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  1. My husband wakes me up!

    Semper_Gumby replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    When my husband comes home from his job in the afternoons, he makes sure to be very quiet even on days I'm not working, because he says, "You need your rest!" He is more protective of my sleep than I...

  2. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    Semper_Gumby replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The internet strikes

  3. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    Semper_Gumby replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Holy cow, SEVEN couplets?! That's

  4. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    Semper_Gumby replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You had two weeks of orientation as a new grad? Well, I had two shifts more than you and you know what? It wasn't enough. Two weeks is nowhere near enough time for a new graduate nurse to both learn...

  5. Why is it that I come early and I still finish last, and am the slowest at handles :( (nic

    Semper_Gumby replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Four babies is a lot! And confidence will come with time. One day you'll be in the midst of a task you previously found hard and think, "I know this!" and you'll feel really proud of yourself for...

  6. Vidant Medical Center Residency

    Semper_Gumby replied to minnesotamel's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Never worked there so I'm no help but I did live in the area for a little while, and seem to recall that some of the apartments immediately near the hospital were a little sketchy. We lived in...

  7. Why is it that I come early and I still finish last, and am the slowest at handles :( (nic

    Semper_Gumby replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh! Forgot to add--absolutely make taking a break a priority. Sometimes getting out of the unit for five, ten, fifteen minutes, taking a breather, getting a drink or snack, is all you need to be...

  8. Why is it that I come early and I still finish last, and am the slowest at handles :( (nic

    Semper_Gumby replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You're brand new in a brand new specialty. You're getting hundreds of pieces of information thrown at you all at the same time. It'll take time for all the pieces to really come together. It's like...

  9. Gift for Preceptor

    Semper_Gumby replied to Joelle66's topic in General Nursing

    I gave a little card with a nice note, and a small Amazon gift card as I figured she could buy herself a book or some other little thing she'd been wanting but hadn't spent the money on for

  10. Brand new nurse already OVERWHELMED and panicking

    Semper_Gumby replied to brandnewRN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being in a new city at your first nursing job is tough. Relax! You're new at this and it takes time to feel comfortable in a new place, new job, new role, etc. Give yourself grace. You've been...

  11. Level IV NICU RN looking to transition to level II/II less acute NICU

    Semper_Gumby replied to InquisitiveMind263's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OP, I actually had the same experience of realizing I didn't want the super-sick babies, but I realized it less than halfway through orientation and transferred into the progressive/step-down nursery...

  12. Interview tomorrow!

    Semper_Gumby posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have an interview tomorrow with the manager on a large level IV NICU! I'm excited and nervous. I actually shadowed one day on this unit way back in my peds rotation in nursing school but that was...

  13. Interview tomorrow!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi there, sorry, I just saw this and I know it's too late, but for anyone else reading, the best preparation I can suggest is getting familiar with the hospital's mission and vision, preparing answers...

  14. What time do you do vitals at night on mother baby

    Semper_Gumby replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was newborn nursery, not mother-baby, but I do recall the moms got vitals 3x per day (I believe it was q4 for a set time after a C-section, then 3x per day), something like 0600, 1400, and 2000....

  15. Neonatal Coma

    Semper_Gumby replied to Levi ES's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry you're going through this. Like the others said, per ToS we cannot give medical advice, and this thread will likely be closed, but we CAN wish you and your family the best, and the best for...

  16. finally a NICU nurse!

    Semper_Gumby posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just accepted the position I recently interviewed for in a level IV NICU at a children's hospital. I am so stoked! I've wanted to do NICU since my early teens and have always wanted to work in a...

  17. finally a NICU nurse!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I graduated, my school recommended the Saunders NCLEX review, and the Prioritization, Delegation and Assignment book, and to do approximately 100 practice questions per day, complete with...

  18. Gaining NICU Experience

    Semper_Gumby replied to TiciaMarie48's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd vote level II. I don't think you'll get much worthwhile experience as a postpartum nurse floating to NICU. Better to go to level II nursery and get familiar with babies and learn what will give...

  19. finally a NICU nurse!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations! I've worked nights before, and will be going to nights in late July/early August for the last few weeks of my orientation. I found it easiest to keep myself on a fairly consistent...

  20. OB hell...

    Semper_Gumby replied to hexoptic's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. Your unit sounds like a cluster! 23 hour shifts are totally unsafe, although I know stuff happens with weather, etc. but there's no excuse otherwise (and really, if poor weather is expected,...

  21. Viability cut-off in other countries?

    Semper_Gumby replied to adventure_rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the recommendation! It would definitely be interesting to read about. And that's part of what raises all these questions about do we or don't we resuscitate, what's too early, etc....

  22. Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

    Semper_Gumby replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    A year is plenty of time to know someone pretty well. If he's not willing to open up to you in any meaningful way, it's hard to build a trusting relationship, and I would expect some level of opening...

  23. Breastfeeding support

    Semper_Gumby replied to ama3t's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some hospitals aren't set up for or don't support spoon/cup/syringe/SNS feedings, unfortunately. My first was like that. The peds would have had a cow if a nurse tried one of these! And with only...

  24. Viability cut-off in other countries?

    Semper_Gumby replied to adventure_rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is an interesting topic for me as a new NICU nurse (and one who's had an interest in NICU for many years). I have "heard" that in many European countries, for example, the cut-off is not as...

  25. It is a broken system - rant

    Semper_Gumby replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    That hospital sounds wonderful. Would that all hospitals could approach end-of-life care similarly! My husband's grandmother is in her late 80's, sharp as a tack, living independently and in...