BabyNurse513

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  1. What happens in your NICU when you are short staffed?

    BabyNurse513 replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When we got really busy at my last hospital and staffing was not good, they offered an overtime bonus. On top of making time and half, you also received a $400 bonus for every 4 hours of overtime you...

  2. Columbus, OH NICU's

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi! I may be relocating to Columbus, OH and I was wondering if anyone works in a Columbus NICU and how they like

  3. Is this appropriate?

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a NICU nurse and my primary (ex 24 weeker) is getting ready to go home. The parents asked me if I would like to baby sit one or two days a week until they feel comfortable having him home. He...

  4. Is this appropriate?

    BabyNurse513 replied to BabyNurse513's topic in General Nursing

    we try every baby that's breathing on bubble cpap. no surfactant unless they require more than 60% oxygen. we have really good outcomes. we have the lowest bpd rate in the country i

  5. Is this appropriate?

    BabyNurse513 replied to BabyNurse513's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the responses. It is not so much that they are uncomfotable taking him home but uncomfortable with the idea of having someone who doesn't know him watch him. I did direct them to our...

  6. Does size really matter?

    BabyNurse513 replied to hello_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am only 5' and barely 100lbs. I work in the NICU so none of my patients are bigger then me, it works out really

  7. By law, how many hours can you work?

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I

  8. Unions and Vacation

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am fairly new to nursing and this is my first job in a union hospital. At my last job (non union) everyone got 2 weeks of vacation in the summer. It may not have been the week you requested but...

  9. Early Extubation in micro-preemies

    BabyNurse513 replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Columbia University is widely recognized as a Center of Excellence for respiratory care because of their low prevalence of BPD. This is achieved by minimizing the need for mechanical ventilation....

  10. Early Extubation in micro-preemies

    BabyNurse513 replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my unit if our little kiddos are breathing they get put on CPAP. We use bubble CPAP in our unit and it works really well for us. We don't give them surfactant either unless they need to...

  11. NYC NICU's

    BabyNurse513 replied to baby_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The NICU at Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital is a beautiful NICU (I work there) but they don't use travelers. Only a few hospitals in Manahttan do. Lenox Hill, Mt Sinai, and St Vincent's I think...