Funny/happy NICU moments needed

[2curlygirls]

After a wonderful 6 months maternity leave home with my girls, I'm headed back to the NICU and I need some encouragement. Help me remember WHY I love my job despite the horrendous hours.

OH, and my fridge died so 3/4 of my frozen milk supply was thawed:( and therefore ruined.

Need funny NICU moments to cheer me up! Thanks!

[Sweeper933]

One of our chronics just had a VP shunt put in. The anesthesiologist who did the case wasn't one of our normal ones - it was quite evident that he wasn't too familiar with premies. Anyway - the surgery goes fine (the baby was already intubated before the surgery). On the way back up to the unit, the anesthesiologist states that the baby should be waking up fairly soon, and should be able to extubate shortly after that.

Well - what the anesthesiologist failed to recognize was that this baby has been intubated since birth (over 4 months ago...) at 27 weeks. He has horrible chronic lung disease and will most likely end up with a trach...

It was just really funny seeing him have total lack of understanding of the history of his patient... the other nurses / docs and I all had a good laugh about this one!

This also reminded me of the time the neurosurgeons walked through the fire doors that very clearly state "NO EXIT - ALARM WILL SOUND"...that was a fun and loud way to end the night shift!

[RainDreamer, BSN, RN]

This also reminded me of the time the neurosurgeons walked through the fire doors that very clearly state "NO EXIT - ALARM WILL SOUND"...that was a fun and loud way to end the night shift!

This cracked me up! We had one of our neurosurgeons run into the door before LOL. He rang the bell and thought it would automatically open, failing to recognize that we first had to open the door for him. We were all "it's not brain surgery!"

[NurseKerry]

We have an AED at the top of our stairs (the NICU is on the 4th floor). It never fails that every semester, one of the residents will pull the door open to play with it. This send the "Code Blue, 4th floor" announcement off and we all go running to find either, 1 - a red in the face resident holding the aed with shoulders shrugged or, 2- the sound of a rapid descending adult hitting the 3rd floor landing. Always worth the trouble!

[Preemie2RN]

Not really funny but happy. I am a 32 y/o ex 29 weeker about to start working in the daughter NICU of the NICU that I was in, in 1977. Also I will be working with one of my original doctors who was a resident at the time I was there and is now our main attending! If it wasn't for the nurses, doctor's, and other staff, I wouldn't be here today!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you do! It really does make a HUGE difference in someone's life!!

[prmenrs, RN]

This also reminded me of the time the neurosurgeons walked through the fire doors that very clearly state "NO EXIT - ALARM WILL SOUND"...that was a fun and loud way to end the night shift!

Neurosurgeons do not believe advisory signs like that (or, basically, any other rule/regulation) apply to them.

[lovinthebabies]

I do not work in NICU yet only because I felt that Med-Surg would be a good start for my nursing career before going into a specialty area especially one as tedious as NICU. My soul goal in my career is to be a certified NICU nurse. This is the reason I went to school in the first place and the reason I continue my education now for my BSN. I love reading these posts and cannot wait to be one of you. I look so forward to making a difference in these babies and parent's lives. Thank you all for the great special posts.

[ladyj5412]

That is so cute!!! The stories are making me more and more excited to land a position in NICU!

[NICUlove62]

These stories make me so excited to be a NICU nurse!!! My cousin was a preemie in the NICU for several weeks when he was born and I remember being a little girl and loving the environment when we went to visit. I have always dreamed of being a neonatal nurse and I know this is what I am meant to do. Now I am 19 and finishing my prerequisites to be in the clinical program! I think about my future in nursing everyday and I am so excited.

[LRN_RN]

Beware the Mormon underwear. I had just been with a mom who'd finished breastfeeding. She'd come in in a white shirt, but was also wearing the typical Mormon underwear under her clothing, which looks just like a white T (for the most part). I didn't realize she'd not put her T-shirt back on (as both were white) and flung the curtain of their bedspaces open. She started to stammer and cover up and I realized what I'd done. Both her and her husband laughed and we're fine, but boy did I feel like a dork.

So take note of Mormon underwear.

Also, getting a poop bath while changing a nappy in the line of fire. (First year mistakes.) Damn 24 cal squirts will get you every time.

[CBlover, BSN, RN]

Ok y'all! I've only read a few posts and y'all have me teary eyed. My son was in nicu for mec aspiration this year. Born at 41 weeks 2 days. The nurses there said they'd rather have a 26 weeker than a PPHN baby. I didn't realize till she said that how I really could've seen a lot worse outcome for my baby. He did great. Was home after 7 days on IV abx. Weaned off 02 next day after admission. And thank you nicu nurses!!!![emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

Just sent home the sweetest baby. He was with us for 6 months. He would fuss for attention and when you picked him up, he would snuggle his face into your shoulder. I'm going to miss him.