dancingdoula

dancingdoula specializes in NICU.

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1. Modifying tasks when pregnant. My boss says "no".

   dancingdoula replied to RNnik07's topic in General Nursing

   I was sent home halfway through a shift and put on strict bed rest by my midwife at 28 weeks due to strong contractions that would not subside unless I was laying down. Three weeks later my midwife wrote a VERY SPECIFIC note about what activities I w...

2. Im a BAD patient

   dancingdoula replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   I'm about to be a very bad patient. I'm due to give birth to my second child in the next 6 weeks. Had planned a midwife assisted home birth (yes, even as an NICU nurse I still think it's the best way!) but due to complications I'm being forced to del...

3. not sure where to post this ?..pregnant?

   dancingdoula replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

   I work in NICU so not a lot of heavy lifting there;) As far as contact... it depends on the bug. No H1N1 or CMV patients but MRSA or VRE are fine if you use your precautions correctly. I'd just be careful and sit as much as you possibly can (LOL) I j...

4. Mandatory Flu shots

   dancingdoula replied to CathyLew's topic in COVID

   I got the flu shot once and was sick for 5 months afterward. Of course it is an inactive virus but it can still deplete your immune system... I got EVERYTHING else. I had a new virus every 2 weeks! I got the flu last year and was sick for 2 weeks per...

5. Room-Inns?

   dancingdoula replied to LauraLiz's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My facility recently opened a whole unit dedicated for this purpose. We have 14 rooms that are currently being utilized and another 6 or so that will be available soon. Unfortunately, not enough parents use this resource:(

6. I hate NEC

   dancingdoula replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU

   "Infants who received donor human milk were three times less likely to develop NEC (RR 0.34; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.12 to 0.99), and four times less likely to have confirmed NEC (RR 0.25; 95% CI 0.06 to 0.98) than infants who received formula...

7. I hate NEC

   dancingdoula replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU

   I have read studies that state that formula fed babies are 79% more likely to develop NEC than EBM fed babies. With those kind of statistics, why can't we mandate that EBM be used for our at risk population??? I know, you can't force a woman to pump ...

8. What do you think of doulas?

   dancingdoula replied to calypte's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Obviously, from my user name, I was (am?) a doula before I became an RN. Every nurse I worked with as a doula was happy to have me there because I approached them in a non threatening way,( brought them doughnuts even;), and took a lot of the burden ...

9. RN Salary survey

   dancingdoula replied to RNnurse07's topic in General Nursing

   I'm at a hospital in Central CA. Base rate $27.52 + $4.50 night diff + $2 weekend diff... oh, and this is the new grad rate, hoping to get a bump in a couple of months!! Oh, and this is NICU.

10. I Contracted HIV

    dancingdoula replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry to hear your plight. My heart goes out to you!!! I know you are a strong woman because you are a nurse. Don't give up!!!

11. Pros & Cons Newborn Hep B Vaccination

    dancingdoula replied to couchdogs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What's the rationale your hospital gives? I've heard we have a new policy in our NICU that all babies get it, especially if mom's Hep status is unknown, but since I work nights I never have had to. I also hear they're trying to make it policy that we...

12. Question about miscarriage

    dancingdoula replied to tmulder's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know this thread is a bit old but I just wanted to say that your words have helped me a bit. I am a new graduate nurse, 2 months into orientation in the NICU. I found out yesterday that our 11 week pregnancy is not viable. I'm going for a D&C t...

13. Direct Entry Midwifery schools

    dancingdoula replied to Kerrilyst's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is a direct entry school in Seattle where you apprentice with a midwife and travel to Seattle for one week a month for classes. Everyone I know who has gone this route went there. Not sure about the religious thing. I do, however, highly recomm...

14. ATTN: bay area RN new grads.. Were you able to land a new grad job?

    dancingdoula replied to pogiboy67's topic in California

    I'm not sure if you're asking me or not but, no job yet. I whined to my mentor and she sicked the director of our nursing program on the local CHW. Their new grad program is full but they said they might consider bringing me in outside of the normal ...

15. Should I do LTC as a new grad?

    dancingdoula replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the same boat as you. I've been applying everywhere in and out of state and can't even get an interview. The closest I got was a telephone interview for one position with 156 applicants! I need to provide for my family but have the same reserv...