missapoo

missapoo

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missapoo specializes in NICU.


NICU RN BSN for 8+ yrs

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  1. I think I'm a magnet

    That is so sad Nicky:( Hang in there ok! We just had a bad code last week with a one-month old and the night girls were very upset by it...the kid had pnuemonia and just quit breathing--was totally unresponsive to all resus. attempts. Two days later ...
  2. You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    Thanks Steve for your post...I loved it and sent it to all my NICU co-workers I would add that for all the years I have been doing this, every once in a while you get the reward of seeing your little pts out and about, for instance I was in Walmart y...
  3. Crib Cards & HIPPA - researching policies

    My Unit is split into well-baby and NICU/PICU. Of course the NICU and PICU admits don't ever leave the unit unless we are getting ready to d/c and are doing a parents-in-attendance prior to sending them home. RE the last names on chart spines, we wer...
  4. Caffeine and shifts

    I too am lost without my coffee...I drink it black mostly but a little ffmilk/sugar substitute from time to time to change it up. I totally quit for a while and found myself struggling with being sluggish and tired to the point that I just threw up m...
  5. Help needed:Policy for CVL dressing Changes

    Let me clarify my question: do you use the betadyne and alcohol on your unit for CVL dressing changes....some research says this combo causes skin breakdown and we are in the process of trying to get the powers that be to change and let us use chloro...
  6. Hey everyone, I am in search of the latest policy used in your facility for CVL dressing changes. We are updating ours and hope to go to the chloroprep as opposed to alcohol and betadyne for our dressing changes. Any help on this topic would be great...
  7. 37 weeker NICU stay possible...

    I too think things will be fine for you....like others have said there is no 100% surity but the stats for 37 weekers are definately in your favor for a trouble free delivery and transition.
  8. How many hours would you work?

    I agree with the above....the politics of nursing gets under my skin at times and even though I love what I do, I am thankful for my time off and would work less if given the chance....just to keep my sanity LOL. I work out of necessity and would lov...
  9. need help with code checklist/med sheet for codes

    Thanks to all of you that replied...I feel like I am getting somewhere in the search:) This is great....why didn't I find allnurses sooner LOL!!! Ya'll are great:)
  10. Hey everyone! Hope there is someone out there who will be able to steer me in the right direction for finding info on code checklists and med sheets for codes. We have had 2 codes that ended up badly within the last month or so and our director has p...
  11. NICU nurse scrubs question...

    When I was a student, the nurses where we rotated wore scrubs provided by the hospital: when they came in they changed from street clothes into scrubs. Now, at my hospital, we wear scrubs within the parameters of a dress code color and all the nurses...
  12. NICU's w private rooms?

    Just over a year ago, my level II unit underwent a transition from a cramped one-room unit to a brand new unit with 4 private/isolation rooms and 4 pod stations, along with a room equipped to hold about 4-6 growers at a time...we are a small hospital...
  13. higher pay for BSN grads?

    Gerry wrote: And what do you make of the fast trac BSN programs for those with prior Bachelors. The nursing portion of the programs in my area are 18 months. So would it be safe for me to assume that one can actually finish a nursing education in und...
  14. higher pay for BSN grads?

    Ok, I didn't mean to imply that BSN's make decisions that ADNs can't...in my experience that is totally untrue. That is the problem with putting words on paper...they can be easily missunderstood. I know nursing school in general is tough whether it'...
  15. higher pay for BSN grads?

    I would argue that the NCLEX exam is designed to measure your clinical knowledge base and not your ability to be a leader. The difference in my mind is that a BSN gives the basic groundwork toward leadership and management skills and that is, imho wh...