juliachloe

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1. PCH nicu or Banner level III nicu job

   juliachloe replied to NICURN99's topic in NICU

   I worked for Banner and a friend of mine worked for both PCH & Banner. I spent over 6 years at Banner and LOVED IT. She however preferred PCH. You will find pros and cons to both facilities. Banner pros: largest NICU in the region - lots of floor...

2. RAM Cannula

   juliachloe replied to juliachloe's topic in NICU

   Thank you so much for the replies and links to literature. Very much appreciated.

3. RAM Cannula

   juliachloe posted a topic in NICU

   Curious to know if any bedside nurses like this device. We started using it in our facility this year. We did not receive any education on it. I understand that intubation can be incredibly traumatizing to a patient's trachea and lungs, especially th...

4. Is it possible to get into a NICU?

   juliachloe replied to RNChrissy4's topic in Pediatric

   Considering the state of our economy and the new healthcare initiatives, hospitals aren't in a very good position to offer new grad classes. I just recently worked for a NICU in Mesa, AZ that was considering putting together a class, not necessarily ...

5. Flu Vaccine 2012-2013 - Thimerosol

   juliachloe replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Pediatric

   No matter what you read, no matter what others say about this controversial issue, you have to be comfortable with your decision. We can provide you with links to respected and dependable sites, we can send you to sites that do not have the same kind...

6. RAM Cannula in the NICU

   juliachloe posted a topic in Pediatric

   Curious to know if any bedside nurses like this device. We started using it in our facility this year. We did not receive any education on it. I understand that intubation can be incredibly traumatizing to a patient's trachea and lungs, especially th...

7. HATE Peds Nursing??

   juliachloe replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in Pediatric

   In a female-dominated field you are almost guaranteed to experience some kind of .... crankiness. We are emotional beings and we tend to vocalize our thoughts moreso than the majority of men. Of course I'm generalizing, but when we have a problem wit...

8. Nursing Unions

   juliachloe replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Union

   How do you go about trying to get a union into your hospital? The past 6 months have brought about cutbacks at my hospital. Recently, there was a hospital-wide layoff and now, despite management's reassurance, everyone is walking on eggshells worried...

9. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

   juliachloe replied to sharann's topic in Humor

   "Let's go get wasted." - documenting in Pyxis the wasting of narcotics.

10. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    juliachloe replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

    :barf01:No matter how thankful you are that we took such good care of your baby while in the NICU, do not wait to tell us that the homemade cookies you brought in for us were made with your breastmilk. Do not say to your 2-day post-partum wife, in fr...

11. companies that manufacture neonatal products!

    juliachloe replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

    Amby Baby Hammock Motion Bed at http://www.ambybaby.com/ Vented bottles by Dr. Brown's at http://www.handi-craft.com/ Vented bottles free of bisphenol-A by BornFree at http://www.newbornfree.com

12. "Nitric Headache?"

    juliachloe replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

    Can you tell me how I can find the literature to support that. Or even the name and location of the NICU that has implemented that precaution. I would like to inform our management of that, because since I've gotten pregnant I seem to have an iNO kid...

13. Do you give breastmilk/formula/glucose to vented patients?

    juliachloe replied to Sweden's topic in NICU

    Full feeds at 23 weeks? Is this at the very least half-strength breastmilk? I thought all of the research out there indicated that advancing feeds too quickly posed great risk for NEC? Our unit is notorious for feeding too much too quick & we've ...

14. Why dont YOU wear a helmet??

    juliachloe replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    My husband used to ride. He had his motorcycle for less than 6 months and lost it on a turn. Bike was totalled (sp?), luckily he only hurt his wrist. A guy he rode with was wearing a helmet but the helmet contributed to his skull splintering into his...

15. Funny Names

    juliachloe replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU

    I haven't had too many funny ones but the trendy ones are getting ridiculous: I swear we've had at least 30 just this year of either a Jayden, Kayden, Aiden or Cayden - boys & girls. Nyvaeh (heaven backwards & with a Y) Chloe (pronounced Shil...