Tomskatt

Tomskatt has 16 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. entrepenuarlship outside of healthcare

   Tomskatt replied to LuvWounds's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   :::bump::::: does anyone else have any stories to

2. Duke or East Carolina online Masters

   Tomskatt replied to RNBSNGRADUATE's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   Wow. Thanks for the info. I am currently 5 courses out from completing my BSN with University of Phoenix. I am curious if it would be wrthwhile for me to go through ECU for my Masters. Anyone else...

3. Who runs your ECMO pumps?

   Tomskatt replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Our ECMO team is made up of mostly RNs and some RTs. Experience and training necessary. I am at CMC, Charlotte,

4. Univerity of Phoenix

   Tomskatt replied to enfermera1's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   I am attending U of P for my BSN. I started when I lived in NY and had some reimbursement. Now I get $1500, and that's a bit more than one class. Not too helpful. Anyway, I didn't qualify for...

5. Whites or Colored scrubs?

   Tomskatt replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I love to weqr colors, but in the last 2 hospitals I have worked (one in NY and one in NC) they have made it a hospital policy to wear white pants. I hate

6. started at University of Poenix almost 3 years ago.

   Tomskatt replied to Tomskatt's topic in Online Distance Learning

   Thanks for your advice. I am hoping to find a way to do this that is WAY less expensive. $1300 (give or take) is just crazy for us right

7. started at University of Poenix almost 3 years ago.

   Tomskatt posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

   I started at U of P 3 years ago this fall and had to stop when my daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia. Since then I have read so much pro and con (mostly con) regarding their program and the cost...

8. Do you "foil" your lipid tubings?

   Tomskatt replied to sherirn127's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   In my 12 yrs and 5 hospitals, this is the first hospital I have ever seen that puts brown bags on the TPN and Lipids (or Triple Mix, as they use here). We change our setup like everyone else here,...

9. omphalocele baby

   Tomskatt replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Just curious if you all see a trend? I have noticed that most of our gastroschesis and omphalacele kids come from young mom's. An unofficial poll in my present unit was that most (not all) gastros...

10. Do you say NICK_U or N-i-c-u?

    Tomskatt replied to tofutti's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have worked in places where it is called N"eye"cue, Nicku, NICN, Neonatal Intensive, you name it. I think each hospital has a culture of it's

11. Securing OGTs

    Tomskatt replied to millyk30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I like the sound of that stapleing method, but until that gets approval we go with plain old tegaderm on the cheek and

12. British Nurse coming to NC

    Tomskatt replied to misswoosie's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hello. I believe we "met"on another forum, unrelated to nursing. Small world.Anyway, I can only speak from my very limited NC experience, as I have only recently moved down from NY(:chuckle ). Anyway,...

13. salary

    Tomskatt replied to KatieBell's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have recently been interviewing in the Charlotte area and have been offered everywhere from a laughable $20.00/hr. to a fairly decent $29.50/hr. It seems the closer to the city the higher the...

14. Piedmont Medical Center

    Tomskatt replied to Tomskatt's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Thanks! Ive read enough on the SC board to know I will stay away. What a shame there is a facility that could employ so many nurses and no one will go near

15. Problems with Piedmont?

    Tomskatt replied to funinsun's topic in General Nursing

    Well, thanks all! I was researching my employment options when I came upon this thread.