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  1. Job market for new grads?

    nurserynurse55 replied to Bunny RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Some hospitals like to hire all of their new grads in waves (like in May and December right after they graduate). It saves hospitals money to do big new grad general orientations rather than a bunch...

  2. ostomy care in the neonate

    nurserynurse55 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello nurses. Could someone please give me a good teaching link/websute for ostomy care care in the neonate? Thanks. You guys are the

  3. ostomy care in the neonate

    nurserynurse55 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in an OB-GYN hospital that does not have one, but one of our sister hospitals is a childrens hospital that does have one. She won't some in on midnights or even walk (connected through an...

  4. Croc's

    nurserynurse55 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE them, but I had to stop wearing them. The bottoms were getting worn down, and I slipped at work. I work with babies. Thank godness I was not holding one at the time. After that, I stopped...

  5. Are they being phased out?

    nurserynurse55 replied to babygirl87's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There are not many jobs for LPN's where I live, outside of nursing homes. There are some LPN's working in the hospitals, but they have all been there for years and years. The hospitals want to hire...

  6. Young Nurse becoming Old

    nurserynurse55 replied to lvlissl2ebecca's topic in General Nursing

    That's wrong:angryfire. In our hospital holidays are grouped in pairs. Christmas/Christmas Eve (yes you would work both) or New Years Eve/Day (work both) for example. There is a list of who worked...

  7. Why did you stay an LPN?

    nurserynurse55 replied to pandafever's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello. To eveyone who asked why don't people ask RN's when they are going back to get their BSN, MSN, NP or whatever; they do. I am a RN BSN and people always ask when are you going back to school? I...

  8. I have a question about lpn's

    nurserynurse55 replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello. We also do not hire LPN's for OB or NICU. We do have some working in special care nursery

  9. New to NICU - hired part time?

    nurserynurse55 replied to MommyandRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello. Ours is the same. New nurses need to work full time while they are in orientation (36 or 40 weeks). After that they can change to part time. I hope that you do it, because your experiences...

  10. Help me.... research paper topic?

    nurserynurse55 replied to studentnnp's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I did mine on neonatal hospice services/ethical problems last spring for my final paper. It worked out well, and I learned a lot. I will try to come up with

  11. Have you been charge yet?

    nurserynurse55 replied to JadeNurse1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my NICU only very experienced nurses are charge nurses. We do not use LPN's or aids at all, so everyone is a RN. The charge nurse always has an assignment

  12. New in Michigan

    nurserynurse55 replied to BabyDaul's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :welcome: Good for you. I am also from Michigan. I have some good news about waiting three years. It is usually much shorter, because people drop out of the waiting list. Some people get sick of...

  13. Most RN's first borns?

    nurserynurse55 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    No. I am the baby taking care of baies (NICU). Yes, my dad is a drunk

  14. Avg nurse to patient ratio in NICU and PICU?

    nurserynurse55 replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has two separate units for sick newborns. In the NICU it can be 1:1 all the way to 4:1. It is usally 2 or 3 :1. Our step-down nursery can be 3:1 to 5:1. The tep-down unit has one room...

  15. New Grad ICU Interview

    nurserynurse55 replied to BrayaRN's topic in Critical Care

    Hello. Congrats. I am a new grad that is a few months into my first RN job. I went on four interviews when I graduated. All four where for NICU. Each interview was a little bit different, but...

  16. NCLEX question

    nurserynurse55 replied to mukshe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello. You can't just take it. You have to wait for your school to do all of the paperwork. My school was fast and we were able to take the test about 3 weeks after graduation from a BSN program if...

  17. Union! yes/no

    nurserynurse55 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I am a new nurse in the NICU. Currently our (LARGE) hospital is going through a union/non-union battle. It wasn't when I started. What are the pros and cons of the union. If it comes in,...

  18. Union! yes/no

    nurserynurse55 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of the feedback everyone. I few of you commented about "Teamsters". I don't know what that is, and I have never even heard of it. Could someone please fill me

  19. How To Approach Prequisites

    nurserynurse55 replied to Jira's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone, but if you want to be a NP, why not go the BSN route in the first place. It seems like it would save you extra steps in the future, because don't you need the BSN (bachlers in...

  20. SGA vs, IUGR

    nurserynurse55 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You guys are great. Thanks for helping me to clear this up. I am planning on printing that link and putting it in my orientation

  21. Hads interview with HR and now unit interview...

    nurserynurse55 replied to RNmaria's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello. I am also a new grad. Well since I passes my boards, I guess that I am a new RN. I went to a few interviews on the units. One type had three nurses from that unit asking me questions about...

  22. CMV Question

    nurserynurse55 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello. I have a couple of questions. Here is the first one. Can someone please give me the basics on CMV? What are the problems for mom and baby? I looked it up, but am still not clear about it.n...

  23. What nursing field would you recommend?

    nurserynurse55 replied to kmommy876's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with everyone. It depends on who you ask. I am a new grad who graduated and passed the boards one month ago. You will get a better idea durring your clinicals. I love OB and PEDS and...

  24. Poll: How long is your orientation?

    nurserynurse55 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in NICU and stepdown NICU in a large hospital that focuses only on high risk OB/GYN and adult ICU. I know, this is a very different hospital. My orientation is 6 months, but I feel like they...

  25. Let's introduce ourselves...

    nurserynurse55 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello. I graduated in May 2007 with my BSN. I passed the boards with 75 questions. I am a new gran/RN (hee, hee) working in NICU/Stepdown NICU. It has been so great and hard so