babiesRmylife

babiesRmylife

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  1. Question about weekend schedules

    babiesRmylife replied to melc0305's topic in General Nursing

    This is normal. This is how it's always been any place I have worked! Unless you have great staffing some places will do every 3rd weekend, but I believe most hospitals are every other. Welcome to...

  2. Cops and Nurses

    babiesRmylife replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    TRUTH! I was really tired coming home from work one morning & I was going 10 mph over the speed limit. I didn't have my badge on, but I was still wearing scrubs & my work back was sitting in...

  3. Scrubs

    babiesRmylife posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Okay...so complete randomness, BUT what types of scrubs & styles do you like? I've recently gained some weight, , & am having a hard time finding scrubs. I'm short (5'1") & 'chubby' now....

  4. I need your help!

    babiesRmylife replied to OGibbs04's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The first page only loaded one question, but after you hit next you start to get the remainder of the survey. Every time you hit next more questions will

  5. Transfusion associated NEC

    babiesRmylife replied to essT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Currently: If infants were eating before the transfusion then they will NOT be made NPO at this time in our unit. There has been much talk about making ALL babies NPO for X amount of time before...

  6. NICU vs. Peds

    babiesRmylife replied to nperks's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Peds- you will learn A LOT more medication, conditions, etc. If you decide later that you want to do NICU then your skill set will already have a great foundation! Personally, my heart has ALWAYS...

  7. To glove or not to glove

    babiesRmylife replied to mrscreixell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We scrub in when we first arrive in the unit. Parents are to also scrub before they come into the unit. If you touch any personal item (purse, phone, wheelchairs, etc.) or body (face, glasses, etc.)...

  8. High school student needing help

    babiesRmylife replied to alexisjaneen99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    First off, EXCELLENT work on researching & seeking out advice for the road to your potential future. I think thats an AMAZING idea!!! My personal opinion, I would go ahead & get your BSN if...

  9. High school student needing help

    babiesRmylife replied to alexisjaneen99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    First off, EXCELLENT work on researching & seeking out advice for the road to your potential future. I think thats an AMAZING idea!!! My personal opinion, I would go ahead & get your BSN if...

  10. Whats all this talk about not being able to find a job??

    babiesRmylife replied to vccorscc's topic in Florida Nursing

    It kind of depends on the area you live in too. I applied to a lot of jobs before & again after moving here. There are quite a few job listings on & off. Some of it depends on what you are...

  11. how long does it take!?

    babiesRmylife replied to marmbrusterRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Mine only took about 3-4 weeks. I did call after about 2 weeks to check on my

  12. Mixing Breast Milk with Formula

    babiesRmylife replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We always mix our milk like that, I say no problemo. Plus, thats how we would fortify our milk is by adding formula to

  13. Breast milk Identification

    babiesRmylife replied to JGriffin's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my old hospital we had medication scanning & so we used a barcoding system & scanned our breastmilk just like a medication. It was AMAZING!!!! Super easy. All we had to do was scan the...

  14. Sad story for all nurses

    babiesRmylife replied to Kevinwrightjr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    so extremely sad! Praying everybody involved. I'm glad nurses all over are standing up about the situation. And Kudos to her friend for leaving the

  15. Changing out isolettes

    babiesRmylife replied to ccnicurn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We change ours out Q7days. We would place a piece of tape with the date & shift it needed changed on the plastic edge under the isolette doors.

  16. NICU Nurses! Some advice & recommendations needed!

    babiesRmylife replied to BarnabusRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    agree with all the above! I also want to add that with kids that stay in the unit for a long time, you become like family sometimes to these parents. You ride the roller coaster with these children...

  17. Florida job market for new grads or returning nurses

    babiesRmylife replied to SmilesNoir's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm also around the Pensacola area & the pay here isn't that great. $20-25, & benefits are not that great either. And I'm currently trying to get out of my NICU position & change to...

  18. NICU Nurses! Some advice & recommendations needed!

    babiesRmylife replied to BarnabusRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    handbook of neonatal intensive care (paperback) by [color=#003399]gerald b. merenstein md faap (author), [color=#003399]sandra lee gardner rn ms cns pnp (author) its full of loads of information, but...

  19. License by Endorsement

    babiesRmylife replied to xoxox's topic in Florida Nursing

    it took a couple weeks to get my endorsement. Plus it depends on how busy that the board is. You can always call the state board to check on your endorsement

  20. Now what?!

    babiesRmylife posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i have only been at my new nicu job for about 2 months now & i hate it. i know hate is strong but i cannot tell you how many tears i have cried. i'm frequently frustrated by the way things are...

  21. License by Endorsement

    babiesRmylife replied to xoxox's topic in Florida Nursing

    I think you can apply for an endorsement right away. Just email the state board & ask. I don't see why it would

  22. Anyone use Meditech computer charting?

    babiesRmylife replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

    my old hospital used meditech to do med scanning & I LOVE LOVE LOVED it. I have no experience as far as charting on it. My new hospital uses McKesson as their computer charting & I HATE it....

  23. Florida RN license by endorsement

    babiesRmylife replied to Peluchina's topic in Florida Nursing

    I just applied for my Endorsement into FL & I've been an NICU nurse for 3 1/2yrs. I honestly hope the process won't take very long. I found an old page (2004) where some people were saying it was...

  24. Sept 15th National Neonatal Nurses Day!

    babiesRmylife posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was wondering if your unit does anything fun for Sept 15th National Neonatal Nurses Day! I'm trying to come up with idea of something fun or a theme for a potluck or something of that sort to do for...

  25. How can nurses avoid burnout?

    babiesRmylife replied to nolamor's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe the TYPE of unit you choose to work on has anything to do with burnout. Simply choose a unit you feel suits you best. I think some of the things that cause "burn out" are poor...