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    Hey Elizabells!

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, welcome to the day shift! Since I do have to be up for work in the morning (and in charge, boo!), I'm off to bed. Have a good day
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    Hey Elizabells!

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are you on days for good now, or just for orientation? I miss nights pretty bad, but not enough to go back. It sure is nice not feeling like I'm sleeping my life away. I have noticed that it is much...
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    Hardest things to deal with in NICU...

    preemieRNkate replied to RN2B73's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If I didn't have to work in the morning, I'd meet you out for a sundae, or a drink. Or both. You're on your own for the bath
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    What all does it take to become a neonatal nurse?

    preemieRNkate replied to FallinofTheStar's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My school didn't have that. I pretty much had to beg to go to the NICU for one day while doing my mother/baby clinical. I was pretty much hooked from then on. Definitely look into your options when...
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    Nervous. Shadowing in the NICU on Friday

    preemieRNkate replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good luck! I don't think that they will expect you to come with a ton of NICU knowledge. My advice is to just look and listen. Ask questions, don't act like you know everything. Take every opportunity...
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    What all does it take to become a neonatal nurse?

    preemieRNkate replied to FallinofTheStar's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Pretty much go to nursing school, pass your classes, get decent grades, graduate, pass the boards and apply for jobs in the NICU. There are no special classes to take while in nursing school. Good...
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    Hardest things to deal with in NICU...

    preemieRNkate replied to RN2B73's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :icon_hug:
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    Anyone who is a neonatal nurse please.

    preemieRNkate replied to FallinofTheStar's topic in General Nursing

    There is a NICU forum under critical care nursing, there are lots of threads about interviewing for, getting hired into and working in NICU. But to answer your question, I have an associate degree in...
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

    That is HILARIOUS! Outta the mouths of babes,
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    Securing UVC/UAC?

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have manufactured bridges. I'll try to remember tomorrow to look and see what company makes them and maybe I can find a picture online somewhere. Basically in the package they look like an H. The 2...
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    Securing UVC/UAC?

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks
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    You know you're a male RN when......

    preemieRNkate replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Crashing in on the male nurse forum... I've collected myself a few surrogate moms on the unit. I am hopeless in the kitchen, and live by myself. Just the other day I traded a home-cooked dinner for...
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    Securing UVC/UAC?

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How is that on the skin? We don't use that tape for anything. We use elastoplast to secure ETTs (over
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    Just had to share with someone...

    preemieRNkate replied to RosesrReder's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Glad to hear that you love it! Orienting on the shift you will be working makes things so much easier, you already kinda know everyone once you go on your own. I miss
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    Chest tube question

    preemieRNkate replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ditto.
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    How long did it take you to get into the NICU?

    preemieRNkate replied to HappyPediRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    New grad here too. Now I'm 4 years in, and can't imagine doing anything else!! Good luck to
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    NICU/Neonatal Nurses: Please Help Me

    preemieRNkate replied to BabyNurse_PJN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sometimes it's impossible to NOT get attached. I can't tell you that it gets easier, because it is never easy to lose a baby. I can tell you that there are many feelings that you will feel about it....
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    Do nurses like volunteers?

    preemieRNkate replied to NICUplease's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I WISH we had volunteers that were able to be with the babies. Where I work, they do clerical stuff. We used to have a cuddler program, but after a few bad eggs, they put a stop to it. I took care of...
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    How should I respond?

    preemieRNkate replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Many times you will find that the questions they are asking will be ones you already know the answers to. When you're on orientation, listen to how your preceptor talks to the parents. You'll pick...
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    Newborn Shiver

    preemieRNkate replied to Emily Suzanne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :yeahthat:
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    Wish me luck!

    preemieRNkate replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good luck! I'm sure you'll do
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    Nurse Residency Programs

    preemieRNkate replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You have
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    Nurse Residency Programs

    preemieRNkate replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have one where I work. I did not participate in it, but from what I heard from the girls I work with that have, it was not very helpful. What my hospital does is rotate new grads who have chosen...
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    What terms do nurses use to say the baby is trying to die?

    preemieRNkate replied to Olivereindeer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    All the ones you guys mentioned, plus sometimes transfer to the 20th floor (we have 19 floors in my hospital), circling the drain. None of these in front of parents of
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    Nec

    preemieRNkate replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our surgeons wait until a perf as well. Until then, it's NPO with antibiotics, serial x-rays and