BabyNurse513

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  1. Nipps, Pipps, N-pass....

    BabyNurse513 replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:Aple_xz-_PoJ:painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_scales/CRIESPainScale.pdf+CRIES+pain+scale&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2 Hopeully that will work. I have used...

  2. Nighingale Schduling System

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We are the first unit to try this out in our hospital. Anyone else use it? From what I have heard there is no down side but I find that so hard to

  3. Nighingale Schduling System

    BabyNurse513 replied to BabyNurse513's topic in General Nursing

    It is a web based scheduling system so basically we can fill in our schedule from home, we can set "rules" for it as well, to make sure everyone is working thier required every 3rd weekend, 3 fridays...

  4. NICU computer charting programs

    BabyNurse513 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have used Eclipysis/Sunrise at the last hopsital I worked at and at my current hospital. I like it a lot. It can be tailored depending on your units needs. What I like about it most is the...

  5. Stony Brook

    BabyNurse513 replied to KatieBell's topic in New York Nursing

    FYI - If you take the LIRR to Penn station it is about a 2 hour ride and peak tickets are $13 each way. Then you have to factor in the time it will take you to catch the subway to Columbia. Just...

  6. Web Cam in the NICU

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took a class this week for some CEU's and one of our speakers gave a talk on Family Centered Care. She said she recently visited a NICU (in NC I think) which has all private rooms. In every room...

  7. encephalocele

    BabyNurse513 replied to sunnysideup09's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just admitted a baby with an encephalocele a month or so ago. He only had a small amount of brain matter in his which they just put back in and closed him up. . I know they were working him for...

  8. CNA's in the NICU: Responsibilities?

    BabyNurse513 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my current unit, our CNA's check vitals, abdominal girths, change diapers, bottle feed, and prepare tube feeds. They can draw PKU's as well. In my last unit they couldn't do any patient care so...

  9. Deposition advice

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to give a depostion next week and I am so nervous. I am not named in the lawsuit but ! was the nurse taking care of the patient the night the incident happended. The patient didn't die that...

  10. Home buying for nurses...

    BabyNurse513 replied to nursing 101's topic in General Nursing

    Check with Human Resources. I know a previous hospital I worked at offered a discount for nurses who wanted to buy a

  11. Does NICU level IV exist???

    BabyNurse513 replied to Sandhya's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My manager sent this e-mail yesterday, thought it might be helpful. ~Lisa According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, nine states have defined a level IV to be a level III NICU with regional...

  12. Nurses who smoke - I'm a smoker

    BabyNurse513 replied to DanaS's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, staff is not allowed to smoke anywhere on hopsital

  13. Getting stuck with a used needle...

    BabyNurse513 replied to Jessica1234's topic in General Nursing

    If you get stuck by a needle the first thing you should do is wash the area then notify the charge nurse. You should go to employee health, or the ER if it is an off shift and they will draw your...

  14. Temperature Taking

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am on orientation in a Level 3 NICU in a large children's hospital. I have been a NICU nurse for 4 years and this is the 3rd Level 3 NICU I am working in. I understand that every hospital has its...

  15. Quick ?: What is lowest viable birth weight?

    BabyNurse513 replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The patient I have been taking care of all week was born at 363 grams, 2 months

  16. How many hours do nurses work in a week?

    BabyNurse513 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 12 hour shifts a week and every third

  17. New NICU RN references

    BabyNurse513 replied to jack4408's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I first started I bought the Merenstein and Gardner test from that list. I still reference it. I have heard that Fetal and Neonatal Secrets is a great text, I haven't read it, but I did work...

  18. RN Salaries, Hospitals in East Coast

    BabyNurse513 replied to MannyNoela's topic in New York Nursing

    I have worked in both Philadelphia (The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania) and NYC (New York Prebyterian Hospital) and although I made more in NYC I liked Philadelphia better. I liked Penn,...

  19. ngt/ogt or none?

    BabyNurse513 replied to kaibigan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree. If a baby is NPO, we change PO meds to IV or DC them. We also don't use sucrose if a baby is NPO but depending on the reason sometimes the docs ok it. For example, if a baby is NPO for...

  20. blood pressure on four extremities

    BabyNurse513 replied to kaibigan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    at the last 2 hospitals I worked at, we were required to do 4 extremity BP's on all new

  21. Peds med/surg first?

    BabyNurse513 replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I went straight into the NICU after graduation and am glad I did. I wouldn't feel comfortable working in Peds Med Surg with my NICU experience so I don't think Peds Med Surg experience would really...

  22. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    BabyNurse513 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Just moved to Columbus from NYC last week. I start at Children's on Monday in the NICU. I have been a NICU nurse for 3 1/2 years.

  23. Summer job mother/baby or med/surg?

    BabyNurse513 replied to MommyJoy's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in college I worked as an extern in L&D for a summer. I was actually supposed to be on a peds floor and my first day of work I was told L&D needed me more so that's where I was...

  24. NICU Career Advice - Emotional Toll?

    BabyNurse513 replied to MaybeNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I have worked in the NICU for almost 4 years and while I won't deny that it does take a toll on you emotionally, to me it is one of the most rewarding jobs. I think that can be said of any area of...

  25. Legal implications of providing care post D/C

    BabyNurse513 replied to Hannahrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I posted the same question several months ago. Here is a link to that thread so you can see the responses I got.