danissa LPN, LVN

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    My First Day Back

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

    omg how busy is your unit? Well done, great big pat on the back, returning to work is HARD! BIG cuddles with your own wee babe and the world seems right doesnt it? Well done
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

    2curlygirls :yelclap: send cuddles to you and your friend the nurse from "Glesga"(I'm from falkirk so would say it this way!!)( GO YURSEL THE FALKIRK WHEEL!!!!, how proud am I?? look it up on...
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    rhesus factor

    danissa posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi guys, don't know if this is more a midwifery/OB issue? 2 A positive parents have an A Negative child, am trying to figure out the possibilities
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    rhesus factor

    danissa replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :cheers: siri, good to know when life throws s--- at ye, you can find a friend.! love this
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    rhesus factor

    danissa replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    siri:thankya: one person in this whole wide world sharing my thoughts sure makes a difference! cant thank you enough babe, didn't know where to speak my mind but felt that here i would get some wise...
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    rhesus factor

    danissa replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    siri, many thanks for your quick reply. site looks great will look more into it.comforting to know your personal bloods, as my post was actually a personal issue. my dd is 19 and have found she is...
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    What doctors do that bugs you...

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

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    I didn't know this actually happened

    danissa replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never took the Hippocratic oath.:uhoh21:[/quote Me neither Dawngloves, I'm a midwife, NOT a
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    NICU Burnout...need to cry

    danissa replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    dont say you are" just a student "so you cant help! you are learning, you are a human being and you obviously have a big heart to feel this much! Dont undervalue your feelings
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    Can all parents really make good decisions

    danissa replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    if you can find news, look at the case of Charlotte Wyatt, (UK). Parents fought through the courts after docs wanted DNR on this poor babe. Tragic story, parents won their case, but this week...
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

    :kiss putting twins together in the same cot/incubator for a wee cuddle!Love how they always touch each other then cuddle in to sleep! melts my
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    How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    danissa replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    heather!!! Alistair, like your own name, is scottish and a name to be proud of!!! How much more traditional can you get??? Alistair has many different spellings, check them out, you may find a...
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    Scalp IV's

    danissa replied to justcurious99's topic in Pediatric

    always a rotten place to site, and very traumatic for parents! Always looks much more dramatic and horrible with hair shaved off, and makes it harder for parents to handle or hold the babe! If needs...
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    The Ranks of a Hospital

    danissa replied to Thanet's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle so true!!! Dont you just love this!! its definately one for the loo wall in the changing room where we hang all the
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    Crabby Old Woman

    danissa replied to luv_2_nurse77's topic in Nursing Humor

    God this is so sad! You read this and see where you are in the circle of life and think, this could be me in the future. Thought provoking eh! i surely do respect my elders, it's hard to put youself...
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    NICU nurse scrubs question...

    danissa replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

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    Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    danissa replied to minkajane's topic in Nursing Humor

    I DO , and I feel that I can laugh, I WAS BORN in 1969!! Still here so I guess my mother did a great job, Despite the advice from the
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    How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    danissa replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    my granma :heartbeat , swore eating the crusts of bread gave you curly hair. As a wee girl with straight hair i always ate them, what do you know! now i'm a whole lot bigger, and i have mad curly...
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    Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    danissa replied to minkajane's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Frequency of handling / nursing care harm ...

    danissa replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    did you try a google search or look on pubmed. I have found loads of articles,(lots free through link-out), in pub med on developmental care. one related link often leads you to another, before you...
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    Do you say NICK_U or N-i-c-u?

    danissa replied to tofutti's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we say neonatal unit, although some say nursery, which drives the boss
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    Parents Perceptions of NICU Nurses

    danissa posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Overheard in our unit, one Dad telling another, "See these alarms, they ring in my head all night, But the Nurses need to set them to let them know when it's time to do things for the babies!!" RIGHT...
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    At what gestation would YOU want YOUR baby saved?

    danissa replied to StacyC417's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Saw a programme on TV about practice in Holland where they don't actively resucitate less than 25 weeks. Makes you think. Have just done two long days looking after a tiny babe born at 24weeks. so...
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    How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    danissa replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    tonya, surprisingly a lot of our mums with "hairy babies" have had bad heartburn! maybe there is something in it after all! My Gran always told me about my Dad's birth ( home delivery, 10.5lbs!!) He...
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    Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    danissa replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    lori in this age where we are so aware of child abuse, it's not so funny!! Perhaps your TBI was unaware but this still strikes a creepy