AuntMeggie

AuntMeggie

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About AuntMeggie

BSN Graduate May 2005

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  1. Preemie Magazine

    I got a subscription for our unit and every month we get a large box of 30-40 issues and pass them out to the parents. It's a really nice magazine.
  2. looking for bath protocols

    I'm in a level II NICU and we do baths on night shift on Tue/Fri. We use heating lamps on our little guys and use johnson/johnson soap. Some of the older kids we use lavender soap. They get a good night's sleep and they smell good! The bigger kid...
  3. NICU RN moving to Ft. Lauderdale

    I'm crazy.....I absolutely love my job in Virginia, but I'm following my highschool sweetheart down to Florida. He got an awesome job, and I can't say no to sunshine and beaches! Any suggestions for good NICUs in the ft. lauderdale area? I'm in le...
  4. New Grads that wear RN on badge before licensure

    My Badge said RNA (RN Applicant) for the month before I took boards.
  5. Miami Hospitals

    I am also planning a move to Ft. Lauderdale in the next couple months and would love to pick up my current hospital and take it with me. I work in a small level II NICU (Special Care Nursery) and love it. Does anybody know of a hospital in the area...
  6. NICU nametags and cribcards

    I'm a level II Nursery Nurse, and my mom just gave me a good idea (she's a teacher) apparently at teacher stores they sell cute name tags for cheap. It'll be like a big bear with a place on the belly for a name. It's just a big pad like sticky note...
  7. Anyone recently taken the NCLEX??

    The Boards was the worst experience of my life. At 75 when it cut off, I was almost in tears because I wanted more chances to show that I knew what I was talking about. Somehow, when I called the next day, I passed. None of the content I studied w...
  8. Nursing Student Uniforms??

    At Virginia Commonwealth University, we had to wear Navy Blue Scrub pants and Navy Blue Scrub top with a patch on the sleeve. Not too bad. But now, since I graduated, I can't wear navy blue.
  9. Unrealistic goal to get job as new grad in ICU?

    I graduate tomorrow and a majority of my class are starting in ICUs. PICU, NICU, CSICU, MRICU, STICU, NVICU.... I think hospitals prefer new grads sometimes because they get to mold you.
  10. I quit smoking and need advice

    Medic I"m on day 4 now........how ya doing?? I'm about to go to a senior send off for my graduation tomorrow. It's at a bar......If I can get through this....
  11. I quit smoking and need advice

    I'm a professional quitter :-) Not that I should be giving advice, but one way to get through stressful situation is to continue to take breaks. While studying I'd always take smoke breaks and then after quitting I still needed some form of stress ...
  12. Nursing Department Orientations

    I haven't started yet (my orientation starts Monday) but it sounds awesome. It's more of an intership and we have classroom days where we learn about common illnesses in the NICU and other stuff. I think it's going to make the transition from stude...
  13. Nurse to Nurse shift report

    We do verbal report in the NICU, but no families are allowed during shift change. In school on the units with recorded report, there was a shelf type thing with a slot for each bed number and each bed number had it's own tape. So when you got your ...
  14. How about a practice NCLEX Question for the day!

    If there's 1000mcg in 1mg and you need 200mcg then that's 0.2mg. At least that's what I got.........so that's 1ml. hehehehe Woah, good NCLEX tip, complete the question and make sure you answer what it's asking. Would have quickly picked #1, but t...
  15. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    Not my favorite nurse but thought I'd mention it. I rented "The Student Nurses" from NetFlix last week. It said it was about 4 senior nursing students about to graduate, and I thought how cute, I'm a senior about to graduate. Well, it was from 197...