In my NICU the nurses are getting frustrated with docs who are resisting our push to prescribe Ativan and Morphine for little ones on vents. There is a group of docs who rotate through from a tertiary NICU nearby and they are now convinced, through ...
We don't consider ativan as a "Pain reliever" but generally believe it helps their discomfort by relieving "anxiety". Their innate fear does seem to agitate the babies, often resulting in an unstable kid. It's so hard to define pain in a neonate, l...
Hello! I am new to the website but am finding it extremely informative. I am a junior working towards my BSN at Samuel Merritt College in Oakland, CA. I have a few semesters to decide what field I would like to pursue but my heart's always been with ...
hmarandola replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU
Sorry---in California an Interim Permit (IP) is a temporary license that costs $30 extra. They do not allow a grace period for graduates to work unless they have an IP. And the IP is good for up to 6 mos. However, if you take the boards and do no...
hmarandola replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU
I think the possibility of taking your boards by June depends on your school. I graduated Dec. Our last final was Dec 5. Our school, however, did not release our transcripts to the board until Jan 5. I know classmates that took their boards as ea...
hmarandola replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU
I am thrilled for you! That is a huge NICU! I am starting today as a NEW GRAD RN (My license was posted yesterday ). My NICU is also level III and is 59 beds. I thought that was big. I precepted in a NICU that was 27 beds and at the time I thou...
Tonight is my first evening on my NICU unit as well!! In fact, my license just got posted yesterday and I spent the day in a cloud because I am a "Real Nurse"!!! I am very nervous too and thought it may be nice to touch base afterwards and support ea...
hmarandola replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU
Congrats!!! I am just wrapping up my preceptorship in a Level III ICN in California. I absolutely loved it and they want to hire me! I hope you have a wonderful experience! Merenstein & Gardner is the perfect book to read... Heather
Hi all! I just finished my very last final!! Am now a BSN waiting to sit for my boards!! I was able to do my senior preceptorship (unpaid) in a Level III Intensive Care Nursery (ICN) here in California. Basically we had to complete 224 hours with ...
Heidi, I am sorry for your loss. I admire your strengh and desire to work in the NICU. You can offer those parents understanding because you have experienced what they are experiencing. If you'd like to share with me, tell me about your son. What...
Love to all the class of 2005! I am in a BSN program and we are considered "Junior 1". Next semester we will be "junior 2" and then "Senior 1" and so on! Looking so forward to May 2005!!! So far our class is sticking with the program. Once we fi...
Once you finish your BSN/RN at a nursing school in Florida (or wherever you are led) you can check out the Master's program at UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) They have a Neonatal Nurse Practicioner Program. The address is below but ...
hmarandola replied to Spidey's mom's topic in California
This forum is a welcome addition! I am a first semester Junior in a BSN program in Oakland, CA. We start putting hands on patients this semester and tomorrow I will start my Mental Health Clinical at a hospital in Berkeley. My stomach is very unse...
hmarandola replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn
My oldest daughter's name is not so unusual anymore: Gianna (Gee-ah-nah) but I rarely hear my youngest daughter's name anywhere else: Gracen (Gray-sen). I liked the name Grace but thought it was a bit oldfashioned. I had heard of the name Grayson ...
Dear Flaced, Are you at a Community College or 4-year program? I did my prereq's at my local Community College and they had a WONDERFUL transfew program and scholarship office. They did workshops for scholarships and had all local scholarships on t...
When I bought my laptop I went to three different computer stores in search for the best prices for a Sony...I kid you not...all three people who helped me said why do you want a Vaio? I asked them to take me to the best laptop and they each took me...
I think online courses seem attractive for obvious reasons...they are convenient. There are some courses that are partially online, so that it requires less class time but yet the class still meets once a week. I have taken nursing courses (at an a...
I am in a three year BSN program and I am starting my clinical rotations this Sept. (Junior 1) My mental health rotation is at a county hospital and I have been promised some interesting days. :) Am a bit apprehensive to be moving from theory to p...