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    NICU nurse making the jump to PICU!

    preemieRNkate posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi everyone! I'm a NICU nurse with 7 years of experience and I've decided to make the jump over to the PICU!! Reason #1 is because there were no NICU positions open in the hospital that I was applying...
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    Professional organization for PICU nurses?

    preemieRNkate posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm new to PICU, after working NICU for 7 years. I belong to ANN, but I'm looking for an organization more relevant to PICU. Internet searches haven't led me to much, so I'm turning to the people that...
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    NICU nurse making the jump to PICU!

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Haha....I know exactly what you mean about NICU nurses being particular. Mostly because, well, I am! Thank you for your
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    anyone familiar with the zaky?

    preemieRNkate replied to Sugarcoma's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've had them on the unit quite a few times, I like them. They are nice to kind of curl around the baby and have the "hand" part rest around the baby's head, or if the baby is prone, right on his...
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    TPN/IL through UAC??

    preemieRNkate replied to EarlyAdditionRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We JUST had this conversation today about a baby that is a hard stick, couldn't get a UVC, only UAC and they figured we'd just advance feeds. Well, of course, the baby didn't tolerate feeds and is...
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    Low Census

    preemieRNkate replied to NicuRN73's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not us! Busy, busy, busy for the past few months. Lots of high-order multiples, a few micros, quite a few MAS/PPHN kids. We also recently started admitting any baby born under 36 weeks. We used to...
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    Tape use in Neonates

    preemieRNkate replied to cagedbear's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ditto. We use steri-strips to make the chevron. I also cut a small steri in half (across) and I place that across the angio above the insertion site to secure it sometimes prior to putting the...
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    Can ADN nurses land jobs in the NICU?

    preemieRNkate replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, I landed a job in a NICU with an associate degree! It was 5 years ago, and currently my unit has no openings, but last time we hired new nurses it was pretty evenly mixed with graduates of both...
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    Circumcized on a vent?

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

    Like previous posters, the only time I have ever seen that done is if the baby is going to the OR for another non-emergent procedure and they are going to be under anesthesia and intubated only for...
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    H1N1 -- in the NICU

    preemieRNkate replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    An individual who refuses the vaccine (regular flu or H1N1) based on a medical reason, such as an egg allergy, must have proof from a doctor. I agree with the fact that the H1N1 vaccine was rushed...
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    H1N1 -- in the NICU

    preemieRNkate replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Uh, yeah, us staff nurses all think that it's nuts that we aren't limiting visitation. Management just says we offer "family-centered care." Crazy....We say (healthy) parents can continue...
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    H1N1 -- in the NICU

    preemieRNkate replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    New York state is now requiring us to get the flu vaccine, and when the H1N1 vaccine is available, we will also be required to get that. We are being threatened with suspension and/or termination if...
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    Amicillin via UAC?

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

    In a real crunch, with absolutely no other access, yes. Ideally, we give it a real good try to get a peripheral line in though. We give blood products through UACs more frequently than we give...
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    FOOTPRINTS

    preemieRNkate replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We stopped doing footprints as part of the hospital record a year or 2 ago. We still do them sometimes for parents, or when a baby dies for the memory
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    Does anyone else do quiet hour?

    preemieRNkate replied to NurseKerry's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We actually do "quiet time" 3x/day. 1300-1400, 2130-2230 and 0100-0200. Our unit was so successful that the whole hospital now has a quiet hour based on what we were doing. Our staff is pretty good...
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    Compassion support withdrawl

    preemieRNkate replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    AliRae, your story literally gave me
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    would working in peds help with NICU?

    preemieRNkate replied to picurn10's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ditto for my unit too. In fact, most of us wouldn't even know what kind of degree our coworkers have. As far as the OP, I would think that working in peds would be more beneficial to you if your...
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    Securing UVC/UAC?

    preemieRNkate posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What do you guys do to secure your umbilical lines? The NNP/doc sutures the lines in, and then we have these bridge things that adhere to the baby's belly and hold the lines in place. They're made of...
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    Hiring/Education Question

    preemieRNkate replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, I'm in NY so I can't help you with the areas you are looking at. I got my job in NICU with an associate's degree 5 years ago, no problem. Many of the nurses I work with started with an ADN. Good...
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    One of those weeks

    preemieRNkate replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What a week....hugs to you and your
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    pins and rubberbands for CPAP

    preemieRNkate replied to uma1ashok's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Exactly what we use. Once you learn how to put it on a baby, it's so
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    Heelstick vs venipuncture?

    preemieRNkate replied to gudiarani's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do heelsticks for our labs, unless a large volume of blood is needed. In those cases, we typically do art sticks. We (the nurses) do art sticks in my unit. If we only need a small amount of blood,...
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    Hand washing?

    preemieRNkate replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We wash our hands or use the alcohol foam before and after patient contact, but we don't use gloves every single time we have to touch a patient. Just for the times when we might be in contact with...
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

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

    You story gave me
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    What do level III RNs think of level II?

    preemieRNkate replied to Peanut_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ditto. We all are capable (or should be) of taking a FT 48 hour r/o sepsis kid or a 23 weeker on HFOV and multiple drips. Most of the time, the charge nurse making assignments kinda knows who prefers...