hikernurse

hikernurse

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About hikernurse

hikernurse has 8 years experience and specializes in NICU.


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  1. NICU Nurses That Have Passed RNC-NIC (and any good test takers!)

    Of course you passed, you were so ready :-). Congratulations!!
  2. What baby catches you every time?

    Kids with multiple congenital anomalies always grab my heart. They have a lot of issues, but are interesting and something about them just pulls me in, they are so beautiful in their own way. Lots of these kiddos have families who don't show much a...
  3. discrimination against female docs

    They can in some states...
  4. New and 'fun' things

    And who among us hasn't done that, right??
  5. New and 'fun' things

    Um, the light bulb in his ceiling burned out and he was using the flashlight to see to change the bulb. He unfortunately was naked and accidentally fell on the flashlight at which point it inserted itself into his bum. Totally accidental.
  6. Cops and Nurses

    This is more the case where I live. Police officers will target areas right outside the hospital right around shift change. Especially in the morning, there can be several cars with nurse drivers pulled over, waiting for their tickets to be issued....
  7. I Feel like a bad nurse. Feedback please

    You're exactly where I would expect you to be at this point! Give yourself some time. When you do something well--even something you might not think is a big deal--give yourself credit. That will help build confidence. Also, finding a few unoffi...
  8. discrimination against female docs

    We love our female docs where I work. They're pretty awesome :).
  9. Are headaches a contrainidcation for 12 hour shifts?

    Wow, thanks GrnTea! This info was helpful to at least one of us :). Off to research this...
  10. The Insanity That Is APA in Nursing School

    I wouldn't argue with you . You do need a working knowledge of APA because the headings/content, etc., can't really be formatted by even the best software. The real benefit is the "edges" of the paper. Being able to click on an icon and get automa...
  11. Graduating soon . . . told by preceptors "stop trying to be perfect"

    Something else, if you are focusing on doing everything perfectly, sometimes you miss the forest for the trees. Some things need to be done exactly--for instance you want to keep sterile procedures sterile--but there is a lot that falls under the ar...
  12. The Insanity That Is APA in Nursing School

    I don't even write in full sentences in my charting narrative, lol. But I do currently use APA format in my MSN program and did through nursing school as well. With the proper software (PERRLA) it's a breeze. You can focus on your writing instead ...
  13. Didn't know where to put this, but help?

    I don't know that bleach would have been necessary with MRSA/VRE exposure. We use bleach for C. Dif, but not the others.
  14. Bedside Reporting- your thoughts

    Wow, y'all must have incredible time management skills to be able to plan to the minute the next time you will be in to check on each patient. I'm sure that's a testament to your wonderful managers...
  15. Question for those who do head/body cooling

    umcRN, have you had any problems with cooling on ECMO?