MegNeoNurse

MegNeoNurse

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  1. Easiest drug calculation method?

    MegNeoNurse replied to MiaKeaRN's topic in General Students

    For basic med admin: dose ordered/dose on hand X vehicle (e.g. 5mL). So for example, order states Ativan 0.5mg IV. Pharmacy sends vial which contains Ativan 3mg per 1 mL. Your formula would be...

  2. Filter Needles & Vitamin-K IM injections

    MegNeoNurse replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    YES. Always use a filter needle, especially with a glass

  3. Microbiology and Pathophysiology for Summer semester?

    MegNeoNurse replied to eve5483's topic in General Students

    I started these two classes (micro and patho) concurrently yesterday. So far so good. Just keep up with your readings, summer classes are usually more condensed so your mind is on the material...

  4. Time between twins?

    MegNeoNurse replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in the NICU, the longest I've seen in between twin births (admitted to our unit) was 3 weeks. Baby "A" was a 25 weeker, Baby "B" was a 28 weeker. That poor mama. Atleast she got a good 3...

  5. March of Dimes WalkAmerica

    MegNeoNurse replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yay I'm walking! I'm hoping for good weather this year, last year it poured buckets on

  6. NICU Nurses in Omaha?

    MegNeoNurse replied to CaringT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi there :) I am a CNA in a level III NICU in Omaha. Private message me with any questions you have. There are quite a few NICUs here in Omaha 4 Level IIIs and a Level II. I plan on going into NICU...

  7. passed out

    MegNeoNurse replied to huladancer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hear ya on the passing out. About a month ago I was doing cares and vitals on a babe, and after changing the leads out, felt very light headed, sweaty, dizzy, naucious. I told the nurse that was...

  8. Do you know of any short stay Children's Units?

    MegNeoNurse replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha,

  9. School uniforms.. ugh..

    MegNeoNurse replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

    We have white pants and white lab coats with our school's logo embroidered on the left sleeve, then blue cotton polos that are short sleeved with our school's logo embroidered on the right breast. I...

  10. Clinical hours!!

    MegNeoNurse replied to nubiafl's topic in General Students

    hahaha, paid for clinicals... I

  11. 100% dosage calculations?

    MegNeoNurse replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Students

    Well I've only completed 1 semester of 4 of the program... but so far our dosage calcs have been part of our exams. For clinical "lab days" we would have a test each time on certain procedures, and...

  12. PDA treatment Ibuprofen versus Indocin

    MegNeoNurse replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our unit uses Neoprofen (Ibuprofen) for PDA treatment. I'm sorry I don't know protocol or doses, I'm just tech there. We changed from Indocin to Neoprofen about 4 or 5 months ago I want to say....

  13. Med Surg rotation....

    MegNeoNurse replied to MsShanRN's topic in General Students

    That's hard to say, every program is different. Med/Surg was our first clinical rotation and I didn't think it was difficult at all. Are you in the RN prog? Every rotation there are more aspects of...

  14. Is the NET (nursing entrance test) hard?

    MegNeoNurse replied to busylady61's topic in General Students

    I didn't think it was hard at all. It was on the computer so the format was different than I was used to for testing. I think you have to get a 45 or something to pass, and I got an 80. I went on a...

  15. SiPAP

    MegNeoNurse replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our unit uses the FP high flow and the babies are doing well on

  16. Use of Methadone for NAS Infants

    MegNeoNurse replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You guys send kids home with parents who are admitted narcotics users which causes the kid to be on methadone? Usually social work steps in and yadda yadda to prevent that from happening (parents...

  17. My first anatomy class.... help

    MegNeoNurse replied to ljohnsonjr's topic in General Students

    A&P coloring book! I found this helped alot with all of the memorizing you will be doing for

  18. million dollar babies

    MegNeoNurse replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hmm, I don't know for sure about the micropreemies that are in the unit forever, but I *pray* that those parents have a good insurance plan. I know that this past weekend, there was a family that...

  19. Syringe Feeding Near Term Infants

    MegNeoNurse replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have never seen a syringe feeding in our NICU. Babies that eat PO are bottle-fed and breast-fed is mom chooses. I will have to inquire about this whole syringe feeding

  20. Article on MSNBC about 22 weekers

    MegNeoNurse replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes it's a controversial issue, and unfortunately these people do not see what we see with these micropreemies. There are miracles that happen, but rarely, especially with kids born at I read down...

  21. Working Full Time and Going to School Full Time

    MegNeoNurse replied to crucian's topic in General Students

    Working full time while attending school full time, especially nursing school, is not a good idea. I highly advise against it, as will your nursing instructors, every lecture for the first week of...

  22. I need a nursing Dx for C-section in PACU...

    MegNeoNurse replied to cindib's topic in PACU

    Any type of "risk for" nursing diagnosis should never be a #1 in this case, as there are higher priorities. Our nursing instructors always told us that "risk for" are never #1 unless there are no...

  23. Wardrobe Question

    MegNeoNurse replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My nursing school uniform is white pants with a blue polo shirt, and it's actually quite comfy! Anyway, the organization I work for (has 6 hospitals in the area) is going to color-coded scrubs for...

  24. Would Like To Know More On How To Become A Nicu Nurse Practioner

    MegNeoNurse replied to monet86's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The NNP program that I'm interested in has prereqs of 4000 hours in a level III NICU (which is about 2 years give or take depending on FTE) and you earn your MSN and NNP at the same time. But I agree...

  25. Do you use warmer beds?

    MegNeoNurse replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For admissions, we put micropreemies in Giraffes (these are wonderful!), for bigger kids they go in the radiant warmer until they are fully assessed, then usually go right into an isolette. Sometimes...