YuHiroRN BSN

YuHiroRN has 6 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Neonatal.

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   NICU (Pros and Cons)

   YuHiroRN replied to singlesunshine's topic in NICU

   I would certainly wait until you're 1) actually in the nursing program and 2)done rotations through the unit, before making such a claim, especially since your basis is a YouTube video. Just my 2 cents. Pros: Lots of education for clueless parents. E...
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   New Grad NICU Support Thread

   YuHiroRN replied to niculove's topic in NICU

   My unit does orientation in stages also. You might find your niche once the acuity of your patient load is kicked up a notch. I don't really take care of stable feeder/growers anymore, which is fine with me.
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   Is it normal to be so tired on days off after working 3 12s?

   YuHiroRN replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

   Everyone is different. Some of us could work an entire paycheck's worth of hours in less than a week and not skip a beat, while others of us need to spread out our days for the sake of our sanity. I'm kind of in-between. I'm in my mid-30's now, still...
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   HELP New grad job dilemma

   YuHiroRN replied to TampaNursing's topic in General Nursing

   I think you should go with the first offer, only because the commute probably won't be so terrible since you'd be working days. I would be super concerned about second job offer falling through... But if you start your first residency, find that the ...
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   Help! Jobs for NICU nurse 1 year experience

   YuHiroRN replied to babygirl2014's topic in NICU

   You mentioned your level of experience, and sadly your *very specific* specifications are more like a wish list for someone with your lack of experience. My advice would be to either sit tight in your home unit until a day shift position opens up, th...
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   Respiratory

   YuHiroRN replied to dsRN85's topic in NICU

   Youtube, and your friendly neighborhood RT!
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   Understanding the Power of Nursing Specialty Certifications

   YuHiroRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   I would be lying if I said I didn't wait until the day after I passed my certification exam before applying for NNP school LOL! Those extra letters...
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   Advice please I’m torn.

   YuHiroRN replied to Yourfavoritenurse13's topic in General Nursing

   This sounds like something that would fall under Mandated Reporter laws, easily. Or at least reach out to an ombudsman to see if it does. Regardless, protect yourself until you can reasonably not be a part of that care team any longer. Yikes, that mo...
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   How do you decompress?

   YuHiroRN replied to BarrelOfMonkeys's topic in General Nursing

   LOL at the amazon shopping - so guilty. I also decompress by crawling into bed with my laptop and catching up on my episodes that aired while I was at work the night before. I also like to get outdoors w/ my family when I can. It's so much easier to...
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    Understanding the Power of Nursing Specialty Certifications

    YuHiroRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I certified in Neonatal Intensive Care very recently (as in, I haven't even received my official paperwork from the NCC yet) but when I saw that preliminary pass certificate, I felt so validated for the last 5 years I've spent learning my craft in th...
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    Insulting pay raise

    YuHiroRN replied to shakeytails's topic in General Nursing

    Raises don't jive w/ a hospitals' bottom line, regardless of the size of institution. The only reason I think I've seen significant raises throughout my 5 years at bedside at my current job is because we're union - they are contract-driven raises, no...
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    Nursing Student Pregnant

    YuHiroRN replied to JustMe567's topic in General Nursing

    I have a coworker who attended a local university while pregnant and completely her externship in our unit while pumping every couple of hours. I think it'd be more ideal finishing up the program pregnant than w/ a newborn at home. I had no problem ...
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    Nursing Uniforms: From Skirts to Scrubs and Beyond

    YuHiroRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't go to work trying to stand out or feel special. That being said, our hospital supplies color-coded uniforms with our discipline embroidered on the chest. The RNs are very obvious by the fact of the sheer number of people in navy b...
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    Hospitals to apply for with 1 year experience in California

    YuHiroRN replied to nicuguy's topic in NICU

    Would you be willing to work down in Southern California? 5 years ago, I was able to move back home from Iowa with less than a year's experience, but I am in LA County. I have no idea what the market is like up there in Sacramento, and my one contact...
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    How far would you commute for awesome salary?

    YuHiroRN replied to Noahj's topic in General Nursing

    For that kind of pay raise and not paying for insurance, you could easily afford a smaller hybrid vehicle just for your commute. I'd consider it to get into Kaiser also, but only if it were a specialty I was interested in. Float might do it for me. K...