nurserynurse55

nurserynurse55

NICU

Member

  • Content

    85

  • Visitors

    3,168

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by nurserynurse55

  1. Funny Names

    nurserynurse55 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What are some of the funniest names that you guys and gals have seen at work? I'll start Twins : Roderrick and Roderricka, Twins : Autumn and Fall Girl : Asshole (A-sole-lee) P.s. This thread is just...

  2. SGA vs, IUGR

    nurserynurse55 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello. Here is my second question. What is the difference between SGA and IUGR? Your help means a lot to me.

  3. What is the most common chief complaint or diagnosis in your ED?

    nurserynurse55 replied to QueensNurseNY's topic in Emergency

    I have never worked in the ER before, but my friends have told me that a lot of women/girls will come in just for urine pregnancy tests. Isn't it a lot cheaper to just buy one? They even sell them at...

  4. PICC TKO Rate

    nurserynurse55 replied to NicuCourtney's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use continuous running of 2cc an hour (no heparin) or 1cc an hour with heparin. I have seen many clot off

  5. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    nurserynurse55 replied to RNman09's topic in General Nursing

    Re: What would you change about Nursing to make it better? There are a few things I would like to see change. 1) Get rid of the complaining chronically depressed I hate this job types. 2) Mandate a...

  6. HELP!!!! All the nursing nurses...

    nurserynurse55 replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is doable. My son is 12 months and I still nurse him. I just stopped pumping. The process is hard, but you just have to get used to it. You will have to use your break-time to pump. It is...

  7. when to stop humidity in the isolette

    nurserynurse55 replied to denicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our policy is that all babies are off in 2 weeks (14 days). There are very few exceptions to our

  8. "What's with all the men in the NICU lately?"

    nurserynurse55 replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do not have any male nurses in our NICU or SCN. I wish that we did though. About half of our docs are men though. I think that male nurses in the NICU would be great role models for our parents...

  9. UVC/UAC equipment

    nurserynurse55 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello everyone. I have a question about UVC and UAC set up in the NICU. I am hoping that a few somebodies could list the set up equipment that they use for UVC and UAC placement. I used to have a...

  10. UVC/UAC equipment

    nurserynurse55 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for posting. We get a tray and then we get the caths, but how many syringes and other stuff like that. I am worried about being rusty when I get back. My hope is that I get lucky and am the...

  11. IV rates

    nurserynurse55 replied to lvnurs9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I do things pretty much like Texas2007. Our pumps have a hard time reading TB syrings and our med tubing holds 1cc of fluid, so I push and run the flush for whatever

  12. pregnancy and night shift

    nurserynurse55 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I am pregnant now (23 weeks). I work fourty hours a week on the night shift (2 twelves and 2 eights). I had no problem getting pregnant on nights. My problem is not that I work nights, but...

  13. JCAHO Visit

    nurserynurse55 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is it like when JCAHO visits? They are expected to be here in a few days (or might be there now). I forgot to do something small ( I am sorry too). When we got critical lab values on patients, we...

  14. oldest babies in the NICU?

    nurserynurse55 replied to bubbly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We will keep them for 12 months as long as tell have never been dicharged home. If they were transfered to another hospital and want to come back, they can. We are a birth hospital, not a children's...

  15. Nurse and Starting a Family

    nurserynurse55 replied to lmekuria's topic in General Nursing

    That's crazy. Nurses have babies all of the time. You can have a baby and work the off shift too. If you do not want the off shift then find a different type of nursing job. Besides, you will be...

  16. floating to other departments

    nurserynurse55 replied to smbmlt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, No. I work in NICU, and the only unit that I float to is special care

  17. Issues in the NICU

    nurserynurse55 replied to gudiarani's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love the infection idea. We have similar issues like that on our unit. There is also lots of info on co-bedding twins (in the same crib or isolette) and kangaroo care (when it should or should not...

  18. To All of you Med/Surg Nurses

    nurserynurse55 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Med/surg nurses

  19. University vs. Community College/tech

    nurserynurse55 replied to NurseToBe20100102's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that there is a whole board dedicated to BSN vs ADN. Check it out. Good

  20. Which types of patients should I not take care of while pregnant?

    nurserynurse55 replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

    We try to shield pregnant nurses from babies who are GBS +. I mean the babies are really infected with GBS, not just exposed to to it. There is a huge difference between being born of a GBS mother...

  21. Which types of patients should I not take care of while pregnant?

    nurserynurse55 replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

    What type of unit are you going to be working on? I ask, because I am wondering about what special infections or diseases you might come across. For the most part I take any asignment in NICU. P.S....

  22. geriatric nursing

    nurserynurse55 replied to dkrooster's topic in General Nursing

    :heartbeatNot true! I live in Southeast Michigan, "the Metro-Detroit and inner city" area and we respect ALL of our geriatric nurses. We need you and want you for LTC, home health and hospitals....

  23. HFOV/Jet orientation

    nurserynurse55 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello. I am just wondering what your HFOV or jet orientation was like. I had eight hours orientation with them, and I wish that I had

  24. What's the correct answer to this interview question?

    nurserynurse55 replied to BillboSN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree the answer is to teach/help them. I would never say report to the nurse manger. You should try each level before moving up the

  25. Work 3 nights in a row or keep schedule?

    nurserynurse55 replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

    You will be fine. I work 2 twevle hour shifts and 3 eight hour shifts a week. All are nights, and often I have four of them in a row. I am also pregnant and I can handle