thank you to all the kind and thoughtful posters. i know i am new to allnurses because i haven't posted that many times before, although i have been reading posts on here every now and then for the...
thank you i didn't mean that all 100 nurses are nasty to me. SOME are nice and supportive (and thank heavens for them!!!!!)... some are indifferent ... some are a little cold or nasty ... and some...
thank you everyone. i will take everything you said and think about it. i have been thinking about going to the EAP, i will have to find out more information about it. i will call today. my other...
if anyone has any kind words or practical, constructive advice to give - i'd be very grateful. i am being eaten ALIVE at work right now. yes, i have worked in various professions over many years and...
love being a NICU nurse, but it's very hard. i work in a large Level III unit, and everyone has their own opinion on how to do things properly. they all contradict each other. i have one person tell...
asdjkl replied to kimbittybabyrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal
we have a bar code bracelet on the infant (unless it's a new micro). then, we also have a bar code bracelet on the baby's lead cable or pulse ox cable. that way, we can easily scan the bracelet tied...
it is one of those things where the 'policy' says that we are supposed to do it with two people, but everyone really does it by themselves and if you are asking someone for help "just" to reposition a...
new RN, i'm just starting to have kids on Avea vents, will then move to HFOVs / Jets. any tips for repositioning babies with ETTs on vents? i have had people on the unit tell me to hold the tube and...