nicu4me

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1. Advice: On An MD Order

   nicu4me replied to Raquel8's topic in General Nursing

   We use viagra on our older chronic preemies......PPHN

2. Just for fun.... re: call bells...

   nicu4me replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   Couldn't wait for NICU = no more call lights, now its just the constant monitor alarms! I hated the call lights, I may be the only one down that wing and there could be 3 on. My response is to the pt that says "I think my call light is broken", is n...

3. If a MD says "Don't Call Back"- do you write that as an order?

   nicu4me replied to proudnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   Had a patient with coumadin levels, I had to report because they were always drawn early, and I can't leave without criticals being called. He was usually in the building and rounding early on our floor, but not always. So, I had to call and he said ...

4. Interview for NICU position - please help!

   nicu4me replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in NICU

   Chin up! You passed NCLEX! Keep applying. Our NICU only takes new grads or someone with experience. Very easy to get into as a new grad. They usually hire 3 or 4 groups of 5-6 per year. Orientation is about 3 months. I shouldn't say only takes them. ...

5. Grow Brave Through Reflection: Moral Distress in PICU (Part I)

   nicu4me replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU

   There is often moral distress in PEDS as well as NICU. I knew I couldn't do PICU the day I saw a child the same age as my own. I do not know how PICU handles the family dynamics and the traumatic injuries/accidents. I have been on both sides of the ...

6. Is it true? BS + RN does not = BSN?

   nicu4me replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

   Actually that statement from llhRN who quoted the Commuters portion of her response implies to the poster that all RN's are equal in education because they take the same NCLEX. DO NOT want to re-hash all the other older postings on this but I think y...

7. Is it true? BS + RN does not = BSN?

   nicu4me replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

   If she is starting out as a non RN, with a degree in another field (bachelors), she will be a graduate of that nursing program and take the NCLEX to make her the RN. IF the school is a 4 year/2year/accelerated/bridge whatever, you need to find that o...

8. Job jumper?!?

   nicu4me replied to RN_lor's topic in New Nurse

   i had a preceptor actually ask me if I was enjoying my position.....made me wonder what I was portraying. I said yes, but I am taking it very seriously, so right now I don't think that it's that fun, but I keep looking at the other RN"s who are able ...

9. ECMO

   nicu4me replied to 3230's topic in PICU

   on a previous post up above, HFOV as heroic measures?

10. Grow Brave Through Reflection: Moral Distress in PICU (Part II)

    nicu4me replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU

    Thank you as a NICU nurse I think I have written a post about moral distress before, with not much feedback and explaining that feeling like we torture some of our kids, and lack of MD's painting the real picture. You did a wonderful job! And I recen...

11. Health care costs are RIDICULOUS!!!!

    nicu4me replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had chest pain work up resolved while still in ER. Had to have stress ECHO do not do them on Sundays. Had to stay overnight, told MD that even tho I work for healthsystem that it would be too much. Still paying it off. ended up with migraine from nit...

12. is 3rd shift inevitable for new nurses?

    nicu4me replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

    Nope harder to get noc shift because of differential! lot of new grads on days

13. How to Hang a Tube Feeding in a Crib?

    nicu4me replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU

    Hi, may not be what you are thinking about but say for our GT drip feeds we use oxygen tubing stretched across the open crib and then use a wrist restraint around the syringe and hang it that way from the O2 tubing

14. has anyone ever discharged a patient with their IV still in?

    nicu4me replied to TracyVaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did it on orientation. Patient was in a hurry to get d/c the INT was still in, I realized that preceptor didn't do it and I didn't either. I called the pt. they acted ticked but explained that we forgot it and how to take it out. Will they tell someo...

15. Help me choose!! Respiratory or RN?

    nicu4me replied to amybeets05's topic in Career Support

    U talked about wanting to be a NICU/PICU nurse, and wanting to put those sickest kids on the vents? We are a level 3 NICU. The RT's DONT touch our babies. They drag the equipment to the bedside and do checks on it and change out circuits. So putting ...