MA Nurse

MA Nurse

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  1. Best hospitals in the East Bay

    MA Nurse replied to gucci rush's topic in California Nursing

    If you want to work all major holidays and night shift forever, than go to Children's Oakland! Believe me, I know first hand! I was there for 16 years and the ICN is not flexible with those issues....

  2. Pediatric Nursing Salaries in the Bay Area

    MA Nurse replied to nursetobein2010's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, I worked at Children's Oakland for 16 years. It was a great experience, in the NICU. But, BEWARE. You will work all major holidays for years, I did for 16 years! And you will be on nights for a...

  3. Please tell me when you started doing charge

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for your response. I'm surprised to get only 1 reply! Maybe nobody does charge or they don't like

  4. wearing gloves when feeding neonates

    MA Nurse replied to chuddy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Personally, I wear gloves with feeding, esp. with breastmilk...and mainly because you never know when they'll throw up all over the

  5. Comparing new job with the old one...help!

    MA Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi. I quit my job at a Children's hospital in the NICU to go to a "non" Children's hospital NICU. I know I could never go back to my old work...long list of reasons...but I can't help almost...

  6. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

    MA Nurse replied to kahlo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are you asking me that question? This post is a year old almost. I still feel the same way, if your question is for me. A nurse shouldn't start in med-surg if that's not what they

  7. Comparing new job with the old one...help!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for your reply. The baby didn't need the ECMO. But, it was just something I was thinking...that the new hospital doesn't have it. There are a lot of good things at the new place...they have...

  8. Cup Feeding Strikes Again!

    MA Nurse replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For most healthy babies, they can breast and bottle feed. It usually takes a week or 2 to get br. feeding established even if that's all they've had. It's not easy

  9. Cup Feeding Strikes Again!

    MA Nurse replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This makes me want to SCREAM!!! In my new unit, the order was to dropper feed a baby BID. I've never done it, never will. Refused to do it...he wouldn't bottle feed yet...so he got gavaged. I don't...

  10. Could I have done more?

    MA Nurse replied to IvoryLena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry for your experience. A lot of the nurses in my NICU are questioning care that was given to a baby that just died...so you're not the only one beating yourself up right now. Try to remember...

  11. Do you change your TPN tubing Q24 or Q72??

    MA Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At my last job in the NICU, we changed our TPN tubing Q72 hours, this seemed to help our infection rate. At my new job we change it Q24 hours. We have a problem with infections in the new unit. Of...

  12. Do you change your TPN tubing Q24 or Q72??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think most NICU's run them

  13. Do you change your TPN tubing Q24 or Q72??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you, that's what I was wondering. I think most places hang the TPN and lipids separately...does anyone here hang TPN that has lipids mixed in with it??

  14. Do you change your TPN tubing Q24 or Q72??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you read the CDC website, thay recommend changing TPN no more frequently than Q72, lipids are Q24. So, the hospitals that change TPN Q24 are wrong because you are breaking into the PICC lines too...

  15. Do you change your TPN tubing Q24 or Q72??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, I read that it says any lipids chould be changed Q24. Our lipids are hung separately from the TPN. It sounds like some hospitals mix the TPN and lipids together? Our TPN does not contain lipids....

  16. Do you change your TPN tubing Q24 or Q72??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the link. It says to not change the IV tubing more frequently than every 72 hours, so that definately answers my question! I'm going to bring this to work.

  17. Do you change your TPN tubing Q24 or Q72??

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, I know. We change our bags and tubing BOTH Q24. Where I used to work we changed the TPN bag Q24, but the tubing was changed Q72. Please re-read my original post if you don't understand my...

  18. I did it!

    MA Nurse replied to cocco's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good job! Has anyone ever used a neonatal transilluminator to see the veins? Our unit has one and so do some nurses, they're nice.

  19. Is your first temp on a new admit..

    MA Nurse replied to Zippedodah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Both NICUS I've worked in never do rectal temps...it's too risky. Always axillary.

  20. Vitamin A injections in VLBW preemies!!

    MA Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took care of a 610 gm. preemie the other day who is being given IM injections of Vit. A 3x a week. I've never seen this before, it's a new tx for chronic lung disease...apparently it can't be given...

  21. Vitamin A injections in VLBW preemies!!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You're right, Vit. E is for eyes and Vit. A is for lung

  22. Vitamin A injections in VLBW preemies!!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've had babies on cannulas in room air before, sometimes they just need the liter flow for stimilation to help them

  23. Vitamin A injections in VLBW preemies!!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

  24. Vitamin A injections in VLBW preemies!!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I found some studies online showing that Vit. A helps in preventing CLD, but it has to be given IM...but in such a tiny baby there isn't any "M", so I guess it's really kinda SQ!!

  25. Vitamin A injections in VLBW preemies!!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm surprised there aren't any responses about this yet. Is this a weird question? Or maybe nobody has experienced this