SailLove80

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1. Need advise

   SailLove80 replied to SailLove80's topic in NICU

   Thanks everyone. It looks like a second chance isn't meant to be. I guess with my stress and loss of confidence contributing I made a really STUPID mistake last week. I just posted under the general area regarding advice for a forced resignation...:-...

2. Forced Resignation - looking for advice

   SailLove80 posted a topic in Professionalism

   I worked in the NICU for about 7 months. I made a medication error where I reviewed an order and administered 4mg/kg q24 of gentamicin when it should have been 4.5mg/kg q36. I read the Neofax wrong. Somehow my vision fell to the lower line which was ...

3. Need advise

   SailLove80 replied to SailLove80's topic in NICU

   In regards to the IV infiltrate...here's what happened. I was assessing hourly. The nurse that was coming in to relieve me had helped me out over the holiday weekend by coming in a little earlier to relieve me. I told I expected to see her no earlier...

4. Need advise

   SailLove80 posted a topic in NICU

   Hi. I'm a newer NICU nurse. I did an accelerated RN/BSN program an then was in med/surg/tele for a year before transferring to the NICU this past February. Here's my problem...I work w a tough group of nurses. They r very territorial and can be a lit...