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    12 patients for a new grad to much?

    bananas1 replied to Stitchcat's topic in General Nursing

    I am really shocked at the comments that suggest this is a light load... and a tad annoyed to read that you are lucky because another nurse has had to pick up what you couldn't do.. you're a NEW grad,...
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    Probe change schedule

    bananas1 replied to middleagednurse's topic in Pediatric

    We change them on neonates once a shift (8 or 12
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    "Baby Led Weaning"??

    bananas1 replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Pediatric

    My friend does this.. she's also anti-vax vegan anti-pharmac etc.. point made. I don't agree with
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    CP/DD kids exhaust me, am I a bad person?

    bananas1 replied to stacylethani's topic in Pediatric

    Oh it's totally understandable, we had a baby in our nicu for MONTHS longer than he should have been because the parents kicked up a stink whenever it was suggested he move to the kids unit (because...
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    Old nurse in pediatrics

    bananas1 replied to PPediRN's topic in Pediatric

    Some of the patients/parents ive talked to find the older nurses more stuck in their ways/stuck in old-school ways, whereas younger seem to be more flexible. But I think that comes down to length of...
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    Ever forgotten to feed a baby?

    bananas1 replied to jennylee321's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've had this dream, that I forgot to feed a baby the entire shift. Ugh it's a terrifying one. Funny story is that a friend of mine (call her Jo) was doing a 12hr shift (7a-7p) and only had one stable...
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    Weaning parents off monitors in preparation for discharge

    bananas1 replied to mycurlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't have a specific way of doing it, but as babies get more stable, we unplug them to get them out for cuddles and during baths etc, parents get used to it. By the time they're ready to come off...
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    Resetting IV pump volumes: Dangerous or common safety practice?

    bananas1 replied to aepoisson's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We run 4-hrs worth of volume through, with hourly site observation and documentation of volume
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    NICU visitation policies needed

    bananas1 replied to anicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NICU level 3 private patient rooms we have four single rooms for isolation purposes number at bedside 2 plus a parent who can visit Parents can name specific people who can be present without the...
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    Are nurses and doctors equal?

    bananas1 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    It's like a teacher and a pupil. The teacher holds authority, but the pupil is no lesser of a
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    Nurse:Pt ratio

    bananas1 replied to first123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Level 3: 1:1 or 1:2 Level 2" 1:2, 3, or 4 depending on the baby's
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    scanning breast milk

    bananas1 replied to amandamac4's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wowww funny, we don't have any scanny thing, or eMAR (whatever that is!). We use two nurse 'sight' verification (not
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    Who cleans the poo?

    bananas1 replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had this happen but once I was a student on the childrens' ward and this poor wee dude threw up everywhere in the playroom. Turns out I needed to clean all the visible vomit up before I...
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    Day Shift VS Night Shift for New Grad

    bananas1 replied to klove390's topic in General Nursing

    Do you guys not do variations of shifts. I get mornings, afternoons and nights. Permanent nights would be shitey. I reckon go for days. You will have orientation and I think it's good to get stuck in...
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    Slow flow nipple?

    bananas1 replied to RNLAC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Woahhh dude no need to be skinning cats in the process!!!!
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    Horrific news item

    bananas1 replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Heartbreaking.
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    NICU Parent ID and Access

    bananas1 replied to NICUnurseHannah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey we do not do ID bracelets.. how big is your unit and what is your purpose for that? Like, do you think people would come in pretending to be a parent? Most new parents are coming straight from...
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    Bumped from NICU?

    bananas1 replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ohh my goodness that is unreal. I am sorry you have been treated that way. I had 4 weeks supernumery and then another couple of weeks with my own 'load' with a designated person to look out for me. My...
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    Nursing nightmares.

    bananas1 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    That I am late for my shift, like 1hr late. This has been a recurring dream.since my student days and I wake up feeling so
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    Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

    bananas1 replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You have the freedom to talk to patients and clients how you'd like to, but you don't because it's
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    Mistake with IM injectiom

    bananas1 replied to LPNewbie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh cool, that's alright :) We were just taught a bit differently. No worries
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    Mistake with IM injectiom

    bananas1 replied to LPNewbie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Dude where did I say I did that?? Of course I dont aspirate, if you've ever done venipuncture you'd know you get blood return once in the right spot. In the case of vaccinating, the wrong
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    bananas1 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you're bored in a study day so pass the time by counting the resp rate of all the other nurses in the room. When you always assess your own **** - because it can tell a lot about your health....
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    Can an ex-patient be a friend?

    bananas1 replied to Janedog's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Generally, no. While I know how it feels becoming really attached to people you spend a lot of time with, it really is unprofessional to continue the relationship, and kinda blurs the lines and could...
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    Mistake with IM injectiom

    bananas1 replied to LPNewbie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hey please don't worry about this. I have just starting vaccinating too and landmarking is hard! (I vaccinate kids and they move!!) The good news is, the deltoid muscle does cover a fair bit, and if...