NICUNURSE

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1. New Grad hoping for NICU

   NICUNURSE replied to RN.after.your.HEART's topic in NICU

   I also live in So Cal and started in a Level IV NICU as a new grad. If you are going to start in NICU as a new grad, I would recommend looking at one of the Children's Hospitals in the area (for So Cal that would be CHLA, CHOC, Miller's Children's, ...

2. Syringe Feeding Near Term Infants

   NICUNURSE replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU

   Our LC staff does suggest this to parents. And I have been asked to do this occassionally. That being said, this is not something that I EVER do. Like you, I have yet to see research that says this is safe/effective. Quite honestly, I worry about the...

3. What part in the contraction pattern do you administer narcotics to mom?

   NICUNURSE replied to zaksmomrn84's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is a bizzare question. Does it really matter when you administer it?

4. New graduate "again" after RN-BSN

   NICUNURSE replied to kaliRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think that depends. Are the private duty and clinic jobs you have, jobs that require you to work under your RN license? If they are, then you prob won't be eligible for a new grad program. Since most RN's that are going back for their BSN, are wor...

5. Telecommuting Positions

   NICUNURSE replied to bambi227's topic in Case Management

   roseorchid: I'd love info on the company you work for also. I'm in So. Cal. Please pm me!!!!

6. picc line in an infant

   NICUNURSE replied to Kayde's topic in NICU

   On our unit, we have a PICC line team, made up of nurses, who change and repair all PICC lines. These are nurses who work on our unit, but have taken a special PICC line class. That being said, changing the dressing is similar to how you would do an ...

7. Dopamine/Dobutamine

   NICUNURSE replied to NICURN9's topic in NICU

   On our unit, we routinely run our pressors through a central line. PIV's are used only as a backup. And truthfully, I feel a lot more comfortable using a central line, as PIV's are so darn tempermental (positional, blow easily, etc.). One thing that...

8. Medication checks

   NICUNURSE replied to TIGRESS99's topic in NICU

   Before last week, we just double checked meds such as narcotics (when taken out of pixsis), K, insulin, etc. As of last week, we now have to double check ALL meds, po meds included. Evidently, a nurse made a BIG med error. We put up approx 24 hours ...

9. C-Reactive Protein

   NICUNURSE replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU

   I can't lead you to a specific article, but I know our attending said that an article he read stated that a CRP is actually more indicative of the previous 12-24 hours. So like Tiki said, a high CRP would mean that approx 12-24 hrs prior, the infect...

10. How much do you make?

    NICUNURSE replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    RN 10 months (graduated May 2002) Level III NICU Los angeles, CA $21.50/hr nights: 10% diff for 1st 4 hours & 20% for last 8 hours w/ no weekend diff. With benefits, although our contribution is quite a lot Apprx $41,000/year

11. Floating

    NICUNURSE replied to shyviolet78's topic in NICU

    I work at a Children's Hospital, so with that said... The ICU nurses float only to other ICU's and the floor nurses only float to other floors. So as a NICU nurse, I can get floated to PICU or CTICU. It's kinda scary, because even though I work in an...

12. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    NICUNURSE replied to UTVOL3's topic in NICU

    I agree with Nell. I'm also a CA NICU nurse, and we have mandated 1:2 ratios. The 1:2 are usually feeder/growers, or you might get a more stable vent pt. with a feeder/grower. Every once in a while, if we get an admit in the middle of the night and d...

13. REALLY REALLY need help

    NICUNURSE replied to alpvirgo13's topic in NICU

    I responded to your e-mail and also sent the consent letter, etc back. But then I got another e-mail from you saying that you'd never recieved it. Could there be something wrong with your e-mail system?

14. Preemies and suppositories????

    NICUNURSE replied to NICUNURSE's topic in NICU

    Thank you guys so much. I've never heard of the TB syringe or the cath trick! I love my allnurses buddies!!!

15. Worst nursing proceedure ever....

    NICUNURSE replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    You see, I can handle puke, mucous, blood, trach care, etc. You can throw anything like that at me, but please DO NOT ask me to take care of a pt. with any kind of nasty skin condition. AAAHHHH!!!. I once had a pt. ( a homeless man) who's skin wa...