Ok so I was a NICU nurse, but the NICU I worked in was at a children's hospital so none of the babies were born there and they came to our NICU because they needed surgeries or had problems beyond...
bluepenguin replied to bluepenguin's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Thanks for all the responses. Liam was born healthy and happy on April 7th! He decided to come on his own rather than have mama be induced, such a sweet little boy . But yeah, no resp problems at all....
bluepenguin replied to bluepenguin's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Cholestasis occurs when bile acids build in the mother's body and the main symptom is usually extreme itchy skin without a rash. It can lead to liver and gallbladder issues if not treated. It can...
bluepenguin replied to Keepstanding's topic in School
I hear ya on alot of what you are saying. Except the poop part, I haven't been asked to take care of poop on a shoe or wall, ect. I would say "cleaning staff" or "tell them to wipe off there shoe"....
bluepenguin replied to Wellness RN's topic in School
Hey, Ok so I don't really have any advice, but more of a story that I hope will keep you encouraged. I am a new nurse as well (graduated in Feb. 06). I applied to pretty much every job out there...
I currently work in a NICU but it is about an hour and 15 min drive through loads of city traffic so I have been looking for a job closer to home. I have always been interested in HH and decided to...
ok, so everyone in my program has got 75 questions and pased, except one person who got all 265 and passed. I have been doing Kaplan and Saunders quizzes for a while now. I get between 70-80% on...
I work at CHOP and they have a really great program for new grads. If you are on an ICU floor it is 12 weeks orientation, on a general floor it is anywhere from 6-12 weeks. They are very nice and...
I have a question for you all. Who is higher ranked a nurse or an emt. I was an emt in h.s. and always thought that nurses, doctors, ect were higher than us. Now I am a nurse and yesterday a little...
I'm starting my first nursing job on March 13th (this monday) in the NICU. It is an internship at a level III surgical /EHMO NICU. I am super excited and also scared. I had my senior preceptorship in...
Hi everyone, I'm Anna. I just finished an accelerated BSN program in Feb. I start work in the NICU on March 13th. I am taking my boards in early April and right now I am just studying my butt off. I...
Hi. I just finished an accelerated BSN degree program. It was 18 mos. I almost wnet to another one that was only 12 mos, but it was a bit far away. But when I was researching where to go I found that...