Originally Posted by elizabells
ITA. I got all excited when my preceptor told me about it and then I was like, uh, that's...it? Okaaaay. But I did do clinicals in that unit so it was fun to recognize some nurses I'd worked with. It's such a pretty hospital.
It did look very pretty, on the inside and outside as well. The unit looks like one of those newly renovated NICUs, where there is so much room for each baby. Like a half of a room, really, for each bedside. I just can't imagine being in a unit like that - I would imagine it would be harder because you can't see all your babies at once, and making assignments must e harder. It's a great idea to have that much room, and I know that is where modern NICU design is heading - I just can't imagine!!!
We have an "open" unit. Each bedside is about eight by eight feet, and they are lined up, one after another, lining the walls of several large rooms. We have about a dozen bedsides per room. It's nice because you can see all your patients at the same time, but of course, it does get loud sometimes. We always have to leave 2 RNs in each room during breaks and stuff, keeping an eye on the babies. The unit itself is about 20 years old...we totally need a face-lift!
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