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1. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

   4thebabes replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU

   Please feel free to read the article in Crain's Chicago Business...it is now public and out from under seal!

2. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

   4thebabes replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU

   This question was posed as part of a whistle blower suit that was already filed under seal in federal court. As a nurse at a level III, 56 bed nicu, with 6 other level III's in the near vicinity open to transport, I was appalled at the lack of concer...

3. A slow night

   4thebabes replied to kitty29's topic in NICU

   1.75 AN HOUR CHARGE PAY

4. infectious outbreaks in the nicu....

   4thebabes posted a topic in NICU

   Our level IIIunit has had numerous MRSA and SERRATIA outbreaks, all the while management seems to be reactive and not proactive. I was wondering if there are statistics/research "effect wise" for overcrowded and understaffed nicu's?

5. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

   4thebabes replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU

   if it is not fraud then why are'nt we putting 2 adults in a room for one(in the adult icu) or 4 peds pts in a room for two..etc....and then how do you bill two kids who are sharing on bedspace? ....could it be that babies dont complain? and that whe...

6. primary care

   4thebabes replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU

   I guess some people rise to the level of expectation...and some can't..point taken.

7. primary care

   4thebabes replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU

   and it should be as far as im concerned.....some nurses are not suited...old school if you ask me! it certainly is harder to handle a kid once it goes from nicu to intermediate...some people like the tubes and lines and rn to pt ratio...however when...

8. primary care

   4thebabes replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU

   rush presbytirian st lukes medical center in chicago is a magnet nursing research center and has a great premie follow up program as well as primary care for its babies from admit to d/c. they have a website and i'm sure you'll get follow up for rese...

9. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

   4thebabes replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU

   chicago....our bedspaces are approx.6x8 we take isolettes/cribs/radiant warmers and back them up to each other in one bedspace and set up portable monitoring equip. i too used to think it was for the babies and that we needed to help them but with i...

10. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

    4thebabes replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU

    thanks for the replies..we too are a 65 bed unit ,level 3, however we are one of six level 3's in the city.seems others could take kids when the census goes over 70...?we often take kids turfed to us when others are full...

11. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

    4thebabes replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU

    we double bunk radiant warmers/isolettes/open cribs and even when we have open bed spaces..our infection rate is high as you'd imagine..is this the norm? it just seems wrong, i couldnt imagine seeing my mom in the icu doubled with another patient let...

12. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

    4thebabes posted a topic in NICU

    HAVE ANY NICU NURSES EXPERIENCED DOUBLE BUNKING (PLACING TWO BABIES INTO A BEDSPCE DESIGNATED AND SET UP FOR) ONE BABY...? THIS HAS BEEN A PRACTICE IN OUR HOSPITAL TO KEEP OUR CENSUS HIGH. AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS A FRAUD ISSUE?