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    Scrub tops that don't shrink to your armpits; anyone know of any?

    NICU_Nurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to say that if any of you are looking for plus-sized pediatric prints, the first two sites (these are the only ones I've visited so far!) have Disney prints in plus sizes up to 5x. Some...
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    Scrub tops that don't shrink to your armpits; anyone know of any?

    NICU_Nurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well! I found out that Landau makes prints in the Cottonality scrub design (the 100% cotton ones), so I've ordered seven of them. I got one white top (to go with the pants I have that don't match...
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    Scrub tops that don't shrink to your armpits; anyone know of any?

    NICU_Nurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    If I wanted to get some made, where would I go? I can't sew, really...would just a regular seamstress be able to do
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    Scrub tops that don't shrink to your armpits; anyone know of any?

    NICU_Nurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nancy, I pm'd you. Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I've found and ordered some tops, so hopefully they'll work out. Thanks
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    transferring to another unit, how easy is it?

    NICU_Nurse replied to itsnowbegun's topic in General Nursing

    I have no first-person experience with this thread, but a co-worker of mine is doing this right now. We work on an NICU, and we had, to put it bluntly, a terrifically sucky manager who was way too...
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    Do you or your team members attend deliveries?

    NICU_Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was just wondering if any of you attend deliveries, and if so, what is your role in the delivery room? My "old" facility does not; the one I am moving to does. I'm just curious what my role will...
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    Sick Time for Nurses in NICU

    NICU_Nurse replied to hmarandola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Knock on wood, I only called in sick one day in almost two years, so I've been lucky. I'm going to ditto much of what's been said so far: We wear masks if we've got colds or cough or runny noses, we...
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    Do you or your team members attend deliveries?

    NICU_Nurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Cat, Wow! So if you're first admission (not just the delivery nurse, as in your second example), you go to every delivery just in case of an admit? I'm wondering how you get work done on those...
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    what to wear on the first day of work....ie orientation no where near the floor

    NICU_Nurse replied to nadia562002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For dressing in general, I always try to balance my outfits. For instance, if I were wearing that black pant-suit, I'd pair it with a pair of summery shoes (like slides, mules, slingbacks, strappier...
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    Do you or your team members attend deliveries?

    NICU_Nurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh, thank you all SO much! Dawn, I PM'd you last night before work. Okay, first of all, what exactly is a hospitalist? I've heard the term but never worked with one. Secondly, Mimi, yes this is...
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    FIA and Meconium Testing

    NICU_Nurse replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If a mom was abusing drugs (you mentioned methamphetamines) early in pregnancy, even if she DID stop using for the remainder of the pregnancy, it would be bad judgement (IMO) to just assume that she's...
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    Blood Administration & KCL Bolus

    NICU_Nurse replied to petiteflower's topic in General Nursing

    The solution to this situation is to call the blood bank, ask them to fax or tube over a policy on what is compatible with blood, and then, smiling sweetly, hand it over to this nurse. :) Your unit...
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    ....Made Incredibly Easy series

    NICU_Nurse replied to Carolanne's topic in General Students

    I personally have not used A&P, only because I had already taken A&P I and II way before I was a nursing major (changed majors) and didn't know that they were
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    ....Made Incredibly Easy series

    NICU_Nurse replied to Carolanne's topic in General Students

    My ABSOLUTE favorite in school, as well as my real-life nursing lifesaver, is Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes. This is a fantastic book on a very hard subject.
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    Charge nurse duties in your NICU?

    NICU_Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey! I was reading another thread on the boards about charge nurse duties, and was curious. When someone is assigned charge on your unit, what are their duties/responsibilities? How do people get...
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    level II vs. level III neonatal units

    NICU_Nurse replied to kats's topic in General Nursing

    I cuddled two babies (one of my own, and one of another nurse's assigment) last night for quite a while. In fact, at about three-thirty this morning, after the feeds were finished, I cuddled a...
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    level II vs. level III neonatal units

    NICU_Nurse replied to kats's topic in General Nursing

    NEC is Necrotizing Enterocolitis. This is an inflammation (possibly caused by infection, though this anecdotal and not defined by research so far) of the bowel tissue that can cause necrosis (death)...
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    level II vs. level III neonatal units

    NICU_Nurse replied to kats's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I'm going to ditto what Tiki said. Great, descriptive post! You've described my hospital to a "T". :) In our hospital, we've got three nurseries and do not really have a Mother/Baby system...
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    Posted in NICU forum also- question about lactation consultants?

    NICU_Nurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey, you guys, does anyone happen to know any lactation consultants? I have some questions- maybe you can answer them. We currently have a lactation consultant, and the whole thing is a bit of a...
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    NICU-Mt.Sinai,Chicago

    NICU_Nurse replied to Mira's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunately, this forum is still growing! Hang in
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    HIV question

    NICU_Nurse replied to katgurl77's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be embarrassed about asking those types of questions, first of all! :) You didn't say whether or not you knew that the client had HIV? I don't know if that's info that you're privy to as a...
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    Mother Baby/ Nursery/Labor and Delivery Nurses

    NICU_Nurse replied to wannanbnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Deb, good point! I was totally gung-ho about L&D until my rotation in nursing school, and then I realized it wasn't really for me. I entered nursing school planning to become a CNM, but...
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    Mother Baby/ Nursery/Labor and Delivery Nurses

    NICU_Nurse replied to wannanbnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! Welcome to the boards! You might want to try posting in the Ob/GYN or NICU forums; there are a lot of nurses who may be able to give you more information on those specialty forums. You can find...
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    Know any lactation consultants? Have questions...

    NICU_Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey, you guys, does anyone happen to know any lactation consultants? I have some questions- maybe you can answer them. We currently have a lactation consultant, and the whole thing is a bit of a...
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    The Circumcision Discussion

    NICU_Nurse replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.circumcision.org/response.htm This link has a fantastic, footnoted article about this very subject. In fact, I thought it particularly interesting that they mentioned the pacifier use-...