rox4synch

rox4synch specializes in NICU,Mother-Baby,Gyn,Massage.

Latest Activity

1. Getting "Called Off"

   rox4synch replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

   I was hired to work post-partum on a low-volume (50-90 births a month) hospital birth unit. I am not cross-trained to L&D, so when there are no labor patients I frequently get asked if I'd like to...

2. TPN Tubing Change

   rox4synch replied to donnuchi's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   TPN tubing changed every 72hrs, unless drastic glucose, protein or lyte concentration changes which warrants tubing change with that TPN. TPN tubing may need to be changed sooner when/if high glucose...

3. NEC from an OG??

   rox4synch replied to lccougar02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I can't imagine though how a baby would get a perf'd stomach from an og. In 14 years of working NICU, I have seen one case of a perf'd stomach from an og in which an "inexperienced" RN used the stylet...

4. RN-BSN online???

   rox4synch replied to carebear_21's topic in Virginia Nursing

   Hi, I did VCU's RN to BSN program, graduated in 2000. It was a fairly new program back then and required going to an off-campus site (based on where you live) one weekend a month for actual classes...

5. Master's Level Career Advice

   rox4synch replied to TRAUMARN96's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Hi, One of my nursing peers/friends chose to get an MBA versus MSN, and she took a job as a product rep!! She's making big bucks, but she does spend alot of time "on the road" with various hospital...