300g

300g has 9 years experience and specializes in NICU III/Transport.

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1. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

   300g replied to Brian's topic in COVID

   ...and, typhoid is caused by bacteria, not a virus. Despite both of those points,... a completely uneducated response by lamazeteacher. It infuriates me when people, especially medical professionals, compare influenza to any other vaccine. They're s...

2. Amicillin via UAC?

   300g replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU

   It's really going to depend on your unit policy and culture. Yes, you can give ampicilllin, gentamicin and a lot of other medications through UACs (and some should never be given via UAC like inotropes). However, I'm with you and the others here......

3. Ec 135

   300g replied to FlyingScot's topic in Flight

   Wow, I see this is more of a problem than I thought. We've been using an isolette on a stretcher-type set up for our EC135 but it recently broke and we need to find a replacement. Apparently, the Airborne unit is the only one available to fit the EC1...

4. Interpreting Blood Gases

   300g replied to katiep14's topic in NICU

   It's worth the $6 to purchase it, or take the S.T.A.B.L.E. course. I don't think it would be right for me to post a copy of their chart. You're going to be able to determine your acid/base balance with a CBG. pH and CO2 should be pretty close. Wher...

5. Interpreting Blood Gases

   300g replied to katiep14's topic in NICU

   This chart is helpful - S.T.A.B.L.E. Blood Gas Interpretation Chart Blood gases just take practice. Is there something specific that you're having trouble with? Here's something that might be helpful: Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation

6. Nursing Refresher? Review?

   300g replied to Brickhaus's topic in Florida

   Where in Florida are you? I don't know of a specific refresher course for your situation. But I would imagine that a NCLEX book with testing software would pretty much summarize nursing school. Then, study/review your weaknesses. Something like this:...

7. Houston Jobs?

   300g replied to Guest 360983's topic in Texas

   Don't let Magnet status deter you from applying to any hospital you'd want to work for... in fact, I'd rather apply to a hospital with Magnet status. Magnet status is afforded to hospitals who support and promote their nurses. As an ADN they might ev...

8. NICU or L&D?

   300g replied to tinybabynurse's topic in NICU

   I also enjoy attending the delivery to care for the neonate. As transport nurses, we attend all high risk deliveries. My first job as a RN was pretty much L&D. I was hired NICU but we transferred almost all the babies to our sister hospital. The...

9. URGENT: I need help about caffeine

   300g replied to tito1312's topic in General Nursing

   For apnea of prematurity, as already noted, 20mg/ml (60mg/3ml) is the appropriate concentration. Loading dose 20-40mg/kg and maintenance dose 5-8mg/kg/day q24hours after loading dose. No dilution necessary. example: 1kg patient = 20mg loading dose ...

10. awkward Nicu Mom/nicu nurse

    300g replied to krltdy's topic in NICU

    I think it's great that you would like to work NICU after your experience. You will have a special advantage in relating to the parents of your patients. As NICU nurses, we understand the HBP, anxiety, and depression meds and stress that you go throu...

11. FL RN Salaries....yes another salary thread lol

    300g replied to luv4nursing's topic in Florida

    I'm sorry to say you will be disappointed by the pay here in Tampa. I moved here from Texas and took a $22K/year pay cut to work at one of the largest hospital in Florida. ouch. All of my experience is NICU LIII. I fear what non-acute/specialized RNs...

12. Formula / Breast Milk Fortification and Protein Supplements

    300g replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU

    We use HMF, usually 1 pack/25ml so no measuring equipment involved. We have a separate room, but it's very small so sometimes the BM/HMF is mixed at the bedside. I believe our standard initial TPN/HAL is also 3g/kg protein... I'll have to double ch...

13. heparin 2 units flush

    300g replied to smilesrn22's topic in NICU

    if this was a written order, it reads to add 2 units heparin to 10ml 1/2ns vial (or use a prefilled 2 units heparin per 10ml 1/2ns --- 0.2 units heparin/ml 1/2ns)... then withdraw 0.3-0.5ml to use to flush. i can't imagine that this is your units p...

14. Prevent Hypothermia PT

    300g replied to sofiam's topic in NICU

    In addition to plastic wrap, humidified isolette, etc., we use Transwarmer mattresses under the patient.

15. FL/GA/SC/NC NICU Nurses

    300g replied to katiep14's topic in NICU

    There's a hospital in Tampa, FL and and in St. Petersburg. Both are Level III with ECMO except the one in St. Pete does their ECMO in CVICU not NICU. Both are fairly large NICUs and both are in the process of large expansions. One hospital is situate...