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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 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...

  4. 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

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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

  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 posted a topic in United Kingdom

    I have an interview soon for NICU Nurse. I'm an adult nurse with no nicu experience. I was wondering if anyone knows of any current challenges, research, or developments within the nicu setting that I...

  15. 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...

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

    Sun*shine posted a topic in United Kingdom

    I potentially have an ICU job offer (nursing cohort...just waiting to hear which ICU it'll be.) Does anyone know how long it takes to complete the necessary post-grad courses to be classed as a...

  17. 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

  18. A question for any nicu nurses.

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

    XB9S me too haha . Gem, wow...thank you so much!! That reply blew me away. All this information is wonderful, and I'd never have found that on my own. Good luck with your masters. I'd love one day to...

  19. 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 reply. That's a stinker. I was hoping PICUs would welcome ICU Nurses and let them do the branch conversion course. I know NICUs accept adult nurse applicants with critical care...

  20. branch conversion...yikes

    Sun*shine posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm just about to get my adult nursing qualification, but I really want to work as a child nurse. I'd LOVE to work in PICU. :redbeathe All the conversion courses i've found (and there are hardly any)...

  21. Nervous Nurse's Guide to NG Placement

    Sun*shine replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The final step after all that drama is seeing them return from xray with the tube now coiled around their

  22. Worth emailing matron about future jobs?

    Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you MaryAnn. I did email her and she replied to say they'll be advertising for a Band 5 in a few weeks time. So good news! The odds are well stacked against me but I'm so pleased to hear they're...

  23. Worth emailing matron about future jobs?

    Sun*shine posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just wondering if I could have your two cents I've checked nhs jobs every day for over a year waiting for a neonatal nurse post to come up at work. So far only one has and I was unsuccessful. I'm...

  24. Transition to specialty practice courses.

    Sun*shine posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm just wondering if anyone has had experience of bridging programs into icu/nicu/other acute areas. I'd love to come to Oz on a temporary visa, and it'd be excellent if I could find a job that would...

  25. Transition to specialty practice courses.

    Sun*shine replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    Actually Queensland is top of my list!! But anywhere where the rugby is good will do :) I love how Oz seems to welcome international nurses with open arms. If I'm going all that way then then I'd be...