RN4Little1s

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  1. Just being sad and venting a little bit.

    RN4Little1s replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It does always feel that way... This baby is so lucky to have such amazing parents who care about her and a wonderful nurse who is invested in her. For the other babies, sometimes all we can do is...

  2. piggybacking?

    RN4Little1s replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    VirgoRN, your answer is the only one that has made sense to me... If there is overflow in your antibiotic and you set the pump to infuse the dose, then with primed tubing you should have you full dose...

  3. Just took CRNA boards - help

    RN4Little1s replied to bonol15226's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had 76 questions and cried afterwards. I passed. My friend had to take all the questions and she

  4. Policy/Practice with capped PICC

    RN4Little1s posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Your baby's PICC is capped and clamped. 1) What is routine care (flushes) if you are not giving anything through it? 2) How do you flush with frequent intermittent meds? NS? Hep NS? We have...

  5. Policy/Practice with capped PICC

    RN4Little1s replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is VERY interesting! We have kids keeping their PICC capped/clamped until they are going home ALL THE TIME. It's kind of the norm. Our kids, especially gut kids, slowly go up on their continuous...

  6. Wound VAC in NICU?

    RN4Little1s replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use them - I've seena couple on babies after a gastroschisis closure

  7. HFOV vs Jet

    RN4Little1s replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Seems like we only use HFOV as a last resort... and sometimes it works. You'll hear - oh, they made it? and they were on the oscillator? I've never heard of the

  8. Are there any positives to being a nurse?

    RN4Little1s replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

    In NICU we see a lot of our patients go from really sick, intubated, on drips to crying Q3h feeders who just want to be held and played with. That is the biggest reward to me. I am still new at this...

  9. Policy/Practice with capped PICC

    RN4Little1s replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    elizabells, what is the reasoning for that? say they are up to full feeds but still need intermittent antibiotics/meds, what do you keep running through

  10. How far do you drive?

    RN4Little1s replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like winding down on my 30min + drive (depending on traffic) after a shift. Sometimes I get a little anxious on the way there when I am late. Sounds like if it is works for you and your family, it...

  11. Doctorate in Nursing?

    RN4Little1s replied to jallen5's topic in General Nursing

    As I graduated, my school was a few years in to starting their DNP program, and this consisted of a couple of deans putting all the professors through the program and making them all DNPs so they...

  12. Fluid Changing practices

    RN4Little1s replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    72 hr. line changes. TPN, IL, drips bag/syringe changes q24. No continuous fluids run through a cap. Intermittent drug tubing is not left up - flush off after each dose given and prime a new med...

  13. Helping Families Deal With Death

    RN4Little1s replied to pwg1219's topic in General Nursing

    Reading the family - some just want your hand on their shoulder, or others want comforting words. If you do something and it seems to help, keep doing it. Make sure they have a support system to help...

  14. Plz take the time to read

    RN4Little1s replied to griffly's topic in General Nursing

    You brought up great points. The NCLEX allows you to move at your own pace - and your powerpoint tests do not. We did paper and pencil tests for all classes until my junior and senior year - we had a...

  15. Night shift employees expected to attend things during day??

    RN4Little1s replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    We have recently been "venting" (ahem, that's the nice term) about this lately. Even day shifters are kind of getting on board - it's not the staff preventing it from happening, it is the...

  16. Defaulting on sign on bonus

    RN4Little1s replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I have been told. In Ohio, the fact that your employment there is not "binding" means that you may leave at any time and they may let you go at any time - it goes both ways. When you...

  17. Excited! Kinda Off Topic!

    RN4Little1s replied to sweetspirit's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That sounds like good news! I must say you were not 1:1 with your patient if you had 5 others, my friend! Yuck! I can't even imagine... give me my one sick kiddo or 2 max, thank

  18. Volunteer Cuddling

    RN4Little1s replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does your hospital have a volunteer program at all? In other areas? If so, they may be able to help with the screening/selection process - and then you could even be more picky. I think all of our...

  19. Overtime I didn't sign up for

    RN4Little1s replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I've had that 7:02 phone call when I actually HAD traded with someone and forgot about it! I had already gone in on the day I had traded off of and they called me in on the day I had traded and said I...

  20. 1st semester RN student

    RN4Little1s replied to ABERCROMBIE's topic in General Nursing

    PREPARE before each clinical day! Your clinical instructor may offer optional ways for you to prepare - like making drug cards, coming in early to look up your patient's info, etc... take advantage of...

  21. What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    RN4Little1s replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    It's the combination of the urine with the feces that changes the pH and causes diaper dermatitis. A barrier cream based product is not meant to be scrubbed off with every diaper change, but is meant...

  22. Healthcare and Election 2008

    RN4Little1s replied to dmaccnursing_student's topic in General Nursing

    I am interested in univeral healthcare. One of my coworkers claims that extreme measures will no longer be taken with patients, such as in the ICU. She says there won't be money for that - patients...

  23. Best area to learn the most?

    RN4Little1s replied to elsabelles's topic in General Nursing

    You will learn a lot no matter which area you choose! If you are interested in a specific area, especially one that has fewer job openings than others, choose it so you have experience to talk about...

  24. ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    RN4Little1s replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    Here is what the government has to say about Registered Nursing: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm American Nurses Association page titled "Considering Nursing?"...

  25. Leadership and management student who feels lost.

    RN4Little1s replied to nsgmjr's topic in General Nursing

    Hold your head up! Congrats on being in your last semester! As you just stated, your skills aren't bad and that is something to be proud of! You will need those skills in your first job as a new grad...