NicuNightRN

NicuNightRN specializes in NICU.

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1. Minimal stimulation/IVH protocol

   NicuNightRN replied to HighCensus's topic in NICU

   Supine first 72 hours of life. Can log roll at 72 hours side to side. Prone after 1 week. Hands on with first assessment and then get vitals off the monitor and bed for every other feeding. Diaper change every other feeding.

2. passed out

   NicuNightRN replied to huladancer's topic in NICU

   I passed out last year during a circ. I'd been an RN a little over a year, and so had assisted with more than one circ. I remember I had on my jacket, so I was a little warm, but figured I'd wait to take it off until after the procedure, since I wa...

3. In line suction on the ET

   NicuNightRN replied to sofiam's topic in NICU

   We only use the in-line where I work. I've never had any problems with it! I feel like it is easier because when I was an intern in the NICU in school, you had to disconnect the baby from the vent and needed a second person there to hook the vent b...

4. Cath toes

   NicuNightRN replied to ncbeachgrl's topic in NICU

   I had a baby this week with a PAC in his right arm. When I came on, the waveform was dampened, it had a really narrow pulse pressure (like 36/32 (34)) and I could not draw from the line. Day shift had been having problems with it and couldnt fix it...

5. auscultating on HFOV

   NicuNightRN replied to pooperscooperrn0624's topic in NICU

   We chart that the auscultation is deferred due to HFOV. The Neo's and NNP's will pause the vent to auscultate, and I have seen RT's listen over the vent. I just look for a good chest wiggle.

6. Does your unit utilize support RNs without pt assignments?

   NicuNightRN replied to Magilacutty's topic in NICU

   We have a charge nurse and a clinician, but no other kind of "support RN." We try to avoid them having assignments, but it is sometimes unavoidable if we're understaffed. We're the neonatal referral center for our area, so we do a lot of transports...

7. nicu pocket gear

   NicuNightRN replied to adrienurse's topic in NICU

   *chapstick (most important item in my pocket!!!) *pen and sharpie *scissors *hemastat *elastic band for my hair *calculator Our babies each have a cart at their bedside with everything we could possibly need - alcohol swabs, IV supplies, sucrose, etc...

8. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

   NicuNightRN replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

   The other night, I had 3 kids: 1 rooming-in with Mom, getting ready to go home 2 days later; 1 feeder-grower in a crib, parents didn't speak English; the last a 36 week twin with hyperbili and apnea issues. It really shouldn't have been a difficult ...

9. Losing a baby

   NicuNightRN replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU

   Thanks everyone. I'm surviving work, but still finding people that I haven't seen since this happened, and they ask things like how many weeks I am now, etc. I'm not sleeping through the night yet, but I think part of that is because I came down wi...

10. Losing a baby

    NicuNightRN replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU

    My first night back was not what I expected. Our unit has been pretty slow (we're at about half of our normal census), so on my first night back, I had to float to the other NICU in our network! It is in a hospital that I had only ever seen from th...

11. Losing a baby

    NicuNightRN replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU

    Well, tonight I go back to work after having had some time off, and much like last week, I am starting to panic a little bit. My boss did say she would help pass around the info to make it a little bit easier for me, and after running into a coworke...

12. Losing a baby

    NicuNightRN replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU

    Thank you all so much for your comments and support. I did return to work that night as planned, and it was an extremely emotional night. My coworkers asked all night long how I was feeling, since I'd been so nauseous the last time I had worked, an...

13. Losing a baby

    NicuNightRN replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU

    Thanks, Sarah. I know that a few of the girls I am close to at work are working tonight along with me, and I did consider telling one of them and asking her to tell the rest of the staff. Every time I think about it though, my eyes well up with tea...

14. Losing a baby

    NicuNightRN posted a topic in NICU

    In the last 3 weeks, I went from suspecting I might be pregnant, to finding out I was, to having a miscarriage. The pregnancy was unplanned - my boyfriend and I didn't plan on having kids for another couple of years, but we wanted the baby. Being a...

15. Austin recruiters not interested?!

    NicuNightRN replied to justsomestudent's topic in Texas

    I actually started as a new grad in Austin last June, after graduating in May. I did have some trouble getting my foot in the door, but I was very persistent. I applied online late one night, and the next day started following up with phone calls. ...