Preemienurse23

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1. Weed and work.

   Preemienurse23 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I would talk to your instructor. If he's to the point that he has an addiction, he's dangerous. It would be horrible he he hurt or killed someone because he was impaired or unable to concentrate because he hasn't been able to smoke.

2. Lordy...6 admits in 5 hours....

   Preemienurse23 replied to NicuGal's topic in NICU

   I think those are the hardest kids to take care of. Sometimes nothing you do comforts them. We usually use methadone and or morphine to wean.

3. NICU palliative care

   Preemienurse23 replied to NICUgalRN's topic in NICU

   What we do depends on the situation. If it is a kiddo that can go home without ventilation, We send them home on hospice. They can handle a nasal cannula, tube feeds if the family wishes. We usually leave the infant with the parents if it is a lethal...

4. How does your unit secure IVs? (and feeding tubes, cannulas, etc)

   Preemienurse23 replied to elle_RN's topic in NICU

   We always use tegaderm over the insertion site. Then we use silk tape to secure the hub. We try to avoid covering the insertion site. I personally don't like arm boards, I have lost more IV's because of them than without. But our arm boards are cott...

5. Ett suction preterms

   Preemienurse23 replied to johan john's topic in NICU

   Thanks NeoNurse I was tired when I got off work last night. Patency makes more sense than placement!

6. Ett suction preterms

   Preemienurse23 replied to johan john's topic in NICU

   How exactly does suctioning verify ETT placement? You can be down the right stem, and still sution seretions out, plus usually if you are right stemed or too high breath sounds and usually sats are not as good as they should or can be. I can understa...

7. Octuplets

   Preemienurse23 replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU

   She HAD to have used fertility treatments of some kind. I agree with previous posts: what dr in his right mind would do this?? Or even what parent?!?!?! We had a set of 23 week triplets born, and only one made it? I would love to have a 31 weeker wh...

8. rotating shifts?!

   Preemienurse23 replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU

   Wow. How high is the turnover? 20 years of rotating? wow.

9. Changing to Night shift

   Preemienurse23 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU

   luckly I'm not rotating. I had to train all my friends not to call me at odd hours of the night when I got my dayshift job. I'm just glad that I'm having to rotate.

10. Changing to Night shift

    Preemienurse23 posted a topic in NICU

    Hey everyone. I'm moving in the next few weeks to start a new NICU job. I have been at my first one for 1.5 years, and have been days since I started. I will be on nights at my new job. Any suggestions on making the transition from days to nights? ...

11. rotating shifts?!

    Preemienurse23 replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU

    Rotating shifts sounds dangerous, just all the changes in your sleep schedule. I think most hospitals do 12 hrs, our unit is phasing out 8 hr shifts.

12. Possible Phone Interview

    Preemienurse23 replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU

    I had my phone interview (today actually!) and it was much less structured than the phone interview I did with the recruiter. The questions were basically the same as a face to face interview. I find them a little less stressful because you can sit i...

13. tattoos and IV's

    Preemienurse23 replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    With the exception of lab draws, the needle does not stay in. It is removed, and only the catheter is left. Even with lab draws, the needle is only in for a minute or two at the most the it too is removed.

14. Kangaroo Care

    Preemienurse23 replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU

    It may have been nice to look at, but what did mom think? I would not be happy if my bf/husband/significant other did that. But on the other hand, being female, it still would be nice to look at.......:innerconf

15. Platelet Transfusion

    Preemienurse23 replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU

    We filter all blood products. We have a separate kind of filter or the blood and another one for the platelets.