MA Nurse

MA Nurse

NICU, Telephone Triage

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  1. Nails question

    MA Nurse replied to Yannie021's topic in General Nursing

    yes, this is true for the nicu. cause for harboring

  2. "But I'm pregnant . . ."

    MA Nurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    What a joke! I had all 3 of my kids while being a nurse in NICU. I would only not care for CMV or Varicella exposed babies, which I think is fine to refuse. BUT, not working holidays?! Give me a...

  3. I'm resigning my job today, need support & advice!!

    MA Nurse replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you give a 2 week notice. I just gave my notice after being at my job for 16 years. It's hard. Just leave

  4. opinions about epidurals

    MA Nurse replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a VERY LOW pain tolerance. I even have to get something different at the dentist for fillings. I've had 3 kids, all with epidurals. My first 2 weighed over 9 lbs., very big, and the epidurals...

  5. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    MA Nurse replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're right, it's just your opinion. I know first hand of a unit that drives away the men. The women treat them like they are beneath

  6. Question about hours

    MA Nurse replied to user9876's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A 9-5 nursing job would usually be in a Dr.'s office. Not all hospitals do 12 hour shifts, a lot do 8...7-3:30, 3-11:30 ,11-7:30...a lot of moms like night shift when their kids are older and in...

  7. No response to resignation letter yet!

    MA Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I finally made the difficult decision after 16 years to resign and work at another hospital with more flexibility. I called one of our 3 managers to let her know this. The other 2 are off. The one I...

  8. No response to resignation letter yet!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the encouragement. I know some of my co-workers will miss me, but the managers will never change how things are done, so an exit interview won't help much. We'll see if she even mentions...

  9. No response to resignation letter yet!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My "direct supervisor" is out until the end of the month. I decided to do this NOW, because I can't work 2 jobs, and I finally made a choice. I spoke to the only manager left, my shift manager is also...

  10. Help, fellow NICU nurses!

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

    I understand. I just gave my resignation letter to my manager after being in the NICU for 16 years! But, you have to do what's right for you! That's what I did. I say go for it! And what's this 3...

  11. Week #3

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

    Thank goodness I'm in Ca. too! I couldn't imagine having 4 NICU babies, or a vent and 2 feeders. That's why a lot of travelers like to come here I

  12. Week #3

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

    I'm so glad my unit doesn't assign 4 baby

  13. "Little Man" - Showtime documentary

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

    Thanks for posting info about this story. I just bought the DVD, too.

  14. new member

    MA Nurse replied to nicumom&rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nice to meet you. I'm glad to hear your son is doing well. Does he have any major issues? I work in a Level 3 NICU, too. I'm switching jobs after 16 years to a more flexible schedule at a different...

  15. Short gut babies

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

    No, this is not usual. The family had permission to go outside, I think, or walk the halls of our unit, but took him to the cafeteria. I'm sure it won't be happeneing again. Talk about difficult...

  16. Parent turning down the FiO2 on ventilator

    MA Nurse replied to wjf00's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Trans-cutaneous Monitor. This is a probe placed on the babies abdominal area to monitor Co2 and O2 so we don't have to stick them for gases very much. This is great for a baby like this one, or a very...

  17. Cpap question

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

    We only gavage feed CPAP babies, they're too fragile to be bottle

  18. Parent turning down the FiO2 on ventilator

    MA Nurse replied to wjf00's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had this happen to me just the other day. The mom had just spoken to the Neo about how her son has a very rare condition...don't want to say too much... She acted like she understood, but when I...

  19. Short gut babies

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

    He's NPO for sure, and probably always will

  20. Short gut babies

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

    Update on this baby...I just took care of him and found out he was probably sharing the sucker with a sick sibling or parent...he ended up getting sick and needing O2 and antibiotics...along with...

  21. Retention and Recognition

    MA Nurse replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    every 5 years my hospital has an employee recognition dinner. You receive a pin every 5 years, then they start adding stones to it. At 15 years I was able to pick an item from a nice catalogue free of...

  22. Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    MA Nurse replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    I bought the generic brand of Crocs at Payless Shoe Source. They're very comfortable. I bought mine for 14.99, got another pair half off! So I have 4 pairs. They seem as good as

  23. Short gut babies

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

    Oh, I agree. I don't know this pt. but I actually thought it was funny the grandma did that. I do feel so badly for these babies. We sometimes give Sweetease, too...so I'm sure a sucker is not that...

  24. NICU burnout?

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

    I totally understand. I've been a NICU nurse for 16 years. I'm getting ready to quit, but go to another NICU with a more flexible schedule. My hubby has been a NICU nurse for 18 years. He works 12...

  25. Does your NICU keep the older chronics?

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

    Fergus51, I sent you a PM about travelling nurses in Ca.