NICURN04

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1. USA NNP program

   NICURN04 posted a topic in NICU

   Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone on here has attended University of South Alabama's NNP school, know anyone who has or is currently in the program now. I'm interested in applying for the Summer 2010 semester and was wondering if I could ask t...

2. First year in nursing really that hard???

   NICURN04 replied to R.NICU's topic in New Nurse

   Tell me about it!

3. Med/Surg unit...

   NICURN04 replied to want to do good 86's topic in New Nurse

   more power to all the med-surg nurses out there! I just made to my 1st year in nursing starting out in NICU and cannot even imagine working anywhere else. If they ever pull me to a med-surg unit, I would probably have a heart attack there and then. W...

4. First year in nursing really that hard???

   NICURN04 replied to R.NICU's topic in New Nurse

   Ditto to what everyone has wrote. First year nursing is hard, yes...but do-able. I started out in NICU and its a completely different world, and all the NICU nurses can agree. No matter where you start out, it will be hard, frustrating and at times, ...

5. Starting pays?

   NICURN04 replied to Bpst486's topic in Tennessee

   lebonheur starting pay rate is $20.25 (if you are not an extern there) and $20.75 if you are...$4.50 shift diff from 3-11 and $4 from 11p-7a...with $8 on weekend and holidays

6. Need Kardex Samples

   NICURN04 replied to 3yrDiploma's topic in NICU

   Hey Kat, If you still need sample of kardex, just PM me and I will fax our Kardex to you... NICURN04

7. E.Coli in sputum aspirate cx

   NICURN04 posted a topic in NICU

   hey guys! I'm fairly a new NICU nurse. Loving it so far, even through the tough times...anyways, I was wondering if someone can answer how in the world can a baby get E.coli in his/her sputum cx??? I have had these 2 kids for the past 4 days and I h...

8. what do nurses hate about doctors?

   NICURN04 replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in NICU, so if you do get to rotate through this wonderful world, please check the baby's weight before you prescribe them any narcotics, drips,antibiotics, ect. The other day when my baby had came back from surgery for a VP shunt and BP was out ...

9. charting"incident report filled" in nurse's notes

   NICURN04 replied to NICURN04's topic in General Nursing

   guys! thanks so much for all your input! I talked with my medical director and manager this morning and told them what had happen exactly, showed them my charting and that stated that they will take care of it. We had all misunderstood one another e...

10. charting"incident report filled" in nurse's notes

    NICURN04 replied to NICURN04's topic in General Nursing

    oh, I forgot to add the fact that she was on 21% of FiO2, BNC before she went to surgery to have a VP shunt place.

11. charting"incident report filled" in nurse's notes

    NICURN04 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone, Last night an hour before shift change, my baby came back from surgery and was on a vent. Vent keep on beeping off, CXR was done, NNP looked at X-ray, X-ray showed that the ETT was in to far, so it needed to be pulled back just a bit,...

12. First time working night shift!

    NICURN04 replied to NICURN04's topic in NICU

    its 4am here and i'm dreading these last 2 hours! night shift really stinks! =(

13. South University MSN program

    NICURN04 posted a topic in Post Graduate

    Is anyone currently going to South University (in Savannah, GA) for their MSN program or know anyone who does? If so, would you recommend it? I'm thinking about their online program and need some input...please!

14. Endocrine Disorders

    NICURN04 replied to Baby ghurL's topic in NCLEX

    don't know if its true or not, but when I took Boards almost a month ago and half of mine was on endocrine!

15. First time working night shift!

    NICURN04 replied to NICURN04's topic in NICU

    "Will you be working nights after orientation? It's much easier when you can have more control over your own schedule, rather than working whatever your preceptor works. I prefer to do 3 or 4 shifts in a row, and then I have 3 or 4 nights off. After ...