SmashleyRN

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  1. open visitation/ 24/7

    We are open visitations anytime (to the parents) except between 7 and 7:30 am/pm. All parents/visitors must leave the unit so we can handover our kids to the next shift.
  2. NICU is the best!!!

    I would say definitely go for it! We always encourage our moms that breast is best and having someone that is able to teach them good techniques is so helpful! Also, you will have a 1 up on another candidate with no breast feeding experience.
  3. Starting off as a New Grad in the NICU--bad idea?

    I'm a new grad starting out in a level II NICU and I was also told in school to have med-surg experience before you specialize. However, from speaking to other nurses and nurse recruiters, this isn't really the case. If you want to switch out of NICU...
  4. What is your favorite scrub brand and why?

    Mobb Scrubs! http://www.mobbmedical.com They have a wide variety of cuts and styles and being female I love the tops that don't make me look like a box. Oh and their pants are super comfy and the elastic waists prevent any "plumber butt" The only d...
  5. New Grad hoping for NICU

    I recently graduated this past June and I am about to start on a Level II NICU in a week and a half! I am so nervous and excited its almost overwhelming! My organization offers the NRP and STABLE courses and I also have to get a Perinatal intensive c...
  6. Stressed out!

    I'm in Ontario and there are a lot of hospitals that have nicu's it all depends on where you are moving to. If you are moving in or around Toronto you will have a number of awesome hospitals to chose from such as Sick Kids, Mount Sinai, Toronto Gener...
  7. New Grad NICU Support Thread

    Thanks so much ChickensRN! I loved your little book! I do have a slight advantage with the holding babies and being comfortable around them from my 4 months on a pediatric cardiology unit! Most of our kiddies were congenital and under a year old. I'v...
  8. New Grad NICU Support Thread

    Hello All! I graduated from a BScN program in april this year and got my RN registration in August. I did my final placement in a well known pediatric hospital on their cardiology unit and fell in LOVE with caring for infants and children! I just int...
  9. George Brown vs Cenntennial BScN - RN

    I just recently graduated from the GBC/Ryerson program and I have to vote GBC! When I started 4 years ago the class sizes were excellent! You were split into 4 sections of about 40-50 people a section. For the major classes like Anatomy, Psych, Theor...