nicudaynurse

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1. Calling any and all Ped's Oncology Nurses

   nicudaynurse replied to NicuNsg's topic in Pediatric

   Great post Playallday!! I think that pedi. hem/onc. would be very rewarding and intellectually challenging

2. Shadowing NICU nurse ?

   nicudaynurse replied to NICUhopeful's topic in NICU

   I think I can help. Check your PM.

3. What is the average GPA req for NP programs

   nicudaynurse replied to foreverhope's topic in General Nursing

   In the DFW area most NP programs require a 3.0 and some programs will accept under a 3.0, but you will be on "probation". I wouldn't worry about getting into grad. school. You would have to really blow it in nursing school to not get into grad. sc...

4. sicu to nicu?

   nicudaynurse replied to sinurse's topic in NICU

   Welcome sinurse, Happy to hear about your interest in NICU. Your background of SICU will be very helpful, but just keep in mind that the NICU will be a lot different. It will help that you have a lot of basic concepts down and I'm sure your skill l...

5. First Year As A Registered Nurse

   nicudaynurse replied to ERRN5778's topic in New Nurse

   Christine, I'm sorry for the situation you're in. The way your preceptor is treating you is very unprofessional and uncalled for and it isn't fair to you. Please don't let your preceptor bring you down and make you have seconds thoughts about your ...

6. Very Interested

   nicudaynurse replied to DaniGrl's topic in Pediatric

   Hey Danigirl I don't mind helping you out either. I have experience in the NICU and am currently working PRN in the NICU and full time in Pediatric Neurology. PM me.

7. I got the job!!!

   nicudaynurse replied to marnie's topic in NICU

   I think that some NICU call themselves level IV because they do hearts and have ECMO, but I am not sure if that is an official level. Most textbooks will describe NICU as level I, II, or III.

8. Medication checks

   nicudaynurse replied to TIGRESS99's topic in NICU

   We also check all meds. with 2 RN's, but we can check with transport RT's as well.

9. Help a Senior Decide...Please!

   nicudaynurse replied to nurse0977's topic in NICU

   Why don't you do both??? It is not uncommon for nurses who work in Children's hospitals to work both PICU and NICU. There will be things that you see in the PICU that you won't encounter in the NICU and vice versa. When you graduate you would need...

10. Hydrogel protectors for pulse-ox probes? And other skin care stuff!

    nicudaynurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

    We use Aquaphor on micro preemies. It's in the admission orders. We have used Tegaderm under POX sites, but it isn't a policy and so most babies don't have it, but there is a policy to change the site every 4 to 8 hours depending on the size of the ...

11. need advice about dealing with hostile enviroment am new managerHELP

    nicudaynurse replied to maineiac's topic in Ambulatory

    Sounds like a challenging situation to say the least. A few suggestions I have would be to maybe make up a questionaire for everyone to fill out with questions like: I wish my manager would.... If I could change one thing ...

12. Fort Worth

    nicudaynurse replied to NsgTiger's topic in Texas

    Harris Methodist is a good hospital and if you work with kids then Cooks Childrens is a great hospital. There are a lot more hospitals in Ft. Worth and in the mid-cities. There are A LOT of hospitals in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I think that there...

13. Bedside Suction

    nicudaynurse replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU

    Same as Jolie

14. HELP! Schools?

    nicudaynurse replied to ninamarie77's topic in NICU

    I've read Baby ER as well and it was very good. May I also recommend: Miracle Birth Stories of very Premature Babies by Timothy Smith Before Their Time by Daniel Taylor and Ronald Hoekstra, M.D. Living Miracles by Kimberly Powell and Kim Wilson

15. HELP! Schools?

    nicudaynurse replied to ninamarie77's topic in NICU

    Well there aren't specific schools/programs related to NICU nursing. What you need to do is go to nursing school which can be done at a university or community college. If you are interested in the University of Florida then you need to check to se...