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  1. Anyone ever adopt from their NICU?

    There are a lot of babies on my unit who I would like to adopt and bring home. Too bad the parents won't let me because they would rather take them home instead. :chuckle I just wish all the babies go to good homes with lots of love. I know of 2 p...
  2. If the baby is your primary, then I am sure you know the baby and perhaps family very well that you can use your own discretion in deciding if its appropriate to give a gift and what that gift is. If it was me and my mangers/board of nursing complai...
  3. Considering Nursing School at 52

    Age is not a factor to pursue nursing. In fact, the oldest graduate in my nursing class was in her late 50s. I would also recommend applying to multiple nursing schools in your area just to increase your chances for acceptance. I think you have a ...
  4. Hope for new grads

    Thank you for your post. I too chose to work at a large teaching metropolitan hospital because they have experience in teaching new grads and I knew the orientation was going to be nice and long (6 months)! I got a tour of the unit from the manager...
  5. How do you get over your new RN boo boos (mistakes)

    Everyone makes mistakes. I just have to put the mistake in perspective and tell myself that as long as the patient is ok and there is no long term damage, it will be just fine. The worst you can do is not learn from your mistakes. If you missed a ...
  6. May/June 2007 Grads......How are you all doing????

    Hello :) I graduated in May 2007, passed my boards in June, and started my internship for a neonatal icu in July. Its been a long journey and lots of consideration if this was what I wanted to do or if I could handle the stress and workload of my ch...
  7. maybe being a school nurse? I know people who have started as a new grad, just have to have a bachelors degree in my state. Hours seem comparable to that of a teacher.
  8. First year nursing

    It doesn't really matter which nursing is the hardest and easiest bc it will vary on who you talk to. What matters most is starting your nursing career in something you really want to do and you have passion for. That will make the challenging part...
  9. Weight checking

    My hospital's incubators have built in scales, like sweeper said. Many of our warmers even have bed scales. We weigh our babies once a shift at night. We are allowed to defer weights if they are critically ill, just had surgery, etc. We use humid...
  10. Time to Float!

    Ooooh I had an awful time on my first and only float so far. It was only 8 weeks after I finished my NICU orientation and I was floated to the never seen before PICU unit. Everything was completely different over there and I had no idea what I was ...
  11. post-discharge visiting

    I was curious to know what NICU nurses think about visiting and even babysitting your NICU graduates. I have heard of some nurses who will continue their relationships with babies and parents outside of the hospital even though it not encouraged by ...
  12. oldest babies in the NICU?

    I was curious how long different NICUs kept chronic babies who did not meet requirements for lower level care facilities. Do you transfer these babies to a special pediatric floor in your hospital or do they continue to stay in the NICU until they m...
  13. CPAP positioning

    wee one that is exactly what i do too. We have these bean bags in the shape of an arm for our babies and when I turn a baby prone, i will put the tubing on the face in between the fingers of the beanbag. They look so much more comfortable that way....
  14. What's the pay scale for Houston and Dallas/FT Worth?

    I'm from Houston. Having lived in both Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth, I am familiar with both areas. As another post mentioned, good hospitals in Dallas are Baylor, Parkland, and Children's Medical center right next to Parkland which would be the b...
  15. peripheral line insertion

    we recently changed to 2% chlorahexadine. i don't think that is good for the skin either!