bcandygurl

bcandygurl

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About bcandygurl

bcandygurl has 3 years experience and specializes in NICU.


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  1. Also, with very poor feeders...I would suggest feeding every other feed...unless they are showing cues in order to give them some rest..they normally do better with this method in my experience
  2. Hi..this assignment is doable but definitely busy. If all of them were due at 0800..I would have started at 0730..did one at at 0730..the next at 0800..and the one after that at 830...starting with the fastest feeder..on my unit we don't have to have...
  3. Maryland Hospital Starting Salaries

    reimbursement not loan repayment..only Holy Cross Hospital offers loan repayment
  4. Current 2014 new grad pay for Maryland hospitals

    Do they still offer loan repayment at Holy Cross?
  5. Nurse Residency @ Children's National Medical Center

    They only accept bsn
  6. university of maryland RN - BSN

    I would call them with your concerns.
  7. UMSON RN-to-BSN Fall 2016

    It depends. What is your prequisite GPA? TEAS score? Do you currently work in healthcare? Do you do volunteer work? I would look í ½í±€ at the other post to compare stats. I had a previous bachelors when I applied. A really good TEAS score, and I had...
  8. How often are your line changes?

    Same here. " We change TPN and lipids every 24 hours. All other fluids we change every 96 hours. "
  9. UMSON RN-to-BSN Fall 2016

    Yes they are manageable. I plan my work schedule around test and assignments. I take two classes per semester. I'm hoping I won't have any scheduling issues with the public health class which requires 90 hrs of field work.
  10. UMSON Spring 2014 RN to BSN Program

    Yes @rubyagnes
  11. UMSON RN-to-BSN Fall 2016

    Hey I'm currently in the program. I only have three more classes to go !!
  12. Nurse Residency @ Children's National Medical Center

    Hey Erin, If you accept the job offer, please keep in touch. I currently work in the NICU at a hospital in MD, and I'm considering joining the NICU team at CNMC in about a year or so. Would love to hear of your experience as you become acclimated to ...
  13. What is the difference between call back and bonus pay?

    Ok. Thanks I think I figured it out. Call Back you get paid time and half..and bonus you just get a lump sum and then time and half after you are have put in overtime.
  14. I have been asking around but no one has been able to give me a clear answer. From my current understanding, I thought call back was when you were on call and you were called back.you get a certain amount of money while you on call and then you get p...
  15. Feel Like I'm Drowning

    Hi NICUNURSE21, You are not alone. i'm a new graduate NICU nurse now too, and I have been off orientation for about 4 months now. Initially I was extremely confident in myself and my skills until maybe about a month ago I was pulled into my manager'...