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Just wondering what everyones protocol is for training to be transport. Is everyone required to do it? Is there a special team in your NICU? Thanks!

A little background... my current NICU (Level IIIB) is undergoing a large amount of turn-over and we are hiring like crazy. We have 60+ RNs and this year alone we have hired over 10 new nurses. Most who are new grads. We are running short on prece...

Hello All, Just looking for some advice regarding which program to choose. Looking for people who are either currently in the program or went through it! Just curious to see how you all liked it! Nothing getting advice from people who have been th...

We transport from a lot of hospitals with no NICU... therefore we get a lot of random things, from extreme prematurity to hypoglycemia.... never know what you are going to get. Some are kids barely holding on- rarely it is a quick transport like tha...

I have worked in 2 NICUs- the first had a core group of Transport nurses that were on each shift- they were trained for transport- the staff would absorb their assignment (Charge would help). The second hospital everyone has to sign up once a month-...

Personally, I have had interest in becoming certified since I first became a nurse... that being said, the first hospital I worked at strongly encouraged it. Now that I've been in NICU for a year (before that L&D, M/B w/ level II NICU), I think ...

My advice: Make sure you ask them a lot of questions about the unit. Such as is there any current research? Are there students? When are you expected to go on transport? How long is orientation? Is there shared governance/do the nurses participat...

I always dread the first time parents watch the temp getting taken, and the look of "how could you" from them.... goes away pretty quickly once I teach them how to do it themselves :) Although I have to say.... I wouldn't be a big fan of something t...

Don't be afraid to apply to jobs that say they require experience- "prefers m/b experience," etc. Worst thing they can do is send a rejection (and don't get too down when you get rejections...) Also, if you have any clinical experience relating to ...

I used to work on a high risk L&D unit.... they LOVED hiring nurses with ICU experience. :)

Hello All, wondering if you could help me find a good book with tips for helping families/talking to parents in the NICU, etc. I feel I am very good at talking with parents but I also feel like I could improve- maybe get a few tips. Thanks :)

I would call the MD- That is why they get paid the big bucks... Also might help them to remember to check over their orders next time

hmm, the "calling".... I am a female RN and I work in an NICU... I fell into nursing by mere accident... I did not know what I wanted to do with my life at all, my Mom and Dad told me Nursing was a good field- always needed, becoming more in demand a...

Report can be really tough to give in the NICU- what I've found is some nurses expect certain things and can be very particular- others are easy going. It WILL get easier. You are only 1/2 way through orientation, so try not to be so hard on yourse...

Whoops, do not give me your tears... haha! simple typo! thanks again!

Hi Boratz- I just DL-ed your Brains! Thanks so much for sharing! I start hospital wide orientation tomorrow and then on the unit the next day! The next 2 weeks will be on/off hospital classes/seminars and on the unit- so excited, and probably twic...

6 weeks is not enough, I would talk to someone (educator, NM, preceptor, etc) to see if you can get more time/help. Also, I would look for a new job- you are not prepared and could risk your license. I'm not trying to scare you, but leaving a job e...

So I'm having some issues i guess you could say... I am currently working as a Mother-baby RN on a floor that also has a special care nursery (Level II). So i get to work in both places! I really like my job, but my ultimate "dream" is to be a NIC...

Bobbkat what did you end up doing? I know you posted a loooonnnnnnggggg time ago. To update on what happened with me, well I regretted canceling the interview- at work I always want to go in the nursery and although I loved l&d i find i do not...

1. Who was your role model? -I didn't really have a role model when I started school, I sort of just went for it! When I did get an intern on an L&D unit I had about 20 role models!!! The nurses I worked with were so talented and really cared f...

One of my patients named her baby Lagaga... in honor of Lady Gaga.... but hey- I'm sure that same lady would think the person in the room next to her was insane for naming her baby "alice" her baby-her choice.

it has been pretty bad the last 2 weeks on my floor!!! It definitely is the quiet before the storm, not to mention the OB/GYNs try not to schedule to much the week of Easter. Hoping it picks up- my co-workers always complain we're "over staffed" wh...

does your school hand out the ATI books? I suggest starting there, also the school I went to had us do "practice" ATI test on MNB to let us know our trouble areas. If they didn't do that and you have a book you could try taking the quizzes at the e...

ABCs then the 5th VS PAIN

well, i was drinking coffee before nursing school so does that count? i know a lot of nursing students who took adderall (buying it illegally) and would go on studying binges a day or two before a tough exam- didn't help them much- don't want to thi...