TeenyTiny ADN, BSN

This is what I was coming to say. There are many aspects of nursing that will let you do the academic side and not the care delivery side of nursing. I love being at the bedside with my patients but find that I am even more passionate about researc...

I think it depends on the program you are going into. I'm in an accelerated PhD program that offers both full (complete in 3 years) and part time (complete in 4 years) options. I also work full time but at the bedside. I could NOT imagine going th...

I've watched this thread as a lurker and haven't been able to chime in. I thought you all may be interested in the update that has been released this morning: http://www.live5news.com/2019/04/19/investigators-schedule-friday-morning-news-conference-d...

My unit is looking to update the kangaroo care policy that we have. If anyone is willing to share your policy with me would you please PM me so that we can exchange contact information. Thanks.

You mentioned you thought of doing the front desk of a hotel - weekend night shift audit position would fill that. Both I and my husband did that at one point and the studying in between the duties is a great opportunity.

NICU Guy, I agree there is a significant nursing issue occuring here and we are also addressing that. Our policies have to be reviewed every year anyway and we are hoping to make the wording less confusing so we are wanting an idea of what other ins...

We use 4 hour volumes for anything that runs over a pump so we reset it three times a shift. The resoning is that if the pump were to malfunction or be programed incorrectly it would not be a huge bolus and we decrease the number of alarms. We have...

Our policy lists concerns (HFV, >one source of phototherapy, UAC/UVC, etc) for KC that should be an interdisciplinary team discussion but we don't outright prohibit KC for anyone. We have a preferred minimum amount of time we want KC do be done a...

1. Make a plan for the day each morning and accomplish at least three things from that plan. 2. Actually respond to things more instead of meaning too. (So I can be more involved here on allnurses, my professional organization, and a few other com...

Have you searched to see if there are religous facilities that have similar or the same beliefs about care? In the south these types of facilities exist so there my be some within the area you are. This would allow for that type of accomodation.

In my unit we call those a TP tube (for transpyloric) and we are not seeing issues with clogs there. As the feeds are continuous we don't flush them. We do use higher calories in them.

So, mostly I lurk off an on here on allnurses (as you can tell from my lack of posts yet years of membership) but in the spirit of calling for more threads to share stories with I thought I would start this. In fact, it was my first thought of a sto...

Okay, so I mostly lurk here on allnurses as a whole and have long periods of time where I don't even look at the sight. Lately I've been visiting a lot and the school nurses forum pops up for me to lurk on as you all are so active and have such inte...

There might be a possibility that they will have some assignments before your orientation or classes start that you may need this for. I've heard of other places doing that.

Sometimes that is even worse though, as you have the families to contend with. In a NICU they can be very scary. Filled out the survey for you. Best wishes in your research!

It varies state to state here. My unit would be a level IV (and the only on in our state) if our state recognized it. OP, some level III's may be acceptable to get you the experience based on this fact. What's important to ask about the unit and wh...

Angela's nurse's instinct were dead on for the timing of the new admission.

I was hoping someone would have responded to you as I have just been accepted for a PhD program and am interested in the experiences of people going through programs. How far into your program are you?

I took collaborative health care and EVP together without problems.

While you work you will be making professional contacts and developing a network of people of all different educational levels to provide references for you. These will be the people to utilize when you need references. The most successful of those...

If I could wear a lanyard it would be perfect, but I can't since I work in the NICU because of our infection prevention policies.

At this time in my career I've accumulated a few lapel pins I'd like to display while I work, but it's not practical to put them directly on my top each shift. Being that there is more than one, I can't really put it through my badge (plus, they are...

We created a separate tab in EPIC to document infant holding that includes time the session was started, type of transfer, the person who is holding and vital signs. It is recommended by the United States Institute of Kangaroo Care that transfer typ...

If your unit has a dedicated developmental care specialist can you share with me what the education requirments are for this position and what their job responsibilities are? I'm hoping to create this position for my unit and would love to have some...

Thank you all for your responses