catlover314

catlover314

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  1. Simply Thick

    catlover314 replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't use SimplyThick either. I got curious about studies though and found an interesting piece of research: http://www.haspghan.org/sub/position_papers/DERG.pdf See pages 7-8. Also found out...

  2. NNP hours?

    catlover314 replied to jenjo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our coverage is 24/7 in house. All days have one 24 hr shift person assigned and one 12 hr day person for extra coverage/education/research. They all do some amt of 24 hr shifts. In addition there...

  3. Trisomy 18 question...

    catlover314 replied to Kaseyrn2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are a medium-sized unit and see maybe one every other year or so. We send these kids home with home health and the service sometimes evolves into hospice. I think that's a good route for the...

  4. Lab results reporting

    catlover314 replied to catlover314's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Am finding the responses very helpful...anyone else want to reply? I am trying to get a feel for what is standard practice in NICUs across the country with regard to hand-transcribing of lab

  5. nicu nurse ///interested in traveling nurse positions

    catlover314 replied to ceceliaL's topic in Travel

    I had a great time at Denver Children's NICU. Nice staff, lots of travelers. Good ratios. Interesting pts. Valley Presbyterian in Van Nuys California: Nice staff, wouldn't go there again....

  6. Negative Work Environment, HELP!

    catlover314 replied to nurseamena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nurseamena: Sounds like you have "hit the wall". Somewhere between 6-12 months out of school or in a new work environment lots of people suffer a crisis of confidence. I hit the wall as a new NICU...

  7. need crash course in CM101!

    catlover314 replied to minneRN's topic in Case Management

    There is a good bboard at rncasemanager.com The site makes several references to CM reference texts that are available. I learned on the job. The medicare web site is good for getting up to date...

  8. About productive hours per patient day?

    catlover314 replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    I am also interested in NICU hppd. Any info,

  9. Newborn Safety

    catlover314 replied to Quailfeather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Glad to hear Nathan is on the mend. I have seen several hospitals that require Mom's to sign a release of responsibility when having the baby in bed with them, whether its on postpartum, pediatrics...

  10. New traveler. Las Vegas?

    catlover314 replied to rnjoy's topic in Travel

    I worked Sunrise many years ago as a traveler (late 80's). It was truly the most awful place I had ever worked. I have no recent information on it however, maybe they've fixed the problems...would...

  11. Embarassing Question

    catlover314 replied to NewTraveler's topic in Travel

    American Mobile took money back from my acct. They had overpaid me. Would have preferred they contact me first, but instead poof! Gone. I asked them about it and they said "we overpaid, we can...

  12. I need tips to help a friend hire case managers

    catlover314 replied to Quickbeam's topic in Case Management

    Another thought might be that perhaps working for an insurance company could be perceived as NOT working for the pt...Maybe the lack of applicants is a perception issue that its harder to advocate for...

  13. Who does the chart reviews at your hospital?? Now that you are "computer charting?"

    catlover314 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Chart auditing can be the task of any number of titles, depending on the institution's job descriptions. You might be looking for performance improvement, quality, utilization, or case management...

  14. NICU travel to Hawaii?

    catlover314 replied to nicuash79's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I traveled to Hawaii, 6 months on Oahu. Verrry interesting. Pts from all over the pacific, things I'll never see again unless SDak becomes tropical. I found the people lovely and warm, but haoles...

  15. Help with Hawaii assignments??

    catlover314 replied to nicuash79's topic in Travel

    I floated a fair amount to PICU and to the Special Care Unit, forget the real name of the place...long term vent patients. I thought it was ok but I know several other travelers felt they were...

  16. Help with Hawaii assignments??

    catlover314 replied to nicuash79's topic in Travel

    I worked 26 weeks at Kapiolani in the NICU. It was unlike any other NICU I'd experienced, partly because of the isolation...its the tertiary center for the Pacific, so you see lots of interesting...

  17. Travelers from SD????

    catlover314 replied to rncopper's topic in Travel

    thanks

  18. Travelers from SD????

    catlover314 replied to rncopper's topic in Travel

    Have been looking for the article you mention and cannot find...can you tell me which section of the paper it was in or the writer's name?

  19. ER Case Management

    catlover314 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Case Management

    There is a discussion about ED Case Management on the RNCaseManager.com board you might find helpful in locating other ED