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  1. Volunteer, does this time count on my resume?

    rockabye replied to rachelshusband's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt the op will be giving actual nursing care since this will eventually be for a new grad resume. There are actual nursing volunteer positions available, but I am not very familiar with them and...

  2. Why Nurses Book Off Work

    rockabye replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Ok first off, "book off work" is a Canadian expression meaning to take off work or "call in" (such as for sickness) and does not mean the op is incoherent. The study linked within the personal post...

  3. what's the difference between mom/baby and new born icu

    rockabye replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that m/b would be a great place to start. There you can learn the basics and see what "normal" and healthy newborns are like. I started out in NICU right away. I prefer taking care of the...

  4. nursing schools. May have screwed myself...

    rockabye replied to defhalotones's topic in General Students

    I am a little confused. Did you lose both your job and drop out of school? Did you fail your nursing classes? It can be really difficult to go to nursing school and have a full time job plus any...

  5. Volunteer, does this time count on my resume?

    rockabye replied to rachelshusband's topic in General Nursing

    Volunteering will not count as "nursing" experience, but it will show your motivation in working there and will also give you opportunity to know the staff and

  6. Is the universe trying to tell me something????

    rockabye replied to RN2B12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear the bad luck you are having with nursing schools. It is always important to know ahead of time what certain nursing schools require because each program can differ on their...

  7. Is it okay/appropriate to make a home-cooked gift to instructors?

    rockabye replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    Yes definitely cook something! From what I understand, nurses shouldn't accept money or gifts over 20$ (although I wouldn't feel right accepting anything personally). Whenever our patients' families...

  8. Am I Not fit for the Nicu?

    rockabye replied to JulielovesCody's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with baby rn in that your fear of seizures might have been your unfamiliarity with what a seizure was and how to deal with it. In nursing school I think I was anxious about most things, like...

  9. the *right* humor

    rockabye replied to trump1's topic in General Nursing

    You have a right to say you don't approve of something or are offended by it, but I personally feel like you are taking it way too far to actually punish or close this site. I don't think this site...

  10. Burned Out.

    rockabye replied to Gracian's topic in General Nursing

    I read your story and I'm sorry you are feeling so hopeless in your job search. I wish I had good advice for your situation. I think the quotes you mentioned are very encouraging and you shouldn't...

  11. the *right* humor

    rockabye replied to trump1's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been to this site, but there are many nurses with a morbid sense of humor. I think some nurses take it too far, but we do this in private away from patients/families and it does help...

  12. Your opinion please

    rockabye replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a non-profit hospital and the staffing is pretty much based on our census and acuity of our patients. I am mostly satisfied with my patient load but I also work in an ICU so our ratio can...

  13. Volunteering

    rockabye replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    I think they ask for the year commitment to weed out some people who may not be up to the job. The volunteer place has to do a background check, interview the volunteer to make sure they aren't crazy...

  14. Volunteering

    rockabye replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    After I started my nicu nursing job, I decided to try volunteering. I volunteered at another close hospital in a different field of nursing - an oncology floor. I had to commit to about 4 hours a...

  15. Anyone have dedicated NI lactation consultants?

    rockabye replied to UTVOL3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have at least 2 lactation consultants at our hospital which has a very large NICU. Unfortunately they serve all the mothers (OB and NICU) so they are very busy. They also only work weekdays and...

  16. Guidelines/ Requirement for one to one Nursing Care in a NICU

    rockabye replied to ona fofah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our ECMO and dialysis (if not on the machine) patients are always 1:1. Other than that, it is based on staffing and how sick the baby is expected to be (i.e. emergency surgery, unstable baby, baby...

  17. How often do you change clear fluids? Pressors in particular!

    rockabye replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We change all of our fluids/drips once a day (less chance of line infection if they get done together at once). If it is just clear fluid and only fluid hung in a particular port it will be changed...

  18. Eats on Feets Milk-Sharing

    rockabye replied to Serenyd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in a large NICU and have never seen a baby receiving donated breast milk. I attended a meeting once about breast milk by a lactation consultant and she said even though research studies show...

  19. visiting policy for unmarried fathers

    rockabye posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i was curious about what other hospitals had in place for visitation rights for fathers who aren't married to mother (which is increasingly becoming the norm) but want to see their babies, esp in...