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  1. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    nicu4me replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Paper charting......... SIGN YOUR NAMES ON THE MARS AND THE FLOAT SHEETS AFTER I LEAVE..... do not do this on my time when I am ready to give y our report at 7. YOU HAVE 12 HOURS TO SCRIBBLE YOUR...

  2. Bad Decision -- Huge Amount of Debt, Need Advice

    nicu4me replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    Many older students are first time students. They cannot live with their parents, they may have married and had their children young and stayed home with them. Do not be discouraged from starting...

  3. March of Dimes: Less than 39 weeks

    nicu4me replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes they are implementing it in our area. Never seen such an influx around a certain holiday of a bunch of 37 weekers where moms just couldn't wait anymore. Most of them ended up on BCPAP and slow...

  4. JCAHO in relation to NICU care

    nicu4me replied to HurleyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have that comment thing available but I don't think i have ever used it. I push accept. Then I call the NNP or neo with it, document (long hand charting) and also in the medical chart itself under...

  5. Would you take a pay cut?

    nicu4me replied to nicu4me's topic in General Nursing

    it would be between 7 to 10,000/yr. plus limited overtime available to fill in when one needs a new fridge (haha). but the hours are great. Really when it was broken down like that I think of all the...

  6. Do you really like your endo job?

    nicu4me posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    I have an interest in endo, however, I wondered why people like it? For me the fast turnover of patients would be great. Can someone describe their schedules or/and their call schedule? It's a...

  7. Help to change positions or not?

    nicu4me posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am having a hard time trying to decide if I should change positions or not. One job is in an outpatient area of the same hospital with daytime hours, 4 days a week and 1 weekend on call a month....

  8. older babies in level 3

    nicu4me posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, just wanted to know if any of you like it when your assignment is a former micro preemie or term baby that is now "chronic" and still in the nicu (level 3 and level 2 is all in one unit) and you...

  9. bcpap & nare/septum damage

    nicu4me posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, I have looked through other posts on bcpap and how some units rarely use vents for very long. We have the old fashioned fancy safety pins and hat combo and cannulaide. We are trying to use it as...

  10. nicus with high hiring rates/preceptor burnout?

    nicu4me posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, just wanted to ask any of you that have BUSY NICUs that hire groups of 5-8 nurses (RN's with previous or new grad mixes) about 3-4 times a year, about as many as when one group gets off at 16...

  11. NICU nurses day!!

    nicu4me posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wondering what your unit did for you on NICU nurses'

  12. Nursing Documentation-if you didn't document it, you didn't do it!

    nicu4me replied to ChiSmile6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Chart dr paged, what time and no return call times. Just write it on your papers. Also what your concern was. Going to court, they won't remember and will not back you up in most cases. Ours is...

  13. Night differentials

    nicu4me replied to cspink's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just call and ask. You should know before accepting a shift it may make a difference in your

  14. Am I a backstabber or just a concerned co-worker?

    nicu4me replied to Dramqueenie1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My two cents. Please stay out of it. They already know her personality. If it is a classroom setting they see her enough. Especially when she went missing and is sleeping during class. Your class...

  15. NICU NURSES....labeling breast milk???

    nicu4me replied to schoolnurseadmin's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    regular hospital labels (that go on our labs, etc) are on the milk bottles. Checked by two nurses, comparing it to the ID band taped to the babies isolette. Our babies do not wear ID bands that are...

  16. Anyone get out of a ticket just for being an RN?

    nicu4me posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Got pulled over, had my name badge on and cop says its ok, I never ticket RN's. Anyone else ever get that lucky? Got a warning though. Didn't flaunt my badge either! Maybe I should leave it in...

  17. Am I doing the right thing - career change to nursing?

    nicu4me replied to WDW4ever's topic in General Students

    Maybe you can use your law degree helping people with malpractice cases? Maybe you can feel like you're helping people more that way? Have you done pro bono work for say the homeless? Those trying...

  18. Student Loan absorption

    nicu4me replied to Going2BaRN's topic in General Nursing

    For myself, I figured I was too old to promise myself after graduating to any hospital in the area. Find out what you are interested in. Your hospital may not even have a NICU, peds, mental health...

  19. what makes a good nicu parent?

    nicu4me replied to wrensmommy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Treat us with respect. Respecting the parent is top priority for me and I always show it, but perhaps it is the anxiety, but you have to learn to trust us. This is an intensive care unit. Please...

  20. Floating PCT/CCP/Techs/CNA's

    nicu4me replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we had registry PCT's. Some used the opportunity to be lazy and unaccountable others were glad for the change of scenery. Most were the best in the hospital. Got along with them great....

  21. I got fired at a nursing assistant now what!

    nicu4me replied to lilwhitfkd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She means you using all caps, it means you are shouting in email land. I'm suprised about all the nice words of kindness you have received, let us know what

  22. Measuring urine output

    nicu4me replied to 3yrDiploma's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our ER needed a foley for a few month old baby and we didn't even stock them small enough. What fr.size do you use? We don't use diapers on anything smaller than 1000 grams, we have no wee pees we...

  23. busy or slow

    nicu4me posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just wondering if anyone is seeing a downward trend in the number of mulitiples or just a general census decline? If so for how long in your

  24. Measuring urine output

    nicu4me replied to 3yrDiploma's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Always weigh the diapers too, had a sick one the other noc and the NNP wanted my output in order to give addition fluids (bolus). It makes a difference in your lab values as well. I can't imagine...

  25. Insured RN Suffering from Incurable Disease

    nicu4me replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yeah, I had to purchase my meds from Canada becuase one of them were generic there. I was very choosy and somewhat leary about it but if the Canadians are ok with the generic, I was too. Maybe that...