Seriously?! ADN, LPN, RN

Seriously?! has 13 years experience as a ADN, LPN, RN and specializes in NICU.

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1. What do you use to secure og tube and edi cath for babies on Niv Nava?

   Seriously?! replied to JJ1994's topic in NICU

   We often use a neobar!

2. Ever forgotten to feed a baby?

   Seriously?! replied to jennylee321's topic in NICU

   I haven’t forgotten to feed a baby or had that dream but I have had some doozies of work dreams, it usually happens after a really rough night. In one dream, the baby was getting a picc placed and the isolette was open and the sides were down. The nu...

3. Choosing comfort over challenge, am I a bad nurse?

   Seriously?! replied to Superbabes's topic in NICU

   One of the great things about NICU is that you have a variety of acuities and needs. We have some nurses that love NAS infants, some love to do feeder/grower, some love discharge teaching and time spent with parents, some love the critical care. None...

4. They don’t tell you

   Seriously?! replied to Seriously?!'s topic in NICU

   Yes, I love that!! It is so true! ❤️

5. They don’t tell you

   Seriously?! posted a topic in NICU

   When you first become a nicu nurse, they don’t tell you your life is forever changed. They don’t tell you that you will literally hold a life in the palm of your hand. They don’t tell you that you should make sure your vision is checked regularly bec...

6. Beanbags out? Need proof!

   Seriously?! replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

   We don't use bean bags underneath but we have "frogs" that we use for boundaries. For probe positioning, we use z-flos and those foam probe positioners that look like a fish. I wish we had a developmental specialist! We only have PT part time!

7. IV infiltrate: Lessons Learned

   Seriously?! replied to NeoRN11's topic in NICU

   I've been a NICU nurse for about 18 months now, and I just had my first bad iv infiltrate last week. It was a preemie with iugr, 960g. I felt sooooo awful because she was my only patient- she was counting on me and I let her down. I was checking it e...

8. Local (rural) vs. Metro For A New Grad

   Seriously?! replied to JeannieBSN's topic in Career Support

   I'm a new grad and have just started (2 weeks in!) labor and delivery at a rural hospital in Georgia as well. I LOVE it. There's no nicu team to save me, we do all of our own labs, resus, ivs (even neonatals), everything. There isn't a dr/cnm in the ...

9. Gwinnett Technical College...Applying for the Nursing Program Jan 2016

   Seriously?! replied to athao18's topic in School Programs

   Try not to worry and stress over it too much. Do the best you can- it's all you can do. I'm graduating in May from GTC. Y'all can do it!

10. Have you ever heard of this?

    Seriously?! replied to BriRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just today had a lightbulb moment about my stethoscope causing my headaches! So I googled it and found this thread í ½í¸Š I thought I was going crazy lol I couldn't figure out why I got a headache after a few hours every single time!

11. You should know better

    Seriously?! replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I was a smoker, quit a week ago today! Now I have a problem with too much dr pepper and not enough exercise.

12. Anyone else feel like crying? 😆

    Seriously?! posted a topic in LPN-RN

    At midterm of my bridge- middle of 8 week long classes before we transition into the senior year of traditional RN program. Sooo very overwhelmed! They assume we know a lot of things but I am quickly finding out I don't know anything! Just looking fo...

13. Gwinnett tech lpn to rn bridge

    Seriously?! replied to lpnwife's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Did you get in? I got accepted and running around like a crazy person trying to get all this stuff together :)

14. Sexual Harass of Staff by Residents?

    Seriously?! replied to TurtleCat's topic in Geriatric

    I'm a nurse in a nursing home also with a history of childhood sexual abuse. I'm also in therapy to deal with trauma resolution. I have only had (very) few uncomfortable experiences, and they were dealt with. The worst that's happened to me at work i...

15. CNA being "rough"?

    Seriously?! replied to Seriously?!'s topic in Geriatric

    An update on the situation. I assessed resident, didn't see any physical damage. DON acted on the report, got a written statement from the accuser and mailed to corporate or the state or whoever handles such things. She and managers also spoke with r...