24gaDalek

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1. Sedation/Analgesia for HFOV, HFJV, Vents?

   24gaDalek replied to 24gaDalek's topic in NICU

   BabyNP, Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful response. I feel somehow like I have to defend my question based on some of your answers as it feels like from your answer you think maybe I don't understand the implications of having premature infa...

2. Sedation/Analgesia for HFOV, HFJV, Vents?

   24gaDalek posted a topic in NICU

   Hi there, I have been mulling this over for quite some time now. I started NICU nursing at a Level IV NICU that was very well regarded clinically and considered the best in the area. When we had infants on HFOV, HFJV, and sometimes just vented we al...

3. Is adequate rest the most important factor in enjoying night shift?

   24gaDalek replied to Hmfog's topic in General Nursing

   I have been night shifting for 4 years. I do not sleep well during the day without medication. My problem is that if I wake up to use the restroom or for any reason (noises outside, etc.) after having 4 or more hours of sleep my body thinks I was tak...

4. Words You Hate

   24gaDalek replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

   Omnomnom makes me want to kick kittens Not a fan of pannus or lochia either

5. HFOV

   24gaDalek replied to NJNICUCCRN's topic in NICU

   Our policy is to use a gel pillow for just the head when on HFOV. I have heard from a snarky nurse that I gave report to that gel pillows should be avoided all together because it impedes the action of the HFOV. I always figured if you see good wiggl...

6. Home births gone wrong

   24gaDalek replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU

   Agreed. This is the crux of the issue. There is a disconnect somewhere and the end result can be poor outcomes for infants. The sweet little infants are the ones that suffer the decisions of others.

7. Home births gone wrong

   24gaDalek replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU

8. Home births gone wrong

   24gaDalek replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU

   Just got out of the shower and had to get a few more points in, lol We NICU personnel are the end of the line for the birth trauma/bad baby scenario. When the questioning begins from the parents it is typically, "Why can't you save my baby?" instead ...

9. Home births gone wrong

   24gaDalek replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU

   I am a NICU nurse and as part of my job I also work up in L&D as an NRP rapid response personnel. I attend all deliveries typically, but mainly the high risk ones, so I have seen a lot of births and resuscitated my share of infants. At my facilit...

10. Student Loan Debt

    24gaDalek replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    Did you go to a public or private university? Private University If you chose a private university what advantages did you expect over a public university? Well, the city and state I live in having community college programs that are so impacted that...

11. NICU TRAVELER

    24gaDalek replied to nicurn2012's topic in NICU

    We typically don't give travellers sick kiddos as a courtesy at first. After one week of hospital orientation that goes over EMR and general hospital policies, our travelers get only two shifts of orientation. You are expected to hit the ground runni...

12. Nursing as a Second Career

    24gaDalek replied to HappyJetting's topic in General Nursing

    Did you find it was hard to adapt to a completely different career or was it a seamless transition? Starting out as the bottom of the totem pole was the worst part for me, because it can be an ego blow. The learning curve for nursing is very steep ...

13. Not closing to siblings?!?!?!??

    24gaDalek replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU

    We usually put a restriction on siblings by age during flu season but wait until the county health department tell us to do that based on an uptick in flu cases. Flu season so far this year has been mild so we are still allowing siblings of a certain...

14. Screaming match with my preceptor

    24gaDalek replied to jherd's topic in Relations

    I had a similar situation with a preceptor. I didn't curse at her, but after she embarrassed me by berating me multiple times in front of our colleagues for weeks I had had enough and I made a very snarky remark to her face. After what I said left my...

15. Cra Cra co-workers

    24gaDalek replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. Obviously, you are a paragon of virtue. I'm sure the NICU nurses you worked with were totally different than me and my coworkers. We are trollish people who only come up from the underground on night shift to care for innocent babies ...