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I have never worked in the ER before, but my friends have told me that a lot of women/girls will come in just for urine pregnancy tests. Isn't it a lot cheaper to just buy one? They even sell them...

No, but people on my unit do!

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We use continuous running of 2cc an hour (no heparin) or 1cc an hour with heparin. I have seen many clot off too.

Re: What would you change about Nursing to make it better? There are a few things I would like to see change. 1) Get rid of the complaining chronically depressed I hate this job types. 2)...

It is doable. My son is 12 months and I still nurse him. I just stopped pumping. The process is hard, but you just have to get used to it. You will have to use your break-time to pump. It is...

Our policy is that all babies are off in 2 weeks (14 days). There are very few exceptions to our rule.

We do not have any male nurses in our NICU or SCN. I wish that we did though. About half of our docs are men though. I think that male nurses in the NICU would be great role models for our parents...

Thanks for posting. We get a tray and then we get the caths, but how many syringes and other stuff like that. I am worried about being rusty when I get back. My hope is that I get lucky and am the...

Hello everyone. I have a question about UVC and UAC set up in the NICU. I am hoping that a few somebodies could list the set up equipment that they use for UVC and UAC placement. I used to have a...

I do things pretty much like Texas2007. Our pumps have a hard time reading TB syrings and our med tubing holds 1cc of fluid, so I push and run the flush for whatever time.

Hello. I am pregnant now (23 weeks). I work fourty hours a week on the night shift (2 twelves and 2 eights). I had no problem getting pregnant on nights. My problem is not that I work nights, but...

We will keep them for 12 months as long as tell have never been dicharged home. If they were transfered to another hospital and want to come back, they can. We are a birth hospital, not a...

What is it like when JCAHO visits? They are expected to be here in a few days (or might be there now). I forgot to do something small ( I am sorry too). When we got critical lab values on patients,...

That's crazy. Nurses have babies all of the time. You can have a baby and work the off shift too. If you do not want the off shift then find a different type of nursing job. Besides, you will be...

No, No. I work in NICU, and the only unit that I float to is special care nursery.

I love the infection idea. We have similar issues like that on our unit. There is also lots of info on co-bedding twins (in the same crib or isolette) and kangaroo care (when it should or should...

I agree. Med/surg nurses rule!

I believe that there is a whole board dedicated to BSN vs ADN. Check it out. Good Luck!

We try to shield pregnant nurses from babies who are GBS +. I mean the babies are really infected with GBS, not just exposed to to it. There is a huge difference between being born of a GBS mother...

What type of unit are you going to be working on? I ask, because I am wondering about what special infections or diseases you might come across. For the most part I take any asignment in NICU. ...

:heartbeatNot true! I live in Southeast Michigan, "the Metro-Detroit and inner city" area and we respect ALL of our geriatric nurses. We need you and want you for LTC, home health and hospitals. ...

I agree the answer is to teach/help them. I would never say report to the nurse manger. You should try each level before moving up the chain.

You will be fine. I work 2 twevle hour shifts and 3 eight hour shifts a week. All are nights, and often I have four of them in a row. I am also pregnant and I can handle it.:heartbeat

In my hospital, it is rarely a nurse that brings them to their car. It is normally a transportation person. No matter who it is, we may not touch the car seat. We can verbally correct them, but...