Coffee Nurse

Coffee Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. need feedback regarding shift choices for practicum...

    Coffee Nurse replied to Shanlee79's topic in General Nursing

    A level III NICU, the highest-acuity classification. (Well, except for those areas that call them level

  2. Labor and delivery nurse, Am i headed the right way.

    Coffee Nurse replied to Bridget1's topic in General Nursing

    Why go LVN-RN instead of just straight for the RN, if that's your goal in the end? For that matter, why not go straight for the bachelor's? What is your educational situation right now? (just out of...

  3. Travel Nursing Advice

    Coffee Nurse replied to nursingmeatball's topic in General Nursing

    Check out the Travel Nursing forum, you'll probably find a lot of answers to your questions already

  4. older babies in level 3

    Coffee Nurse replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree, hanging out with the chronic kids is not my thing. They're prone to what we affectionately call "NICU psychosis" (I wonder if this is a widespread term) -- that complete inconsolability and...

  5. PHN...

    Coffee Nurse replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    A BSN (and any other type of RN or LVN, I'd assume) is eligible to gain experience in public health nursing and take the extra steps to acquire a certification. They are not, by default, PHNs, as you...

  6. NANDA Help Please. NCP Assistance as well.

    Coffee Nurse replied to Tama Conchinati's topic in General Nursing

    Remember that diagnoses of actual problems require subjective/objective data (signs and symptoms) to back them up. They should take the form: [problem] related to [cause] as evidenced by [data: e.g....

  7. NANDA Help Please. NCP Assistance as well.

    Coffee Nurse replied to Tama Conchinati's topic in General Nursing

    Try doing it yourself first, then bringing your work here for feedback. People here aren't interested in doing your homework for you, especially if you let it go until the last

  8. What do you NICU nurses think about this?

    Coffee Nurse replied to PedsRN1975's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Here it is: Mother of baby who 'came back from the dead' fears her son may suffer brain damage because of doctor's lack of action | Mail

  9. they think i don't care

    Coffee Nurse replied to JadeRN7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had the exact same situation towards the end of my orientation as a new grad. My preceptor and CNS sat me down several times to tell me that they were concerned that I didn't seem to care about...

  10. What do you NICU nurses think about this?

    Coffee Nurse replied to PedsRN1975's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Also, to paraphrase a comment I read on this story somewhere, how many parents are going to feel more guilty and sick at heart now, thinking that if they'd just held their baby a little longer, they...

  11. Quit or be fired

    Coffee Nurse replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I think the distinction HeartsOpenWide is making is that an employer cannot fire an employee -- i.e. terminate him/her for cause -- if there's no real cause. Layoffs, of course, are a different story...

  12. NCLEX eligibility

    Coffee Nurse replied to pinkblushRN's topic in International Nursing

    Two years from May 9, 2009 is May 9, 2011. Next

  13. I reached a milestone last night.

    Coffee Nurse replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Bet the patient did

  14. US RN to UK RNC?

    Coffee Nurse posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all. I'm an RN in the US, about a year and a half post-licensure/registration, toying with the idea of travelling to the UK in the next year or so. I'm a little confused by the different parts of...

  15. California RN working in Canada or different states

    Coffee Nurse replied to dedicate's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about Canada, but most job postings here in the US will have as a requirement something like "RN licensure in XYZ state, or eligibility for licensure upon hire." I don't think they...

  16. New Grad Job Positions Anywhere in America

    Coffee Nurse replied to dedicate's topic in General Nursing

    Can't speak to New Orleans, but NYC definitely doesn't have any sort of shortage. Also, agency work isn't a good place for a new grad to start. It's not just about time worked, it's about a...

  17. Jehovah's Witnesses & blood transfusion

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

    Oh, I agree, of course; just saying that while most parents are probably relieved to "have their cake and eat it too," as another poster put it, not all will necessary react that

  18. Jehovah's Witnesses & blood transfusion

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

    My unit does the same thing. I have been told (and for the record, this is secondhand information at best) that most Jehovah's Witnesses will be OK (though not thrilled) with this arrangement, since...

  19. HFJV vs. HFOV

    Coffee Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm studying for the CCRN and trying to get a basic grasp of HFJV, as my unit doesn't use it at all. I did a little research and found studies saying that it was capable of adequate ventilation with...

  20. NICU- accidental extubation

    Coffee Nurse replied to nicu1_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Maybe the new methods of securing the ETT aren't that great? What has your unit been using, and what are you experimenting with

  21. US RN to UK RNC?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in International Nursing

    (bump) Anybody? Any help at

  22. What do ED nurses need from volunteers?

    Coffee Nurse replied to medicinelover's topic in Emergency

    A volunteer taking VS? Is this

  23. HFJV vs. HFOV

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

    See, that's what I don't follow, though, because my RT actually said the exact opposite -- that they prefer the oscillator for its ability to ventilate, i.e. actively pull off

  24. HFJV vs. HFOV

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

    Pulmonary interstitial emphysema. Air leaks from the alveoli and becomes trapped in the nonventilating lung tissues surrounding blood vessels and

  25. RN use of ultrasound in fetal demise cases

    Coffee Nurse replied to April Tyler's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is the problem in the use of the ultrasound equipment, or in the nurse making the "diagnosis" of IUFD? It seems to me that the diagnosis had pretty clearly already been made, if the doctor wanted to...