LaNICUnurse

Hey, In our unit (level III NICU) because we have surgeons, we seem to see a lot of shor gut babies. Transported in from other hospitals. The one's born here usually get diagnosed in time to save most of their intestines. What level NICU are you...

Giraffe beds are wonderful. Our unit is supposed to buy 8 more. We love them. I agree with all the other NICU nurses. I would never do anything else. I love my job.

Hello Everyone, I know that this has been a thread before, but we haven't had a program for it. I want to get a volunteer program started in our NICU. Any input from NICU's that are already using volunteers would be appreciated. What criteria do ...

Hey Everybody, I'm trying to find out how many NICU's are using volunteers. What are they allowed to do? What kinds of rules, and regs do you have? What kind of background checks do you do? Thanks in Advance for you help.

How many do you have trained to work in the units? How many work at one time? Or, do you have any limits?

OUCH!!!

I'm sure it was very difficult for the family. I am glad they were able to look past their loss, and do what was right for their child.

LOL, I think this one tops them all. Well, like someone else said, she doesn't have to use her whole name. Crystal isn't so bad, or unusual. :rotfl: :roll

I already e-mailed the link to 2 other nurses, and intend to talk to our surgeons about it the next time I see them. LOL, they won't hear the end of it from me till we're doing it and putting our babies on the registry for tracking.

Thank you Gompers, I watched this and it explains, and shows the operation very well. I was glued till it finished. It gives me hope that it will work and sounds like it has been working for the ones who have already received the procedure. It is...

Yep, larger teaching hospital to learn then smaller to stay. Also, staffing is usually more of a problem at a larger hospital. So, you can choose your hours, and work more as you feel able. I went from a teaching hospital to a community hosp, th...

In our unit, 40 bed, most of the staff has been there for more than 10 years, alot of them for 20-30. We just had an RT who retired after 47 years. They go from relief, to full time, to part time according to what is going on in their lives. They...

Thanks for the info.

You are right, however, I meet a lot of adult nurses that wouldn't step foot in my unit to work. Just like I won't step foot on an adult floor. I went to school so that I could do what I am doing, it was my goal, not the money. And, you consider ...

I never said we were. Sheesh.

And where she is allowed to work, and the money in her wallet....sheesh. Yes, it is less than an RN when you can not work in the same places I do, and when you can not do the same things I do. You can not automatically come out of your program and d...

I don't know much about it. Our surgeons are putting it out as a hope for our parents. I think it relates to the pull through method for Hirschprungs. We do a lot of those, and they work. If the lengthening works half as well, I can't wait till w...

Like I said, there is no amount of compensation for all that we do miss out on. You have to have a love for it.

Licensed Vocational Nurse, or Licensed Practical Nurse. It is a vocational certificate that allows for less than one year of practical experience to work as a nurse. You have less responsibility, and more work.

That is because everyone has their own beliefs about these subjects, and they are DEEPLY personal. They should be respected. And, noone should be made to fee they are hypocritical because they don't feel they should share this information.

I graduated and was making $12.15 an hour. I never asked while I was in school how much I was going to make. It wasn't my goal for graduating. My goal was to take care of my babies. Yes it was in 1991, but it still wasn't good pay. I make more t...

Always listen to the veterans. Don't act like you know, especially if you don't. Everyday you'll learn something new, even after years in NICU. I have also found that the NICU forum is pretty acurate, and a good source for people to learn from. I...

I think that is why so many of us don't want to say how much we make. I personally feel that you are called to this work. Money is important, but not why you should want to do this work. If you're in it for the money, you'll burn out.

Dorsiflexion, definitely. After going to see a doctor. I found that stretching before trying to walk in the morning, and a good pair of shoes did the trick. I would replace my shoes every 3 months, too. Its been gone for years now.

I appreciate the long windedness. You state my feelings exactly. If I, also, saw just one live long enough to recieve the transplant, I might feel differently. But all of the one's I have ever seen in my 14 years of nursing in NICU, have died horribl...