nurseiam

nurseiam

NICU, PICU,IVT,PedM/S

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  1. New Here! Few Questions ?

    nurseiam replied to NycMom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My best friend took her pre-requisites one at a time in the evening. It took her a few years but you have to start somewhere! Nursing school is the hardest thing I have ever done! But your family...

  2. Need some support

    nurseiam replied to RINurse's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have worked NICU for almost 5 years. You can NEVER stop asking questions! I see the people that have 20 years experience asking questions, looking up meds......... It never

  3. Preemie for a day

    nurseiam replied to nurseamena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have been through this program twice. I attended at a hospital in Seattle then helped arrange for it to be at our hospital. They are soooo informative. I would suggest as many people as possible...

  4. Medication checks

    nurseiam replied to TIGRESS99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    W double check (sign on MAR) oral iron, dig, HA and all drips @every shift change, and co-sign narc out of the

  5. sheepskins

    nurseiam posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does everyone use sheepskin for their bedding? Is there a certain gestation that it is taken away??? We just got an e-mail saying it was setting a bad example for the parents. I returned the email...

  6. Choosing a Stethoscope??NICU???

    nurseiam replied to KayNICUchsd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In our unit each baby has its own

  7. sheepskins

    nurseiam replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the

  8. geriatric patient

    nurseiam posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a short gut baby that is over 90 days old, I think about 47 weeks. I was walking by her bed the other night when they were drawing her labs capillary. The nurse made a comment about hw...

  9. geriatric patient

    nurseiam replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that it is more of getting others including new nurses to critically think about what they are about to do. They do a heel stick because that is the way it would be done for most other pts...

  10. geriatric patient

    nurseiam replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    She is on her second broviac after several Picc lines so there is an order for NO labs to b drawn from it. Do you use the EMLA in the NICU? I've used it on peds. I know that she is a ped patient...

  11. Do you or your team members attend deliveries?

    nurseiam replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Going to deliverys has to be one of the highlights of my job! We go to all c/s to assign APGARS. We also attend all high-risk and anything that L&D feels uncomfortable with. We keep the drawers...

  12. Charge nurse duties in your NICU?

    nurseiam replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am a Charge nurse, We call it team leader!!!! We also try not to take an assignment. But one night I was TL, deliveries, with three Special care babies! Talk about the night from hell! We do...

  13. Are you allowed to wear your rings

    nurseiam replied to magRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No watches, no rings in our unit. For nurses and parents. When I see pictures of preemie being held that is one of the first things I notice. Think about how fragile that 23 weekers skin...

  14. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    nurseiam replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    About 3 years ago I was just coming on shift @ 3:00pm reading my chart sitting at the bedside. I had a maybe 1 week old 25ish weeker in an isolette. She had a desat down into the 30's followed by a...

  15. Development of NEC- questions for you!

    nurseiam replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    About 3 years ago I was just coming on shift @ 3:00pm reading my chart sitting at the bedside. I had a maybe 1 week old 25ish weeker in an isolette. She had a desat down into the 30's followed by a...

  16. IV Starts

    nurseiam replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that we are now using InStylet? They retract for safety. We will try three times in our unit. The best way I have found is to put the catheter in the pull out the needle and try to float...

  17. Am I crazy to leave my desk job?

    nurseiam replied to Wren's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Doing a residency is a chance for you to give it a try. Not only can the employer back out but you can too. I have four years experience, I just got my RNC, and I do charge nursing but there are...

  18. parents book for NICU

    nurseiam posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are starting a developmental task force. Our first "job" is to create a binder for parents. The goal is to have our welcome letter with other info about the unit. It will be a binder so pages...

  19. parents book for NICU

    nurseiam replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the great suggestions! The Baby book sounds like what our manager is wanting.

  20. stressed out nurse needs advice

    nurseiam replied to Bikerchic's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Most people in my unit try to work their days in a row. When I worked 8-8 hour nights I tried always being in bed by 9:00 to get up by 4:00 to spend time with the family. Sometimes I would try to...

  21. Staffing and acuity

    nurseiam replied to BBnurse34's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is like our special care nursery (we alson have a level 2 and level 3). The ratio there is 1:3 max. It varies if the SCN nurse that attends deliveries has patients or not! You must be tired at...

  22. Med-surg or NICU first?

    nurseiam replied to Neonatal WannaB's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that old habits are very hard to unlearn. I been in the NICU for 3 years and I see people from other areas having a harder time adjusting. New grads are a clean slate. We just had a...

  23. Neonatal Nurse Professional Organizations

    nurseiam replied to Brownbetty's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I joined ANN. It is a great price, a great journal and a great conference! I was not impressed with the new journal from NANN. Plus their conference fees are too

  24. Developmental Positioning, Aids, and stuff like that...

    nurseiam replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We also use alot of Children's Medical Venture's products. And I highly recommend the "Preemie for a Day". I went to it at another hospital then broght the stuff back to my unit. Now we are doing...