Preemienurse23

Latest Activity

1. Weed and work.

   Preemienurse23 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I would talk to your instructor. If he's to the point that he has an addiction, he's dangerous. It would be horrible he he hurt or killed someone because he was impaired or unable to concentrate...

2. Lordy...6 admits in 5 hours....

   Preemienurse23 replied to NicuGal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I think those are the hardest kids to take care of. Sometimes nothing you do comforts them. We usually use methadone and or morphine to

3. NICU palliative care

   Preemienurse23 replied to NICUgalRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   What we do depends on the situation. If it is a kiddo that can go home without ventilation, We send them home on hospice. They can handle a nasal cannula, tube feeds if the family wishes. We usually...

4. How does your unit secure IVs? (and feeding tubes, cannulas, etc)

   Preemienurse23 replied to elle_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We always use tegaderm over the insertion site. Then we use silk tape to secure the hub. We try to avoid covering the insertion site. I personally don't like arm boards, I have lost more IV's because...

5. Ett suction preterms

   Preemienurse23 replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks NeoNurse I was tired when I got off work last night. Patency makes more sense than

6. Ett suction preterms

   Preemienurse23 replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   How exactly does suctioning verify ETT placement? You can be down the right stem, and still sution seretions out, plus usually if you are right stemed or too high breath sounds and usually sats are...

7. Octuplets

   Preemienurse23 replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   She HAD to have used fertility treatments of some kind. I agree with previous posts: what dr in his right mind would do this?? Or even what parent?!?!?! We had a set of 23 week triplets born, and only...

8. rotating shifts?!

   Preemienurse23 replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Wow. How high is the turnover? 20 years of rotating?

9. Changing to Night shift

   Preemienurse23 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   luckly I'm not rotating. I had to train all my friends not to call me at odd hours of the night when I got my dayshift job. I'm just glad that I'm having to

10. Changing to Night shift

    Preemienurse23 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey everyone. I'm moving in the next few weeks to start a new NICU job. I have been at my first one for 1.5 years, and have been days since I started. I will be on nights at my new job. Any...

11. rotating shifts?!

    Preemienurse23 replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Rotating shifts sounds dangerous, just all the changes in your sleep schedule. I think most hospitals do 12 hrs, our unit is phasing out 8 hr

12. Possible Phone Interview

    Preemienurse23 replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had my phone interview (today actually!) and it was much less structured than the phone interview I did with the recruiter. The questions were basically the same as a face to face interview. I find...

13. tattoos and IV's

    Preemienurse23 replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    With the exception of lab draws, the needle does not stay in. It is removed, and only the catheter is left. Even with lab draws, the needle is only in for a minute or two at the most the it too is...

14. Kangaroo Care

    Preemienurse23 replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It may have been nice to look at, but what did mom think? I would not be happy if my bf/husband/significant other did that. But on the other hand, being female, it still would be nice to look...

15. Platelet Transfusion

    Preemienurse23 replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We filter all blood products. We have a separate kind of filter or the blood and another one for the