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    Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    preemieRNkate replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Well, not only do I talk to myself, but I also talk to my patients. Like they might actually answer me. "Okay, time to get started. Let's get your temp, then change your stinky pants and then I'll...
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    Career Dilemma

    preemieRNkate replied to Rodiger's topic in General Nursing

    I live close to NYC (and also have an FDNY boyfriend), and I know that there are many FFs that are also nurses. My bf and his coworkers are supposed to work either a 9-hour day shift or a 15-hour...
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    EMT Training ?

    preemieRNkate replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was able to ride the ambulance and assist the EMTs while I was in class as well. It really did help reinforce what I was learning in class. I really miss riding the ambulance, I wish I had more...
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    Calling Docs by their first name...

    preemieRNkate replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    haha, i love
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    When do you NOT want people to know you're a Nurse

    preemieRNkate replied to Nurse_Newbie's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really advertise or try to hide it. My family and friends all know I am a nurse, but they leave me alone about medical advice because I work in NICU. Anyone else that might happen to spot me...
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    EMT Training ?

    preemieRNkate replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    Well, here you can get college credits regardless of where you take the class. I seem to remember that if I wanted to get college credits for taking the class through the EMS academy, I had to pay...
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    Be prepared for a silly question....!!!

    preemieRNkate replied to CaitRN2be's topic in General Nursing

    We only had to wear our uniform (I wouldn't call them scrubs, it was a ridiculously outdated white uniform) to clinicals in the hospital, except pysch. We had to wear "business-casual" street clothes...
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    EMT Training ?

    preemieRNkate replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    That's great! The local CC near me charges $140/credit, plus another $50/class for laboratory/equipment for certain classes, and whatever books cost. I would imagine that an EMT class would be one of...
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    Calling Docs by their first name...

    preemieRNkate replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    We call all the residents and fellows by their first names. Half the time, we don't even know the residents last names until we have to ask them when writing notes or something. We call most of the...
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    EMT Training ?

    preemieRNkate replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    The colleges around me charge for the class like they would for any other class, for the amount of credits it is worth. I believe they offer it as a full semester class and it is worth 3 college...
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    EMT Training ?

    preemieRNkate replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am from, if you join your local volunteer FD/EMS, they will pay for your training. I'm not sure if that would be an option for you, but maybe you could look into that? That's what I
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    EMT Training ?

    preemieRNkate replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    I followed in my dad's footsteps and became an EMT at age 18 and joined the local vollie FD. I didn't even know at the time that I wanted to be a nurse. I was always interested in the medical field,...
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    Hypothermia

    preemieRNkate replied to dragonfly6352's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use the Transwarmer mattresses too. I especially like them for when we go out on transport in the winter. I went out in November for a 25 weeker, and not only did it keep him toasty, but it acted...
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    Hypothermia

    preemieRNkate replied to dragonfly6352's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We still have the same hats and use them on all babies. One thing that we do that has made a big difference is that we use Neowraps for the micropreemies. It's basically a plastic bag that we put the...
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    A good read

    preemieRNkate posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Anyone read "Playing God in the Nursery" lately? It was written in the 80's, but we're still dealing with many of the same issues today. I'm about halfway into it, one of my coworkers recently read...
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    A good read

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks!!
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    How many of you worked during school?

    preemieRNkate replied to ChrisAHF's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school when I was 21, so I was still lucky enough to live at home. I worked as an aide in a hospital for a semester, and then I decided since I'd be working in healthcare for a...
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    Sore thumb from IVs and Charting, normal or not?

    preemieRNkate replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    My thumb falls asleep when I am writing for a long period of time but only if I am using a skinny pen or pencil. If I use a fat one, it's fine. Apparently, I don't hold a pen properly. When it...
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    A good read

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, that is the book. I haven't read the other books you mentioned, I'll have to look for
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    Delivery Hospital vs Children's Hospital

    preemieRNkate replied to Krystljoy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nice.
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    Crib Cards & HIPPA - researching policies

    preemieRNkate replied to DonnaH123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We have our babies last names on the window outside the rooms, as well as on the charts. Not sure how that isn't a HIPAA
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    Delivery Hospital vs Children's Hospital

    preemieRNkate replied to Krystljoy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does the delivery hospital have a level III NICU? Where I work, an RN attends high-risk deliveries with a doc or NP. We're a level III, so we see plenty of sick babies. The only babies we send out are...
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    Funny Names

    preemieRNkate replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is awesome. My feeling is that if it needs a hyphen or an apostrophe, and you're not sure where it belongs or which one to use, it probably isn't a real
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    Do you leave your med/flush tubing up?

    preemieRNkate replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ditto. And all IV solutions and tubing, regardless of what they are, get changed
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    Cobedding.

    preemieRNkate replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I admitted a 13+ lb baby once, and I kept saying that I was going to go get him a meatball hero for when we started feeds....Now that this thread has been completely hijacked, back to cobedding! We...