ncbeachgrl

ncbeachgrl has 8 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. Amicillin via UAC?

   ncbeachgrl replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU

   Drugs such as ampicillin can cause the artery to spasm even if given slowly, but there definitely isn't any hard set rule that states you can't give abx through the UAC. I agree with others; it will depend on your unit policy (and there really should...

2. Any NICUs hiring..anywhere??

   ncbeachgrl replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU

   Have you thought of moving to the Nashville area? Try Vanderbilt Childrens, Centennial Hospital or Baptist Hospital. Good luck and you're in my prayers!

3. Any Vandy Applicants out there?

   ncbeachgrl replied to Briem143's topic in Post Graduate

   I applied to the NNP program and just got my letter today. When I called admissions back in February, they said it might be through the middle of March before everyone got their letters. I am not sure if the PNP program is the same as NNP, though. Ho...

4. Vanderbilt Pay Scale

   ncbeachgrl replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Tennessee

   Does anyone have any idea what the graduate nurse pay is at Vandy? I have seven years of experience, but it would be helpful to know what the base pay is for new grads. Also, does Vandy offer sign on, retention, and/or relocation packages? Thanks!

5. TN New grad pay

   ncbeachgrl replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Tennessee

   Does anyone know the diff for working night shift at Vandy? I am planning on moving to Nashville next summer and would like to continue working night shift.

6. How much did you start as a nurse and when.

   ncbeachgrl replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

   $7.25/hr as a CNA in Fayetteville, NC in 2000 $17.59 as a new grad in 2001 in Durham, NC In 2005, I moved to Abilene, Texas and even with over 3 years of experience, I started out at $19.08/hr, which was less than I was making when I left N.C. Speak...

7. Would An Lvn Be So Fortunate?

   ncbeachgrl replied to lookingforward's topic in NICU

   We have 1 LVN in our NICU, and she has been there for several years. In our nursery, LVN's cannot actively admit (they can do the work, but cannot chart the admission assessment, initiate a care plan, chart discharge needs, etc.), and an RN has to do...

8. Cath toes

   ncbeachgrl replied to ncbeachgrl's topic in NICU

   Thanks for the responses! I too, had often wondered about not warming the affecting foot, but knew I had only been taught to warm the unaffected foot. You're right, if the baby really does have "cath toes", the best thing to do is pull the line.

9. Cath toes

   ncbeachgrl posted a topic in NICU

   This may be a dumb question, but can someone accurately explain why the opposite foot is warmed if a baby has cath toes, and never the affected foot? As a new grad, I was taught warming the opposite foot is correct, but am working somewhere now that ...

10. Do you use warmer beds?

    ncbeachgrl replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

    I was wondering, where do you work? When I worked in NC, that was our policy too, using those same beds.

11. manual temps vs. temp probe

    ncbeachgrl replied to ncnicunurse's topic in NICU

    We take axillary temps on babies in open cribs. I usually will take a manual temp on a baby who is in an isolette or on a warmer bed too, because most of the time, the baby is cool or has overheated. At the last hospital I worked at, we had SpaceLab ...

12. Durham - where to live?

    ncbeachgrl replied to NCVegRN's topic in North Carolina

    Hi VegRN2Be! I have lived in both Durham and Raleigh and even worked at Duke for a while! When I first got out of nursing school, I lived off the freeway near North Carolina Central University. I lived in a fairly safe area (Courtney Creek Apartments...

13. Vitamin K???

    ncbeachgrl replied to Krista77's topic in NICU

    Has anyone gone to IV vit K for the ELBW kids? We have had 2 kids with necrosis in the thigh due to the Vit K, both these kids were like 400 grams? They have no fat and it probably isn't great to give them that route. Our attendings and peds pharm ar...

14. On call with no pay

    ncbeachgrl replied to crystal106's topic in General Nursing

    At my current hospital, all of the nurses have to take transport call one week at a time. It sucks because you have to be available to go out on transport within 30 minutes if you are called. We receive 1.75/hr while on call which seems to be about t...

15. ? Signing bomus?

    ncbeachgrl replied to battlingbill2002's topic in General Nursing

    To echo the words of everyone else, bonuses do not make for a happy career! I worked somewhere where there was a decent retention bonus for staying 3 years. And honestly, by the time Uncle Sam was done with me, it wasn't much of a bonus to speak of. ...