RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. What are FBC and NPM units?

    RN4NICU replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, this is hilarious. I work in a neonatal unit and had no idea what these were. Granted, mine is a neonatal ICU and would not fit within the realm of either abbreviation, but the hospitals where...

  2. Breyer State- anyone heard of them

    RN4NICU replied to rjflyn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    LOL, it looks as if that is about all you would be qualified to do with a degree from

  3. Resignation Via E-Mail

    RN4NICU replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    Rule #2 about emails, Never send something via email that you can't talk about in person. There is an electronic record of it, even if it was never

  4. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    RN4NICU replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lien is the right to take and hold or sell the property of a debtor as a payment for a debt or security for a

  5. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    RN4NICU replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, it would depend on circumstance. I tend to not carry personal protective equipment around with me. You never know who you are dealing with or what you are exposing yourself to. I would...

  6. Macular degeneration

    RN4NICU replied to happylush's topic in General Nursing

    Dry form is most common (90% of cases) - does not usually cause severe vision loss, but it can progress to the more severe wet form, so regular checkups with an opthamologist are recommended. Wet form...

  7. Student project on the caring of families of patients by nurses

    RN4NICU replied to amandarez's topic in General Nursing

    I took it to mean emotional support. If they need a nurse for themselves, I would have to tell them "look, the ER is that

  8. Nursing Model vs Medical Model

    RN4NICU replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is holistic and focused on health whereas medicine is problem-based and focused on illness. Nurses are also charged with protecting the patient (if need be) from medical incompetence. No...

  9. Working conditions vs. Professional recognition

    RN4NICU replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    In a way, it seems that one would bring the other. In other words, if we were better respected as professionals, it would be expected that we work under more professional conditions, rather than...

  10. Student project on the caring of families of patients by nurses

    RN4NICU replied to amandarez's topic in General Nursing

    1 - the family is often stressed, (this is no excuse for violent or abusive behavior) so don't take things too personally 2 - most important - YOUR PATIENTS ARE YOUR PRIORITY - don't let needy family...

  11. Please Explain "Agency Nursing" to me. Thanks!

    RN4NICU replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Agency Nurses

    A warm body is a warm body most places. If you've got a pulse and a license you're pretty much equal. By the way, for the most part - agency nurses will do better than staff RN's but I can't say...

  12. nurse practitioner or RN?

    RN4NICU replied to koan's topic in General Nursing

    You could be. More money for the MSN is absolutely not guaranteed. Especially not if you go into education (teaching in, say, a BSN program), but applies to NPs as well. Depending on the local...

  13. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    RN4NICU replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about some of you folks, but when I go to the mall, or the market, or the doctor, nobody ever says to me "oh, you're a nurse, you take care of people - no charge" Therefore - I need...

  14. Interesting - new "bedside manners" test for med students -

    RN4NICU replied to u-r-sleeepy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah, it will be great if they ever bother to do it again after they pass the

  15. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

    RN4NICU replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone looked into/had the new laser therapy for carpal

  16. Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

    RN4NICU replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you mattsmom - people already think all nurses do is wipe butts anyway. I'm so sick of that stigma I could just

  17. Online Statistics class

    RN4NICU replied to lyv33's topic in Online Distance Learning

    http://outreach.uwyo.edu/correspondence/index.htm look under course listings - STAT 2050

  18. University Of Wyoming Online

    RN4NICU replied to paula77720's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey, did you take the exam yet? I had to take mine today too. My proctor's office was closed last week. It wasn't too bad, I guess. I don't think it focused on what he said it would focus on,...

  19. YAY!!! I got accepted!!!!

    RN4NICU replied to TXNURSE26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :balloons: :balloons: woot!! :balloons: :balloons: ~~ congratulations!

  20. How often do you use transducers with UVCs?

    RN4NICU replied to kmaryniak's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Always with UACs, very rarely with UVCs.

  21. $12 an hour?!

    RN4NICU replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I get what you are saying. I would love to see all health care professionals earn more. But financial compensation is not for manual labor - in any career. It is an incentive and reward for those who...

  22. $12 an hour?!

    RN4NICU replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I value the CNAs as well, but I disagree about them not being rewarded enough financially. It is not about the work, it is about the level of ultimate responsibility. They do not have it. The only...

  23. Why agency pay more?

    RN4NICU replied to Oreo's topic in Agency Nurses

    YIKES!! :eek: I'm afraid to ask what staff RNs there make!

  24. Where Have All the Nurses Gone?

    RN4NICU replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Does anyone else find it odd that the unlicensed personnel, whose positions were created for these very duties, are now being cross-trained to do EKGs, draw labs, PASS MEDS (WTF???!!!), so that nurses...

  25. $12 an hour?!

    RN4NICU replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I understand what you're saying. Philly may have a high cost of living? - I've never been there. RN's in NYC start out at 60-70K, as they should - it costs 2K a month for an apartment and $300 more...