moongoddess9301

If this turned out to be something my manager made up, it would not be the first time she pulled a power move over the staff, which is the seminar example. It's why I'm questioning her statement regarding the baby sitting, I don't trust my manager and prefer to go to HR or other sources to confirm information she provides. On more than one occasion, I have found she misrepresented something or outright lied.

I haven't decided if I'm going to do it yet, but whether I do or do not, I don't think it's any of the hospital's or my manager's business. This wouldn't be the first time my manager has tried to over exert her power. On multiple occasions she has attempted to control things that are none of her business. Such as where a nurse goes on vacation, or what type of education gets reimbursed. She told a group of us that because she was offering an RNC course (taught by her) that she would not approve reimbursement for a similar course that was not taught by her. We went to the director who told her she doesn't get to dictate which rnc course we take, they are all eligible for reimbursement. Because of things like this, I don't trust what she says. I want to know if the hospital actually has any jurisdiction over what I do when I'm not at work or if she's just trying to flex her power.

My question isn't if I should or should not babysit. It is whether or not my employer can tell me I can't babysit a person who is no longer a patient at that hospital. It's my free time and the child is not a patient any more. Can the hospital take action against me for babysitting?

Is any babysitter? Babysitters are not liable for injuries that could have happened under anyone's care. The fact that I am also an RN should not be a factor. Im not advertising myself as "nurse baby sitter" just babysitter who also happens to be a nurse. I am not a substitute for home nursing, and I would let the parents know this.

Depends on the facility. I worked at a childrens hospital that didn't out anything under, but rotated between prongs and mask every 4 hours. I now work at a facility where they cut a piece of mepilex lite or mepitel to fit under the mask. My experience at the children's hospital was that as long as you did a thorough skin check with each assessment and rotate the mask and prongs q4 hrs, we did not have any skin breakdown under the mask.

Hearing your own child cry and hearing a NICU baby cry are very different. Yes, there are days when crying babies at work can be very frustrating. But you have the benefit of coworkers who can help and an objective view of the baby crying you probably don't have with your own children.

So, my hospital does this, but there is not always a NAN nurse scheduled or available. So it is the L&D nurse's responsibility to assess the patient if the NAN nurse is too busy or if there isn't a NAN nurse that day. Kind of like an additional resource. The NAN nurse tells the L&D nurses how many babies they can handle, and the L&D nurses pick up the slack.

I've been in level IV for about 5 years. Everywhere I've oriented, we did level 2 orientation for 6 weeks, then high acuity orientation for 12 weeks. The orientee assignment takes the sickest babies, no exceptions. I think if that's were your case, you'd be less bored. A childrens hospital NICU might also give you more of the activity you crave. But, in general, NICU will rarely ever be as fast paced as an adult ICU. If you want action and pace, consider reaching out to the adult ICUs. Ask if you can pick up extra shifts in the NICU to help out and fulfill your cuddle cravings or if you can remain as a cuddler.

We have a patient who is now almost 8 months old. The entire unit loves her. We all want to volunteer to babysit for the mom when the baby goes home. My manager claimed that this is against the rules. That the hospital will disapprove and take action against a nurse who babysits a former patient. I plan to follow up on this question with the HR department in my hospital, but has anyone heard this before? To my thinking, once this person is no longer a patient at this hospital, it's none of the hospital's business if I do anything with the patient and their family. Especially since my babysitting is not affiliated with the hospital in any way.