NICUNURSE

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1. New Grad hoping for NICU

   NICUNURSE replied to RN.after.your.HEART's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I also live in So Cal and started in a Level IV NICU as a new grad. If you are going to start in NICU as a new grad, I would recommend looking at one of the Children's Hospitals in the area (for So...

2. Syringe Feeding Near Term Infants

   NICUNURSE replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Our LC staff does suggest this to parents. And I have been asked to do this occassionally. That being said, this is not something that I EVER do. Like you, I have yet to see research that says this is...

3. What part in the contraction pattern do you administer narcotics to mom?

   NICUNURSE replied to zaksmomrn84's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is a bizzare question. Does it really matter when you administer

4. New graduate "again" after RN-BSN

   NICUNURSE replied to kaliRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think that depends. Are the private duty and clinic jobs you have, jobs that require you to work under your RN license? If they are, then you prob won't be eligible for a new grad program. Since...

5. Telecommuting Positions

   NICUNURSE replied to bambi227's topic in Case Management

   roseorchid: I'd love info on the company you work for also. I'm in So. Cal. Please pm

6. picc line in an infant

   NICUNURSE replied to Kayde's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   On our unit, we have a PICC line team, made up of nurses, who change and repair all PICC lines. These are nurses who work on our unit, but have taken a special PICC line class. That being said,...

7. Dopamine/Dobutamine

   NICUNURSE replied to NICURN9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   On our unit, we routinely run our pressors through a central line. PIV's are used only as a backup. And truthfully, I feel a lot more comfortable using a central line, as PIV's are so darn...

8. Medication checks

   NICUNURSE replied to TIGRESS99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Before last week, we just double checked meds such as narcotics (when taken out of pixsis), K, insulin, etc. As of last week, we now have to double check ALL meds, po meds included. Evidently, a...

9. C-Reactive Protein

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

   I can't lead you to a specific article, but I know our attending said that an article he read stated that a CRP is actually more indicative of the previous 12-24 hours. So like Tiki said, a high CRP...

10. Floating

    NICUNURSE replied to shyviolet78's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work at a Children's Hospital, so with that said... The ICU nurses float only to other ICU's and the floor nurses only float to other floors. So as a NICU nurse, I can get floated to PICU or CTICU....

11. Preemies and suppositories????

    NICUNURSE replied to NICUNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you guys so much. I've never heard of the TB syringe or the cath trick! I love my allnurses

12. Preemies and suppositories????

    NICUNURSE posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Okay, I have a really dumb questions, but bear with me, I'm still kind of a newbie!!! I had an ex- 26 weeker the other day, who is now about 34 weeks (corrected). The other day, the NNP ordered a...

13. parents book for NICU

    NICUNURSE replied to nurseiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Enfamil has a wonderful parent book. The language used is very appropriate and it goes through just about everything that they can expect to see while their baby is in the NICU. What I like is that...

14. What Freaks You Out?

    NICUNURSE replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I couldn't have said it better myself!!! Working in OB as a CNA, I had a patient pass a clot as big as a cantelope. Not much grosses me out, but that one got