RN4Little1s

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

    RN4Little1s replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    I think that before you begin the process of applying to nursing school you should research the career some more. There are plenty of professional nursing organizations - just do a google search - and...

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

    RN4Little1s replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May 2007 and consider my job as a nurse to be a roller coaster so far! I find it to be challenging, demanding, stressful, rewarding, fun, social... but really never "not hard." It's...

  3. Start NICU Shadowing

    RN4Little1s replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good luck on yourr first day shadowing! I'm sure it will be

  4. Developmental Positioning, Aids, and stuff like that...

    RN4Little1s replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think you can mold it fine even with covers. I put it in a pillow case sometimes with another cover over it. When the "z-flo" covers that it comes with get dirty, we are supposed to hand wash them...

  5. Assisted Ventilation Education??

    RN4Little1s replied to figiwigi's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had about a 4 hour class in orientation. We learned more then by taking these patients on the unit with a preceptor. The most I learned was from the 2nd class, taught by RTs. I think there are two...

  6. Thank you note?

    RN4Little1s replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I think a thank you note is a nice touch and looks very professional on your part. However, I do not think it is necessary to secure a position. While in my opinion nursing is a profession (my nurse...

  7. To work nights or not to work nights? that is the question....

    RN4Little1s replied to tsbarbre's topic in General Nursing

    Can you discuss orienting on nights with your manager? I think you should be able to orient to both before making that decision - you are lucky you get to have a

  8. Developmental Positioning, Aids, and stuff like that...

    RN4Little1s replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are not allowed to xray through the z-flo for anything. We do as PP said and make sure there is a "draw sheet" like a pillow case, to go under. We only place the head piece under ECMO kids. Also,...

  9. Other majors related to NUR

    RN4Little1s replied to Colts4ever's topic in General Nursing

    Health sciences, biology, communication (you use a lot of

  10. scrubs help

    RN4Little1s replied to needscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    We wear our own scrubs. I shop www.lydiasuinforms.com. I just found them on my own and like their service and sales. They will send you catalogs if you want. To get free shipping you usually have to...

  11. nasal intubation

    RN4Little1s replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We get some nasally intubated from other hospitals, but we really ever do it. I did have a Pierre Robin kid the other day nasally

  12. Developmental Positioning, Aids, and stuff like that...

    RN4Little1s replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Want to eliminate trying to be crafty with blankets, the bendy, etc? We use the Z-flo positioner, made of a fluidized material that does not have memory. It eliminates pressure point areas while...

  13. Duoderm as adhesive tape?

    RN4Little1s replied to baby21's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We place duoderm on the cheek and then secure feeding tubes, repogles, and NC to the face with tegaderm cut smaller. To preserve the duoderm and the baby's face, stretch the tegaderm outwards from the...

  14. Duoderm as adhesive tape?

    RN4Little1s replied to baby21's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have used duoderm for all of the above. Also put them on distractor ends when those caps fall off continuously! And when there's a dressing being changed daily or more, we put duoderm where the tape...

  15. Question for night-shifters

    RN4Little1s replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I get home from my night shift, I like to give myself a "bedtime routine." (Like we do for the older babies, ha!) More often than not, I take a bubble bath with this cooling eye mask from Bath...

  16. Feeling detached after a rough week

    RN4Little1s posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This past week and a half have been physically and emotionally draining. Luckily I have been able to talk and vent with my close co-workers. But to come home and keep feeling the way I do honestly...

  17. Feeling detached after a rough week

    RN4Little1s replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    huuuuuuh... sighs of relief. I talked to my manager at work. She was a sounding board because I know that everyone in my pod has gone through a lot of these experiences lately and since she's not on...

  18. College essay for nursing

    RN4Little1s replied to ruby91's topic in General Nursing

    I think your reason for wanting to be a nurse is admirable. You have personal experience and emotion to put into your essay, which is more than many people do. Is there a specific topic to write about...

  19. Chest tube question

    RN4Little1s posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Can someone explain this about chest tubes please. We don't do them very often. Water seal vs. to gravity... is this the same thing? I had an order to place my CT to water seal in the AM and they were...

  20. please help!!

    RN4Little1s replied to 2bsunshinenurse3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You may find this information helpful!

  21. Chest tube question

    RN4Little1s replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Now I think you're talking about your CT being to suction when the chamber A is bubbling. Placed to water seal, suction is turned

  22. Nurse Residency Programs

    RN4Little1s replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My hospital calls it an RN Residency. When I started a year ago, we had to go through a couple of weeks of classes for PICU, NICU, CICU, and ED. These were "critical care" classes, but then we also...

  23. wishful thinking

    RN4Little1s replied to narcissus's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our NICU has shifts of different lenghs including 12, 8, and 4 hours to support work-life balance and give us coverage 24 hrs. That of course does leave us more short staffed during sometimes as well....

  24. Visitation and family centered care

    RN4Little1s replied to HighCensus's topic in NICU, Neonatal

  25. Rn

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

    We use in-line suction with our ETTs, changed when soiled or deamed necessary. Suction tubing and canisters are changed daily and dated. We use Q4H mouth care kits shown to decrease VAP and have...