carriec

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1. Trying to transfer to Level II Nursery

   carriec replied to my2sons's topic in NICU

   :rotfl: I AGREE ALSO!!I also went straight to the NM and spoke with her...It was so much easier, and they DO higher nurses without NICU experience..The fact that you do have nursing experience PERIOD puts you ahead of the game!!! GOOD LUCK!!!

2. Unhappy 22 Weeker

   carriec replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   Gosh, that sounds a lot like our unit, except for the 1-2 babies is more like 3 babies....grower feeders 4.... We used to have a lot of 1 on 1 nursing care for our sick babies, but it seems like we're always short staffed, and that makes it very hard...

3. 35 weeker with dips in heart rate-concern?

   carriec replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU

   Sorry, I'm new at this........ moving on......

4. Unhappy 22 Weeker

   carriec replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   Some of the girls in our nicu has donated things like an exosaucer, and a bouncy seat with toys, also we buy neat mobiles and those water aquarium things... I know that all units are different....Some babies have their own rooms..ours is all open, so...

5. Need opinion from experienced NI nurses, please...

   carriec replied to gypsyatheart's topic in NICU

   That hospital in California sounds like heaven for a NICU nurse!! I'm so sorry that you had a night like that....I think one thing I've learned being a nicu nurse is learning to open my already big mouth and tell the charge nurse that she needs to as...

6. Neonatal nurse advice!

   carriec replied to Special_kay85's topic in NICU

   Sure thing Special Kay!! I've been a Nicu nurse for 9 years....Well, like a lot of things we learn in school, we don't use all of it... I can tell you that I use my math to do things like double check medication drips...(like the doctor will order it...

7. 35 weeker with dips in heart rate-concern?

   carriec replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU

   I Also think it is a low resting heart rate... But with the feeding issue also, it makes you think that maybe there is something else that you need to look at...Was the mom GBS positive? Maybe baby showing some signs....

8. Unhappy 22 Weeker

   carriec replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   Sometimes I don't know how I do it myself

9. Unhappy 22 Weeker

   carriec replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU

   I'm so sorry that you had a day like that..I can tell you I've had lots of days like that! It makes me very angry.Angry at the doctors for holding on too long..Angry at everyone to be quite truthfully.. It seems like I see few miracles in these cases...

10. Crash Sections

    carriec replied to Mofe'ny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We transported a baby to our nicu once who had been a product of a small hospital without someone to do the spinal in time..did local csection due to an abruption, and baby was very sick...went into DIC and now is 3 years old and severely mentally re...

11. Who Attends C Sections?

    carriec replied to NEOMEMA's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a level III NICU....During the weekdays, we have an NNP who attends all c-sections, meconium, and forceps deliveries with either a resident or another nurse.... On the weekends and nights, it's a resident or NNP from the NICU, with one RN f...

12. Has anybody here lost a preemie?

    carriec replied to pinkcrush6988's topic in General Nursing

    i just want you to know that i work in a nicu where babies pass, and their family always stay in my thoughts and prayers. the nurses that work with me talk of different babies all of the time, and i feel like every family is special.even though your ...

13. Weekend Staffing

    carriec replied to Kathleen Case's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a unit coordinator that works only weekends (Saturday and Sunday).We work every third weekend on our unit, and if Friday's are worked in conjunction with a Sat and Sun, they count as our weekend time... prn nurses must work one shift every 6 week...