justjenny

justjenny

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  1. NICU nurse scrubs question...

    justjenny replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is really interesting.....I have never heard of the scrub color identifying seniority! In our hospital scrub color identifies staff (Blue=RN Burgundy=RT etc..) We wear our scrubs in from home...

  2. what to expect in pay for RN

    justjenny replied to finola's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Beaumont is $23 and change for a new

  3. pregnant NICU nurses question?

    justjenny replied to rn_happy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Huh?!??!?!?!??? Our NICU babies have never left our unit, so there is NO RSV, and only an aspiration pneumonia....I would be more concerned with catching something from my kids coming home from school...

  4. Why use Buretrols?

    justjenny replied to Rxlover's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I actually had to google the word buretrol to find out what you were talking about! We use Alaris IV pumps which have a "guardrail" program that prevents errors. We have tried many times to test it...

  5. I was suprised...

    justjenny replied to jenni82104's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you know? We sit around and eat bon-bons all day To echo the above posters...it depends on the unit and the RN to patient ratio. I have been on units where the RN has 7 patients, is hanging...

  6. what to expect in pay for RN

    justjenny replied to finola's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yup, on the news a couple of weeks ago a "Big 3" supplier held interviews for a $10/hr job with NO benefits and 4,000 people applied!

  7. Co-bedding

    justjenny replied to nurse_snoopy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I heard that our unit used to years ago, and that something "bad" happened (ie: one of the twins died????? I dunno) anyway...It is a big NO-NO now.

  8. Magnet status?

    justjenny replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    Visit google.com and type in the search containing the words magnet and hospital and you will get tons of information. I work for a magnet hospital and I wouldn't work anywhere else.

  9. I don't know where to begin.

    justjenny replied to fathernurse2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just starting Nursing school can be a very difficult time. One of my instructors explained that she did not give out "study guides" and/or questions to study for the test because you should know all...

  10. pictures?

    justjenny replied to user9876's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You can try Google images http://www.images.google.com I had to find pics for a powerpoint presentation and spent a lot of time searching for images, but didn't find a whole lot. HTH

  11. Saving cord blood for infant transfusion??

    justjenny posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Have you ever heard of this, or does your hospital routinely do it? It seems to me that a patient population could be identified at delivery (ie: 26 wks and under) and the cord blood could be saved...

  12. Saving cord blood for infant transfusion??

    justjenny replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Okay, gotcha. I didn't see where you were going with the original post. Thanks for the info!!

  13. patients who LIE about their symptoms!

    justjenny replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty harsh statement, there. Maybe she lied and she wanted to go home because - she was scared - she couldn't afford what she knew she needed -who knows...??

  14. Saving cord blood for infant transfusion??

    justjenny replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the reply. Yep, I know all of that information (about saving cord blood, etc.) but I have never heard of it saved for the NICU. I googled "autologous cord blood transfusion" and found...

  15. new in the nicu...i feel behind, help me!

    justjenny replied to lccougar02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Don't use that type of a cheat sheet for too long...use it at first to develop a "rhythm" for your work but the goal is a SYSTEMATIC approach to each hands on with each baby. Whether it is a micro...

  16. Do some families just find ANYTHING to complain about...?

    justjenny replied to Erica1019's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny...sometimes the TV is helpful. We put scalp IVs into our babies sometimes and the parents are horrified (they think it is going into the baby's brain or something) but those who have watch...

  17. Any nurse recruiters out there?

    justjenny replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have my ADN and was hired before I graduated from nursing school (SE Mich) most everyone that I graduated with had a job lined up by graduation. The difficulty is when you want to go "further" in...

  18. pacifiers and preemies

    justjenny replied to RN4BABES's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I truly believe that any parent requesting no pacifiers does not fully understand their use in an NICU environment. I can argue both ways....as a young mother I stressed about some of the same things...

  19. Do some families just find ANYTHING to complain about...?

    justjenny replied to Erica1019's topic in General Nursing

    Just repeating what the other posters said....we once had a family member asking tons of questions so I referred her to the physician to answer her questions. After a wonderful explanation and a...

  20. Nursing job that doesn't have to deal with docs?

    justjenny replied to Luvbuble's topic in General Nursing

    I can recommend working in a magnet hospital. One of the criteria for magnet status the working relationship between physicians and RNs. I also firmly believe that it is possible to be treated with...

  21. IV Infiltration

    justjenny replied to Ellen59's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We almost never use PICCs on our unit...usually in the micro preemies or as a last resort. When we have an infiltrate we use hydrogel on it - either a big glob and then a tegaderm over it or a huge...

  22. I have really messed up.

    justjenny replied to Heather A.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for sharing your story and I the phrase that I like to remember during times like these is: "THIS TOO SHALL PASS" That goes for the good and the bad...but eventually your confidence will...

  23. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    justjenny replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... let me guess...you probably don't work full time midnights then..?? Our unit works 12 hr shifts and the midnight staff take two one hour breaks (IF their assignment allows for it - some nights...

  24. Glucose Testing

    justjenny replied to nurseob7's topic in NICU, Neonatal

  25. Week #3

    justjenny replied to slu_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ROFL!!! :lol2: This could be a whole thread in itself!! How about the...no, I'm not gonna suck on that thing...but I'm gonna look around and then stare at you and then drift off to sleep a little,...