juliachloe replied to NICURN99's topic in NICU, Neonatal
I worked for Banner and a friend of mine worked for both PCH & Banner. I spent over 6 years at Banner and LOVED IT. She however preferred PCH. You will find pros and cons to both facilities....
Curious to know if any bedside nurses like this device. We started using it in our facility this year. We did not receive any education on it. I understand that intubation can be incredibly...
juliachloe replied to RNChrissy4's topic in Pediatric
Considering the state of our economy and the new healthcare initiatives, hospitals aren't in a very good position to offer new grad classes. I just recently worked for a NICU in Mesa, AZ that was...
juliachloe replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Pediatric
No matter what you read, no matter what others say about this controversial issue, you have to be comfortable with your decision. We can provide you with links to respected and dependable sites, we...
Curious to know if any bedside nurses like this device. We started using it in our facility this year. We did not receive any education on it. I understand that intubation can be incredibly...
juliachloe replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in Pediatric
In a female-dominated field you are almost guaranteed to experience some kind of .... crankiness. We are emotional beings and we tend to vocalize our thoughts moreso than the majority of men. Of...
How do you go about trying to get a union into your hospital? The past 6 months have brought about cutbacks at my hospital. Recently, there was a hospital-wide layoff and now, despite management's...
juliachloe replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor
:barf01:No matter how thankful you are that we took such good care of your baby while in the NICU, do not wait to tell us that the homemade cookies you brought in for us were made with your...
juliachloe replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal
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juliachloe replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Can you tell me how I can find the literature to support that. Or even the name and location of the NICU that has implemented that precaution. I would like to inform our management of that, because...
Full feeds at 23 weeks? Is this at the very least half-strength breastmilk? I thought all of the research out there indicated that advancing feeds too quickly posed great risk for NEC? Our unit is...
My husband used to ride. He had his motorcycle for less than 6 months and lost it on a turn. Bike was totalled (sp?), luckily he only hurt his wrist. A guy he rode with was wearing a helmet but the...
juliachloe replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal
I haven't had too many funny ones but the trendy ones are getting ridiculous: I swear we've had at least 30 just this year of either a Jayden, Kayden, Aiden or Cayden - boys & girls. Nyvaeh...