NFB2008

NFB2008 specializes in NICU.

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1. Hiring/Education Question

   NFB2008 replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in NICU

   I wasn't meaning to come off so defensive. I just wouldn't want you to think that a nurse with an ADN is any less of a nurse with a BSN (we all take the same licensure exam), especially if you are getting your ADN. Good luck with your plans.

2. Hiring/Education Question

   NFB2008 replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in NICU

   I took community health in my ADN program. I think getting a BSN is great, and I am going to start school to get mine this fall. I have just heard a lot of people (including those nurses with BSN's) say things that make it sound like ADN programs som...

3. Hiring/Education Question

   NFB2008 replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in NICU

   What do you mean "only" an ADN? The only thing you get in a BSN program that they don't offer in the ADN is management and theory stuff. The ADN program I graduated from actually has a better reputation for how the nursing students are in clinical th...

4. Parents never cease to surprise me

   NFB2008 replied to NFB2008's topic in NICU

   Nothing happens where I'm from either. Frankly, I find DCFS to be competely and totally useless. They often use the word "yet" as in, "she hasn't done anything yet." Really? I'm pretty sure drinking a case of beer while being pregnant is doing someth...

5. Parents never cease to surprise me

   NFB2008 replied to NFB2008's topic in NICU

   I really hate when the physicians give in and do things just because the parents are control freaks. We have a set of twins now, and the mom and dad are so picky about EVERYTHING. They are educated and think they know best, but I just want to say, "i...

6. 2 different questions for NICU nurses

   NFB2008 replied to Lovelymo79's topic in NICU

   I bet! We have lactation consultants so we utilize them a lot. Breastfeeding really isn't my area of expertise.

7. 2 different questions for NICU nurses

   NFB2008 replied to Lovelymo79's topic in NICU

   I am also 5'7" as well, and I always raise the isolettes to the highest position. The worst thing is when you have a baby in a crib and you have to do multple labs on them. I always have to bend over for those, and my back hurts after that.

8. Parents never cease to surprise me

   NFB2008 replied to NFB2008's topic in NICU

   OMG! Sometimes it shocks me how much they don't know. I also like the moms that lie to us like we are that dumb. The same mom who wanted to demonstrate CPR on her baby was found to have smoked marijauna while pregnant (the mec stat came back positive...

9. Parents never cease to surprise me

   NFB2008 posted a topic in NICU

   So, when we send babies home, we always have the parents demonstrate CPR. I was discharging a baby to a young mother and was getting ready to have her demonstrate CPR. She asked if she could demonstrate on her baby! Apparently her mother told her to ...

10. Why I want NICU-good reasons? (long)

    NFB2008 replied to raerusse's topic in NICU

    In the level 3 NICU where I work, we have gotten pretty strict staffing regulations in place (started before I started there). We never have more than 3 babies. Obviously this varies with different NICUs. I think that you definitely need to like babi...

11. 5 Weaknesses and strengths

    NFB2008 replied to Taylahbaby_2010's topic in NICU

    NANN (National Association of Neonatal Nurses) nann.org ANN (Academy of Neonatal Nursing) academyonline.org 5 Strengths (probably the same as the previous poster): detail oriented compassionate patient particular (to the point of perfectionism in m...

12. Still not comforatble with NICU

    NFB2008 replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in NICU

    I started orientation in July as not only a new NICU nurse, but as a brand new nurse (graduated in May 2008). I went on my own at the beginning of December. I always take advantage of being in the same room as a more experienced nurse. If I hear them...

13. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    NFB2008 replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

    I was taking care of this tiny little guy quite a bit, and every time I had to give him an injection (vit A or Epo), he would grab my glove by the wrist and hold on for dear life! And I love the little ones that grab the suction catheter or NG tube a...

14. Hand washing?

    NFB2008 replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU

    We wear gloves for all patients. If I change gloves while caring for the same baby (like after changing the diaper, but before feeding), I use the hand sanitizer we have and put new gloves on. I always wash with soap and water in between babies thoug...

15. How You Knew Nursing Was For You

    NFB2008 replied to chloejean104's topic in NICU

    I was always interested in science and healthcare. I'm the dork that watches discovery health and reads true lilfe medical books. I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do though. At first I thought I wanted to be a doctor, but I decided that I did n...