Bailarina

Bailarina has 3 years experience and specializes in Neonatal.

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1. Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

   Bailarina replied to Gompers's topic in NICU

   Hi Gompers, Congratulations!:balloons: Well, I am a NICU nurse and my son low and behold ended up in MY NICU where I worked. He wasn't a preemie, he was term with sugar issues, and ended up staying for 3 weeks, he ended up having an insult on MRI:o ...

2. RNC exam?

   Bailarina replied to Bailarina's topic in NICU

   Thanks for the info! i have 3 years experience and my hospital will reimburse for the exam plus give a TINY bit more pay hourly so I figured it's worth it. I want to take my time studying for it the rest of this year and hopefully take it next year. ...

3. Former NICU moms becoming NICU nurses?

   Bailarina replied to fmrnicumom's topic in NICU

   I did it backwards, I was a NICU nurse first and then became a NICU mom! My son was in the NICU for a couple of weeks and I was already a NICU nurse. Boy did I get to experience it from the other side! I do know that it made me a better nurse as far ...

4. RNC exam?

   Bailarina posted a topic in NICU

   Has anybody on here taked the neonatal RNC exam? If so how do you go about taking it? Is there a website with the info? I would like to take it next year but I am not even sure where to start! Thanks!

5. needle size, IM injection neonate

   Bailarina replied to anaicca's topic in NICU

   yep 27 gauge here also.

6. Nursery to NICU.... ?

   Bailarina replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU

   I would think that having newborn nursery experience would be a great asset in transferring to the NICU. Does your hospital offer an internship program for the NICU and if so is that an option? Good luck in whichever you choose.

7. NICU duties

   Bailarina replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU

   We also keep head mid-line for 96 hours and initiate a minimal stimulation protocol for babies less than 32 weeks.

8. how long have you been...

   Bailarina replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU

   I've been in the NICU for 2 years and plan on staying there long-term. I can't see doing any other type of nursing, I love my job.

9. NICU duties

   Bailarina replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU

   Hi Gompers, I was just wondering if you have seen a decrease in the incidence of head bleeds with the regular sedation?

10. Stress Scale

    Bailarina replied to KES's topic in NICU

    wow, everyday is so different. I have days where my stress scale is definitely a 10. I guess the lowest stress day would be a 5-6.

11. Fort Worth-Dallas RN Jobs

    Bailarina replied to kcwolf200's topic in Texas

    ok, thanks for clearing up my confusion!

12. Fort Worth-Dallas RN Jobs

    Bailarina replied to kcwolf200's topic in Texas

    Do you mean TCU? I didn't think TWU had a CRNA program. Maybe I'm wrong, do they have one now?

13. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    Bailarina replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas

    Thanks for your advice!

14. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    Bailarina replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas

    edited.

15. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    Bailarina replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas

    I work in a big hospital in Dallas and still make horrible money. My base salary as an RN, BSN with 2 years experience is $21/hr.