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littlepeach

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littlepeach has 7 years experience and specializes in ob; nicu.

nicu nurse; mom of 2

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    L & D first????

    littlepeach replied to RN2B12's topic in NICU

    I worked a year L&D before NICU and am thankful for that experience. If you have the chance then it is worth wait. Especially if you are a new nurse. I had two years surgical before L&D, so to each his own...
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    personal ECMO question

    littlepeach posted a topic in NICU

    although i do work NICU, i don't deal with ECMO. my bff's baby is on the heart transplant list d/t hypoplastic left heart and recently took a nose dive in his stability. put him on ECMO until he gets his new heart..but not sure if he can hold out. what kind of a window are we looking at that he will possibly be able to be weaned off? i know this is a last ditch effort. he's going on 24 hours now worth of ECMO support and still waiting for his heart. i know pre-surgical ECMO is usally the beginning of the end. Any expert opionion of my fellow nurses would be greatly appreciated.
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    Any NICUs hiring..anywhere??

    littlepeach replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU

    Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. We need nurses soooo bad.
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    new warmers

    littlepeach posted a topic in NICU

    we are in the process of picking a few new nicu warmers. we have looked at new giraffes and pandas. however our unit is on the fence about having them with neopuff (t piece oxygen) or just regular bag hookups. do any of ya'll have any particular preferences? or do ya'll just deal with whatever you have? a few of the nurses have had some major opinions both ways.
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    awkward Nicu Mom/nicu nurse

    littlepeach replied to krltdy's topic in NICU

    I have mastered the skill of forgetting most people after discharge. It took me a long time, but in the end it's the best for my family and my all around mental health, so I doubt they'll remember you. What you can focus on is trying to be the best student possible while in the NICU and that would give them a great reason to remember you!!
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    Floating

    littlepeach replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU

    When our census is down, Our people can be pulled anywhere a warm body is needed. Highly unsafe. We have all complained about this and it falls on deaf ears. Especially the nurses that have never worked in med/surg before. They still have to take a team of patients. But i have never seen a nurse get pulled to our unit before.
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    What is the Highest Bilirubin you've ever seen?

    littlepeach replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

    We had a 28 on a baby only 24 hours old. She had some weird endocrine disorder and it was still in the low 20's when we sent her home 3 weeks later. I think she's two now and on dialysis.
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    Need input from other postpartum/mother-baby nurses!

    littlepeach replied to BarbNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't even do couplets anymore. When we did, the most was 5. (And that was rare) Our well baby nursery handles the little ones and the moms have the opportunity of sending baby to nursery for the night so they can sleep.
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    Dead Babies...To Get It Off My Chest

    littlepeach replied to caddismt's topic in Nurses

    And people wonder why we can't help but sometimes take our work home with us. I'm sorry. Hugs from GA
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    Wage Freeze

    littlepeach replied to dabowhunter's topic in Nurses

    We have a hiring freeze as well. The hospital has been using agency nurses to fill in the gaps though, and I don't understand how that's cost effective. Why not pay the already employed nurses overtime? We are about to get our annual raises, but everyone is anticipating that it won't be much and blame it on "patient satisfaction scores" rather than personal performance.
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    hypoplastic left heart

    littlepeach posted a topic in NICU

    So my best friend's baby has hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He survived his first surgery on Thanksgiving. He's doing fantastic. His mom is awesome. He is scheduled for his second surgery next month. Although I am a NICU nurse, I don't care for heart babies in my hospital. Anyone with any suggestions about how I can prepare her for his second hospital stay? She is well informed and calm. Is there anything different with the recovery from the second surgery she should know. Dr's can only tell her so much, so I am turning to the experts for advice!!:heartbeat
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    Hold that Push!

    littlepeach replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't sign. You did the right thing. The baby was ready and that's the most important thing, whether doc was ready or not.
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    Situation at work...

    littlepeach replied to L&DRN2008's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My real problem is that the doctor demeaned you in front of a patient and her family. This is just not acceptable. I agree. And I have had plenty of res. get dilitation way off. It's not your fault. We give epidurals at 1 cm if pt. is ruptured and has a good pattern. We usually pit them just to increase intensity. Plenty deliver vag. Sorry you had a bad day.:redbeathe
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    Homans Sign

    littlepeach replied to babynurse32's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It only takes 30 seconds...Why not do it?
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    the best thermometer for nenoates??

    littlepeach replied to Penbryncennau's topic in NICU

    We use Welch Allyn and clean them with Cavi wipes. Ours seem pretty accurate.
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    Food In The Nicu

    littlepeach replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU

    No food in our place either. Parents and visitors may sit in the visiting lounge area. It has a fridge, coffee pot, microwave, tables, vending machines and a television. It's a hop away from the pt. rooms. Our problems arise with smoking. Now, that's a whole other thread!!!
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