RN4Little1s

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  1. how to earn CE credit for RN relicensure

    RN4Little1s replied to hnwxmo's topic in General Nursing

    Look for free CE courses online. You fill out the questions at the end and submit your name for CEs. I do them for my specialty at www.nicuniversity.com. Also, my state board of nursing sends out a...

  2. NICU Sibling Activity Packs

    RN4Little1s replied to NICURN29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Child Life helps us create a sibling book. "Michael's book about Baby Layla's Hospital Stay" The story is pretty much the same, but they use the digital camera to take pictures and insert names into...

  3. rotating shifts?!

    RN4Little1s replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do have rotating shifts. Based on your seniority, you are give x amount of days and x amount of nights. I'd say about the top 30% RNs get all days. You may defer your days and take all nights if...

  4. Fall from weighing scale

    RN4Little1s replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have had parents ask me before if we have ever dropped a baby! According to the old-timers, it has never happene don our unit. But one nurse said that in her early years at another hospital, a baby...

  5. Hanging From Open Warmers

    RN4Little1s replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use giraffe beds. There are holes that you can stick the ends of an arched tubing with a little grippy area in the center that allows the silo to fit in a groove and stay perpendicular to the body....

  6. micro preemie trophic feeds

    RN4Little1s replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    On rounds one day, they told us that studies show it NEC rates do not increase when preemies are fed earlier... I don't know about

  7. Level III NICU, low census days q....

    RN4Little1s replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's a pediatric hospital. We float to PICU and CICU if we are low and they really need us. In general though, we just get to keep our extra nurses. We are usually the ones pulling nurses from...

  8. How do you sanitize your hands?

    RN4Little1s replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do the 3 minute scrub with a scrub brush and soap in the sink. After that it's alcohol or soap in all the usual places. You can use alcohol unless your hands are visibly

  9. Kangaroo Care

    RN4Little1s replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I feel lucky. Everyone is on board with kangarooing on our unit! The nurses that have been there forever are all for it, and the best ones at maneuvering baby an parent into position. I really am...

  10. Methadone withdrawal

    RN4Little1s replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use a methadone taper. They have a chart they look at to determine when to wean based on the scores we give them. My last kid on one also had ativan that we taperd off of as well. She was out of...

  11. When to job hunt?

    RN4Little1s replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I was graduating in May I interviewed for my NICU position on my Christmas break. I had my job lined up in January. A lot of hospitals do early recruitment for their new grads! And the early bird...

  12. Trach Question

    RN4Little1s posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In regards to rescue breathing, if the trach is plugged or dislodged and the caregiver attempts to place a new one but either cannot do it or there is no trach available - what comes next? Would you...

  13. NICU Pet Peeves

    RN4Little1s replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    While I'm giving report, the nurse organizes my already perfectly organized bedspace by moving the oral kits a foot down the counter and the computer monitor 5 inches back and the suction tubing...

  14. How many of us work on RN only units?

    RN4Little1s replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    All RNs on a level III

  15. Unit dues

    RN4Little1s replied to Nacki's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I would be happy to contribute the $26 (very random amount) and be done with it. Why are they collecting every 2 weeks? But as an alternative, we have a "sunshine" thing where we have...

  16. New Nurse Resume

    RN4Little1s replied to jade381's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely include your work experience, as this will set you apart from other applicants. As far as clinical experience, if you don't want to include all of them (those that seem very...

  17. banked milk anyone?

    RN4Little1s replied to UTVOL3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't have our own bank, we order it from elsewhere. Mom's who have had babies pass have donated their milk to this bank. Insurance pays, and I hear it is very expensive. Some MDs argue that the...

  18. Anyone use meditech in NICU, or at least chart by exception

    RN4Little1s replied to iHeartNICU's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow, once a shift! That's very interesting. How often do you do vital signs? All I can think about when I here this is the NEC babies that have their poor little bellies blow up in a matter of hours...

  19. Enteral Feeding equipment

    RN4Little1s replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use an anti-IV enteral feeding system. I will have to look for the brand at work - tips are orange, silastic tubes are orange and come in 22" and 36" sizes (other available, that's what we stock)....

  20. Do you use Mylicon in your older gassy babies?

    RN4Little1s replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We often use it on these types of kiddos. They usually write for it if we ask. If your unit doesn't already have a committee for the older baby, you should think about starting one. Also, you can...

  21. VENT.....this really sucks

    RN4Little1s replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think the manager (or whoever) that called you to let you go gave a horrible speech. With extreme circumstances like these (only on the unit 2 weeks and doing what sounds like a good job...) you...

  22. Seeing people in pain...?

    RN4Little1s replied to misslisa's topic in General Nursing

    I would say I am almost equally as emtoinal as you. And it also hurts me to see my patients in physical pain. But the cries from family members, be it my patient or one that I have never taken care...

  23. Any nurses you dread giving report to?

    RN4Little1s replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I can empathize. There was a nurse who told me that it was a good thing I didn't have to deal with the docs in rounds that day because they were mad about something that happened the night before when...

  24. Any RN Program

    RN4Little1s replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in General Nursing

    If you are admitted to Purdue's BSN program, you are directly in the nursing program without "pre-nursing" but you must get at least C's in all of your classes each year to move on to the

  25. interview - waiting to hear back

    RN4Little1s replied to caraway's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations!