Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
She weighed 1lb 3 ozs. was in NICU for over 3 months, had some developmental delays for first few years but now you couldn't tell she had ever been ill a day in her life. She is still a little on small side but then again so am I lol. For any NICU nurses out there I can't tell you how much I admire you and what you do everyday it takes a very special person to do such heartbreaking work, all of the nurses who sat at her bedside day after day will always hold such a special place in my heart. I am in nursing school now but I can honestly say I could never work NICU.
The Bosnian families I have dealt with tend to hover over their children (I'm not sure if this is a cultural thing or 1st gen thing)
If this term is used to mean that it is common for Bosnian families to be very attentive, and concerned about their children and it helps clinicians not to take offense or become irritated, then it seems okay. If it actually morphs into an expression of annoyance or a negative judgment, that's not so hot.
And there is always the danger of ascribing a particular expectation to a group and missing or dismissing something crucial. It's important to look beyond the "hovering" label and truly listen to any parent who is concerned. Yes, the hovering might exist, but it might be attached to a kid who is very sick. Whether the kid is basically healthy or truly ill, the parental hovering would probably look exactly the same. That's one way a label (for all its handiness) can become a camouflage or a trap.
Specializes in ER/SICU/Med-Surg/Ortho/Trauma/Flight.
I love this one.........it's a perfect description of my past several shifts:
"Give Marla the new admit.......she's only got five patients, she can handle it"
"Marla, the pharmacy's on 4730 wanting to talk to you about 208 (I just took this patient two minutes ago and don't even know his NAME, let alone what his usual meds are)"
"Nurse, this patient needs disimpaction, a soap-suds enema, and an NG tube STAT" (said patient being a combative, demented nursing-home resident who cannot POSSIBLY cooperate)
"Marla, you're getting two post-ops, and the patient in 222 needs 2 units of packed cells right away" (can anyone say "FREQUENT VITALS??!")
FranEMTnurse, CNA, LPN, EMT-I
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