NicuGal MSN, RN

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    Informed Consent Responsibility

    NicuGal replied to Bec717's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never look at the original dates
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    Informed Consent Responsibility

    NicuGal replied to Bec717's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No abbreviations here either. If they write them and I am witnessing, they have to redo the consent or I don't
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    So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    NicuGal replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'd be marching in there and then taking it up the chain of command. That is
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    germ-zapping robots

    NicuGal replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    We use the bots on any room that has been
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    landing an ICU job

    NicuGal replied to cd365c's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ask to shadow in the unit
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    Patient age limit?

    NicuGal replied to VintageSwagger's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Level 3, we have had up to 18mo old waiting for a gut transplant. We never transfer anyone out unless we are way over
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    Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    NicuGal replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Best practice so it becomes habit would be use the port designated for meds
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    What Supplies Should I Get for School?

    NicuGal replied to SKay226's topic in General Students

    A pocket calculator is a must! And make sure to know hospital policies on outside/personal equipment. Most places do not allow it due to infection control. 3 color BIC pen and pencils. A small...
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    Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    NicuGal replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Never put anything down the pigtail except air, that is "vent" if it does need to go to
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    So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    NicuGal replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    What a tough situation. That being said, check the institutions rules on call outs. If we call off on a day we requested we are called to HR. They can fire us. Usually it is a write up, but they...
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    Tax question

    NicuGal replied to cn4333's topic in Travel

    Probably
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    is this abuse by management

    NicuGal replied to Hope1001's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would have said, you want me to really bare it all? Like to my skivvies? What part of management was this? I'd definitely tell them what I
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    Debrief After Traumatic Events?

    NicuGal replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have pastoral care come down and we hash it out, along with how we feel. It is very common for nurses to feel responsible when in fact they aren't. We do this within 2 days of the incident and...
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    Robin Williams RIP: Coping Mechanism?

    NicuGal replied to aspiration's topic in Psychiatric

    He talked about his bi-polar disorder on a talk show, Oprah maybe. So sad to lose such a talented
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    NicuGal replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What is a quiet
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    Possible 36 week delivery, hospital has no NICU

    NicuGal replied to KatiLB's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gotta go with your comfort level. Some 36 weekers are good to go, others not so much, and we don't call them wimpy white boys for nothing! Remember, due dates can be off unless you are in virtro and...
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    Poll: Do you wear your wedding band to work...?

    NicuGal replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    No jewelry below the elbows in our
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    "Baby Led Weaning"??

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

    That's a little scary! I just mashed up stuff and tossed it on their trays lol You sort of need teeth to chew up harder/denser
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    Keep my cell phone......or landline

    NicuGal replied to Vwpenn's topic in General Nursing

    We also use texting in mass. Saves the charge nurse from making 80 calls! We finally gave up our landline when the last kid went to
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    NicuGal replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think I would rather know that the patient I am taking care of has Ebola. Scary, sure, but at least I know what I am dealing with! I was in nursing school when the AIDS scare started....I could...
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    L&d or critical care to get in NICU

    NicuGal replied to hilary717's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd go L/D. Yes, ICU experience is good but these kids are not little adults, our vents are different, codes are different, etc. L/D will have you see kids with different problems, you will learn...
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    cleveland clinic

    NicuGal replied to roxystarfire's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Which program are you looking at? All the ones that myself and my coworkers went thru offered part time. The bottom line is that if you quit before you work the time you owe CCF, you have to pay...
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    cleveland clinic

    NicuGal replied to roxystarfire's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Are you talking about your BSN? You shouldn't have to quit to go back to school...and you would get no reimbursement. The way reimbursement works is you go to school, they help pay but you owe them...
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    clinical question for neonatal nurses

    NicuGal replied to Lisa252's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We just push it thru the tube. We don't usually use a pump until it is over 6 mls as most kids tolerate a slow push or gravity up to
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    GED and Nursing

    NicuGal replied to futureNurse1996's topic in General Nursing

    Do it!!! We have two girls who did this! They were both teen moms who had dropped out of school and had babies in our unit. They became friends, decided that the lives that had been leading weren't...