I too read every word and empathize with you. I was a chew-toy my first year and went home crying and devastated every day. I changed floors and now am the best at what I do. You have to find what is...
littlepeach replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal
I think that a lot of foreign countried get it right and just letting a lot of the littlest ones pass on their own. Sometimes I think we torture them just for md and resident
littlepeach replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Totally agree. It is a nurse's preference in our hospital. Most of us refuse. One nurse is gung ho about it, and she usually gets reported the most. As for nipple confusion...garbage!!! More like a...
I work in a rural ga hospital. we had a kiddo today transported for a subtle pneumo. term infant, 24 hours old on oxytent since delivery @40%. Did 100% o2 after pneumo detection for 3 hours, repeat...
littlepeach replied to littlepeach's topic in NICU, Neonatal
they went by ground, it is an easy 2.5 hr. drive. transport nurse and rt took baby. but, if the baby was satting 98%, vigorous, and alert. i'm not saying he would have crashed eventually, what would...
I leave my NICU kids at work whenever I go home. I have my own family to look after. Not to say that whenever I see them in the community I don't recognize them. It's just that's a line I have chosen...
littlepeach replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal
the worst one i ever saw was the pinky finger cut off by a scalpel during a section. twin gestation. baby only weighed 3 #, was vacuumed out. most of our c/s are ve assisted.
Does anyone routinely do eye c&s when receiving a transfer? We have been receiving a lot of back transport feeder/growers with a lot of eye gunk. Our transferring hospital said they do not do eye...
littlepeach replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal
I think that in GA, a baby isn't considered a baby until 38 weeks gestation. The sad thing is that these women keep popping out sick kids that we help. but don't get any help for themselves, then they...
littlepeach replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal
We were recently told that if our satisfaction scores are not up to par, then our annual raises will be affected. Sounds that administration all over the country is trying to nail us all in one way or...
littlepeach replied to Hannahrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal
I witnessed a 25 week IUFD breech decapitation. It was a lady partsl delivery and the baby was already severely decomposed. It was still shocking and uncomfortable to recall even now, 5 years
littlepeach replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal
I kind of feel like if I ever get to the point that I don't care, I need a new profession. I have also been to funerals. It is my way of closure. I do try to leave most of it at work, and I have...
littlepeach replied to Silkiebyrd's topic in NICU, Neonatal
You just made me cry. I agree that if you ever lose your compassion, you might as well quit. How could you not love these little guys...I think mom would appreciate your blanket, it would give her...
littlepeach replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn
I am done with hospital nursing. The administration is so full of bull. Justifying unsafe practices and kissing up to patients that don't appreciate us is for the birds. I have been in this profession...
We have guidelines set up by the peds for c-section attendance. All c/s must have a NICU nurse for baby. If nurse feels uncomfortable about delivery then ped will come. For anything considered...