KK7724

KK7724

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  1. Baby Touches a Dr's Heart

    KK7724 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey, This may seem silly to some, but I'm a newbie. I graduated in May and have been working in a Level III NICU since August. Last night I worked, I was first admit. The Dr. came in for the admit...

  2. 'Hug n' Snug"

    KK7724 replied to barb34's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does it help the babies relax and let the CPAP work?? I'm telling you...our babies that are on CPAP HATE it! I think I would too! It looks sooo uncomfortable! ~Kristina, RN,

  3. Peripheral Arterial Lines

    KK7724 replied to donnuchi's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We first use betadine to clean the hub. Then let it dry. After that, ETOH to wipe the hub off. Then clamp off your fluids...then using a 25 gauge needle, let about 4-5 drops fall onto a 2x2, then...

  4. MUSC Employees

    KK7724 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I need some more info about MUSC. Sorry guys, but your hospital's human resources webpage needs a little bit of an "info update". I can't find anything out about prn status and how long you...

  5. The use of sucrose in NICU please respond:

    KK7724 replied to cajrio's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh my God, Y'all make me feel like our NICU is in the stone ages!!!! We don't EVER use it!! I've only ever heard of well-baby using it for circumcisions. God, I"m going to be viewed as a bad nurse...

  6. Need advice on going to another unit in another state

    KK7724 replied to KK7724's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow, the NICU I work in now sounds like the the "old job" you described. We only give blood if symptomatic and PICC lines are golden! Even if the baby is on one of the Increase/Decrease feeding...

  7. Need advice on going to another unit in another state

    KK7724 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in Alabama currently....The NICU I work in is a Level III and we do everything but ECMO and cardiac. (40 bed unit) I am probably moving in June or July to South Carolina. The NICU I am...

  8. Level III NICUs in South Carolina

    KK7724 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey Guys, I am from and currently live in Alabama (Roll Tide Roll!!), but I am relocating to SC in May or June of 06'. I need to know where are the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units located??...

  9. Need advice on going to another unit in another state

    KK7724 replied to KK7724's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Charleston and I'm so excited!!! So, of course that means I'm looking at MUSC for their NICU. I really hope I can get a position with them since they're the only Level III in the city and I think,...

  10. can nurses intubate?

    KK7724 replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, most x-rays are done in the a.m. anyhow and if you saw something really bad, we just call the m.d. We do not have a NNP. I usually ask the RT's their opinions when they bring the blood gas...

  11. Laser Eye Surgery

    KK7724 replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's usually done on day shift, but depending on how bad the baby's eyes are...they are usually done in a special exam room in the unit. They are intubated and given fentanyl usually...and I'll...

  12. Flushing lines.

    KK7724 replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we use heparinized saline that comes in syringes already drawn up. We put 'em on the med pump after the antibiotic finishes infusing and we factor the distance of the line, etc....(for example, our...

  13. Benchmarking Level III NICU nurse/pt ratios....please help

    KK7724 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Steve, Can you pm me and let me know what hospital you work for in South Carolina?? I am moving to the state in June or July, and hoping to get on with the Level III in Charleston....Any info you...

  14. can nurses intubate?

    KK7724 replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Girl, In Alabama not only do we intubate, we "read" x-rays....we never have a doctor in house after they are through making their rounds, we draw our own blood gases, interpret them, and make...

  15. Military RN jobs for Spouses???

    KK7724 posted a topic in Government, Military

    How much edge would I get if I was married to my boyfriend...a Captain in the Air Force to get a job on base as an RN?? I will have my bachelor's this May and he's going to Korea for 12...

  16. Miserable in my NICU, hate Orlando, need suggestions!!!

    KK7724 replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Man, I am reading this post and it is becoming more and more apparent the road I have ahead of me as a military wife.....an officer's wife, I'll add. Oh yeah--he's making a career out of it! Well,...

  17. South Carolina Level III NICU's

    KK7724 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, I am relocating to South Carolina May 2006. (Most likely the Charleston area). I know MUSC has a level III NICU, but I need locals to reply and let me know where the other Level III NICU's are...

  18. Pulse Ox Probes Make Me Gag!!

    KK7724 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh my goodness Y'all!!!! I just started about 3 weeks ago in a Level III NICU...part of our assessment is changing the pulse ox site every 8hrs....this sometimes makes me gag and always makes me hold...

  19. Quads in our NICU

    KK7724 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey Guys, Y'all know I'm just starting out in NICU...well, we have quads! They're so cute! The OB is saying that two of them are twins...although he wasn't sure which ones! ha! Well, we sent two...

  20. broviac, who change the dressing?

    KK7724 replied to kaibigan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The PICC lines are inserted by a certified nurse (usually our charge nurse). She changes the dressings on them. The central lines are placed by physicians and are changed by the physicians or PA's!...

  21. guideline for photography on Neonatal unit! HELP!

    KK7724 replied to Leofric's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Okay, How does it work if you as the nurse, just want a picture of yourself at work taken by a fellow nurse or somebody on the unit?? Not of the baby's face or anything?? What's the rule or guideline...

  22. How Long Til' You Felt Comfortable in NICU???

    KK7724 replied to KK7724's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry, I keep thinking of things after the fact.... I also wanted to say that after taking NRP and taking a special little certification at the hospital, NICU nurses at our hospital intubate all...

  23. How Long Til' You Felt Comfortable in NICU???

    KK7724 replied to KK7724's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OH! I forgot to say our unit has a 40 bed capacity, we have our own ambulance and transport team...we get babies from all over the middle section of Alabama.....we send surgeries to Birmingham...

  24. infant female catheterization

    KK7724 replied to endlesssummer1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hmm.... we catherize all our infants rather than bag....I know from my experience in Well-Baby Level II (which was short-lived) those U-bags don't always work so well....plus, you have to sometimes...

  25. South Carolina Level III NICU's

    KK7724 replied to KK7724's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, I guess I just may be taking a pay cut.....seems like the NICU's are kind of spread out and driving from Charleston may not be worth it..... Now from what I've heard about MUSC, I'm scared they...