Coffee Nurse

Coffee Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. How old is too old?

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

    A bit belated, but: prmenrs: When you have two units, one called the neonatal intensive care unit and one the pediatric, it seems reasonable to me that age would be the determining factor as to where...

  2. Would you wait for Dr orders?

    Coffee Nurse replied to AcuteCare4Life's topic in General Nursing

    So you wanted to practice medicine, and do it off the clock? Oy. I hope you have some serious malpractice insurance. Assuming a "cat code" is a rapid response, why were you even going, when there...

  3. Practice in New York

    Coffee Nurse replied to eman1haddad's topic in General Nursing

    Moreover, if you're hoping to move to NY directly after graduation, you don't even need to get your GA license at all. You can apply for a NY license by examination and just take the NCLEX anywhere....

  4. OG Tubes..

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

    I'd be curious as to those specifics too. These are very thin, flexible tubes we're talking about, they're not stiff enough to prop open a baby's

  5. OG Tubes..

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

    I think it is. We use Duoderm underneath the tube and Tegaderm on top, and ours look very similar to the

  6. OG Tubes..

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

    Yup. Like

  7. To all energetic and ambitious nurses, don't waste your time in Australia!

    Coffee Nurse replied to rabbi's topic in General World

    Look very carefully into working conditions in the UK before you make your next move; I don't know what country you came from, but depending on where you end up in the UK, you may find conditions much...

  8. UKVI retake

    Coffee Nurse replied to Kimmy00027's topic in Nurse Registration

    For purposes of nursing licensure, you must take the academic

  9. Unplanned extubation while on orientation

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

    One of our attendings emailed this around the other day, it reminded me of this conversation. From a national survey to identify overused/unnecessary tests in neonatal units: "Avoid Routine Daily...

  10. A few questions on medicines management

    Coffee Nurse replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've never heard the term "pre-packed" referring to medication working in either the US or the UK. Can you provide any more context from the

  11. Why am I so depressed?

    Coffee Nurse replied to freckles23's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Have you applied for any hospital jobs? From your post it sounds like you tried to leverage a previous job into a nursing position, which didn't work (and never lie to recruiters, by the way), and...

  12. advice between 2 job offers

    Coffee Nurse replied to blangsto's topic in General Nursing

    Residency program is a very good idea. Also, what's made you want to move to FL all through school and now rethink

  13. How to get hired if experience is necessary

    Coffee Nurse replied to adcinhae's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Qteapi, a good supportive new grad program is the way to go if you want to get into NICU. I don't particularly hold with the old maxim that everyone has to do their year of med/surg...

  14. Why would a hospital do this?

    Coffee Nurse replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    The department might be hiring students as well as nurses, and it's probably the same hours because there's only so many different shift patterns you can create with 12- or 8-hour shifts. I agree...

  15. Vent: parents

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

    I'm documenting about my interactions with the parents, not the parents' interactions with others, although I can see how that could have been misread. I do get that it's probably the most stressful...

  16. Vent: parents

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

    Thanks for the support, everyone. It's just tremendously frustrating because one of the best moments in my job is when I teach parents something and they get it, especially if it's something...

  17. Facing a reprimand before I can take NCLEX

    Coffee Nurse replied to dsevier's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If this is the OK BON (the result that came up when I Googled this sentence), I read that as a clause protecting someone who reports a nurse for any of the foregoing disciplinable issues -- i.e., if...

  18. Vent: parents

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

    Heh, I get this analogy. Thing is, each preemie that goes home is maybe 10% miracle, and 90% dedication and hard work from the entire team -- and yes, in the best scenarios, that includes the...

  19. Vent: parents

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

    No, I do appreciate where you're coming from. There comes a point where it's hard to keep standing up because you're being viewed as the Wicked Witch of the West, but part of the territory, I

  20. Vent: parents

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

    I do get that they're scared and trying to hang on to some semblance of control, that's a very natural reaction. My problem is when what they want to do directly conflicts with what is in the best...

  21. Cannula removal

    Coffee Nurse replied to mami1974's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it sounds like a clot. Baby will be

  22. Cannula removal

    Coffee Nurse replied to mami1974's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a stringy clot? What color was

  23. Tracing Lines Each Time

    Coffee Nurse replied to mgturtle's topic in General Nursing

    Er...of course you make sure you're administering into the right line? Does anyone actually just take a random syringe off a pump and inject something into the

  24. Newborn Nanny, Should I Return to School for Nursing at 48??

    Coffee Nurse replied to sprtngrl47's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Also, RTs in the NICU don't do much of the traditional baby care; they're more involved in setting up/maintaining the vent/CPAP/Vapotherm/whatever, suctioning, giving nebs, etc. Occasionally if you...

  25. Unplanned extubation while on orientation

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

    But daily? Babies grow fast, but not that fast, if all you're checking for is them growing out of their tube placement. I'd imagine you're more likely to have dislodged the tube from all that...