he** to pay. (Nsg office calls ~ q hr to see if we've d/c or transferred anyone!...
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    nurse with STD

    prmenrs replied to wannaberarara's topic in International Nursing

    I suggest you (or whoever) get treated for it
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    prmenrs replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Good thing, too!!
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    Humiliating IV questions

    prmenrs replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Of the ones I have tried, the "ProtectIV" catheters is better than the clippie one. Problems are that it's hard to get catheter off the stylet, and there is so much weight @ the back end of the...
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    ? for those at delivery hospitals

    prmenrs replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In that situation, the Neonatalogist is the team leader, the RN/RT cannot, in mid-resus, announce "we're going longer than NRP allows" and quit playing. And, as Canoe pointed out, discussions about...
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    Humiliating IV questions

    prmenrs replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I use the old Jelcos ONLY! Can't get the hang of the safety caths. I really hate the ones w/the clip on the end--got one in a 500 gram kid, went to pull the stylet out, the whole thing came out!...
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    Night shift nurses! Have you ever been SO SLEEPY that....

    prmenrs replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I have drooled on a paper chart more than once. There's a whole thread on crazy (and dangerous) things we've done after working a night shift. BE CAREFUL!! I have made a decision not to work night...
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    Elitist Attitude?

    prmenrs replied to Neo_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I always had to take a deep breath, and NOT give the 1st, 2nd or 3rd smart-aleck remark I thought of when they said stuff like that! I got in trouble recently when a Dad c/o to the NM because I was...
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    Rules for dating my daughter

    prmenrs replied to adidas99's topic in Nursing Humor

    One father of 4 girls told me when the 1st one hit 12, he was going to "get a pit bull terrier w/AIDS and put it in the front
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    Elitist Attitude?

    prmenrs replied to Neo_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I like it when the instant the OB hands the baby to one of us, a family member says, "How much does s/he weigh?" Give me a minute, will
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    I hate NEC

    prmenrs replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am sooo sorry, Sweeper. I know all too well how devasting NEC often is. All I can do is offer prayers. Take
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    inside the mind of a nurse.....

    prmenrs replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    I read a book once called "Toddler Taming", I think. If a kid is having a tantrum (or whining), start thinking basics: hungry/thirsty, tired/bored, wet/dirty, hot/cold? It really works the same for...
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    inside the mind of a nurse.....

    prmenrs replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    I do this, too. I just think it's
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    Elitist Attitude?

    prmenrs replied to Neo_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    @ my old job, we would go to a delivery, dry the baby off, lift the baby and throw the wet linen on the floor--not cuz we were slobs, just to get rid of it fast, and proceed w/the resus. Turns out,...
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    Elitist Attitude?

    prmenrs replied to Neo_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just smile and say as discretely as possible that I'm sorry, but I can't talk about the other babies to them (the inquirers). It's a little harder w/the new fathers/grandmothers who come in from...
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    VENT: Moldy roommate

    prmenrs replied to love-d-OR's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    She's entrenched in defense. She is sooo not gonna do anything you want her to @ this point! Just toss the bread. Clean the frig/whatever it was on or in. Get her something cute to 'honor' the...