R1515J

R1515J specializes in NICU.

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1. Questions about Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

   R1515J replied to Sarah0688's topic in NICU

   1) It depends on where you work and the facility utilizes their NNPs. As an RN in the NICU, the facility where I worked utilized their practitioners only during the day. They attended deliveries throughout the day, saw babies in term nursery and mana...

2. Shoes for ER???

   R1515J replied to Traumajunkie91's topic in General Nursing

   Dansko or sanitas here, never have any tired feet. I work NICU and am constantly moving.

3. St Francis NP School Peoria

   R1515J replied to Aimela's topic in NP Students

   Sending you a pm :)

4. St Francis NP School Peoria

   R1515J replied to Aimela's topic in NP Students

   Oh my gosh. I am so happy to read this post!! I have been looking everywhere for the same information! I am starting there in the NNP program next month.

5. Nicu in need

   R1515J replied to catken's topic in NICU

   Can you suggest your educator host a skills day to simulate those skills? We have done that with our code cart to give exposure and talk through a mock code for our newer nurses.

6. types of patients

   R1515J replied to kelseykelsey4's topic in NICU

   We have a level III NICU, up to 22-23 patients

7. NICU nursing vs postpartum

   R1515J replied to berthajones's topic in NICU

   I can't speak to have gone from PP to NICU, as NICU is 100% of my nursing experience, but I have precepted a couple of nurses who can from PP into our level III NICU and both have done very well. I think if you have a strong foundation for normal new...

8. Tips for a New Grad in NICU?

   R1515J replied to NICUnurse21's topic in NICU

   I wouldn't worry about a stethoscope. Every Nicu I've ever worked in provides their own for each baby...for infection control.

9. Tips for a New Grad in NICU?

   R1515J replied to NICUnurse21's topic in NICU

   Congrats! That's great. I have never worked anything but NICU, so I hope you love it. If I could give you some advise....and this is coming from both someone who has been there, and also as a preceptor in a large NICU. Listen to your preceptor. They ...

10. Sedation/Intubation

    R1515J replied to kjk47's topic in NICU

    Case by case here, too. Most of our intubated patients have an order for fentanyl PRN and is up to the bedside nurse's discretion as to whether the baby gets it or not. We have some nurses that give it per the order around the clock, and others that ...

11. Medicine used to treat respiratory conditions

    R1515J replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU

    Do your patients ever get neb treatments? Albuterol is used frequently in my unit.

12. RNC NICU question

    R1515J replied to nicu-nurse's topic in NICU

    I feel like I had to input my manager's name and contact information when I applied to take the test because you have to have those 2 years of experience to test. My manager never said anything to me, so who knows. I never told anyone in my unit I wa...

13. Maximum bedside visitors

    R1515J replied to guest769224's topic in NICU

    2, and one has to be a banded parent.

14. RNC-LRN exam help

    R1515J replied to melonjoe's topic in NICU

    I took the NICU solutions review course a couple of years ago when I was studying for my RNC-NIC and they had a version of the course that was catered for the LR exam. It was a great review and I imagine the other would be, as well.

15. Bad night in the NICU

    R1515J replied to RNurse2414's topic in NICU

    I wouldn't beat yourself up. Gut issues are hard because all you can do, really is watch and wait. As the bedside nurses we definitely know our babies better than the docs lots of times because we are there constantly to see the subtle changes. But, ...