Sun*shine

Sun*shine has 1 years experience and specializes in medical.

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1. Adult Nurse has NICU interview. Help with preparing presentation please!

   Sun*shine replied to MistyM's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Congratulations on your interview. I'm an Adult Nurse who started in neonates last year. Are you a nurse in the UK? Someone on the forums suggested I read The Department of Health Toolkit for High...

2. ET Tube suction.

   Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   All your comments have been really intersting and helpful. Honestly it's so good to get people's insight into suction practice in different units. I feel more confident now with it, although I'll...

3. ET Tube suction.

   Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Yikes Ah, so would 'sounding crunchy' (love that term btw) alone give cause for suction, or would you not go there until you've got other clinical features alongside

4. ET Tube suction.

   Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thank you all for making me feel better about asking for help with suctioning. I felt like by now I should be able to do such a basic thing as this on my own. Reading your comments has helped me...

5. ET Tube suction.

   Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I wish we had in-line suction. We don't have chest physios based on the unit, they'll only come if there is a real concern about an infant's respiratory state. Physios don't see ventilated babies as...

6. ET Tube suction.

   Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks for your replies :) Nurse4sale that's reassuring to know, if anyone offers to do it for me I leap for joy and let them. Not good for me in the long term. And I feel embarrassed asking for help...

7. CVCs and Nystatin?

   Sun*shine replied to kerussll's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   That's an excellent idea Never thought of that because I don't think we stock

8. ET Tube suction.

   Sun*shine posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hello. I'm really new to neonates and I'm loving it so far. My main concern is I'm underconfident when it comes to suctioning a Et tube. I know how to do it, but I struggle with when to do it, if I...

9. CVCs and Nystatin?

   Sun*shine replied to kerussll's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Interesting topic, thanks for bringing it up. Our unit does this, but not every baby with a CVC gets Nystatin, there are a set of risk factors that indiciate its use. We put 0.5ml down the NG and...

10. Starting NICU in 1 week in need of helpful tips!!

    Sun*shine replied to slrivas18's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Best of luck! I'm sure you'll love it. I just had my first week in NICU, and I've also got no previous experience. Although I can't be too helpful, one thing I can say is bring in a notebook to write...

11. Caring For NICU Parents

    Sun*shine replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What a super topic. As an adult nurse due to start in NICU, literally the only thing I feel confident in is being able to care for the adults in the unit. I hope when I'm overwhelmed with all the...

12. Band 7 job interview - neonatal unit

    Sun*shine replied to raye23's topic in United Kingdom

    Excellent! Congratulations and very well done

13. Band 7 job interview - neonatal unit

    Sun*shine replied to raye23's topic in United Kingdom

    Good Luck for

14. A question for any nicu nurses.

    Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in United Kingdom

    Thanks Raye! I'll add Bliss to my reading list. Are the current levels of care 1:2 hd and 1:4 sc, or is this a new aim? Will this mean less staff or more staff per infant? The unit I'm applying to is...

15. How long does it take to qualify as an icu nurse?

    Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in United Kingdom

    Thank you for your advice It's so great that nicu welcome adult