nicurn5a

nicurn5a has 14 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. Helping Parents- Looking for a Good Book

   nicurn5a replied to babyRN0404's topic in NICU

   I agree the book "Premies" was a good resource and had a lot of things from the doctor and nurses perspective so the parents would understand what we as medical personnel want to see happen with the babies. I think it was written for parents but i bo...

2. RAM Cannula

   nicurn5a replied to juliachloe's topic in NICU

   My unit uses the RAM cannula and at first we had a lot of excessive bloody noses plus some breakdown on the septum. At first I didn't like it because of all the trauma, but we have found ways to prevent it especially the breakdown. I am used to using...

3. 9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

   nicurn5a replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   I guess we know who is on call for this weekend!

4. New Grad in PICU

   nicurn5a replied to Hillarienic's topic in PICU

   Don't forget to get some books to read over your chosen field. Nursing books are especially helpful in focusing your learning. And don't fret over not getting it quickly, you will BEGIN to feel comfortable after a year minimum. You will make mistakes...

5. Care Teams vs Primary Nurse? What do you do?

   nicurn5a replied to kellsM's topic in NICU

   My Unit does CCI but we call it FTE. A full time employee is a 0.9 whereas a part time employee is 0.6. It takes 3 part time employees to replace 2 full time employees. It has something to do with hours worked and paid. Any way, we just assign nurses...