Jerico BSN, RN

Jerico has 2 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ER, NICU.

Latest Activity

1. Some nurses seriously need their head examined

   Jerico replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

   Agree with stern look and "You are out of line..." to this fool. And you need to definitely learn to speak up at the moment, would have saved you much crying over the weekend off. Another thing is to consider "the source" of the comment: it obvio...

2. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

   Jerico replied to RnM21's topic in Activism

   A professional nurse does not get intimidated by management making threats. A professional nurse does not work without pay. A professional nurse does what she needs to do ON THE CLOCK. Nursing personnel who cower and bend to intimidation ALLOW manage...

3. Clock OUT and IN for lunch in a NICU???

   Jerico posted a topic in Activism

   Management has just begun a requirement that all nurses clock in and out for our 30 minute lunch, and if we do not take lunch or take a short lunch we must fill out a discrepancy form. I am working in an NICU, and in order for us to take lunches, w...

4. Couldn't Ask for a Better Orientation Experience

   Jerico replied to TakingCareOfBabies's topic in NICU

   Am SO glad you had a great orientation/preceptor experience. I FINALLY got a good orientation/preceptor experience in the THIRD NICU I worked in, and it will KEEP me at this NICU. Sometimes I think they STICK people as preceptors and the preceptor ...

5. I love babies so much it hurts, would I be a good NICU nurse?

   Jerico replied to TootsieRN's topic in NICU

   I too absolutely love babies, always have. I have four of my own! I love being an NICU nurse, I like doing what is best for babies - advocating for them. I would never be any other kind of nurse. My heart does not get torn up when one gets angel ...

6. Circumcized on a vent?

   Jerico replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

   If I saw a doc attempt such, I would report him. That is how wrong this seems to me. Circ under anesthesia while having something else done, well, that would be an intelligent thing, I would think....lol

7. Formula / Breast Milk Fortification and Protein Supplements

   Jerico replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU

   My questions for you current NICU RNs are: (1) Do you do this rinsing with formula? No (2) Do your coworkers do this? Not that I have seen. (3) Has your hospital educated RNs about avoiding formula exposure in breastfed infants? Yes, is a most excel...

8. Do you need a BSN for NICU

   Jerico replied to SashaO's topic in NICU

   ALL new hires in our NICU for the last four years are required to have a BSN. We are a large NICU and it is the FOURTH NICU I have been in and it is the BEST hands down for it's standards.

9. Giving report....how much information is necessary to pass on?????

   Jerico replied to BabyLady's topic in NICU

   I just want to know the barebones UNLESS the baby is less than 24 hours old; or it is a highly critical baby (just short of circling the drain....) : Problems the baby has had during the shift: As&Bs? How many times has the baby needed blowby? ...

10. Mid Life Change in Career

    Jerico replied to ready4anything's topic in NICU

    Changed career at age 47 to become NICU Nurse. Second bachelor's RN/BSN, from good school = very important to get into good NICUs. My goal was to be an NICU RN by age 50, met goal. Will likely still be in the NICU when I am 70.

11. 1st nursing job in a doctor's office - a little wierded out

    Jerico replied to sakura_RN's topic in New Nurse

    I was in a dr office one day and the recept told me "the nurse" is going to discuss your procedure with you (colonoscopy). So "the nurse" takes me into a business office area, sits me down and starts to discuss the procedure. I start asking technic...

12. Anyone in the process of applying to Frontier's class 71??

    Jerico replied to TLAandy's topic in CNM

    :twocents:My daughter just finished her first term, at Frontier got a 4.0 and found it not too difficult.

13. Some pointers please...NICU admits

    Jerico replied to Jerico's topic in NICU

    Thanks so much. It helps to know I am not the only one who felt this way! Now I think I can go in this knowing I CAN do it, I just need to delegate and at least appear to know what am doing...I think my hesitating signals to others I need help. ...

14. Some pointers please...NICU admits

    Jerico replied to Jerico's topic in NICU

    Thank you. :redbeathe I will do try that. Also, there does not seem to be any sort of "list" of what to do when the baby arrives and when I am stressed anything I remember goes right out the window. If I had a list or at least a outline of a r...

15. ADNs having problems getting jobs?

    Jerico replied to Future TX RN's topic in Texas

    BSNs get first pick of jobs as most employers prefer BSN educated nurses. Supply and demand.