cshell1964

cshell1964 has 20 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. E 68 and visitation

   cshell1964 posted a topic in NICU

   Has anybody changed their visiting policy in the NiCU because of the recent influx of Enterovirus 68? We have had several suspected cases in our area and I am concerned for our patients.

2. List your School Here if they do not Require the GRE's..

   cshell1964 replied to justme1972's topic in Post Graduate

   Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

3. Any NICUs hiring..anywhere??

   cshell1964 replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU

   I think we are hiring @ St John Hospital in Detroit. If we aren't right this minute we do hire often. Have you applied here.

4. Need Kardex Samples

   cshell1964 replied to 3yrDiploma's topic in NICU

   If you have a fax # I will send you a copy of ours. It works great after many revisions.

5. Best Hospital in metro detroit for NNP

   cshell1964 posted a topic in NP

   I am just starting the NNP program at Wayne State this fall. Does anybody know the best places to be an NNP in the Detroit area? I have heard that a few hospitals do not treat their NNPs well.

6. ? for those at delivery hospitals

   cshell1964 replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU

   According to NRP if you are coding in the delivery room, the code should be called after 10 minutes if there is no improvement or response to resusitation efforts.

7. Humiliating IV questions

   cshell1964 replied to elizabells's topic in NICU

   I am pretty good at IV starts. (one of the "experts" people call). I take out the stylet as soon as I get a flash of blood, flush the catheter, then advance. Good luck!

8. Filter Needles & Vitamin-K IM injections

   cshell1964 replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU

   Yes, always with a glass ampule!

9. bereavement care

   cshell1964 replied to pooperscooperrn0624's topic in NICU

   We do always get consent for bereavement photos. We do them with a digital camera.

10. What does admit mean?

    cshell1964 replied to MK6babies's topic in NICU

    Oh my gosh, nsg shortage perhaps you are the one who should run!!! If you are that unhappy by all means get out of the profession!!! I for one cannot think of anything else I would rather be doing! I have worked in NICU at the same hospital for 20 y...

11. Gompers

    cshell1964 replied to cshell1964's topic in NICU

    Congratulations Gompers!!! She is really an exceptionally beautiful baby!!! And we see a lot of babies!

12. Gompers

    cshell1964 posted a topic in NICU

    Gompers, I'm glad to see you are back and posting away! Hope everything went well. Did you have a boy or girl?

13. Quiet time (again!)

    cshell1964 replied to danissa's topic in NICU

    We only ask that parents step out for 1/2 hr twice a day so we can give report. Our manager has talked about not even asking that. The way our unit is set up there is no way to gine a confidential report with parents in the room. They could be as clo...

14. Any Michigan NICU nurses?

    cshell1964 replied to MelRN13's topic in Michigan

    Hi. I work in NICU. We hire RN's with adult critical care experience. You would have a long orientation to NICU when you start. I don't really know how helpful reading would be. Nothing like getting in there and doing what we do.

15. Support staff

    cshell1964 replied to Jules A's topic in NICU

    We have PCT's (Pt care tech) and SNT's (student nurse tech) in our level 3 NICU. PCT's do unit secretary duties, stock, clean equip, and may assist with VS and basic pt care. SNT's take a phase 2 (intermediate care) assignment and her meds are covere...