hayleyh31 replied to Fireflynurse's topic in Professionalism
My hospital has a ton of really strict policies but hair color is unit discretion. Our manager has allowed visible wrist/arm tattoos and wild hair. There's a nurse with a blue streak on the underside of her hair, one with ice blue, dark purple, and ...
We are on a points system. We get 14 points in a rolling 2 year span with no excuses or exceptions made. This is what it looks like: Weekdays: 1 point for each call-in unless you are calling in for the same thing multiple times. (Ex:stomach virus ma...
Preach. I get so aggravated by this in the NICU. Your baby hasn't been able to be held in weeks- hold that baby as long as possible and soak up the sweetness because no one will ever need you that much again. You will never regret snuggling your baby...
On my unit, we have mandatory OT. It sucks but we are very well-compensated. We have 6 week schedules and generally have to work 24 extra hours over the 6 week time period. We are "staffed" to 13 nurses/shift but our census is out of control so reali...
It sucks getting used to it, but now I can't imagine working days. I usually try to work 3 or 4 in a row in order to let myself get back to a normal schedule. This summer is kind of messy with my kids home on break all summer, so I'm working a lot of...
hayleyh31 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in NICU
TiffyRN, can you send me the research? Our unit does primary nursing occasionally. I've actually got my first primary right now :) The choice to primary is a choice by both the nurse and the patient, and our unit has specific guidelines including th...
We don't routinely give sedation to our babies who are intubated. When babies are obviously fighting, we usually give PRN morphine. These are usually chronics who have failed SiPAP multiple times. I've seen Vecuronium used twice post-op for 2-3 days,...
There's two things and they're what you would expect: Hearing a mama sob as she holds her baby for the first and last time. Watching parents who are unable to let their baby go and die a peaceful death, so we essentially torture the baby by trying t...
I have ACLS but that was from previously working with adults. I won't renew it in December when it is due. We are all going to get PALS certified in order to possibly be floated to our new PICU, since we are the only population they could pull from.
hayleyh31 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing
I'm a NICU nurse too and I had a very similar experience when I came out of orientation. I think it is a heightened environment for bullying because of the seriousness of caring for someone's baby and the strong personalities. I remember going to the...
My first check is usually the longest with changing linens, weighing and all the other cares. That usually takes me about 30-35 with feeds. Other checks are between 15-20 minutes plus PO feeds. If I know the baby from the night before, the first chec...
hayleyh31 replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN/LVN
West TN 25.51/hr with $4.50 evening /$4.25 night/$4 weekend differentials. I have just under 2 years of experience. I work in a large hospital system in a Metro area