littlepeach

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. wh...

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...

The hospital offers the vaccine, but noone is required to get it. All of our nurses have received seasonal flu vax, but most are choosing not to be vaccinated against h1n1. Personal choice. All babies and moms must be isolated for 48 hours when a mo...

Can have it at the station as long as it stays out of site. But most of us drink as little as possible so we don't have to go to the bathroom.

CAN I GET A HELL NO!

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 pref...

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

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 s...

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 t...

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.

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.

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 hea...

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

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 ever...

We too take our own babes. Md's tend to mommy. We gown and glove and carry our babies to the warmers. I don't think OB doc should be leaving the mom either.

If My Kids Get "boo Boo's" My Initial Response Is, If There's Not A Bone Protruding Or Bleeding From Your Eyes, Then Get Yourself A Band-aid. I Know I'm Proud To Be Mother Of The Year!!!!!

27 on a baby that had already gone home on phototherapy. Ended up with IGG and a double exchange transfusion.

You must work at the same place I do. I'm sick of it too. This is all stuff we have been doing for years and not getting recognized for. Now the hospital wants to turn it into a circus and a pr prank. I think it's bad for business. But, I value my j...

I was wondering if ya'll still use sterile towels or guaze initially after a delivery in the sterile bag? Recently we were told not to use anything except for the warmed saline after delivery, but were not told why. I was just wondering what your ho...

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.

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 ha...

It only takes 30 seconds...Why not do it?

We use Welch Allyn and clean them with Cavi wipes. Ours seem pretty accurate.

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...

Thanks so much! It's unbelievable how things change so quickly in our field. I've been NICU for almost 8 years and I learn something new every day. I love this job!!!