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1. Vecuronium... IV push??

   NurseToTheTinyHumans replied to NurseToTheTinyHumans's topic in Medications

   The baby was already on really high vent settings so there wasn't really any room to go up. She clamps down really bad and was fighting the vent so that's why they were giving the paralytic. They started a fentanyl drip shortly after the vec was star...

2. Vecuronium... IV push??

   NurseToTheTinyHumans replied to NurseToTheTinyHumans's topic in Medications

   Sorry mustve autocorrected, shouldve gone back to check! I meant 0.5mL, 0.5mg

3. Vecuronium... IV push??

   NurseToTheTinyHumans posted a topic in Medications

   Hi fellow nurses! I work on a Neonatal intensive care unit. Last night we had a baby that was fighting the vent and the MD prescribed veceronium. I had never given this to a baby before. The charge nurse and MD were there and walked me through it. We...

4. New grad starting in the Neonatal ICU

   NurseToTheTinyHumans replied to NurseToTheTinyHumans's topic in NICU

   Thank you for your response! Yes, I would like to give this position 2 years before deciding whether or not to stay with this hospital so I agree, might as well take the bonus if I will be there anyways!

5. New grad starting in the Neonatal ICU

   NurseToTheTinyHumans replied to NurseToTheTinyHumans's topic in NICU

   Thank you for your response! I had someone tell me to be cautious accepting somewhere with a sign on bonus ,but this is the only hospital that has offered me a NICU position which is where I've always wanted to work. I hear that they can be understaf...

6. New grad starting in the Neonatal ICU

   NurseToTheTinyHumans posted a topic in NICU

   Hi everyone! I will be graduating in a month and starting in the Neonatal ICU in two months. I've been reading a lot on here about how the orientation can be very overwhelming because we our not taught a lot about this patient population during nursi...