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  1. anyone love there job?

    jess_m replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just started in the Neonatal ICU and I LOVE it!! It is just blissful and it does not feel like work at all to me. I couldn't be

  2. do people say this to you?

    jess_m replied to ftr_bb_catchr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hear that a lot! I usually tell them that we send a lot more kiddos home than die. If it wasn't that way we wouldn't be such a successful hospital. It's so much more than what people think. There...

  3. Do you "foil" your lipid tubings?

    jess_m replied to sherirn127's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have these brown bags that go over the lipids and the tubing itself is also dark brown. The whole TPN and IL set up is changed completely every 24

  4. Experiences with post-maturity

    jess_m replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was a 43 weeker and had no problems other than having to be born c-sect because I was 10 lbs (just imagine what I would have been if I was born a few weeks earlier -12 maybe). I was also born with...

  5. Tattoo...

    jess_m replied to jonear2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was wanting to get a tattoo to symbolize my graduation as well. I am going to get one but I am getting one that symbolizes this phase in my life. I am getting celctic heart that means motherhood....

  6. What was your favorite graduation gift?

    jess_m replied to PedsRN&momto5girls's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think a good work bag or a uniform store gift cert are both great ideas. I just got money and spoiled myself!

  7. when do you start your job and what shift

    jess_m replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated May 17th and started my job June 5th. I started on the floor this week. I LOVE IT! I will take the NCLEX July

  8. Spouse adjustment problems?

    jess_m replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am having a similar experience. My husband is unhappy in his job so I think that is the real issue. He is jealous that I found my dream

  9. How soon did they call?

    jess_m replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I found out about the interview one to two weeks after the application and then waited another three months before the actual interview. I found out I got the job two weeks later though. I only...

  10. ASN vs BSN

    jess_m replied to Tosie's topic in General Nursing

    I just got my ADN and I am very happy with it. It still took me almost 4 years but the first two were part time and it would have taken 6 to get my BSN. I figured that it was worth it to just get...

  11. Childrens Mercy Hospital

    jess_m replied to CHICKEN's topic in General Nursing

    This topic is a little old but I figured I'd reply anyway. I just started in the NICU at Children's this month and I love it! The nursing staff is mostly on the younger side and I am not but I...

  12. Graduate Nurses...?

    jess_m replied to hillaryd's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently working as a

  13. Kansis CIty ER's

    jess_m replied to CraigB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for KU Med an I think it's a great facility. It's a teaching hospital and close to

  14. cna starting pay

    jess_m replied to jjmorris's topic in General Nursing

    I am in KC and I worked as an aide for 3 1/2 years before I graduated from nursing school. I worked for an agency and made about $14/hr. Then I wanted to get to practice my skills so I went to a...

  15. Former NICU moms becoming NICU nurses?

    jess_m replied to fmrnicumom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know about being a NICU mom but my brother was a NICU baby. That was a big reason I wanted to do this. My dad is a nurse and always credited his survival to good nursing care (that's about...

  16. Three minute scrub?

    jess_m replied to Mimi2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    EVERYONE does a 3 minute scrub and wears a gown when holding the babies. We don't allow visitors under 12 and those must be a sibling and accompanied by a

  17. Would you recommend your NICU/hospital?

    jess_m replied to futuregaspasser's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in KC, MO and I LOVE my hospital. It's a children's hospital with a level IIIC NICU. There are also several psych hospitals here. We have seasons but the winters don't get too bad. We have a...

  18. Neonatologists vs. Neonatal Nurses

    jess_m replied to iluvhorses's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think for me I would become a nurse first and see if you like it in the NICU. You can always become a NP in the NICU if you decide that you would like more procedures and

  19. What Level NICU are you at?

    jess_m replied to Mags4711's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My NICU does everything- I've heard it called Level III and Level IV. We have ECMO and even do transplants so I guess we're Level

  20. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    jess_m replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've asked a woman how her nipples were feeling. She just laughed but then she realized I was asking her about it because she was a new breastfeeding

  21. NICU newbie

    jess_m posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have my first nursing job and it is in a level III NICU. I am so excited because this is what I always knew I was meant to do and when I am there I feel like the luckiest person alive because they...

  22. NICU newbie

    jess_m replied to jess_m's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh I knew that I would be learning everything from scratch. That kind of nursing just isn't taught in nursing

  23. Hey May 06 grads..any of you seeking NICU?

    jess_m replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I started June 5th and just started on the unit this week in the ICN. I can't believe they pay me to do this!! I am loving it so

  24. Do you say NICK_U or N-i-c-u?

    jess_m replied to tofutti's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We say ICN where I work but I've mostly heard it referred to as the