nurseiam

nurseiam

NICU, PICU,IVT,PedM/S

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  1. A question about culture (what does string around the waist mean?)

    nurseiam replied to np2b's topic in Pediatric

    could just be a

  2. Neuropsychological testing for ADHD

    nurseiam replied to wishingmary's topic in Psychiatric

    the amen clinic has a SPECT scan for a tool in dx of ADHD. It is a pretty intresting site.

  3. HIPAA and message boards

    nurseiam replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have thought about this also....When HIPPA first came out one of our house keepers was fired for saying something when a friend asked.....and she only knew it was

  4. I Dont Knoow?!?

    nurseiam replied to Dream2BAneoNurs's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I would have to agree, mostly. In the NICU you see head, heart, lung, and or gut in one form or another. The PICU seems to have a bigger variety! I'm just waiting to do the switcharoo! I have...

  5. Unhappy 22 Weeker

    nurseiam replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There are alot of nurses that think the PICU is automatically a better place for a big chronic kido. Just a thought...... Unless a baby is vented they usually will be on a med surg floor. So instead...

  6. Unhappy 22 Weeker

    nurseiam replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have had the most chronic babies code with their parents at the bedside and they still want everything done! It is awful. We had a gut kid dihiss, he was a former 23wk twin, the guts fell out so...

  7. transport/flight pay

    nurseiam replied to jalarms's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I'm not on the transport team but I am familiar with how it works. They take 24 hour call @ 3.00 an hour. They usually work during the time they are on call. We have an RT and an RN, the EMT is...

  8. First bath - soap or not?

    nurseiam replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't really follow a policy but a few years ago we got rid of all the baby soap. Now we smuggle some in for the term and old chronics. We mostly do sponge baths. There are some articles in...

  9. PIPP Pain Assessment & Gestational Age

    nurseiam replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use N-pass which sounds similar. It is also based on the corrected gestational age. We assess pain on admit and q 4 hours. If it was a high score you have to chart your intervention and rescore...

  10. new member--RN and mom to a preemie

    nurseiam replied to mom2alyssa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would wait until you are sure you are ready for the change! Because you wouldn't get those hours. You might also be suprised at the feelings that working there will bring up. NICU parents have...

  11. No NICU as GN

    nurseiam replied to CarVsTree's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We hire new grads in our NICU. Some work out and some don't. But the same is also true of nurses with experience. It is a big adjustment for anyone! To see a baby with no life experience crash and...

  12. Question

    nurseiam replied to jenli's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    You can still feel senation of an amputated limb, it is called phantom

  13. Anyone know of website with nicu-appropriate printed scrub tops?

    nurseiam replied to blondielaine7rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    intensivewear.com has awsome scrub tops for NICU! They have a ton of stuff with little hands and

  14. primary care

    nurseiam posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A year ago we stopped doing primary care. Since then we had a burst of 23-26 weekers that are now 4-6 months old and chronic everything. It is very sad because there are a few that do not have...

  15. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

    nurseiam replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    our bed spaces are big enough for a warmer or two cribs/isolettes. If there is space we spread out but we have a 64 bed unit that is a transport center so we take as many as staffing allows! I...

  16. Any Nicu Nurses Experience -double Bunking In The Nicu

    nurseiam replied to 4thebabes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We double bunk most of our babies in cribs and isolettes, i never thought of it as fraud but it sure doesn't keep the infection rate

  17. Our unit is a big ole mess~

    nurseiam replied to NicuGal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are the same! About four-six months ago we had a bunch of micro preemies! Now thaey all have shunts and chronic

  18. NICU vs PICU

    nurseiam posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am thinking about transfering to the PICU....I'm not sure? My goal is to transport. In the NICU spots are rare, 10 years is the least senior. In the PICU they have a larger pool of transport...

  19. What is your life like?

    nurseiam replied to Steph in Boston's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I like nights because there are no others staff there! We have a large unit that has several social workers, case managers, nutritionist, a pharmasist, other MD's consulting, ultrasound,...

  20. Do you all have to float to peds during viral season?

    nurseiam replied to NicuGal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our NICU and our Childrens hospital are two different hospitals in one building. We are two different unions so we do not have to float. I tried it for a year and it was great, at first they gave me...

  21. Pregnant Students

    nurseiam replied to sierranic's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I got pregnant in my 2nd year of my ADN program. I had a 5 yo and worked 2 part time jobs. We had several other people pregnant through out the program. My school was NOT supportive. Our...

  22. What is your life like?

    nurseiam replied to Steph in Boston's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work a .75 position. So I work Thur-Sat then Wed and Thur. 12 hour night shifts. So I only wok 12 a month! It is great. When I need a break I take off the wed/Thur and have 11 days off! It...

  23. Preemie for a day

    nurseiam replied to nurseamena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://www.childmed.com It is a terrific

  24. a Serious Feeding Question

    nurseiam replied to NeoMomRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In our unit we try to start feeds as soon as the Indocin is done. It seems that at first there was an increased amount of perfs but now it seems to have went back to normal. We have had a few 33-34...

  25. Nurse/Patient ratios

    nurseiam replied to TeenyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    WOW! Have any of your hospitals read the NANN guidelines?? I guess they will when a lawsuit happens! We take 2 vents/NCP. Sometimes three in the more stable rooms. In our ICN we have 3...