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  1. The Land of the ABG

    acerila replied to Tzu911's topic in General Nursing

    for #5 The ph is in the higher range of normal. So you have to look and see what can cause a high ph, is it your CO2 value or HCO3 value. Can your CO2 (of 47) cause a high PH? No. What about a high...

  2. neonatal ventilators

    acerila replied to babyminder's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I loove the Servoi. Can't imagine using anything else, I'm spoiled. Hated the babylog (you really should have good graphics on a vent, it can tell you a

  3. it's so frustrating..

    acerila posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ..when you know a baby is getting sick, you tell the doc repeatedly about it but they think the baby is fine (when you know they are not!) and they don't write you any orders. Then you come back the...

  4. it's so frustrating..

    acerila replied to acerila's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    well I come back to find that my baby died a few hours after my shift. I was getting so attached At least this time I feel like we did everything we

  5. Morgue procedure?

    acerila replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    that's what we use and we cover it. We recently had an incident where a new nurse took the baby and carried the baby in her arms. She was stopped in the hallway by some family members (of another...

  6. Cobedding.

    acerila replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do it. I always wondered how good it really is for the babies. I feel like it's something that's done more for the parents so they can sit there and admire how adorable their babies are/look. If it...

  7. it's so frustrating..

    acerila replied to acerila's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had another baby getting sick today. I was proud of myself because I feel like with each day I work there I begin to notice the little signs of a baby going bad more and more. I was worried about...

  8. it's so frustrating..

    acerila replied to acerila's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Exactly the same situation. Except that baby had no previous belly issues and was fine one day, going bad when I got him and dead when I was back for the next shift. He straight out said that he was...

  9. Can I put my hands in your hair?

    acerila replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I get that one too. The other week I had one of the docs come up behind me, I turn around and he says "I was going to scare ya" and he pulls on my ponytail. I wish I had nice hair though. I always...

  10. Is it ever okay to quit a nursing job without notice?

    acerila replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Only if you feel you are personally in danger. Otherwise quitting without notice seems just unfair to your coworkers because they are going to be picking up the

  11. Rather work with men or women?

    acerila replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    who's talking about finding dates? 99.9% of people i work with are female (nicu). i'm saying that in general i do not receive bad treatment from males but from my experiance i have come across some...

  12. Rather work with men or women?

    acerila replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    To be perfectly honest as a young female I feel like I have an advantage around males that I do not have around females. Most men when they see a younger, relatively attractive female they will be...

  13. You know it's a slow night when....

    acerila replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would love to work at a place like that. If this happened where I work people definatly would not be laughing. Instead the people involved would probably be trash talked and would be in

  14. Anyone use meditech in NICU, or at least chart by exception

    acerila replied to iHeartNICU's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've been told that before (the more you write the more they can pick apart later) and I tend to follow it. I'm not saying I'm totally not going to chart certain events but for example: We have one...

  15. I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    acerila replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    funny that you mention this because I just saw a student last week pick up his phone in the middle of the unit and talk on it very loudly. This is after he went around saying he wants to work at our...

  16. How big is your "unit"?

    acerila replied to BiologyNerd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    over a 100 (less then half of those are level 3

  17. Not being informed of when a patient of yours went to a procedure

    acerila replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I would be offended. As a new grad myself I really hate it when co-workers are soo fake and act like they are trying to help you out but really are just doing your work because they are control...

  18. any good books?

    acerila posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So I'm pretty new to NICU. Graduated in May, went straight to the NICU and been there for about 6 months. In school, everything we learned was centered around adults, I don't feel like I have the...

  19. When a Baby dies....

    acerila replied to Anonymous2013's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think the saddest death I've seen was a baby that was being taken off, the whole family was there including the baby's 8 year old cousin. The whole time the little girl was bawling and saying "no...

  20. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    acerila replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped answering and they stopped calling. I think they feel like they can take advantage of you because you are new so don't let them. The other week they called a co-worker at mine at 5:45 to...

  21. surfactant

    acerila replied to carebeth's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm wondering why they gave 5 doses as well. Our babies never get more then

  22. Parents that make you go MMMMrgh!

    acerila replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That drives me nuts as well. I can understand a glance but some families will stare or try to this close __ to another baby to have a look, I had one even ask to watch another baby's hands on. The...

  23. Private rooms for NICU babies

    acerila replied to FemmeRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have private rooms with beds in them. No issues with the private room but the beds never get used. I can't imagine what it would be like to have parents spend the night. It might be in the best...

  24. holidays=need to turn off my phone

    acerila posted a topic in General Nursing

    I really need to turn of my phone Seriously though, every other day when I'm off I keep getting phone calls from work or from people I work with (whom I never given my number to) asking me to work a...

  25. Dream NICU JOB TAKEN FROM ME!

    acerila replied to lilmaxine02's topic in General Nursing

    The pre employment exam that I had at the hospital health clinic was a joke. They told me I was losing hearing in one ear (it's always been fine) and that I have trouble seeing up close (never had...