SummerC

SummerC has 2 years experience.

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1. Baby friendly NICU?

   SummerC replied to preemie69's topic in NICU

   I agree with the post above. We are going 'baby friendly' which during the process, is hard. Of course with any change, you will find resistance. We can wait up to 48 hours to feed a baby until we have milk, which is hard to do for a screaming full ...

2. Books about nicu nurses?

   SummerC replied to Amagoo's topic in NICU

   I agree with Baby ER. It is written by a man who had his baby in the NICU I work at. His baby was pretty healthy, there for a short period of time. But he went back later and observed doctors, nurses, infants, deliveries, families, etc... All to get ...

3. Smart pumps = Stupid pumps?

   SummerC replied to IvoryLena's topic in NICU

   With our system, we have two ways of doing it with our tubing: 1) The medication is The medline is approx .5ml (0.4ml + tubing to the IV is 0.1ml). So we push the med through and apply a 0.5ml flush onto the med-line. The 0.5ml flush is then placed ...

4. Sweet Ease

   SummerC replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU

   We use Sweet-ease for brief procedures (lab draw/IV start) lasting less than a few minutes long. I think we have to use it within 1 minute before the procedure. Also have to document it as a pain intervention, pain score, and follow up pain score aft...

5. Your NICU design - love it or hate it?

   SummerC replied to cymruusa's topic in NICU

   I am pretty new to the NICU scene so I do not know what other NICUs look like, but we have a couple private rooms we use primarily for isolation and bereavement. But who knows, this might be a standard everywhere else! :)

6. 100+ new grad applications and counting...

   SummerC replied to MBA2RN's topic in California

   I just got hired with them and was oriented with about 70 other new grads. From what I've heard, there is a hiring freeze for new grad positions at LBMMC too. We are lucky we all got in while we had the chance. However the next batch of new grads (Ju...

7. CSU Long Beach Students???

   SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

   Yes the first semester was HELL with pathophys and pharm. I promise the program will get better once all the pieces start fitting and things start to make sense. It all seems like a mess and its hard to put two and two together, but once you are in t...

8. CSU Long Beach Students???

   SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

   Capstone classes are just 'general education' classes which are different from your nursing classes. ALL CSULB students wanting a bachelors have to take these 'elective classes'.. There is a long list of classes which fall under the capstone category...

9. CSU Long Beach Students???

   SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

   When I applied, I was applying for the Spring semester of nursing school, but decided to apply for the university to start in the Fall. I was set on CSULB so I only applied here for when I transferred. Although I wasn't in the program yet, I took man...

10. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

    I think you start after you finish the NCLEX, which is like a month or two after graduation. We graduate Dec 19th but I dont think we take the NCLEX until late Feb. Depends on which semester you graduate...

11. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

    Well it all depends... On where you live, if you are working, if you already have supplies (stethescope, blood pressure cuff, etc)... The books, uniform, supplies the first semester cost the most, so there isn't much left with the stipend.. But the o...

12. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

    I dont think so. I think maybe 25 in my semester group have signed the contract. But LBMMC lets ALL trimester students do their clinicals there, so there are a ton of students doing clinicals, regardless if they signed the contract or not.

13. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

    Since I am contracted with LBMMC, I get a 'stipend' for each semester to cover books/tuition/etc.. It is $3500 a semster, WITH taxes taken out. So yeah. But I do owe them two years of my time when I graduate so that is the other part.

14. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

    I am in the trimester program, which I am so happy with. If you are in the trimester, you are done in 2 years (have to take summer school) versus 3 years (basic program doesn't have to take summer school). If you are in the trimester, most of your cl...

15. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California

    I am in the program right now, finishing my last semester. I love the program here. There are awesome clinical and lecture teachers, with a few duds, but that's always expected. The school partners with Long Beach Memorial and other hospitals in the...