RNC-NIC

RNC-NIC has 9 years experience and specializes in Level III/IV NICU.

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1. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

   RNC-NIC replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

   Hi RLee. I am not talking about suctioning every 10 minutes, I'm talking about standard q4h suctioning, as well as in between should the baby need it. The parents will allow us to turn up the O2 if...

2. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

   RNC-NIC replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

   This is what I don't understand though. I could understand battery if it was an A&O adult refusing a treatment, however this is an infant who cannot communicate their needs or advocate for...

3. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

   RNC-NIC replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

   This really bothers me to hear. I have been a NICU nurse for almost 10 years and have never had this problem. Recently our unit has been taking readmits that were discharged from our NICU and...

4. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

   RNC-NIC replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

   I do have my own malpractice insurance, however I don't see why I should end up paying the price for parents who will not heed medical advice about their child, yet practically threaten nursing about...

5. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

   RNC-NIC posted a topic in General Nursing

   We currently have a baby on the unit whose parents refuse to allow necessary medical interventions. They refuse to allow this patient to use mist with the trach collar because they think it's too...