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I work at two hospitals. First one is a smaller level II NICU and the RNs get 2 sticks apiece. There are usually only two RNs working. Then we call the NNP. There doesn't appear to be a rule...

I just reached my 2 yrs of experience. Thanks for the information, looking it up now!

Try the advanced practice board . . . I'm pretty sure there's a board for NPs who can answer some of your questions.

I just went from a level II nicu to a level III and just experienced my first death of one of my patients . . . actually she wasn't my patient when she passed, but I had taken care of her. I agree...

So from looking online, it seems like you just take the certification exam and pass. But how do you prepare for the exam? Any online courses or study guides you recommend? How long should I plan...

Thank you. I will certainly be more careful. I called to check on the baby last night & the arm is ok. I am also having trouble leaving work at work! I worry about the babies, I worry about what...

I have recently started working in a level 3 NICU after about a year & a half in a level 2. I've made a few mistakes lately . . . Not med errors but not catching things I should have. For example...

To work night shift at Fairfax you'd have to leave about an hour ahead of time. Day shift would be at least an hour & a half. I think the absolute closest to you would be Potomac (which is now...

INOVA gave me $29 an hour for 4 years experience.

Thanks! Baby is on continuous feeds. Pretty sure there was no PDA but I will have to double check when I get back to work. Thanks for the input!

Yes, I generally ignore the fluctuations unless the kid stays down. My point is only that the sats fluctuate very quickly and by large numbers. Most babies I care for change their sats much more...

Hi all! I am new to level III NICU nursing so also new to taking care of micropreemies. Took care of an ex-25 weeker the other day (now 29 wks) on NCPAP. I have never seen such wildly fluctuating...

Thanks for the info about that app! I was thinking about trying some music for one of our chronic babies. I <3 radio doesn't have kids music.

I did mother-baby first. It's a good place to start. The NICU I started in wouldn't hire new grads, they always hired for nursery first so you could learn the normal before the abnormal.

I just got hired, and they did saliva. I'm sure you'll be fine. Just tell the nurse at employee health if there's something you're worried about it.

Thanks for all the advice & tips! I did get one last week so I felt a little better . . . but I still blew 2 veins getting blood cultures. About floating it in though . . . we always draw our labs...

Even if there were no risk of aspiration - this policy is not well suited for the NICU. The baby-friendly should apply to mother-babies only. The NICU moms are not in house to breastfeed around the...

Yeah, I've tried it both ways. When I advance the needle at all, I blow the vein. If I try to advance just the catheter, it won't advance. So either way hasn't worked for me so far. I was...

I have been in the NICU for about 16 months now and I just haven't gotten the hang of starting IVs. Not sure what the problem is! Possibilities: 1) the catheters - definitely not the whole problem...

We are supposed to be having an "employee satisfaction" meeting to come up with ideas to improve morale. Of course, ideas that don't cost money. Mine is that I want vacations approved in a timely...

Yes, I've done that also. Most of the time when the baby is on continuous feeds, they are getting very small amounts, so in the scheme of things it should not be a tragedy. We hang new feeds every...

Well I can *request* as early as I want, but they won't approve or deny it until about 3 weeks before! That's what's frustrating. You can't put money down on anything because you don't *know* if...

My unit has an ongoing problem (well, *I* have an ongoing problem!) with the fact that they refuse to approve vacation requests in a timely manner. I am trying to discuss this with my manager...

I work at Potomac's women & children's unit, I can at least tell you that they are hiring for l&d, and the commute wouldn't be bad for you. As far as are we awesome, no, we have problems like most...

The evening shift nurses sometimes do the night stuff for us when the have time - weighing the babies (we're a NICU), making our flow sheets up for us, getting the stuff together that we'll need for...