Coffee Nurse

Coffee Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. Hours of studying to get RNC-NIC or CCRN (neonatal)

    Coffee Nurse replied to emkMCHRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's going to vary so much from nurse to nurse. I went through the whole AWHONN NOEP program before I tested, just to dot my Is and cross my Ts, but I've been working in level 3-4 units for 10+ years...

  2. Do Any Hospitals Hire New Grads For Nicu?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I’m so glad to hear this! I think you’ve made a great decision and will be a better nurse, a better NNP if you choose to go down that route, and- most importantly - a happier person! I...

  3. Do Any Hospitals Hire New Grads For Nicu?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Also, it just helps to know the ins and outs of an actual working NICU. I worked with an NNP who had gone back to school after some time in a level II nursery and then got hired into my level III....

  4. Do Any Hospitals Hire New Grads For Nicu?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just came across the thread you posted two days before this one: SERIOUSLY. Do yourself an enormous favor: withdraw from/defer this program, spend 1-2 years working in a NICU and learn...

  5. Do Any Hospitals Hire New Grads For Nicu?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ALL OF THIS. I am super skeeved at the idea of a direct-entry NNP program. At best, a BSN gets maybe a senior capstone in the NICU, and that's just learning on the fly, without a didactic course to...

  6. Should I Stay or Should I Go

    Coffee Nurse replied to kaliandr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    DM is

  7. Should I Stay or Should I Go

    Coffee Nurse replied to kaliandr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sure, if you

  8. Should I Stay or Should I Go

    Coffee Nurse replied to kaliandr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No, I left about a decade ago. The unit is amazing but I was done living in

  9. Should I Stay or Should I Go

    Coffee Nurse replied to kaliandr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I will add, a lot of NICU nurses get pretty protective of their patients - we're their main advocates really, since they can't speak up for themselves and their parents generally know a lot less about...

  10. Level III vs. Level IV for a new grad nurse

    Coffee Nurse replied to Paigeanna's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Having started as a new grad in a level III/IV that did have some level II kids as well, I'd go for the second option. If the level IV has a residency program then they must have figured out a way to...

  11. New Grad Dilemma

    Coffee Nurse replied to Nurse1999's topic in General Nursing

    You're at the start of your career. You have plenty of time to find "optimal happiness." Appreciate the opportunity you've been given, wring as much knowledge and experience as you can out of it,...

  12. Any tips for preventing unplanned extubations while turning babies?

    Coffee Nurse replied to JJ1994's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm trying to think of a plausible backronym to boost credibility, but all I can come up with is W-U-Z-Zero Incidental

  13. Any tips for preventing unplanned extubations while turning babies?

    Coffee Nurse replied to JJ1994's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've definitely used the Wuzzie technique before too. Alternatively, just make sure your tape is nice and secure, and that the vent circuit won't get caught on anything and start pulling. If you...

  14. Work asking all the time if I can work extra At work and home

    Coffee Nurse replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    No. Some people pick up loads of overtime. Some don't do any. Some are anywhere in between those two extremes. Do what you want to

  15. Work asking all the time if I can work extra At work and home

    Coffee Nurse replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you need to assert yourself and your needs a little more. "Sorry, I can't" is plenty of reason not to work extra. Their getting irritated with you just reflects poorly on their own...

  16. NICU new grad help with assessment/time management

    Coffee Nurse replied to Chloe713's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    She's talking about a beginning-of-shift assessment, not a delivery room

  17. Swaddling

    Coffee Nurse replied to Amino's topic in General Nursing

    Also, in addition to making the nurse's job easier/safer, it's actually kinder and more reassuring to the baby to swaddle while you're doing something unpleasant to them. I always swaddle everything...

  18. Swaddling

    Coffee Nurse replied to Amino's topic in General Nursing

    This 100%. How exactly does your coworker suggest you prevent the kid from accidentally decannulating himself while you perform trach

  19. NICU new grad help with assessment/time management

    Coffee Nurse replied to Chloe713's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Agreed that it is a totally normal thing to feel like you're taking forever compared to people who've been doing this for a while. My biggest tip for time management, especially at your stage, is to...

  20. Working as a travel nurse in the US while being a permanent resident of another country?

    Coffee Nurse replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you maintain your CE requirements, there's no problem maintaining a US license while living abroad. I kept up my NH license for the six years I lived in the UK because I knew I'd...

  21. I'm in desperate need of help!!!!

    Coffee Nurse replied to aria9981's topic in General Nursing

    Cool. Feel free to answer the OP's questions then for what is evidently an attempt at corrective action on the part of her

  22. I'm in desperate need of help!!!!

    Coffee Nurse replied to aria9981's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty sure the point of this is for you to reflect on your own practice, not for strangers to do it for

  23. I have trouble pulling up clear liquid into a syringe

    Coffee Nurse replied to Futurenurse7321's topic in General Nursing

    If you think your syringe is full of liquid, pull the needle out of the vial and pull the plunger back a little further. If you have liquid, you'll see an air bubble appear in the syringe. If the...

  24. New grad no preceptor.

    Coffee Nurse replied to NewGrad613's topic in General Nursing

    Oh nooo. There is no way a brand new grad should be working independently in an ER. Either someone dropped a heck of a ball or the manager straight out lied to you in your interview. Either way,...

  25. Day shift ICU to night shift NICU? Please Help!

    Coffee Nurse replied to Bjones94's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Bear in mind that not every state has the level IV designation; in some places, level III is as high as it goes. It would behoove OP to do some digging and find out what the local unit is like....