Bailarina

Bailarina has 3 years experience and specializes in Neonatal.

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1. Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

   Bailarina replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi Gompers, Congratulations!:balloons: Well, I am a NICU nurse and my son low and behold ended up in MY NICU where I worked. He wasn't a preemie, he was term with sugar issues, and ended up staying...

2. RNC exam?

   Bailarina replied to Bailarina's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks for the info! i have 3 years experience and my hospital will reimburse for the exam plus give a TINY bit more pay hourly so I figured it's worth it. I want to take my time studying for it the...

3. Former NICU moms becoming NICU nurses?

   Bailarina replied to fmrnicumom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I did it backwards, I was a NICU nurse first and then became a NICU mom! My son was in the NICU for a couple of weeks and I was already a NICU nurse. Boy did I get to experience it from the other...

4. RNC exam?

   Bailarina posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Has anybody on here taked the neonatal RNC exam? If so how do you go about taking it? Is there a website with the info? I would like to take it next year but I am not even sure where to start!

5. needle size, IM injection neonate

   Bailarina replied to anaicca's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   yep 27 gauge here

6. Nursery to NICU.... ?

   Bailarina replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I would think that having newborn nursery experience would be a great asset in transferring to the NICU. Does your hospital offer an internship program for the NICU and if so is that an option? Good...

7. NICU duties

   Bailarina replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We also keep head mid-line for 96 hours and initiate a minimal stimulation protocol for babies less than 32

8. how long have you been...

   Bailarina replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I've been in the NICU for 2 years and plan on staying there long-term. I can't see doing any other type of nursing, I love my

9. NICU duties

   Bailarina replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi Gompers, I was just wondering if you have seen a decrease in the incidence of head bleeds with the regular

10. Stress Scale

    Bailarina replied to KES's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    wow, everyday is so different. I have days where my stress scale is definitely a 10. I guess the lowest stress day would be a

11. Fort Worth-Dallas RN Jobs

    Bailarina replied to kcwolf200's topic in Texas Nursing

    ok, thanks for clearing up my

12. Fort Worth-Dallas RN Jobs

    Bailarina replied to kcwolf200's topic in Texas Nursing

    Do you mean TCU? I didn't think TWU had a CRNA program. Maybe I'm wrong, do they have one

13. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    Bailarina replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks for your

14. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    Bailarina replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas Nursing

    I work in a big hospital in Dallas and still make horrible money. My base salary as an RN, BSN with 2 years experience is

15. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    Bailarina replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas Nursing

    Nursing in TX is ok, I love my job in a level 3 NICU. However, salary rates for nurses are horrible in TX