mom2alyssa

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1. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

   mom2alyssa replied to sdg's topic in NICU

   Whew, what a discussion! I too am one of those "experienced med/surg turned NICU nurses"! I have 7 years of adult med/surg/CCU experience under my belt, and as told in my beginning posts, I decided to transfer to the NICU because of my experience...

2. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

   mom2alyssa replied to sdg's topic in NICU

   I didn't mean to offend any "non preemie mom RNs" out there. But, I--along with many other preemie moms I know--find great comfort in talking with someone who has been there. Albeit everyone's preemie is different, it is still comforting. And you ...

3. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

   mom2alyssa replied to sdg's topic in NICU

   I agree with fergus51. Having a healthy baby IS different from having a micropreemie. My daughter was a 580g 26 wkr and although I don't have anymore kids-I know it's different than having 38-40 healthy baby. I just started this week as a NICU nur...

4. new here-from adults to NICU

   mom2alyssa replied to mom2alyssa's topic in NICU

   Thank you Kathy for your kind words. I am in Greenville, NC at Pitt County Memorial Hospital--level III NICU. Renee

5. new here-from adults to NICU

   mom2alyssa posted a topic in NICU

   Well, I lied :) ....I'm really not new here. I actually posted here many months ago when I was playing around with the idea of transferring to the NICU. I have been in adult nursing for about 6.5 years. My dd was a 26 wkr-580g- that spent 3 month...

6. Parent support

   mom2alyssa replied to kitty29's topic in NICU

   I am fairly new to the board....have posted once about how it would be to work in the NICU if you've had a preemie before (I've been an RN for 6 years and thinking about transferring to NICU), but I didn't get much response. So if any of you get a c...

7. how may procedures per day

   mom2alyssa replied to ENDOgal's topic in Gastroenterology

   I was amazed to see the replies to this question. We do anywhere between 35 and 60 cases a day (60 is a BAD day!) this is including 24 ph, breath hydro, manometry(rectal also). We do sometimes 3 ERCPs a day. We have 6 rooms (6th being the ERCP ro...

8. new member--RN and mom to a preemie

   mom2alyssa posted a topic in NICU

   Hello! I am new to this board. I am an RN currently working in an endoscopy lab,and the mother to a preemie- but I am interested in transferring to our NICU--. Here's my story: I developed severe pre-ec at 26 weeks and delivered my miracle 2 days...