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1. Carseats for premies

   nicunana replied to nicunana's topic in NICU

   Thanks so much for your replies, so far. I'd also be interested in knowing if your NICU has any certified carseat technicians on staff to assist the parents with their questions and help them with installation, or if you have access to one from a di...

2. Sept 15th National Neonatal Nurses Day!

   nicunana replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU

   Happy Neonatal Nurses Day to all!! The Neos provided lunch for everyone from a local restaurant that was really yummy. They've done this for at least 4 years, now. We also got small gifts (bookmarks,etc) from unit management. In the past, we've h...

3. For the Student or for the Teacher

   nicunana replied to SchoolNurseLaura's topic in Activism

   Everybody keeps saying that the teachers were wrong to withhold food, but I just re-read the original post & that is NOT what happened. The student was given food, became angry, and threw it out. He CHOSE to refuse the food. It seems to me th...

4. What to give a nurse when they retire?

   nicunana replied to psychnurse25's topic in Relations

   Does she have a computer? How about a journal that everyone has signed and written a favorite memory in, along with their email addresses & facebook addresses. Now that the retiree has more time on her hands, she may welcome a way to keep in to...

5. Carseats for premies

   nicunana posted a topic in NICU

   What is your hospital doing (if anything) about carseats for infants that weigh less than 5 lbs? Some of our nurses are very uncomfortable sending home babies that weigh less than 5 lbs in a carseat that is clearly labeled 5 to 20 lbs. I'm talking ...

6. Whatever "professionalism" is, it's driving me nuts.

   nicunana replied to epac104's topic in General Nursing

7. Need Advice....

   nicunana replied to redhairboy's topic in General Nursing

   Yikes! I had no idea that daycare could cost that much. It's been a loooong time since I have priced them--my grandaughter is in college now, (and it's a darned sight cheaper than daycare!) I'm glad to hear that you are seeing that he gets a chanc...

8. Need Advice....

   nicunana replied to redhairboy's topic in General Nursing

   Why are you so dead set against daycare? Most of the really messed up preschoolers that I know have never been to daycare & don't know how to share or get along with other children. Do your little one a favor & take a second look at good da...

9. Babies discharged on caffeine

   nicunana posted a topic in NICU

   We just found out this morning that Medicaid will no longer cover the cost of caffeine. Virtuallly all of the babies that we discharge home on an apnea monitor are also on caffeine. A month supply will range between $105 & $300, which is way to...

10. Long...but HELP!

    nicunana replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    This behavior can not be condoned. If it is indeed related to his illness, then a true assessment would be that his plan of care is NOT working & needs adjustment. Regardless, unless steps are taken to modify this behavior, even your female pat...

11. Need an education topic for annual evaluation

    nicunana replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    How about the National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals? I'll bet your manager would love to have something to show JCAHO,when they pop in for a visit. I recently went to a 1 hour presentation & believe it or not, it was VERY interesting. Whe...

12. Should you treat a prisoner different

    nicunana replied to PEBBLES1's topic in General Nursing

    If your patients were not in prison, their private insurance that they purchased or their medicaid would not pay for motrin for headaches. Why should the taxpayers? I don't see that as treating them differently. I see that as treating them exactly...

13. teen breast-feeding

    nicunana replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    It may be "selfish," but it's also age appropriate. Just because their bodies can reproduce, doesn't necessarily mean that they have maturity. Hopefully, that will come with role modeling, encouragement & support. It happens all too often &...

14. Med Errors and Job satisfaction (or disatisfaction).

    nicunana replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Kieta, Near misses need to be written up because they indicate a systems issue, not an individual error, and need to be corrected. By tracking the near misses, it's possible sometimes to see a specific trend & fix the problem. Most errors actua...

15. teen breast-feeding

    nicunana replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    How about to offer ongoing support to moms who do choose to breastfeed. Refer them to a lactation specialist and if possible a support group, so that if things get discouraging in a week or 2 or several months down the line, they will have additiona...