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  1. ideas for special projects

    nell replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Come on y'all! There must be something special that someone does on your unit. Here's one I heard about: A "foot-print wall" Boys' footprints in blue and girls' in pink of course! The baby's first...

  2. LVNs and NICU

    nell replied to NJS's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Whether or not LVNs can work in a NICU is up to hospital policy. Here in California, they can help out, but cannot be counted in the minimum staff ratios (1:2 in NICU, 1:4 in intermediate care). You...

  3. first day of orientation

    nell replied to Nicunurse_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There have been several threads on this forum with tips on surviving night shift - do a search for more info. I have never been able to sleep well during the day, so here are a few of the things I...

  4. first day of orientation

    nell replied to Nicunurse_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nicunurse_RN, Along with Anaclaire's suggestion to keep a journal, I would recommend taking a lot of notes in the didactic portion of your orientation. I regret that I took few and thought the...

  5. first day of orientation

    nell replied to Nicunurse_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations on making it through your first day of orientation! It's great that you considered the med test to be easy as medication calculation is soooo important in NICU. You'll do great. :) I...

  6. Question-how far do you travel for work daily?

    nell replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    :roll :roll

  7. Question-how far do you travel for work daily?

    nell replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    My commute is 40 miles and the time it takes is very dependent on the traffic - 45minutes to 2hours. I work evenings so that I'm pretty much opposite of the commute. If you can work 12 hour shifts,...

  8. Are nurses held to a higher standard?

    nell posted a topic in General Nursing

    Something I have been wondering about for awhile: Here in CA, we get an annual "BRN Report Newsletter" that among other things, lists nurses who've had their licenses suspended or revoked. Some of...

  9. Are nurses held to a higher standard?

    nell replied to nell's topic in General Nursing

    ggfifi, Do these "licensed individuals" lose their ability to earn a living because of a conviction for petty

  10. Are nurses held to a higher standard?

    nell replied to nell's topic in General Nursing

    MollyJ & patsue53, I have no problem with nurses being disciplined for drug diversion or other behaviors having to do with the practice of nursing. I DO object to the antediluvian attitude that...

  11. Are nurses held to a higher standard?

    nell replied to nell's topic in General Nursing

    Does every teacher in the state get a newsletter with the names, cities and offenses of all who have had their credential

  12. Paperclips for eye exam????

    nell replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks all for your responses. It sure helps to get some perspective on something I'd never heard of before. I didn't know if I was overreacting or what. I talked with the Clinical director of our...

  13. "Floating" rears its ugly head again

    nell replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    All right Ryan! Well

  14. "Floating" rears its ugly head again

    nell replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    NO! And I'm not willing to jepardize my livelihood and sanity by floating where I can't competently care for my patients. Yeah, 25 years ago. If any of you are in CA and are being floated to areas...

  15. Bossy Unit Clerks

    nell replied to NancyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also wanna know why this nurse didn't have her assignment back. Are you sure you didn't get a difficult group dumped on you? Also, I'd be looking for another job - either at another facility or on...

  16. Med-surg or NICU first?

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

    I'm with the "straight to NICU" camp. I did adults (med/surg, ER, ICU) for 10 years before I was "forced to float to the terrifying nursery". I never went back to adults. I had a LOT to unlearn...

  17. Anyone involved in a lawsuit?

    nell replied to Jas honey's topic in General Nursing

    Jas, just to make you feel better: We just had this sort of thing come up on my unit. Several nurses had to give depositions in a lawsuit concerning a patient who died. They reviewed the medical...

  18. Night shift nurses are lazy and NICU isn't real nursing!

    nell replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Kristi, Very good explanation! I probably just would have said: The baby kept trying to die all night. In our hospital, other departments think that we are prima donnas. Especially Pharmacy - they...

  19. Employee Satisfaction Surveys

    nell replied to LaurieCRNP2002's topic in General Nursing

    Well, MPHkatie, our hospital is like LasVegasRNs and cbs3143s. They keep trying to do a phone survey of employee's opinions despite our telling them to do a mail-in one. Apparently, the firm they...

  20. obituaries

    nell replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a NICU nurse, I never read the obits - until I did a short stint in Home Health where not only did I do the Peds patients, but also the hard-IV-stick elderlys. I started reading them then and have...