BittyBabyGrower

BittyBabyGrower MSN, RN

NICU, PICU, educator

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  1. Harder to get hired with a BSN?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to cjog's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, it doesn't matter...we all get paid the

  2. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to kahlo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Don't do it! I have a friend that took a float job for L/D, postpartum and NICU and she was completely lost. She didn't feel safe at all. New grads need to start in one area and then move from...

  3. Would you consider a home birth?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, in my opinion, and all of my co-workes equaling over 100, we do think that delivering at an outlying hospital can be risky, especially if they don't have peds in house at all times. I believe...

  4. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    BittyBabyGrower replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, ChayNa, 24 weekers do survive and if the baby has had no problems such as a bleed in the brain, overwhelming infection, etc, then sometimes they need blood to replace what we have taken in labs...

  5. Would you consider a home birth?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you noticed, I said AT LEAST two a year. Last year we had 6, yes 6. And these were upper class well educated people. Bad things happen at the last moment and the kids end up going to a smaller...

  6. Would you consider a home birth?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gompers is right, this thread was asking us from our NICU side. Personally, if you want to do it and take the chance something is going to go down the tubes, that is your business, but as a NICU...

  7. Daily??? Newer nurses need "stand up" help!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...if any one of us got caught treating a new person like that we would be in deep doo-doo. You need to tell your NM that you aren't going to put up with this much longer, or you will be looking...

  8. NICU Rooming In before discharge

    BittyBabyGrower replied to angellady24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't have anywhere on our unit for the moms...we used to but they turned it into a storeroom There are moms that we tell that they have to come in and spend at least 4-5 feeds with the baby....

  9. Terminated? Do I get paid for unused paid time off?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    What does your human resources book say about maternity leave? Most places are 6weeks for a vag delivery and 8 weeks for a c/s unless you qualify for FMLA, then you get 12 weeks regardless. It is...

  10. looking for bath protocols

    BittyBabyGrower replied to jnsatc's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Little micros....they only get weighed once a week, so they get linen changes only if needed and we only wash them with sterile water and a tiny bit of soap in the cracks and crevices. They aren't...

  11. Complications from a CT scan???

    BittyBabyGrower replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was just coincidence! It sounds like an inner ear

  12. Docs and their dirty sharps...

    BittyBabyGrower replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    Where I work, it is hospital policy that they HAVE to take their sharps off the tray. A few years back we had a huge surge in needle sticks or scalpel slices and they were all related to trays. We...

  13. Cost of Orthotics/ Alternative Treatments for Plantar Fasciitis

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    Tell her to also always wear shoes, even in the house! I have a pair of isotoner slippers that have arch support in them, and I wear New Balance or Birkies. I have to use arch support in my other...

  14. can nurses intubate?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have to agree with Gompers...I'd have to ask what the legal department of the hospital has to say about all this. You are diagnosising and prescibing from what I read. I would just be very...

  15. holding BP/HR meds

    BittyBabyGrower replied to limabean's topic in General Nursing

    Since I work at a teaching hospital and there is always someone around, we do tell the doc that is covering that we are holding it. But, if you have specific guidelines that cover you if you hold it...

  16. Smoking around child w/resp. problems

    BittyBabyGrower replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    First, smoking during pregnancy does not equal getting asthma. It can cause a smaller baby, or a preemie who can have lung problems. Second...we send kids home to people like that all the time. I am...

  17. Primary nursing in the NICU

    BittyBabyGrower replied to KyElaine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes we do. Each baby has a primary and an associate on each shift. If it is a night primary, then they co-primary with a day shifter so that someone is there for rounds. For the chronics, we can...

  18. Question about FAS

    BittyBabyGrower replied to scottsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    FAS only occurs when the mom drinks during pregnancy. I don't think you can pin this on your

  19. What grows in your abdomen with a baby??

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like she needs a second

  20. do people say this to you?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to ftr_bb_catchr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's true, you hear that for any speciality! Just like to us NICU nurses we can't fathom working with adults in ICU or burn patients. I just tell them that yes, it is sad sometimes, but the rewards...

  21. on call in NICU

    BittyBabyGrower replied to preemie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They want us to start taking call and I certainly don't want to! I work my 3 days for a reason! And we would only get overtime if it is over 40 hours, which sucks for the ones of us that aren't full...

  22. Freezing breastmilk

    BittyBabyGrower replied to twallingrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our nutritionist told us that microwaving, besides the hot spots, breaks down the proteins and also some of the antibodies, that is why warm water or room temperature is preferred for thawing frozen...

  23. Freezing breastmilk

    BittyBabyGrower replied to twallingrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Never heard of it....heat will kill it,but you'll also kill off the proteins, that is why you don't microwave MBM. If we know a mom is CMV pos. she doesn't breastfeed. Do you have a huge amount of...

  24. dopamine and the neonate

    BittyBabyGrower replied to mmary2763's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, we filter Dopamine at our

  25. dopamine and the neonate

    BittyBabyGrower replied to mmary2763's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I understand where you are coming from about the TPN rate, but that will not affect the Dopamine rate because it is a constant rate on the Dopamine...the TPN isn't going to pull more Dopamine thru the...