Bortaz MSN, RN

CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU

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    Goal for NICU preceptor to implement preceptor packet sample

    Bortaz replied to youma's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Uh...
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    Tips for a NICU New Grad?

    Bortaz replied to MeggieNICURN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I sent the brain to the last couple of people that asked. If you didn't get it, just send me a
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    The hard part...

    Bortaz replied to L&dRNLizzi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think there's anything at all wrong with the way you feel. I agree with you, in
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    What kind of computer do you need for WGU?

    Bortaz replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Western Governors University

    I don't attend WGU yet, but I can tell you that they provide a webcam for exams. Since there are a lot of papers being written, you'll definitely need Word and likely Excel and PowerPoint. I haven't...
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    Tips for a NICU New Grad?

    Bortaz replied to MeggieNICURN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My forms are available at this link: My
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    Sign on bonuses

    Bortaz replied to Yuvonne's topic in General Nursing

    This is the truth. Wife was owed 40k at the end of her contract...after taxes, she got
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    Sign on bonuses

    Bortaz replied to Yuvonne's topic in General Nursing

    In 2005, my wife accepted a position in McAllen...4 year contract, $50000 bonus. I went to nursing school while she was doing the contract. By the time I graduated, all the bonuses were a thing of the...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    Bortaz posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am "Facebook friends" with a large number of my nursing peers. I am often quite surprised at the behavior I see exhibited by them in so public a place. I see: 1. Lots and lots of foul...
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    Medication 20% Rule.

    Bortaz replied to kv07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do it slowly, as well, and I fully understand chest wall rigidity. I just don't understand the need to do this: We simply push the small amount of Fentanyl into the microbore, then run the flush...
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    Medication 20% Rule.

    Bortaz replied to kv07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    whats the
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    Fluctuating O2 sats in a preemie

    Bortaz replied to krenee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When the sats were in the 40s, 50s, 60s, what did the kid look like? Any color change? Was he squirming? Where was the pulse ox attached to the baby? Was the seal on the CPAP intact? Did the baby have...
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    Medication 20% Rule.

    Bortaz replied to kv07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do the same as babyRN. I shiver at the thought of some of our nurses mixing
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    Business is BOOMIN'

    Bortaz replied to TeenyTinyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We got down to 4 or 5 babies (and that righteously sucked) for a month or so, then had a couple months where we were near or over max census. Now we're down to 10-12 babies with a large percentage of...
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    Transport

    Bortaz replied to babyRN0404's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yeah, most of ours will be 1.5-3 hours roadtime round trip. I'm certainly not comfortable with it so I've "forgotten" to sign up for call so
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    Cleaning question

    Bortaz replied to sarapRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We call housekeeping to clean the area, and usually either a nurse or (on rare occasions when we have one...) the unit secretary will clean the
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    HELP! NRP Questions

    Bortaz replied to NancyP123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Bag the baby. He's not
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    Do nurses help preterm babies to exhale?

    Bortaz replied to leekm's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is what I was going to
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    Transport

    Bortaz replied to babyRN0404's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    "We're going to start doing transports. There's the new transporter. Familiarize yourself with it when you have time. All RNs need to sign up for at least 1 day a month Transport
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    Very inappropriate!

    Bortaz replied to Erikadawn RN's topic in General Nursing

    To make matters worse, the boss youre trying to avoid has probably read this forum post, figured out that its her that youre talking about, and will now hold a grudge and fire you. I really don't...
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    Tired of it all

    Bortaz replied to DSkelton711's topic in General Nursing

    It's not nursing that I despise. It's
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    HIPPO Violations

    Bortaz replied to Bortaz's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I was looking through the online P&P folders on my hospital's intranet last night, and there it was: The HIPPA folder. Frowny
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    Is it difficult for men to get into NICU?

    Bortaz replied to MattNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NicuGal, I didn't know they had a NICU is Lilliput.
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    8 weeks for orientation

    Bortaz replied to pocketpixie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The term "8 weeks" is misleading, I think. If you had a full 8 weeks, it'd be awesome. However, most "weeks" in nursing equate to 3 days. Each of those weeks are over before you know
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    What should I ask while shadowing a NICU nurse?

    Bortaz replied to bnc0725's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nice avatar,
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    Is it made of acid? Fire? Cactus stickers?

    Bortaz posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thermometers, I mean. These babies act like you're setting them on fire when you put the thermometer in the axillary pocket. I've decided that, from now on, I'd I need to stimulate a baby during a...