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Steve...where do you work in S.C.?...Is Leigh your supervisor?

hey Steve....is your supervisor Leigh?...tell her Cindy said hi..she will know how I am...

thanks mac23 for the reply.....I would really like some details if you don't mind talking to me......at Richland...do they hire straight onto days or am I just dreaming?....how about Baptist?....do you think I'd fit in since I am a Yankee moving to t...

can anyone tell me anything about richland memorial NICU in columbia?.....I want to work there next spring...I have 27 years experience in NICU...do you think I could get a job there?......thanks for any info

hey mac 23....I am relocating to the columbia area next may....can you tell me anything about their the richland memorial level 3 unit...I have 27 years NICU experience ..how hard would it be for me to get a job there?..and do they use agency nurses?...

hey mac 23....I am relocating to the columbia area next may....can you tell me anything about their the richland memorial level 3 unit...I have 27 years NICU experience ..how hard would it be for me to get a job there?..and do they use agency nurses?...

can anyone out there tell me how often they check their IV sites on the Nicu babes?.....we are in the process of trying to change ours from every hour to something less often....of course that doesn't include the check you do when you give a med or a...

we all feel that the site can be better visualized without an armboard .....we haven't had better luck making them last with an armboard so we only use them occasionally.....I personally can tell a lot easier if I don't have an armboard in the way

thanks everyone for all the input.....now I'm wondering why my supervisor is even giving us the option of changing since it seems to be standard protocol...however I will say this.....I don't know why but I am not seeing the infiltrates that you all ...

what do you consider a check.....flush?....touching the site?..visualizing the site?....or just looking through the isolette?

we don't use IV boards that often....hardly ever

I think it's a public health issue

I love what I do...when you're responsible for someones health and wellbeing.....it's always stressful.....there are days when I want to bang my head on the wall but what other job gives so much satisfaction when you can heal someone and make them a ...

this may be one of the best nurses you will ever find.....given what this person has had to deal with in their life, he/she may be one of the most compassionate nurses you'll know........do not label as a deviant......you may have children one day th...

I agree Fergus.....we have several 23 weekers that are 4-6 months old with no sign of ever leaving us.....I don't think we did anyone a favor with those situations...

and your daughter is very sweet...I always pray that our 25 weekers turn out so well......sometimes my prayers are answered

it's nice to hear some parental gratitude...it helps override the rest of the garbage that is dished out to us daily....idiot doctors...management that doesn't listen...etc..etc...I have made many friends from the families in the NICU and that is why...

I've never met one I'd want to date either let alone marry.......

we use all gravity feeds unless there are strange circumstances.....how do you have time to stand there and watch a gravity feed go in?...I've never done that and have never had any problem with aspiration in all my years.... I may have 4 babies due ...

the nasal cannula makes it very difficult to breath around if you're not getting an O2 or airflow...it should always be removed....there are lots of people that don't grasp this idea however....in our unit...we can dc the flow and 02 if baby doesn't ...

the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no co-bedding for infants due to suffocation factors.....we used to co-bed but are no longer allowed to....it sends a message to parents that it's ok and we are trying to discourage this due to increase S...

do it now!.....you won't regret it later

am taking care of a baby right now with the same issues....on day 6 still no options for the mother.....I gave her some myself....if the doctor is too lame to talk to her...I answer her questions.....she thanked me for giving her something to think a...

taking a break is vital to keeping your mind functioning well.....it's not normal to go hours on end with nothing to drink or proper nutrition.......I wouldn't want a nurse taking care of me that hadn't had anything to eat in 8 hours much less 12.......

we have made such a fuss about floating that now we only have to go to pedi and mbu......just say the word LAWSUIT and they will get over it.....no one needs to be working in a unit they aren't trained in....it' s not worth it for them or each person...