NicuNightRN

NicuNightRN

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  1. Have any new grads been asked to be in charge?

    NicuNightRN replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've also been an RN for about 8 months now. I have not been asked to be in charge, but in one of my final evals on orientation, my mgr said that they want me to start considering it later this year....

  2. Student Nurse to start in NICU soon

    NicuNightRN replied to 4BOWS's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congrats, and welcome to the wonderful world of NICU!! The best advice I can give you is to always be open to learning new things, and never stop asking questions!! I graduated last May and LOVE...

  3. huge juggling act with time as the enemy

    NicuNightRN replied to joli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where do I even start with my night last night? I had 3 babies (I work in NICU), 2 were stable, and one was needing to be intubated. In the hour that I was there before she got intubated, she had 3...

  4. Suggestions??

    NicuNightRN replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A friend of mine wrote a paper on neonatal pain management and assessment in nursing school, and I believe she found a wealth of information. Now that the medical community admits that infants do...

  5. first week of night shift over...

    NicuNightRN replied to stn2003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Night shift is certainly much busier than day shift gives us credit for! We may not have as many visitors or docs rounding...but we still have plenty of paperwork with the MARs and lab sheets. Plus...

  6. Six months in and...

    NicuNightRN replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My 6 month anniversary as an RN was January 30, and it passed without me realizing until a couple of days ago! Time has flown by, and I absolutely love what I am doing. I work in Neo ICU, which is...

  7. Let's introduce ourselves...

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

    I'm Sarah, a May 2005 graduate, and RN as of July 30, 2005! I work in a Neonatal ICU, which I absolutely love. I am officially completely off orientation as of the first of the year, and though it's...

  8. I cried for the first time while on my shift today.

    NicuNightRN replied to sxyrn2b08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My preceptor and I had the same pts when I was orienting, and as I got better, I took on more of the load and she took on less, until I eventually had the full pt load. But even when I had the full...

  9. When do you start feeling like a RN

    NicuNightRN replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated last May, started working in June, and have been an RN since the end of July. I have been officially off orientation since December (my NICU has a long orientation process, split up so...

  10. I cried for the first time while on my shift today.

    NicuNightRN replied to sxyrn2b08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My team leaders have been great about going around the unit and seeing who needs help with anything. Other nurses also are good about helping anyone who seems overwhelmed. One night this week we...

  11. Need some support

    NicuNightRN replied to ladydame's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that being a new grad is quite an adjustment, and takes some getting used to. But at the same time, if you know you are not happy, and don't see that changing soon, I think it would be best...

  12. I cried for the first time while on my shift today.

    NicuNightRN replied to sxyrn2b08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, and being off orientation is definitely scary...but don't forget you are not without plenty of resources! I had my orientation split up, and took care of low-moderate risk patients for a couple...

  13. I cried for the first time while on my shift today.

    NicuNightRN replied to sxyrn2b08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It really does take a special person to be a nurse. You have to be able to do 25 things at once, and anticipate what you will need to do soon yet, but don't currently need to do...all the while...

  14. RN vs. BSN

    NicuNightRN replied to amya215's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I personally don't think it matters...but I have noticed that some nurse managers think it does. When I was in school, there was talk of a lot of units hiring only BSN RNs, and the manager of the...

  15. Misery loves Company

    NicuNightRN replied to sunny17's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sunny 17, This sounds very familiar!! I also graduated in May, and have been in a level 3 NICU since June. I oriented to Level 2 and worked just with Level 2 babies until recently...the oriented to...

  16. Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    NicuNightRN replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know why NICU nursing has been my calling...but I knew when I started college that the NICU was the place for me. I had a couple of friends growing up who were former preemies. One had been...

  17. No New Grads !

    NicuNightRN replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am a relatively new grad (May '05) and an RN in a Level III NICU. My hospital did not hire new grads for years, but has started to do so in the last year or so. I was lucky enough to have a NICU...