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  1. Baby friendly NICU?

    SummerC replied to preemie69's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with the post above. We are going 'baby friendly' which during the process, is hard. Of course with any change, you will find resistance. We can wait up to 48 hours to feed a baby until we...

  2. Books about nicu nurses?

    SummerC replied to Amagoo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with Baby ER. It is written by a man who had his baby in the NICU I work at. His baby was pretty healthy, there for a short period of time. But he went back later and observed doctors, nurses,...

  3. Smart pumps = Stupid pumps?

    SummerC replied to IvoryLena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    With our system, we have two ways of doing it with our tubing: 1) The medication is The medline is approx .5ml (0.4ml + tubing to the IV is 0.1ml). So we push the med through and apply a 0.5ml flush...

  4. Sweet Ease

    SummerC replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use Sweet-ease for brief procedures (lab draw/IV start) lasting less than a few minutes long. I think we have to use it within 1 minute before the procedure. Also have to document it as a pain...

  5. Your NICU design - love it or hate it?

    SummerC replied to cymruusa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am pretty new to the NICU scene so I do not know what other NICUs look like, but we have a couple private rooms we use primarily for isolation and bereavement. But who knows, this might be a...

  6. 100+ new grad applications and counting...

    SummerC replied to MBA2RN's topic in California Nursing

    I just got hired with them and was oriented with about 70 other new grads. From what I've heard, there is a hiring freeze for new grad positions at LBMMC too. We are lucky we all got in while we had...

  7. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    Yes the first semester was HELL with pathophys and pharm. I promise the program will get better once all the pieces start fitting and things start to make sense. It all seems like a mess and its hard...

  8. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    Capstone classes are just 'general education' classes which are different from your nursing classes. ALL CSULB students wanting a bachelors have to take these 'elective classes'.. There is a long list...

  9. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    When I applied, I was applying for the Spring semester of nursing school, but decided to apply for the university to start in the Fall. I was set on CSULB so I only applied here for when I...

  10. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    I think you start after you finish the NCLEX, which is like a month or two after graduation. We graduate Dec 19th but I dont think we take the NCLEX until late Feb. Depends on which semester you...

  11. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    Well it all depends... On where you live, if you are working, if you already have supplies (stethescope, blood pressure cuff, etc)... The books, uniform, supplies the first semester cost the most, so...

  12. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    I dont think so. I think maybe 25 in my semester group have signed the contract. But LBMMC lets ALL trimester students do their clinicals there, so there are a ton of students doing clinicals,...

  13. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    Since I am contracted with LBMMC, I get a 'stipend' for each semester to cover books/tuition/etc.. It is $3500 a semster, WITH taxes taken out. So yeah. But I do owe them two years of my time when I...

  14. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    I am in the trimester program, which I am so happy with. If you are in the trimester, you are done in 2 years (have to take summer school) versus 3 years (basic program doesn't have to take summer...

  15. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    I am in the program right now, finishing my last semester. I love the program here. There are awesome clinical and lecture teachers, with a few duds, but that's always expected. The school partners...

  16. CSU Long Beach Students???

    SummerC replied to smellyacres's topic in California Nursing

    I had a TEAS test of 86 overall and like 92 in math (since they count the teas twice, once for the average and once for the math score).. Had A's and B's in my sciences, A's in all other classes...

  17. "Caught" my first baby!!

    SummerC replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow great story..! I am still a student precepting in L&D right now, but I want to know how do you set up the sterile field, start an IV, get the bed ready, grab extra hands, etc in like 10...

  18. Obligation in the face of car accident?

    SummerC replied to CrazyNurseGrrl's topic in General Students

    From what I understand of the 'good samaritan rule' is that you don't have to stop, but if you do, you are then

  19. Paper charting assessment in isolation room

    SummerC replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    If there is a window on the door I would just write my assessment info on a paper towel and tape it to the window so I can see it from the other side, then just take it down next time I went

  20. ATI practice vs. ATI exam

    SummerC replied to tekman781's topic in General Students

    I agree with the above poster. The practice ones always seem to be MUCH harder. But that doesn't mean study less. Definately review the book and topics you aren't too hot in (look at the practice pdf...

  21. ATI Testing!!!!

    SummerC replied to clvjackson's topic in General Students

    My school requires each student to take ALL of the ATI tests each semester. So far I've done med surg, mental health, fundamentals, peds, womens health, community health.. And this last semester I...

  22. Graduating December 2008??

    SummerC replied to teddybear77's topic in General Students

    Me too! My pinning ceremony is Dec 19! Our last semester we have to take leadership, nursing research, preceptor clinical, and a lecture in the area our preceptorship is in.. So that means I have...

  23. Contracts with hospital to pay for education

    SummerC replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    Myself and many of my good friends have signed at the hospital which is paired up with my school. We got to choose if we wanted the tuition reimbursement anytime before the end of the first semester...

  24. Ideas for a special "thank you" gift for clinical instructor?

    SummerC replied to amjowens's topic in General Students

    Ah, giving the clinical professors is much fun. Somehow I am always in charge of the gifts. :) One semester a big group of us had the same critical care teacher and the same psych teacher so we all...

  25. OB Clinicals

    SummerC replied to angel1188's topic in General Students

    Hello there! I finished my OB rotation in May and I loved it! As students we weren't able to do vag exams, but we were able to do the head to toe assessment, fundus checks, etc. However, I talked to...