crazyaaa

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1. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

   crazyaaa replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   We all have accents,depends on where you are working.That's what i found i since came to Australia.Many Australians have accents,especially some from country town,strong accents with lots of slangs,sometimes it's simply not possible for even those f...

2. senior staff bullying?--in tears

   crazyaaa posted a topic in General Nursing

   It was just a lousy week,began with verbal abuse from patient's family member,and tonight,walked out of the unit with tears. I work in NICU.Tonight it was a busy shift as i was looking after 3 babies and one of them has Neonatal abstinence syndrome,s...

3. questions about NAS baby--feeding and meds

   crazyaaa replied to crazyaaa's topic in NICU

   Thx a lot for all the input,really helps!

4. ever use a 'Zaky'?

   crazyaaa replied to wee one rn's topic in NICU

   sth new for me...I guess i'm still new in NICU Looks really creepy.

5. MRSA/gowns and gloves

   crazyaaa replied to BABY--RN's topic in NICU

   Shall we also stop giving babies cuddle ,just to prevent MRSA?Babies r patients,but they are babies... Is there anything else we can do???

6. Journals

   crazyaaa replied to dreamrider_212's topic in NICU

   Neonatal network helps me a lot!

7. How do you warm your bottle - feeding?

   crazyaaa replied to sofiam's topic in NICU

   We use sth we called "warmer" in the unit,just put water inside and swith on,put the bottle in (only for 1 bottle ) for several minutes.it's quick and pretty good.Personally i like giving baby warm milk.

8. Level III Or Level II, Preference?

   crazyaaa replied to NEWNICUNURSE's topic in NICU

   I'm allways looking for some challenge....It's really a personal choice,i think.So just follow whatever you like.

9. How will I know if my employer already filed me an immigrant visa?

   crazyaaa replied to missdibly's topic in Career Support

   Hi,I also signed up contract with an agency and now is waiting for my visa.So my suggestion is based on my personal experience: (1)Uusually u can get a notice from CIS about in 2-3 months when the agency started the application.I got mine in 2 month...

10. Bottle-feeding really compromise Breastfeeding?

    crazyaaa posted a topic in NICU

    To be honest,This is really something i never heard before i came here. (Am i too stupid? ) But i was told by some senior that so long as Mums want to do BF,never suggest or give bottles.It's all right for preterms,but i feel so weird to do tube fee...

11. questions about NAS baby--feeding and meds

    crazyaaa posted a topic in NICU

    Hi,i've got some questions about NAS baby.(neonatal abstinence baby) (1)feeding:The baby is termed,excessive sucks ,mum wants to do BF,she does BF every 3-4 hours.but the problems include:she dosen't have much supply,and baby couldn;t coordinate well...

12. Question from a new NICU nurse...

    crazyaaa replied to MissKittyRN076's topic in NICU

    Hi,Liz,first congratulations on starting in such a nice place.Not every NICU is so good.Like the place i'm staying now is similar to yours in that many staff with 10+ years experience,but the difference is new people here constant being put down by ...

13. Help--transpyloric feeding in NICU

    crazyaaa replied to crazyaaa's topic in NICU

    This is really helpful! Thx,guys. Cheers!

14. Help--transpyloric feeding in NICU

    crazyaaa posted a topic in NICU

    Hi.people, I had a baby with transpyloric tube the other day.For some reason we don;t have any policy about this in the ward.And i really don;t know much about it. Any information about the following questions would be really appreciated: (1)how to ...

15. neonatal websites

    crazyaaa replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU

    that's really great! Thx