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I was hoping to get some clarification on how doctors will choose to treat suspected infections with amp, gent, tobra, or vanc. This is before the blood cultures come back. Do you know why newborns suspected of infection at birth will get amp and g...

Also, why you want this job and what makes you the best candidate for hire! good luck!

What does management have to say on the issue? Not listening to advice or coming up with ways to effectively address complaints is the issue they need to solve. Otherwise, they won't be able to sugarcoat the low morale.

I always clamp the tubing too, but my rationale is to prevent back flow of the meds and flush, especially if the stomach is full. The only way air is going to get in the stomach is if you purposefully push air in through a syringe, or if the tubing i...

I haven't vented a mickey button but I do vent NG and OG tubes frequently. I always do your "first" method and I have never vented as you describe in your "second" method nor do I understand how that would constitute as venting the patient for 10 to ...

Yr'neh - pronounced (your-nay-ah) - It was for a little girl and mom said its "Henry" spelled backwards, named after her father. I thought Henrietta would have been cuter.

We use them on micros, but obviously not on top of them lol! Before we consistently used z-flos, it was not uncommon to use them for positional support like for part of the nest wall. I also used to see other nurses putting the micros prone on top of...

I think you will definitely be more marketable having worked in the NICU and your background experience. I also suggest trying to land a NICU clinical rotation if your nursing school offers one. Hopefully the job market improves by the time you gradu...

Congrats on your NICU job! I also think that it was wonderful of you to foster special needs NICU graduate preemies. My hospital once had CNAs, but due to budget cuts they have since phased them out too so now we only have RNs in the NICU. They used...

Really? At my hospital the first thing they look at is contaminated IV lines and tend to want to blame the nurses for not following the protocol to keep them clean when broken into.

Didn't they cut the trial short for surfactant too due to the early dramatic improvements? All drugs take awhile before they are widely accepted and the uses are approved of. It is going to take years of studies on Avastin for ROP to make sure those ...

LOL I think we turned this thread from anyone familiar with the zaky to anyone familiar with the z-flow! I believe per the manufacturer that the z-flo is only supposed to last 1 month and then be disposed of. We are supposed to wean them off the z-f...

At my hospital, the only difference between full-time and part-time status is that part-time receives no free life-insurance and they don't have to work as many week-end and holiday requirements. Instead of doing 3 12-hour shifts a week, part-time wo...

Most hospitals in a hurricane zone have plans for natural disasters. You can usually find these plans by just asking management. You want to bring non-perishable food and bottles of water, toiletries, linens, and some change of clothes. Some hospital...

My co-workers with kids claim to see their family more with the 12-hour night-shifts than working days. On day-shift you leave for work before your kids are awake and by the time you come home past 7pm, the kids are generally getting ready for bed. I...

Wait the 2 days for results and try to distract yourself as much as you can to prevent thinking about the test.

Yep we have been doing this recently and it is going fine so far. And yes, the opthamologist does the procedure! The nurses are left with a lot of round the clock eye-drop meds to administer.

OK great, that would be your best opportunity! The managers are probably going to be the ones with the most say in who gets hired so if you can get their contacts that would help. Be sure to make the best impression during your NICU clinicals and ask...

Does your school offer any clinical opportunities to work in a NICU? I didn't go to school in Houston, but those students who did extended clinicals in a NICU definitely had an upper hand in the hiring process. I knew of 2 NICU nursing techs in schoo...

Yes, we have had a few parents purchase zakys for their babies in the NICU. I like them a lot and think it is very comforting for the babies and helps with positioning. It is basically a beanbag shaped like a hand and arm and come in a bunch of color...

Yes, it is true. I met my manager for the first time at a job fair. If you are a nursing student in clinicals, that's also another way to meet the manager on the unit. Networking with other nurses always helps too. ETA: By the way, I still went throu...

I'm no psychologist, but are you really keeping your son's best interest in mind with this move? He has Asperger's and even though you enjoy moving and changing, it could have negative effects on him since I know children, especially one's with speci...

Just curious.... so why are you leaving your son's father and grandmother to move 4 hours away where you know nobody? I knew a coworker who was single and also worked weekend nights. Her neighbor would watch her kids on the weekends in exchange for ...

Really webcam use? Is that what I think it is and parents can access a webpage to see 24/7 video of their baby? If that's the case, I don't see that happening. I can't imagine all the problems that would cause. I don't think parents want to tune in a...

I personally think it's human nature for people to assume other people are going to keep trying to continue to move up on the ladder instead of just enjoying where they are now. As soon as I finished my bsn, my family kept wanting to know when I am g...