danissa LPN, LVN

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  1. danissa

    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

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    Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    danissa replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    anyhoo folks, aren't your old scrubs GREAT for painting/decorating in , or cleaning the shower, oven etc in?.-- Roll up the legs----and you're great to go!!!!! VV old scrubs are also great halloween...
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    Cure for whiny negative nurses - PET PEEVE game. Always read first post before entry.

    danissa replied to UKRNinUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Uk midwifery registration is it worthless for the USA??

    danissa replied to Nurse2BMonique21's topic in International Nursing

    No madwife2002, only further courses were cannulation etc, but nothing more intense that I can think of! Have been in neonatal for 6 yrs now, but I think it's just the same, now as the older midwives...
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    Uk midwifery registration is it worthless for the USA??

    danissa replied to Nurse2BMonique21's topic in International Nursing

    madwife, as a direct entry midwife, I have nursed (in the past, as now I am NICU) a whole lot of ill ante and post natal mothers,direct entry did not make a difference, if you are the midwife you will...
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    Are things really so bad!?

    danissa replied to littlehobo's topic in International Nursing

    Ruth, I am a midwife(scotland), did you find it easy to get employment abroad/ I wonder how easy midwives would get a post in Oz or the USA, I am not a nurse, only midwifery trained, but have since...
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    What are your nurse:pt ratios?

    danissa replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    worst assignments in our unit can be in the feed/growing room, where you can be left with maybe 7-8 babes, depending on whether the parents are there, this can be a back breaking/begging for help...
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    Question for NICU nurses...sorry it's long

    danissa replied to RN mom of 2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    kim, it all starts to come together the more experience you gain.You find yourself looking back to where you were the year before, and think OMG how did I manage. Always look for support and help...
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    What was the MOST BIZARRE thing a pt has been brought to ER for (and lived to tell)?

    danissa replied to cari rn's topic in Emergency

    sorry lizviz, not a funny thing,, BUT, isn't that like something from a Airplane movie or sick comedy like that! Feel a saddo for having a giggle, poor
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    Syringe Feeding Near Term Infants

    danissa replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Totally agree prmenrs, lactation nurses have been known to be a wee bit OTT! Can't apply the same farce to premies, (I am soo glad!) Also spent what seems like yEARS, with my back bent and my hand...
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    what did you do in your former life?

    danissa replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    In my former life, I was a gangster's moll, hung out with Bugsy Segal and Charlie Lucciano!! :lol2: When I first read the thread, I thought that it was a past life thing, ( bit of a laugh!!), after...
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    Syringe Feeding Near Term Infants

    danissa replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    in our NICU, we don't syringe or cup feed! (aspiration issues!) almost all of the babies are able to switch between bottle/breast, who ever thought up this nonsense of nipple/ teat confusion. We also...
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    million dollar babies

    danissa replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks mercyteapot for clarifying the difference between medicare/medicaid. So do the population that don't qualify for medicaid have their preemies looked after on a long neonatal stay for nothing
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    Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    danissa replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    :Crash: ??????? Don't ya just love hospital
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    Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    danissa replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you just leave the work shoes at work?? If you are concerned about your own children going near them, then surely you should be concerned with what you are taking back into work wearing your...
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    million dollar babies

    danissa replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    freaked out when I see how much it costs in the states to have preemies. here in old GB, we have the good(?) old NHS, and anyone requiring treatment for themselves ,their children or their loved ones...
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    Does your unit utilize support RNs without pt assignments?

    danissa replied to Magilacutty's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    in our unit, we have one person per shift who is the shift Co-ordinator. They are responsible for the smooth running of the shift and generally do not take a baby, unless we are really busy, then...
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    Article on MSNBC about 22 weekers

    danissa replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    preemieRNkate, have read all the guidelines etc, aware of the study for a while now, and I must say I am in agreement with their findings. Not even going into the money issue, which is always there,...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    danissa replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    How athletic are babies anyway? Did the same kinda thing with my dd hollie, she was around six weeks old and we were at my Granmas. Granma in the kitchen making tea, and I put Hollie at the very back...
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    Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    danissa replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    same here, all the docs are known by their first names (aren't we all adults?) this is apart from the two most senior consultants, (even these are called by their first names by the long timers in...
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    danissa replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire Oh munch I am so angry and sad at this I am crying! How cruel and how DARE that person call themselves a health professional??:This & other accounts on this thread just break your heart...
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    Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    danissa replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    Not trying to fling the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons guys, but is there really no where to change into a pair of jeans and a sweat-top after a shift? At our place we NEVER wear scrubs into work,...
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

    :yelclap: Totally agree dbscandy! the NICU is where the real men find themselves and are found!
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    Your Worst Mistake

    danissa replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    :imbar !! I felt that My worst mistake to date, was not with a patient but with my dd Hollie! I was 18 yrs old when she was born and not a midwife at that time.Around 4mths old she had an ear...
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    Duties of OB nurses (and others) Please feel free to add!

    danissa replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    always confused about the difference in the states about OB nurses /Midwives. I am a midwife in the UK, who delivers the babies in the