littlepeach

littlepeach has 7 years experience and specializes in ob; nicu.

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1. L & D first????

   littlepeach replied to RN2B12's topic in NICU

   I worked a year L&D before NICU and am thankful for that experience. If you have the chance then it is worth wait. Especially if you are a new nurse. I had two years surgical before L&D, so to each his own...

2. personal ECMO question

   littlepeach posted a topic in NICU

   although i do work NICU, i don't deal with ECMO. my bff's baby is on the heart transplant list d/t hypoplastic left heart and recently took a nose dive in his stability. put him on ECMO until he gets his new heart..but not sure if he can hold out. wh...

3. H1N1 -- in the NICU

   littlepeach replied to spacey's topic in NICU

   The hospital offers the vaccine, but noone is required to get it. All of our nurses have received seasonal flu vax, but most are choosing not to be vaccinated against h1n1. Personal choice. All babies and moms must be isolated for 48 hours when a mo...

4. nurse hydration

   littlepeach replied to karnicurnc's topic in NICU

   Can have it at the station as long as it stays out of site. But most of us drink as little as possible so we don't have to go to the bathroom.

5. Would you marry a doctor?

   littlepeach replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

   CAN I GET A HELL NO!

6. Any NICUs hiring..anywhere??

   littlepeach replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU

   Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. We need nurses soooo bad.

7. new warmers

   littlepeach posted a topic in NICU

   we are in the process of picking a few new nicu warmers. we have looked at new giraffes and pandas. however our unit is on the fence about having them with neopuff (t piece oxygen) or just regular bag hookups. do any of ya'll have any particular pref...

8. awkward Nicu Mom/nicu nurse

   littlepeach replied to krltdy's topic in NICU

   I have mastered the skill of forgetting most people after discharge. It took me a long time, but in the end it's the best for my family and my all around mental health, so I doubt they'll remember you. What you can focus on is trying to be the best s...

9. Floating

   littlepeach replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU

   When our census is down, Our people can be pulled anywhere a warm body is needed. Highly unsafe. We have all complained about this and it falls on deaf ears. Especially the nurses that have never worked in med/surg before. They still have to take a t...

10. What is the Highest Bilirubin you've ever seen?

    littlepeach replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

    We had a 28 on a baby only 24 hours old. She had some weird endocrine disorder and it was still in the low 20's when we sent her home 3 weeks later. I think she's two now and on dialysis.

11. Need input from other postpartum/mother-baby nurses!

    littlepeach replied to BarbNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't even do couplets anymore. When we did, the most was 5. (And that was rare) Our well baby nursery handles the little ones and the moms have the opportunity of sending baby to nursery for the night so they can sleep.

12. Dead Babies...To Get It Off My Chest

    littlepeach replied to caddismt's topic in General Nursing

    And people wonder why we can't help but sometimes take our work home with us. I'm sorry. Hugs from GA

13. Wage Freeze

    littlepeach replied to dabowhunter's topic in General Nursing

    We have a hiring freeze as well. The hospital has been using agency nurses to fill in the gaps though, and I don't understand how that's cost effective. Why not pay the already employed nurses overtime? We are about to get our annual raises, but ever...

14. hypoplastic left heart

    littlepeach posted a topic in NICU

    So my best friend's baby has hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He survived his first surgery on Thanksgiving. He's doing fantastic. His mom is awesome. He is scheduled for his second surgery next month. Although I am a NICU nurse, I don't care for hea...

15. Do your docs bring baby to sterile warmer in c/s?

    littlepeach replied to zinker35861's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We too take our own babes. Md's tend to mommy. We gown and glove and carry our babies to the warmers. I don't think OB doc should be leaving the mom either.