babiesRmylife

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 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 my passenger seat. I was pulled over & the cop ...

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. Thanks for your help with my randomness.

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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 & after transfusions because they think low blood ...

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 been in the NICU, so that is where I work. Just know ...

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.) you are to wash or put hand sanitizer on your hands...

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 its feasible. How I worked towards my BSN, I went t...

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 its feasible. Especially, if you want to go back to ...

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 willing to do & others of it is that people/compa...

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

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

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 infants bedside barcode then scan the breastmilk bottl...

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 organization.

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. :)

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 & their family & sometimes you better unders...

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 adults. I want to expand my knowledge & learn a new ...

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 honestly you'll just learn how your unit does thi...

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 app!

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 done. i was at my old unit for 3 1/2yrs & this un...

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

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. Its doubule & trip charting. Not very user frien...

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 taking them 6 MONTHS to get their license. UGH! I ...

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 our unit. Would somebody like to help me with som...

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 management, lack of interest &/or ability to further ...