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  1. What do you use to secure og tube and edi cath for babies on Niv Nava?

    Seriously?! replied to JJ1994's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We often use a

  2. They don’t tell you

    Seriously?! posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When you first become a nicu nurse, they don’t tell you your life is forever changed. They don’t tell you that you will literally hold a life in the palm of your hand. They don’t tell you that...

  3. Ever forgotten to feed a baby?

    Seriously?! replied to jennylee321's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I haven’t forgotten to feed a baby or had that dream but I have had some doozies of work dreams, it usually happens after a really rough night. In one dream, the baby was getting a picc placed and...

  4. Choosing comfort over challenge, am I a bad nurse?

    Seriously?! replied to Superbabes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One of the great things about NICU is that you have a variety of acuities and needs. We have some nurses that love NAS infants, some love to do feeder/grower, some love discharge teaching and time...

  5. They don’t tell you

    Seriously?! replied to Seriously?!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, I love that!! It is so true!

  6. Beanbags out? Need proof!

    Seriously?! replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't use bean bags underneath but we have "frogs" that we use for boundaries. For probe positioning, we use z-flos and those foam probe positioners that look like a fish. I wish we had a...

  7. IV infiltrate: Lessons Learned

    Seriously?! replied to NeoRN11's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've been a NICU nurse for about 18 months now, and I just had my first bad iv infiltrate last week. It was a preemie with iugr, 960g. I felt sooooo awful because she was my only patient- she was...

  8. Local (rural) vs. Metro For A New Grad

    Seriously?! replied to JeannieBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a new grad and have just started (2 weeks in!) labor and delivery at a rural hospital in Georgia as well. I LOVE it. There's no nicu team to save me, we do all of our own labs, resus, ivs (even...

  9. Gwinnett Technical College...Applying for the Nursing Program Jan 2016

    Seriously?! replied to athao18's topic in School, College Programs

    Try not to worry and stress over it too much. Do the best you can- it's all you can do. I'm graduating in May from GTC. Y'all can do

  10. Have you ever heard of this?

    Seriously?! replied to BriRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just today had a lightbulb moment about my stethoscope causing my headaches! So I googled it and found this thread í ½í¸Š I thought I was going crazy lol I couldn't figure out why I got a...

  11. You should know better

    Seriously?! replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I was a smoker, quit a week ago today! Now I have a problem with too much dr pepper and not enough

  12. Anyone else feel like crying? 😆

    Seriously?! posted a topic in LPN to RN

    At midterm of my bridge- middle of 8 week long classes before we transition into the senior year of traditional RN program. Sooo very overwhelmed! They assume we know a lot of things but I am quickly...

  13. Gwinnett tech lpn to rn bridge

    Seriously?! replied to lpnwife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Did you get in? I got accepted and running around like a crazy person trying to get all this stuff together

  14. Sexual Harass of Staff by Residents?

    Seriously?! replied to TurtleCat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a nurse in a nursing home also with a history of childhood sexual abuse. I'm also in therapy to deal with trauma resolution. I have only had (very) few uncomfortable experiences, and they were...

  15. CNA being "rough"?

    Seriously?! posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm lpn night shift at a SNF. Two CNAs were changing a resident together, and afterwards one of them reported to me that the other CNA was very rough with the resident and stated she was "throwing her...

  16. CNA being "rough"?

    Seriously?! replied to Seriously?!'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    An update on the situation. I assessed resident, didn't see any physical damage. DON acted on the report, got a written statement from the accuser and mailed to corporate or the state or whoever...

  17. Wanting to be ahead of the game -Help!

    Seriously?! replied to jbjbjevans's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A really good book I used was "test taking strategies for beginning nursing students" and any nclex review =) good

  18. Dear July NCLEX-PN takers!

    Seriously?! replied to NurseLearningForLife's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I take mine on Tuesday, July 12th. So nervous. I'm mostly doing tons of practice questions, saunders vol 1, 2, and 3 apps on my iphone! Once I got 100% on 20 questions. But most of the time 80%. Not...

  19. who are gonna take NCLEX-PN July 11th?

    Seriously?! replied to NurseLearningForLife's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm taking mine on the 12th!! I'm focusing on pharm, since that's my lowest and I hear theres a lot of that on it. Good

  20. Northeast Georgia/Gainesville

    Seriously?! replied to lovedove2's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi! I've been doing clinicals at Northeast GA for a very long time (it seems like, hehe). I think you would enjoy working there, they have an oncology/nephrology floor, and the nurses there are very...

  21. Looking for a job in the Atlanta area?

    Seriously?! replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I live a little north of Atlanta, near Gainesville area. I'm about to take NCLEX-PN. I would really like to work in a hospital, preferably with pediatrics. The main thing I hear around here is that...

  22. I Need Some Info From Lanier Tech Lpn Students

    Seriously?! replied to 5johnsons's topic in Georgia Nursing

    That is a long drive! In the first quarter, class m-w then clinicals at the nursing home on thursdays. Since then, its been class m-t and clinicals weds and thurs. You dont finish clinicals til you...

  23. Looking for the PERFECT ink pen ;)

    Seriously?! replied to nkochrn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Just today I discovered Tul in fine black. We have no choice but to write in black, and I hate bold because I write fairly small. Thin lines are better for me. I also hate smeary gel. Zebras are too...