neonatal3

neonatal3 has 35 years experience and specializes in neonatal intensive care unit.

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1. can I Find A job at 62

   neonatal3 replied to hospice 3601's topic in Retired Nurses

   Hello all! Enjoyed reading your comments about work options for us older nurses. Each situation about working as an older nurse seems to be different. Other factors to consider in going back to...

2. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

   neonatal3 replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

   Hello all, Another factor in decisions about whether to share personal info is what is the current "norm" for conduct of nursing professionals. For example, the expected "norm" of conduct when I first...

3. To switch job or not

   neonatal3 replied to mamato3's topic in Private Duty

   Hello fellow private duty nurses! Can relate to comments by mamato3 about whether to "tough it out with agency" or switch jobs to some other work with "for sure hours"! I have worked private duty...

4. Is anyone else getting cancelled like crazy?!?!?!

   neonatal3 replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in Agency Nurses

   Hello all, Appreciated reading your comments about getting cancelled on agency assignments. I am a retirement age RN working private duty home health for an agency. Yesterday I received a call from...

5. i feel a rant coming on... things that make me mad!!

   neonatal3 replied to goats'r'us's topic in Developmental Disabilities

   Hello all, Sincerely appreciate reading all your compassionate comments about nursing care of teens with profound developmental disabilities. One of the challenges for me is to try to give positive...

6. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

   neonatal3 replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

   Hello all, How very cool to read this mix of your comments about living and working as a nurse in Florida! I have long been wondering how it might be to relocate in Florida! In past years I have been...

7. I hate nursing

   neonatal3 replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

   Hello all, I agree with a comment on this thread saying that "there is no shame in not persuing something that doesn't resonate with you". Years ago I used to teach nursing in an assoicate degree...

8. considering nursing school at 45 yo

   neonatal3 replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

   Hello all, My favorite cousin has had a very positive experience of earning his associate degree in nursing at age 50 and working as an R.N. for 13 years now. He made a bold career change from being a...

9. Considering FT agency, a few questions...

   neonatal3 replied to NoMoreStudying's topic in Agency Nurses

   Hello all, I am RN who just started working for a home health agency three months ago. (have decades of nursing experience but new to home health)It is great moral support to read words written by...

10. daily baths?

    neonatal3 replied to organdonor's topic in Rehabilitation

    Hello all, Your comments about various guidelines for bath care of rehab. patients are very interesting and helpful. My current private duty home health patient is a "rehab type" patient in that he is...

11. Re-directing tips needed for Alzheimer's/behavior pts

    neonatal3 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello all! Yesterday I had with a tough job while working only one rare day with a home health Alzheimer patient! Since this 99 year old,blind,and bedfast patient was not my regular...

12. Experienced Environment Disasters?

    neonatal3 replied to neonatal3's topic in Home Health

    Hello caliotter3 ! BIG thanks for your oh so helpful reinforcement about calls to involve resource people when one encounters major negative home environment issues!(Reading your kind messages is...

13. Experienced Environment Disasters?

    neonatal3 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello! Wondering if any of you encounter home health situations where the patient's home environment is a progressive disaster situation with apparent need to move to a nursing home? I am currently...

14. Environmental Advice Needed

    neonatal3 replied to ame222's topic in Home Health

    Hello all! I can relate to your comments about frustrations with problems in the home health environment of some patients. My current private duty home health patient is a quadraplegic and the...

15. How to give good management to my patient

    neonatal3 replied to precious_nurse's topic in Private Duty

    Hello again! In the situation where a home health patient is admitted to a hospital with sepsis, is your latest question what are "good patient management" priorities for a private duty nurse who...