countyERNICU

countyERNICU has 6 years experience and specializes in ED- 5 years, NICU - 1 years.

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1. Weekly NICU MRSA swabs

   countyERNICU replied to countyERNICU's topic in NICU

   Thanks for the response!

2. Weekly NICU MRSA swabs

   countyERNICU posted a topic in NICU

   Does your unit do weekly MRSA swabs? Our level III nicu does, and as of late its been a bit of a problem. One of our coworkers said that a level IV childrens hospital down the road does not do the weekly swabs. Just curious.

3. Forgetting to prime peripheral IV line...

   countyERNICU replied to lpnmommy86's topic in Emergency

   Our level I trauma center ED policy is to never infuse anything by gravity on a kid, never.

4. Nurses allowing infants to cry excessively with no attempts to soothe.

   countyERNICU replied to TigerGalLE's topic in NICU

   I wrote that wrong, I didn't mean to say give sugar for removing duoderm just in general for painful procedures.

5. Overflow in the er

   countyERNICU replied to medic978's topic in Emergency

   I think the most difficult thing about all these patients waiting for their beds upstairs is that they get ANGRY! And as their assigned nurse all that frustration / angry is now directed towards YOU the nurse. "How much longer?" I think even for the ...

6. Nurses allowing infants to cry excessively with no attempts to soothe.

   countyERNICU replied to TigerGalLE's topic in NICU

   The whole letting them cry thing makes me crazy! Maybe it's because I'm newer so hearing the babies cry bothers me more but there are several older coworkers that are so ROUGH with their babies. Their just puuuull that duoderm off their poor little f...

7. transportation issues

   countyERNICU replied to countyERNICU's topic in Emergency

   Sooo jealous! This sounds amazing! I love the sound of that, 'discharge lounge' with a patient advocate. If we gave all our patient's bus passes we'd be out of business in a month! Do you know how your hospital funds the bus passes?

8. transportation issues

   countyERNICU posted a topic in Emergency

   Soooo I was wondering if there are any other emergency department nurses out there who would like to have a full time 'transportation specialist' who worked with discharging ED patients all day long helping them arranges their rides home??!!! As an E...

9. Experienced ER RN looking for NICU

   countyERNICU replied to marysmom1216's topic in NICU

   Hey! Good luck with your search! I'm an ER RN of 5 years and accepted a position in our NICU! I think the easiest way to get into a NICU without NICU experience is to be an internal candidate. So you could always take an ED position in a hospital who...