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  1. UA/UVC Lines and blue fingers/toes

    nicu4me replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the responses. It was nice to see the experience level of those that did. It was going through the UVC and yes, at 2mcg/kg/min, after I typed that I realized I didn't post it correctly....

  2. Nurses working harder than doctors?

    nicu4me replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    So reading these posts it seems as though people are saying that it depends upon WHAT kind of MD you are as to how hard you work. How about a dermatologist or an opthamologist or even a psychiatrist...

  3. Asthma - teaching a 30month old to use a spacer

    nicu4me replied to gecks's topic in General Nursing

    My problem was having them keep the nebulizer mask on long enough for the treatment itself.....so we just read a book, they can read picture stories, the more they talk into the mask the more they are...

  4. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    nicu4me replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    The day that i decided that becoming a NICU nurse was really more where I wanted to be and that adult nursing had nothing to do with me being a better NICU nurse (through med/surg experience, i was...

  5. Title confusion

    nicu4me replied to transnrs's topic in General Nursing

    last hospital put education after first name (relating to health care) RN BSN. this hosptial nothing but RN that includes all your NP and MS, so if you are a clin spec, or have extra certifications...

  6. How long did it take to get comfortable working in NICU

    nicu4me replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am new also and would rather have the 2 HFOV than 3 crying nipplers all due at the same time. However, it's a nice break from not knowing what is going to happen during the shift as far as orders,...

  7. First medication error & on new graduate orientation :(

    nicu4me replied to gardenia09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had an instructor say that we will all one day make a med error. It's taken me a over a year, but I finally made one. And it was a big one. Pharmacy sent up the wrong dose, the tech filled it the...

  8. giving meds that are less than 0.1 cc

    nicu4me replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    what size syringe are you able to give 0.005cc with safely? You have to draw up your caffeine or does the

  9. giving meds that are less than 0.1 cc

    nicu4me replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    methadone

  10. pain management in infants with chest tubes

    nicu4me replied to dopeyrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    None of our babies on HFOV or conventional vents are ever on narcotics, unless they had a recent perforation/OR and then they wean over 2 days. I don't understand, adults are always sedated. These...

  11. Drowning at new job!!

    nicu4me replied to keira30's topic in Orthopedic

    My first job was ortho. It is hard, the patients are hard and seem to forget that they can move the other parts of their bodies that they didn't get operated on. I felt like this too and ended up...

  12. pins and rubberbands for CPAP

    nicu4me replied to uma1ashok's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we use the stockinette hats that are seperate from the prongs. We use pins/rubberbands and then an OB folded and taped under the chin, make the tape long enough to go onto the top part of the head...

  13. one yr of adult now nicu - scared

    nicu4me posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Have been reading through this site and found some supportive things on the general nursing forum posts, but didn't see anything specific about transitioning to NICU from adult nursing. I have had one...

  14. one yr of adult now nicu - scared

    nicu4me replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have 12 weeks one week classroom and the rest floor time going from nipplers to HFOV doubles. Seems like I am given the assignments that the othes would never have. Why have the same RN take two...

  15. How does NICU experience transfer to adults?

    nicu4me replied to mtbikegirl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just started a thread to the opposite of this a couple of days ago, I went from adult nursing (1 year exp ) to NICU and am having a huge confidence issue. I feel like I know nothing. Other posters...

  16. one yr of adult now nicu - scared

    nicu4me replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry, I mean that I silence and listen and only have to pop off to weigh (yes, we have to get kids out every noc, vent/bubble/HFOV, etc. (unless they are in one of our few specialty beds) or when we...