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    Cutoff for admission to NBN (or room c Mom)

    prmenrs replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My recommendation would be to document this incident, including charge nurses names, etc., and kick it up the food chain. Let management work out a better policy. At least the kid should've stayed...
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    What did u buy your first year of nursing?

    prmenrs replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I bought a Mustang, too. 1968 convertible. Only sl used (a repo). I had that car for 12
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    4 month old with chronic constipation

    prmenrs replied to jprn05's topic in Pediatric

    I think the baby needs a better work-up; one possible cause could be Hirschsprung's. If it is appropriate, consider changing pediatricians, or @ least ask for a referral to a peds gastroenterologist....
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    Is there a conference in your "neck of the woods"?

    prmenrs replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Award Winning Neonatal Care Napa, CA, Embassy Suites Feb 25-27 2007 Sponsored by the California Chapters of Neonatal Nurses. pm me for contact info, I don't want to just put the name and phone # in...
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    How common is SQ hydration therapy?

    prmenrs replied to styRN's topic in General Nursing

    Elderly pts (not that I've seen a lot of them lately ) do have looser skin, so I guess it would be easier to do than an IV. In babies, they used the area over the
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    Trouble c accents at work?

    prmenrs replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I took that quiz--it said I came from Boston! So NOT
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    Gompers

    prmenrs replied to cshell1964's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    She's so darn cute,
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    How common is SQ hydration therapy?

    prmenrs replied to styRN's topic in General Nursing

    Geez, I did that as a student nurse. That's what Wydase was originally used for (I think). I did it on a pediatric pt. A few years later I took care of a baby that an LMD from a neighboring county...
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    Cup Feeding Strikes Again!

    prmenrs replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our hospital is too cheap to get a real SNS--we use a syringe and #5 feeding tube. We also use a small plastic pipette to squeeze formula onto mom's nipple to keep the baby latched. Works w/some...
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    Cup Feeding Strikes Again!

    prmenrs replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It IS a good idea to use a Supplemental Nursing System (SNS). It ought to be used more often. They're not a total snap to use, however, and I've met more than one rather precocious infant who...
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    What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    prmenrs replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new grad, I had good support from my co-workers. But I did have one problem: it took a few months to realize that I wasn't a student any more, and there wasn't always time to take a pt...
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    Help new to NICU!

    prmenrs replied to cmarsh333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think in this role, you've got an opportunity to get some basic skills down. Basic baby care, skin care, baths; FEEDING--normal babies, then premies, then teaching them how to eat. And you need to...
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    I cringe as he cuts...

    prmenrs replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Seems like this is a doc to doc thing to me. I would just work w/the nurse manager, OB chief of service. If you can determine via chart review that his pts need more pain meds, that might be...
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    Becoming NICU CNS

    prmenrs replied to Myethpio's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Most NNP courses won't consider you w/o significant experience in NICU @ staff level. Not sure about the CNS requirements, but it would be difficult to be credible w/o "trench" level as well. It...
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    Becoming NICU CNS

    prmenrs replied to Myethpio's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know of an RN who wanted to pursue CNS in NICU; she created her own program. She had gone to San Diego State for her BSN, so she sat down w/her faculty advisor(s) and figured out what she needed to...
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    Made a mistake last night.

    prmenrs replied to ejmonroe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree w/this 100%!! In the long run, I think you're going to be a great nurse! Hang in
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    What have you done besides NICU?

    prmenrs replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gen'l Surg floor, CCU, Cardiac/renal transplant/gen'l surgery ICU, NICU, Infection Control Nurse, Night "Clinical" supervisor, NICU. All the above @ the same hospital over 34 years. Now doing Level 2...
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    WooHoo~~Gonna be one of you!!!

    prmenrs replied to rainy scarlett's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    and best of luck on your new
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    advice for becoming an infectious control nurse

    prmenrs replied to nursewannabee's topic in Infectious Disease

    Do you mean you are interested in Infection Control Nurse/aka Nurse Epidemiologist? Do you want to work in a hospital or in Public Health? If that's the case, get that BSN, and try to take extra...
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    Trouble c accents at work?

    prmenrs replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Just like in the US, foreign born nurses from the same country, but different areas, have differing degrees of accents, speeds of talking, and degrees of understandability. I work w/many Filipino...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    prmenrs replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    The elevator went to the 2nd floor (where the labs are), but I guess the metal made some really weird noises. God gless her (a really sweet lady), she walked back to the 6th floor. I thought I was...
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    Cup Feeding Strikes Again!

    prmenrs replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You should be pouring it in; the technique I learned is to sit them up as much as possible-use your forearm to support the baby while you bend the head forward. @ the same time you tip the cup...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    prmenrs replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    @ that point, wasn't too much I could do about it, either! I didn't even remember to say an Act of Contrition till about an hour later. I had sent the LVN working w/me to the lab w/the am bloodwork,...
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    Falling apart...

    prmenrs replied to Jamie-Sue's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When do you have to take the test? What were the words you didn't understand on the sample? You need to look them up and study how they are used. I'll bet there are sites that have High School and...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    prmenrs replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that! 1971 Olive View quake! Standing next to a huge glass window on the 6th floor. I thought, Well, if I die, I