nurseiam

nurseiam has 15 years experience and specializes in NICU, PICU,IVT,PedM/S.

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1. Long term care in PICU

   nurseiam posted a topic in PICU

   We usually have at least one long term resident in our PICU. I am wondering if there are any facilities out there with policies specifically for these patients. We still have nurses that will do q 2 bp's, wake a sleeping baby up for an assessment, ...

2. NICU PICU/peds transition

   nurseiam posted a topic in PICU

   I work in a hospital that is two in one. One side has the NICU (next to L&D and Mother/baby) other side is the childrens hospital. We deliver 23+ weeks gestation and are the reginal transport center. So needless to say we have a lot of chronic...

3. Humiliating IV questions

   nurseiam replied to elizabells's topic in NICU

   I am pretty good at IV's but suck at drawing labs via butterfly. My trick to a good IV start is when you see flash use your nail to Gentley dislodge the hub off the needle just enough to cover the sharp point of the needle then advance the cath. If ...

4. Intravenous blood draws

   nurseiam replied to aleanth's topic in PICU

   I am in the float pool. We draw from any PIV that will. Depending on the situation I may attempt to draw from a 24g but those are risky. We use mostly 22g and it just depends some nights when I am doing IVT they all draw, some nights none of them ...

5. Developmental Care in PICU

   nurseiam posted a topic in PICU

   i have a stong nicu background with a passion for deveolomental care. for the last few years i have beeen in the float pool @ the same facility but in peds. i have spent alot of time in our picu recently and i have noticed that even after the most ...

6. wearing gloves when feeding neonates

   nurseiam replied to chuddy's topic in NICU

   i think of feeding a baby breastmilk without gloves is like playing with someones pee!!! its a body fluid and it doesn't belong to you!!!! in our nicu we wear gloves with all vented babies, diaper changes, iv contact and breast milk contact, gowns ...

7. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

   nurseiam replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

   i'm in the float pool. so i make $5 an hour more, plus rnc $1, nights $4, a few week-ends $3.50. i try to do at least one shift a month in less rest 14 hours of 1 1/2 and 2 double time. plus during rsv we go into double time, but i stick to my one sh...

8. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

   nurseiam replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in the float pool. So I make $5 an hour more, plus RNC $1, Nights $4, a few week-ends $3.50. I try to do at least one shift a month in less rest 14 hours of 1 1/2 and 2 double time. Plus during RSV we go into double time, but I stick to my one...

9. flat line eegs...

   nurseiam replied to rainbows4me's topic in NICU

   We have had similar cases in our unit. It is very hard! A few years ago we had a birth trama, the initial EEG was flat. They gave the parents sveral days before talking to them. By the end of the week she was off the vent. She went home brestfeed...

10. Question: Neonatal nurses & deliveries

    nurseiam replied to babycheekz420's topic in NICU

    At our place a NICU nurse can be called to any delivery. We attende all C-sections. NNp's can also be called by the nurse and they attend all mec's. And everbody goes to high risk.

11. NICU to PICU

    nurseiam replied to wensday's topic in PICU

    Last year I went from NICU to Float pool at a childrens hospital. WOW! My first orientation was heck! It was the ER. I think they expected me to have more basic ped knowlegde. That was rough. Next I did IVT which only took 4 days. We did our o...

12. staying awake on night-shift

    nurseiam replied to MsJessikia's topic in NICU

    In my unit we take all our breaks together. For 12 hours we take 30 min @ 11p then 1 hour @ 2 or 3a. Some people will run to the lounge and sleep for 50 minutes. I was always too afaid I would oversleep and drool on myself. Instead we go have a g...

13. staying awake on night-shift

    nurseiam replied to MsJessikia's topic in NICU

    I have a few things. I work 7p-7a. The first night usually with no sleep. I will have a coffee and take 2 excederin at midnight. I usully get up and walk around a few times. At about 630 I try to eat a small snack, cheese and crackers, for a cle...

14. Roll call: Tell us a little about you

    nurseiam replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU

    I am 34, happily married with two girls, 7 and 12, and a black Lab, Chance. I love to travel, read, and scrapbook. I have been a nurse for almost 7 years. I worked in a level III Nicu for 5+ years. It is a 65 bed unit. I promised myself in nursin...

15. Weird Float position?

    nurseiam replied to epiphany's topic in NICU

    I have to agree with most of the others. This is a horrible position for a new grad. At my hopital you have to have at least 2 years experience before you will be considered. After almost 6 years in the NICU last year I took a float pool position....