rnay312

rnay312 has 7 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. 5 Weird Questions Patients Have Asked As An OB Nurse

   rnay312 replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm a NICU nurse and attend deliveries frequently. I hear the circumcision and weight question occasionally, but my favorite is a father's response to his newborn's molded cone head: "Is it going to...

2. First Neonatal Death

   rnay312 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi all, I have worked in a Level II NICU for about 2.5 years. I absolutely love my job. Luckily, our babies are mostly stable so deaths are few and far between, but I knew I wouldn't be spared...

3. Night shift RN's :Do you eat in the morning after your shift?

   rnay312 replied to DesertSky's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I eat dinner (my breakfast) before I go in, have a snack at 2200, eat lunch at 0100, have a snack at 0500, and eat breakfast (my dinner) when I get home. I love to eat. I eat healthy food, but...

4. Feeling guilty about calling in sick.

   rnay312 replied to Becca, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I was in almost exactly the same situation, except I called in 15 minutes before my shift. I felt a little queasy but brushed it off to nerves, but as soon as I got in the car I started vomiting. I...

5. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   rnay312 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1. Arizona 2. 3 years experience 3. NICU 4. $29.99/hr 5. $5.20/hr flat differential for night shift 6. No

6. A mother's touch: NICU nurse helps dying mom bond with newborn

   rnay312 replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   This is beautiful and heart

7. Recurrent Nightmares About Work

   rnay312 replied to rnay312's topic in General Nursing

   I am an anxious person in general (not to the point of having to be medicated, I've never taken a benzo in my life.) But I think it can be a good stress that drives me to do a good job at work, to...

8. Recurrent Nightmares About Work

   rnay312 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I'm just curious if anyone has recurrent bad dreams about work. I have this dream about once a month - that it's 0300 (I work 1900-0730) and I haven't done my initial assessments or passed out...

9. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

   rnay312 replied to fm1089's topic in General Students

   I have a similar story. I was a nursing student watching a lady partsl hysterectomy, wearing all the surgical garb. The nurse I was assigned to told me if I start to feel faint to just sit in a chair...

10. I have a NICU internship interview!!

    rnay312 replied to Contrail's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't really have any advice other than be yourself, but I just wanted to say congratulations and I'm jealous!! Good

11. Dayshifters - do you take a breakfast break as soon as you get to work?

    rnay312 replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

    Is this serious? Two and a half hours of break time when you only get one unpaid half hour? Do you work in the

12. I ♥ downstaffing!

    rnay312 replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    I get excited too! In fact, I got that call

13. Unhappy in Job

    rnay312 replied to Unhappy RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for just over a year on a neuro unit and trust me, at four months all I wanted to do was run away. But I stuck to it knowing that the feeling is completely normal (sick to my stomach...

14. Nurses not making enough...wait what?

    rnay312 replied to Reese2012's topic in General Nursing

    And for the record, I don't think CNAs are paid nearly enough either. It doesn't matter that an RN has more of an educational background, CNA jobs are physically demanding and worth a heck of a lot...

15. Nurses not making enough...wait what?

    rnay312 replied to Reese2012's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. They did not truly know what they were getting into. You do not realize the enormous responsibility shouldered by nurses until it's on YOUR shoulders. Maybe it's not entirely exhausting in...