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  1. The quietest workplace

    scrabblern posted a topic in General Specialties

    What is the absolute quietest nursing specialty? A job where one doesn’t need to verbally

  2. Acoustic Shock

    scrabblern posted a topic in Telephone Triage

    Hello everyone! I was hired as a Triage/Advice Nurse in Feb of last year and suffered an acoustic incident on the job in May. I worked in a small call center environment, and the positions have...

  3. venting...

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not much changed while I kept in touch. I have been out of close touch for some time, and what I can see from the unit posts is that there are a lot of new

  4. venting...

    scrabblern posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    All right, tonight is my 3/3 in a row, night shift and last night was probably one of the worst nigths my unit had, the only worse thing would be a patient dying. On my 1st night the unit was busy...

  5. New Grad ICU Burnout from COVID

    scrabblern replied to IcuRN359's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can't imagine the stress you're going through and seeing people who deliberately choose to harm themselves and endanger their environment only to end up in a situation beyond salvation, leaving you...

  6. venting...

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    FYI... I moved to a Union hospital on West Coast in 2014. I can't even describe how much better our working conditions are. We're taken care of, our assignments have been fantastic and that really...

  7. Venous Pool Technique (VPT)

    scrabblern posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello, Does anyone work in a unit that uses VPT? Our unit is looking into possibly using this method for our patients but have not found any policies. Would anyone be interested in sharing the info...

  8. Need advice for a friend

    scrabblern posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi, I am a neonatal nurse and this is really out of my scope so I'm asking for help. My friend's husband just turned 65 and he's been disabled with neuro degenerative disease for many years. He is on...

  9. Need advice for a friend

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in Home Health

    This is in Oregon. I looked at visiting nurse association website and saw that they don't have a branch in Oregon. Made me

  10. Need advice for a friend

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in Home Health

    She said she feels uncomfortable with it. I tried to explain pros and cons but she didn't really want to listen. The staff at ER also suggested he needed a

  11. SIDS prevention and Back to Sleep education for NICU parents

    scrabblern posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi everyone, I will be doing education on SIDS to both parents and nurses of NICU patients...in our unit we tend to swaddle babies 'till almost the very end. Back to sleep is taught once by our OT...

  12. SIDS prevention and Back to Sleep education for NICU parents

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    @NicuGal: How long have you been doing HOB flat at 33-34 weeks in your unit? Do you find that the babies spit up more with HOB flat at that age, since lots of them still need gavage... Most of the...

  13. SIDS prevention and Back to Sleep education for NICU parents

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At what point does your unit take babies out of the isolette, and why do you wait 'till you take them out? We've just had a thermoregulation policy change, making most of our babies stay in a lot...

  14. To Filter or Not to Filter

    scrabblern replied to ScammRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We filter TPN and clear fluids in the NICU, but the Level II nursery (different unit) doesn't filter anything. Go

  15. rotating shifts?!

    scrabblern posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i was browsing online at various hospitals for jobs and comer children's in chicago has 2 nicu positions open - both are rotating shifts! rotating shifts are a known health hazard. with that known, i...

  16. Volunteer Cuddling

    scrabblern posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, I work in a 30 bed family centered unit. I am pretty new to NICU but have worked in critical care previously. "My" NICU does not have volunteer cuddlers. We usually have only one or two techs in...

  17. Benefits of RHIA Credential?

    scrabblern posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hi everyone, In January I will start studying toward a one-year graduate certificate in Clinical Informatics at Oregon Health Science University. I am currently an RN with a little over four years of...

  18. venting...

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    our state does not have unions. this has been a chronic situation, it's been happening over the past several months. nurses have been to manager and complained about assignments and safety multiple...

  19. Volunteer Cuddling/Holding -- need your input, please!! Even if you're new to NICU!

    scrabblern posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi everyone, My unit has had a volunteer cuddle/hold group since last April. I work in a 34-bed unit. Last year our Unit Based Council voted that cuddling would not be a standard of practice, meaning...

  20. Volunteer Cuddling

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just wanted to let everyone know that as of April of 2009 our NICU has implemented a cuddling program. It has been quite a trip from an idea to actually getting it all together... (mounds of...

  21. NP's with second jobs

    scrabblern replied to Nacki's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i agree that in most cases the two roles could interfere... i was thinking if i pursued FNP, since i work as an RN in Neonatal ICU there would be little role confusion if i chose to continue working...

  22. 2 different questions for NICU nurses

    scrabblern replied to Lovelymo79's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i am 5ft9in and whenever i have to draw multiple labs from a baby who is in an open crib, i do it on a weight scale. the scales are at least 1/2ft taller than open cribs we have so that helps me quite...

  23. Infant Massage in the NICU

    scrabblern replied to BittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    our ot/pt does it every day except on

  24. Information for parents

    scrabblern replied to BabyNurse44's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a booklet that we give parents... it contains orientation to NICU, medical terminology, etc. Also we have info that is geared more to the age of baby and its specific medical condition --...

  25. one of -those- questions

    scrabblern posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am a critical care RN with a fear of needles. I used to shake and sweat when giving a subQ... and now I'm at the point where I do OK starting an IV and doing art gasses. I still kind of get...