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  1. HR slow! Have manager's info-now what??

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, long time lurker here, have not posted in a long time but really need some advice. After 7 years of working in a Level 3 NICU I am applying for a job in L&D/High-RIsk OB. It has...

  2. I'm never primarying again, y'all

    BabyNurse513 replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry about your situation. I used to work in that unit and unless it has changed drastically in the last couple of years I know how frustrating it is. They are horrible about pain management and...

  3. Is this upsetting to anyone else?

    BabyNurse513 replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know this was brought up on another thread but try reading "Baby at Risk: The Uncertain Legacies of Medical Miracles for Babies, Families, and Society" by Ruth Levy

  4. Back to Sleep

    BabyNurse513 replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have worked in 3 NICU's, one in the midwest and 2 on the east coast. In my experiences they have all generally waited until we knew discharge was approaching and then we would remove all rolls, lay...

  5. Miami NICUs

    BabyNurse513 replied to wee one rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think Miami Children's is the big NICU for that area. I had a friend who was a traveler there and from what I remember she liked it but that was 3 years

  6. NICU: Do you remember when...?

    BabyNurse513 replied to twinkletoes53's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use bactroban in our NICU for MRSA colonization, i thought that was standard

  7. Generational Differences: kindly share your opinion/experience

    BabyNurse513 replied to yuuki's topic in General Nursing

    Generational Differences 1. What generation do you belong to? Generation X (born between 1961-1980) 2. How long have you been a nurse? 5 years 3. In your opinion what is your...

  8. What are your nurse:pt ratios?

    BabyNurse513 replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Out of curiosity how many beds is your unit? Level? How many nurses do you staff per

  9. This is from JCHO....

    BabyNurse513 replied to Zippedodah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our visititation policy allows siblings of the baby to visit, regardless of age, (personally I don't agree with that but that is for another thread) and we take their temps all year round but no...

  10. VLBW infants and positioning

    BabyNurse513 replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my unit, we keep all infants less than 27 weeks midline for the first 7 days of life, vented or on CPAP, to prevent

  11. Holiday policies- what does your unit do?

    BabyNurse513 replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our holidays are paired in 3 groups. Memorial day and Thanksgiving, 4th of July and Christmas and Labor Day with New Years Eve. We rotate each year so this year I worked Labor day and New years,...

  12. Does your unit utilize support RNs without pt assignments?

    BabyNurse513 replied to Magilacutty's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in a 50 bed Level 3+ ECMO, Surgery etc. It is a Children's Hospital so we don't do deliveries. We usually have a charge nurse and a second charge nurse each shift that don't have assignments....

  13. Columbus Ohio Nicu RN's??

    BabyNurse513 replied to ebth2306's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    None of the NICU's in Columbus take travelers. I was in your position a year and half ago. I personally called and spoke with the managers and none were interested in taking travelers so I ended up...

  14. Bedside Cards

    BabyNurse513 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi all. I am looking to design new bedside cards for our NICU. Actually we aren't using them at all right now but we just had 23 new grads start and think that we need them. So I am wondering if...

  15. Medication error causes 2 deaths in Indiana NICU

    BabyNurse513 replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our policy is to flush all PIV's q8 with heparin. The only exception are the babies that are on

  16. Medication error causes 2 deaths in Indiana NICU

    BabyNurse513 replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have 10units/1ml vials on our unit that we use for heplocking PIV's. If pharmacy stocked 10,000u/ml that could be a

  17. Infection Control

    BabyNurse513 replied to shortydoowop's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My current NICU and the last one I worked in seemed to think that all the handwashing we do and alcohol gel we use were fine and that an additional 3 min scrub was not

  18. Infection Control

    BabyNurse513 replied to shortydoowop's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Clear fluids get changed q72, TPN/IL q day, all changed sterile No policy for scrubbing at start of shift for staff, visitors do have to scrub when they come in though. Every baby has thier own...

  19. October respiratory conference in NYC...

    BabyNurse513 replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Is Dr. Wong going to be there, I heard he was

  20. I need some advice

    BabyNurse513 replied to nicumom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I see you are from the suburbs of Philly. I don't know if you are looking at NICU's in Philly but I started as a new grad in the NICU at HUP and though I have since relocated I know for a fact that...

  21. Bedside Cards

    BabyNurse513 replied to BabyNurse513's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No not a Kardex. At the last 2 hospitals I worked at we had a small card taped to each baby's isolette or crib. In case of accidental extubation or code etc it had the baby's weight, ETT size, where...

  22. Hospitals with Preceptorships in the NICU in Miami

    BabyNurse513 replied to BaByLoVeR18's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Miami Children's has a great NICU, i believe it is the biggest NICU in Miami and takes the most acute

  23. Kangaroo Care?

    BabyNurse513 replied to Mimi2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Obviously the baby needs to be stable. We prefer the babes to be over a kilo but there are always exceptions. We usually start with a one hour limit and go from there. As they get bigger and more...

  24. Columbia Presbyterian orientation & housing

    BabyNurse513 replied to EnergizerNurse's topic in New York Nursing

    I worked there for a year and the housing is nearly impossible to get. In the year that I worked there, they never even called to tell me an apartment was available. Things may have changed, I...

  25. Feeds while on indocin

    BabyNurse513 replied to NicuNightRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have worked in 3 different NICU's and non of them have ever fed babies while they were getting indo, regardless of whether they were getting fed before the med was started. I have seen babies perf...