danissa LPN, LVN

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    Thumbguard -V - Thudguard?

    danissa replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    I see your point about your two year old, but we all were two years old once, jees, I even had three of my own, who fell over, bumped bits and got up and got on with being a toddler! in this day and...
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    Your getting payed to to be here...

    danissa replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

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    Thumbguard -V - Thudguard?

    danissa replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    How mad is the world getting? if this were corrective headwear, say for a preemie with an elongated head, that would be a different story. But protective headwear for toddlers, too
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    Thumbguard -V - Thudguard?

    danissa replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    Nurseybaby..guess youd still be in the running if he had his padded hat
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    Thumbguard -V - Thudguard?

    danissa replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: Good one mike! Iv'e actually never seen this headgear, certainly no babies I've seen here in Scotland wear
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    **Is it really THAT bad!!??**

    danissa replied to SDSoccerChick32's topic in Nursing Career

    IF you find the field of nursing that suits you, right down to the ground, then NO, it's not bad at all! Yes, you will have bad days, everyone has them, when nothing goes as you plan. But in nursing,...
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    Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    danissa replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just reading the whole of this thread from the start should offer you some insight, from many points of
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    Nurse Phobias?

    danissa replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    See, loads of folk seem to be grossed out at the suctioning thing. I don't one bit, but I think the main reason is that I work only with Neonates. you can cope with anything tiny babies throw up and...
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    How do you deal with working weekends?

    danissa replied to jensfbay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Theres always the extra money to look forward to!!! In November and December, I worked EVERY weekend on, my pay was fab, but I moaned a bit. Now, for January/February, I have NO weekends on, unless I...
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    Nurse Phobias?

    danissa replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    i dont mind any suction stuff, vomit, etc. What does freak me, are amputations. I get cold sweats at seeing missing bits from a person. we had a wee guy last year, entire top of the skull missing,...
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    Smoking And Nurses

    danissa replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

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    Canada NOT the US

    danissa replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    :roll Yep, "has anybody got a rubber??" Typical warcry in our place...of course meaning
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    danissa replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This comes from one of my colleagues, who is so funny and tries to talk sooo politely all the time...... we had twins, Mother Scottish, Father Spanish, and my friend asks them, Oh, so politely..."Will...
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    Driving me mad!

    danissa replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    marjorie, alas, I have no pearls of wisdom in dealing with your "wee wumman". Just wanted to say how much I admire you and all the nurses like you who care for the frail elderly. i couldn't do it in a...
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    Smoking And Nurses

    danissa replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    kukukajoo, I'm sorry, but Iv'e had all this. I absolutely know the risks, no leaflet is going to make me stop, if my kiddos tellin me doesn't. The MOST important people in life, to me, and I let them...
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    Smoking And Nurses

    danissa replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    Steph, I'm sorry your girl has been smoking. Truly, I am,as if my own kiddos did it, I would hate it. It's very much a "do as I say and not as I do thing!" Right now, I'm not worried as the 3 of them...
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    Smoking And Nurses

    danissa replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    In answer to nurses knowing how bad smoking is for you...yes of course we who take the evil stick do know full well. Tryin to quit, well thats another matter entirely. I grew up as the child of...
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    how to determine blood loss by weighing sponges

    danissa replied to nsgmjr's topic in Operating Room

    We do this too, in the abscence of more reliable methods, its all we can use..(eg, not sticking a uribag to a preemies skin) The weighing of sponges....This is also the method which I've always known...
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    Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    danissa replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    As soon as signs of infiltration or extravasion are seen, the iv cannula is removed from our Nicu babies.... Before siting a new cannula. Ever seen a TPN
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    Phobias anyone???

    danissa replied to danissa's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm really interested as to why we are phobic or scared of what we are. In the case of mjl, the birds in her hair, thats a valid reason to be scared. in my case, I can't remember ever having such a...
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    Smoking And Nurses

    danissa replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    My friend is trying this or something similar, but I've heard the same sort of negative stuff about it as kukukajoo. And my dreams are WAY too weird already, without adding to the night terrors even...
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    Smoking And Nurses

    danissa replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    Dutch, I fully agree about eating a meal without smoke surrounding you. And i'm a smoker! Scotland has had the smoking ban for a while now, can't do it anywhere indoors, and it works well. Our...
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    Phobias anyone???

    danissa replied to danissa's topic in Psychiatric

    But Tweety, what if you have to take a patient in the elevator? how do you combat your "OMG"
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    Clogs or sneakers?

    danissa replied to txRN07's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    So whats the deal with no heel strap? With the crocs, they dont slip if they fit right and the heel strap is in place. Why dont facilities allow a heel strap shoe? We are not allowed open toed or...
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    Phobias anyone???

    danissa replied to danissa's topic in Psychiatric

    mjl..welcome to my wee group of birdie phobes..(thought i was in it all alone honey!!) OMG...a bird in your HAIR...i'm shiverin thinkin about it! I also cant stand flyin things like bats, moths, even...