kalamazoo

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1. Should nurses wear white?

   kalamazoo replied to lynn estes's topic in General Students

   I like white personally. You can bleach the heck out of it ...can't do that to colors. I think white makes us appear professional and clean.

2. Should nurses wear white?

   kalamazoo replied to lynn estes's topic in General Students

   As a nurse of 25 yrs I received my nursing cap and black stripe while in a 3yr ADN program. I now have a BSN. I treasured that cap and what it meant. I have seen the times change from having to wear a cap and all whites to an "anything goes" dress co...

3. NICU nursing is my dream!

   kalamazoo replied to Stinab213's topic in NICU

   Sorry you have had so much trouble finding a job in a NICU. I know how you feel - I went to nursing school to be a NICU nurse and didnt want to do anything else. I have been in the NICU for 23 yrs now. I would suggest you try to start out working in ...

4. Bedside PPV Bag & Masks

   kalamazoo replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU

   our unit has a bag and mask for each patient, out of the bag and checked each shift that it is functioning and that the proper setting is on the flow control valve. The oxygen is connected but not turned on. They have their own suction and it is also...

5. open visitation/ 24/7

   kalamazoo posted a topic in NICU

   Our unit is going to begin open visitation in the very near future. Are any other units doing this and if so how do you keep the patient information confidential when giving report to the oncoming shift? Our unit has 12 nurseries within the unit. The...

6. Are the positions at Baylor real?

   kalamazoo replied to L&DRN03's topic in Texas

   I work in the Baylor University Medical Center NICU Dallas and I can tell you that we definately recruit for experienced NICU III Rn's 1st as our census has been really low for a while so the internship was cancelled for that reason. We had several n...

7. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

   kalamazoo replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Union

   I do not think it's ethical for nurses to go on strike. The patients dont care anything about your issues with administration-they just want and deserve to have a nurse take care of them no matter what the circumstances of their employment is. If a n...

8. Transduce or not transduce?

   kalamazoo posted a topic in NICU

   My unit is a Level III NICU that does not routinely transduce UAC's. Sometimes the UAC is placed ecause a UVC or PIV can't be inserted. The physician and the NNP's don't want to transduce those lines because of the cost of the transducer. If the infa...

9. IV Infiltration

   kalamazoo replied to Ellen59's topic in NICU

   we have good luck with silvadene cream; scarring seems to be less

10. Tyler area - Trinity Mother Frances Hospital

    kalamazoo replied to rnElaine's topic in Texas

    I worked at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital as an RN for 16yrs. I left because of poor salary and an administration that was looking out for their own interests and not that of the patients and employees. I was making less money than a newly hired RN...