NICU_3_RN

NICU_3_RN

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  1. lpn or rn

    NICU_3_RN replied to adamsmom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was there then... our OB rotation was at Phoenixville. I always thought it was weird that we didn't have rotations at Chester County - but like i said - they had diploma students there... I'm sorry...

  2. Why use Buretrols?

    NICU_3_RN replied to Rxlover's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    honestly - it hasn't been a problem, that i know of - but there will always be human error. I'd rather have the buretrol... it's just one more safeguard. but yes - some of the people i work with are...

  3. lpn or rn

    NICU_3_RN replied to adamsmom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I went to West Chester University, and we DID NOT have OB clinical at Chester County Hospital. Chester County Hospital had diploma students

  4. Staffing issues and Regulations?? HELP!!!

    NICU_3_RN replied to RNforLongTime's topic in MICU, SICU

    Maybe this will be the unpopular opinion - but if you're so concerned about your one patient in the ICU by yourself - how do you have time to mess around online? Although, i believe that one nurse...

  5. Why use Buretrols?

    NICU_3_RN replied to Rxlover's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think it's scary that you've stopped using buretrols because IV pumps are "safe". I've seen way too much human error to ever feel comfortable with that. The pumps might be safe - but people are...

  6. NICU certification

    NICU_3_RN replied to NiteRocker's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    mine was mostly cardiac, with some GI and a lot of respiratory thrown in. Had only one calculation and a bunch of ABGs. It's the luck of the draw for what questions you get. They randomly pull the 160...

  7. pregnant NICU nurses question?

    NICU_3_RN replied to rn_happy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've done a lot of research on Nitric and have never heard anything like this.... do you have any

  8. How to say thank you to NICU nurses

    NICU_3_RN replied to she.lpn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i don't think thanks are necessary - but if you feel like you need to do something, it's always nice to have a letter written to the manager of the unit or president of the hospital, mentioning the...

  9. Books about NICU?

    NICU_3_RN replied to jetskibabe68's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    All of the books i'm about to mention are on that reading list - but two that I found extremely helpful as an ER turned NICU nurse were the core curriculum REVIEW book (it's questions and rationale -...

  10. To get organized..with all this new info!

    NICU_3_RN replied to lccougar02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i've become obsessed with my palm pilot which holds more information than i'll ever need, INCLUDING a complete 2006 edition of the

  11. NICU certification

    NICU_3_RN replied to NiteRocker's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took the computer test. I feel bad for people that feel like taking it on the computer would be too confusing. A lot of the women i work with feel that way, but they really do make it "idiot proof"...

  12. Bayada Nurses

    NICU_3_RN replied to denysegia's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    i'm also considering going to bayada part time, just to pick up some home visits... rather than full

  13. Co-bedding

    NICU_3_RN replied to nurse_snoopy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we used to co-bed all the time (once the babies hit the open crib stage) - and I personally love doing it - but the American Association of Pediatrics recently came out with the position that they no...

  14. Night shift naps

    NICU_3_RN replied to NiteRocker's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    the only person I work with on my unit that actually pulls up a chair and takes an actual nap ON THE UNIT is my assistant night manager. Annoys me to no end that she has no problem with it, especially...

  15. Does your Nicu allow holding with UAC

    NICU_3_RN replied to shadow2k6's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A UAC is the only time I won't allow a parent to hold. (i'm also one of the few nurses on my unit that will allow a parent to hold an intubated baby... some won't even allow holding with CPAP, which I...

  16. Member-recommended neonatal reading list!

    NICU_3_RN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i keep a copy of "[color=#003399]newborn intensive care: what every parent needs to know" by by jeanette zaichkin in my locker, so i can copy and provide info for parents as needed. it covers...

  17. NICU certification

    NICU_3_RN replied to NiteRocker's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ive been told by people that have taken both that the CCRN was an easier test to pass, but the RNC is easier to maintain (fewer Contact hours required, by far). I personally took the RNC yesterday...

  18. CCRN-----------Yeah I got it

    NICU_3_RN replied to cajrio's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Way to go ! I got my certification yesterday too. (I took the High Risk Neonatal RNC, which some say is a little bit more difficult, but it's so much easier to maintain...) I understand how you feel...