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    NICU vs. Med-Surg

    Gompers replied to kmftiko's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You can start in the NICU as a new grad. However, if you are at all interested in doing other areas of nursing later on in your career, I'd start out with adults. You will lose a lot of the skills...
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    Babies cut during c-sections?

    Gompers replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a baby come to our NICU before and after surgery when he was a few hours old. The forceps almost tore his ear completely off. As far as the cut during the c-section, I've seen that a few times...
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    Threat of needle sticks!!

    Gompers replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Go to http://www.salary.com to find out what nurses make in different parts of the country. There's huge range, just as the cost of living is a huge range. However, on the whole, office nurses make...
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    Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    Gompers replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so excited about the Mary Janes!!! I'm gonna have to get a pair, for sure. Are there pictures somewhere? EDITED TO ADD: http://www.journeys.com/catalog_detail.aspx?id=45894 Okay, good about...
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    Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    Gompers replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no! I just bought a pair of those in black to wear as clogs with regular clothes. I planned to wait and wear them in the fall and winter (I live in the frigid Midwest). Do you think that would...
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    Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Gompers replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey everybody! I just got back from my new OB's office and things went very well. BP was great, no protein in the urine, fetal heart tones in the 150's and baby was moving, uterus size was normal,...
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    Threat of needle sticks!!

    Gompers replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    There are plenty of sick people in doctor's offices, too. Actually, they might be MORE sick because if they haven't started treatment yet, and without antibiotics or antivirals on board, they can be...
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    Drug Testing At Hospitals

    Gompers replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    My husband didn't believe in contact highs until he was 18 and went to a Sublime concert at a tiny little club in Chicago. He said he walked out of there pleasantly stoned without touching the stuff...
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    subcutaneous IV fluids?

    Gompers replied to Cing_angels's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I wish they'd tried this with my aunt last week. She is on an experimental chemo at Mayo clinic and she got so sick that she was dehydrated and almost comatose. After admission to the hospital, it...
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    Threat of needle sticks!!

    Gompers replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should become a pharmacist instead. Takes same amount of time as a becoming a nurse practitioner. Seriously. You are going to hate every minute of nursing
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    Threat of needle sticks!!

    Gompers replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Most programs have you doing two years of clinicals, not one. Plus, as mentioned before, even with direct-entry nurse practitioner programs you may have to get some nursing experience as an RN. You...
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    Arterial sticks protocols

    Gompers replied to cajrio's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I work NICU, not PICU, but we also do arterial sticks... Once a nurse finishes her orientation, she takes a written test that covers IVs and lab draws after reading an information packet about them....
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    kids and being Nurse

    Gompers replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to have to keep working full time (well, 0.9 - 3 12's) after I have the baby. I plan to stay on nights and we think we've got it worked out... Every week I will work either Saturday or...
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    Children's Hospital/12 Hour shifts while in nursing school?

    Gompers replied to Babynurse83's topic in Texas Nursing

    when i was in nursing school, the first couple of years were my general education and science classes - they were either m-w-f or tu-th. but once the nursing classes started junior and senior year,...
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    short person wanting to work NICU

    Gompers replied to iHeartNICU's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Actually the NICU is probably one of the best places for you to work. I'm 4'10" and have worked in both med-surg (as a CNA) and the NICU (as an RN). Med-surg was a nightmere. I was always having to...
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    Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    Gompers replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Things are going okay, thanks for asking. :) 15 weeks and counting... I see the regular OB for the first time on Monday. I've been recording my blood pressure twice a day and it's been stable, same...
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    Pediarix/vaccinations

    Gompers replied to nikiw's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My friend's sister had two babies die of SIDS within 48 hours of recieving their 2 month vaccinations. Just a
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    Help, fellow NICU nurses!

    Gompers replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'll be completely honest. The longer you stay in the NICU, the harder it will be to transition back to adults one day. If you have the desire to try something new, do it now while your nursing...
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    Glucose Testing

    Gompers replied to nurseob7's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Don't worry - we had to do this for YEARS before we got the heel warmers. We just use very warm water - not hot. Our water on the unit doesn't get very hot to begin with. I mainly do this on bigger...
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    Week #3

    Gompers replied to slu_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love that look that preemies give you when you put the bottle in their mouth and they have no interest in eating. It's just like a, "May I help you?" kind of a stare. "What? You mean you actually...
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    Week #3

    Gompers replied to slu_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Some units prefer to make all their Q3 or Q4 hour babies due on the exact same schedule, but we don't. The kids just kind of end up on one schedule or another - sometimes we'll ask the parents what...
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    where to get fingerprint check in chicago?

    Gompers replied to chelli73's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I guess it's changed since I took my boards in IL 8 years ago - we got fingerprinted at the N-CLEX testing center a few minutes before we took our boards. If this isn't how it's done anymore, I'd...
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    Glucose Testing

    Gompers replied to nurseob7's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You should ask your management if they'd consider getting an accucheck machine. We never had one until 2-3 years ago. We had asked for one, and the hospital had just bought all new ones and had to...
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    When circ's go bad...

    Gompers replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are way too many doc out there who need assistance with a lot of things, but they're too proud/egotistical/scared to ask. We've all worked with them in every part of the hospital. They're the...
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    books written by preemies

    Gompers replied to doularoz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The only reason I think I'd wait until after starting in the NICU is because, in the book, they don't talk about what's wrong with the baby by name all the time. The baby will describe his symptoms...