MNNICU, RN

MNNICU, RN specializes in NICU.

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1. coworkers constantly checking your charting

   MNNICU, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am just wondering if anyone else has encountered this. I have been an RN for almost 5 years. This is my second RN job and I have been there for about 9 months. For the most part I like the job a lot and my coworkers. One thing is driving me batty. ...

2. Night shifts and medical issues

   MNNICU, RN replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

   A coworker told me that there was an employee that used to work there that was able to get written off of nights but it "didn't go over well with the other employees" and she eventually left. So I think it's possible. But I haven't spoken with my man...

3. Night shifts and medical issues

   MNNICU, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for almost 4 years. All of which I have been on rotating day/night schedules. I work in the NICU. My first job was a smaller unit and the wait to get off of day/night rotating was insanely long- at least 10 years due to seniority....

4. Anyone working at Children's??

   MNNICU, RN replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in Minnesota

   anyone? I start in October. Just wondering,

5. Anyone working at Children's??

   MNNICU, RN replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in Minnesota

   They didn't say. I am more concerned about when I could get to straight days haha. I don't love night shifts and the unit I am coming from has about a 10-12 year wait to get on day/evening (8hour shifts) and I just can't do it that long. Keep me post...

6. Can We Talk Pay?

   MNNICU, RN replied to TeamPlayer4's topic in General Nursing

   I live in MN and it's pretty awesome. I get paid $35.60/hr with shift differentials of $1.25 for night shift and $2.50 for weekends plus a $600/year bonus for having my RNC-NICU cert. I work in the NICU with 3 years experience. Icu nursing is often w...

7. Anyone working at Children's??

   MNNICU, RN replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in Minnesota

   Also I didn't apply anywhere else this job kind of fell into my lap. I was thinking about also applying to the U of M but never got the chance

8. Anyone working at Children's??

   MNNICU, RN replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in Minnesota

   I am working a .75 day/night 12 hour shifts every other weekend. So 5 shifts every 2 weeks. I'm nervous to start over new somewhere after getting comfortable where I'm at but the move is a necessary one for our family. Hoping it goes well!

9. Anyone working at Children's??

   MNNICU, RN replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in Minnesota

   Hi Hannah! This is really funny I just got hired at children's but don't start until October 10 at the Minneapolis campus. Did you apply??

10. N-PASS Scores

    MNNICU, RN replied to TeenyTinyBabyRN's topic in NICU

    We use NPASS and also sedation scores for our sedated patients. I find sometimes that our docs will prescribe anti anxiety meds but not always pain meds which makes no sense to me. I recently had a 31 week patient with bilateral chest tubes and on an...

11. Acuity rating of a neonate in nicu

    MNNICU, RN replied to LJerm's topic in NICU

    We have 18 separate patient rooms, two have collapsible walls to be connected as "twin rooms" or used separately. All rooms have the ability to house two patients if the need arises so the most I have seen in our unit is 25. At one point we had 27 bu...

12. Acuity rating of a neonate in nicu

    MNNICU, RN replied to LJerm's topic in NICU

    Although I am starting a new job at a level IV children's hospital in October and really glad I have the experience with vents, lines and drips already because the manager said straight off of orientation all of their nurses are expected to take care...

13. Acuity rating of a neonate in nicu

    MNNICU, RN replied to LJerm's topic in NICU

    all of our beds are equipped to handle level 5 babies but we usually have 2 "critical rooms" that are all set up and ready with a vent and all kinds of equipment turned on standby. Those rooms are generally a little bigger. Our nurses are trained by ...

14. A Headache is not an emergency

    MNNICU, RN replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    I hear you there! At home if I feel a bad one coming on at bedtime I take a muscle relaxer, 800 mg ibprofuen and 50 mg Benedryl and a lot of times those meds and sleep and I will make it to morning feeling ok. The times where I wake back up at 3 am f...

15. Acuity rating of a neonate in nicu

    MNNICU, RN replied to LJerm's topic in NICU

    Ours is very similar except the numbers are just a tad different. Level 3 kiddos are stable maybe on LFNC, level 4 is HFNC, CPAP, SiPAP, central lines and level 5 is the sick kiddos vents, oscillators, drips, nitric, head cooling ect.