Rosepink

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1. Lord Have Mercy!

   Rosepink replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   I no longer think this form is a good idea.

2. Lord Have Mercy!

   Rosepink replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   Hello from ******** Hospital. You are in the unit everyday, everysecond and hear every word.? RIGHT and no the baby is not from Africa. Identifying info of hospital removed by moderator. Please keep HIPPA in mind when posting. Thank you!

3. Lord Have Mercy!

   Rosepink posted a topic in NICU

   I heard somthing very sad the other day. I gave report to the oncomming nurse on an HIV baby that is very sick and she said "Ewe! I hate taking care of these kids. I mean what's the point? He is going to die any way" Is that not sad or what? This bab...

4. Unhappy 22 Weeker

   Rosepink replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   Thank you for your input. This baby had 4 very good primary nurses that knew him very well and 2 fill in nurse that knew him very well. BUT after over 200 days they all just burned out, so that is why I was asigned to him. His parents are in jail and...

5. Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

   Rosepink replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

   undefined Hi! I was just wondering why would you work in such a place? Is there no other department that you have interest in, other than the KILLING ward. I am one of those people who are against abortion in any form for any reason.

6. Unhappy 22 Weeker

   Rosepink posted a topic in NICU

   undefined This past week I got the assignment from you know where. A s/p 22 weeker on DOL # 210. NO LUNGS or GUT, little vision or hearings. Blood pressures out of the roof, meds (3 pages ) like you would not belive. NPO because that morning he ...

7. African American Nurses in NICU

   Rosepink replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   Like it or not race is an issue in this country. I do not know of a culture that would not like to see someone from there own culture in a stressful situation such as having a child in the NICU.

8. African American Nurses in NICU

   Rosepink replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   Brown Betty I am so happy for you! I am just glad to know somewhere in the USA there are some African American (or as I call myself )& Black nurses in the NICU(. And by the way to anyone who is reading this and wants to know my 3 best friends are...

9. African American Nurses in NICU

   Rosepink replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   Belive me I am relaxed! I love NICU nursing, if I did not I would not have contine for the last 14 years. What I am trying to say is 1. I feel the black inner city families would benifit from more black nurses in the NICU 2. Young teen mom with babu...

10. You know you're a NICU nurse when...

    Rosepink replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

    I totally agree with you on all of these. I have one more to add from my personal experence. I knew I was a NICU nurse when the Dr. told me I had cancer of the uterus and I would have to have all reproductive organs removed, I thought to myself w...

11. African American Nurses in NICU

    Rosepink replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

    Thank for the reply, in all the hopsitals I have worked there were black nurses also but not in NICU. Have you ever talked to any other black nurses and ask them about comming to NICU? Most of them I have talked to have various reasons why they do no...

12. African American Nurses in NICU

    Rosepink posted a topic in NICU

    I have been a level III NICU RN for 13 years and have never worked with any other African American Nurses. Where is everbody. I have worked in 3 diffren hospitals and have seen no one. I work county hopital with a 50 bed NICU. I would just like to ta...