KTLou06

Latest Activity

1. Is X-Ray Exposure ok?

   KTLou06 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   When we hold babies for X-rays in our unit, we do not wear a lead apron or any type of protection. I know that since the babies are so small, the amount of x-ray exposure is probably also small, but...

2. New nurse really struggling...

   KTLou06 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   (Prepare for whining).... Hi guys, I am a new NICU nurse with about a month left on orientation. I REALLY struggle at work. I don't know if it's just stress bc I'm new and still learning or what, but...

3. NICU parent teaching

   KTLou06 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Do NICU nurses do much teaching to the parents about baby-care once at home or is that pretty much left to the post-partum nurses? What about other kinds of teaching? Would those of you nurses out...

4. How safe are IUD's?

   KTLou06 replied to eng_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I noticed someone mentioned something earlier in the thread about not liking types of BC that "controls things after the fact of creating a fertilized egg". I have heard that this happens with all of...

5. NICU nurse scrubs question...

   KTLou06 replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thank you so much for your responses,

6. NICU nurse scrubs question...

   KTLou06 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   HI, this is my first post, hope it works out ok. I am a nsg student set to graduate this Dec. with a BSN. I want to work in the NICU and had a probably silly question about their scrubs...do NICU...