Imafloat BSN, RN

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    Must learn to love the chaos!!!!

    Imafloat replied to Virgo_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am the same way and it took me over a year to get over the fact that things weren't going to go orderly for me every day at work. I would have 3 8:00 feeds and basically ruin my whole day because I...
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    "Big Money"

    Imafloat replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nursing wasn't a calling for me, I posted that in another thread. I kind of fell into it and part of the reason was the job security and the money. Does it make me a lesser nurse, NO....does it make...
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    Regretting becoming a nurse???

    Imafloat replied to Marie-SC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wish I knew then what I know now, it would have helped me to get more out of my nursing program. I would have still become a nurse. I agree with many points already made, and wanted to add that when...
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    Adequate Staffing = I Love my Job

    Imafloat replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree MelBel. I have also noticed when we are staffed well (only 3 or 4 nurses under vs 6 or 7 under) that I and many of my coworkers are more willing to come in on our days off to work extra....
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    Jobhopping or just trying to find my field

    Imafloat replied to moose76's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that nursing is a broad enough field that you should be able to find your niche. Some people are lucky and fall into their niche out of school, others aren't so lucky. I like my specialty,...
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    are they supposed to know this by now?

    Imafloat replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not sure what your point is. I didn't spike a bag until my second or third clinical rotation. I had done it in skills lab, but not in the actual hospital. I think that students, no matter what type...
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    neonatal ventilators

    Imafloat replied to babyminder's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I believe we have infant stars also, they are our 'little' oscillators. We also have the 'big' Sensormedics Oscillators. The Evita XLs are fabulous, they even have night and day screen settings, I...
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    neonatal ventilators

    Imafloat replied to babyminder's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use the Draeger Babylog, but they are our old vents. I imagine you are looking at a newer model than what we are using. They are small, with a small screen and dials. We now have a few of the...
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    Morgue procedure?

    Imafloat replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We hand them over to the security officer who is down there, the three people present sign a paper for handoff, and then the nurse leaves. I am not sure what happens after
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    Morgue procedure?

    Imafloat replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We carry them down. We wrap them and put them in their bag, then we wrap a big blanket around them and carry them down in our arms, escorted by
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    Child Abuse

    Imafloat replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a mom of 27 week twins who had her twins at 27 weeks because she checked herself out AMA. She was in hosp on bedrest, receiving Mag Sulfate. They wouldn't let her go out to smoke so she...
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    Do you swab for MRSA upon admission?

    Imafloat replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only swab the babies who come to us from another level III
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    I suck!

    Imafloat replied to LPN30's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Girlfriend, you need to take a deep breath! First of all, you aren't happy with the program you graduated from. What can you do about that now? Yes, you are right, there is nothing you can do about...
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    NICU anxiety....

    Imafloat replied to Jacobero's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is so true, but it has to be, if we aren't going to look out for our babies, who will. It yanks my chain when a surgery resident comes and looks at my baby, then leaves them all unwrapped and...
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    NICU anxiety....

    Imafloat replied to Jacobero's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You said that you've had one day of orientation in the NICU, go easy on yourself. As for the call offs, we have phases of lots of call offs as well. I wonder what a new person would think of our unit...
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    Getting through the First Year

    Imafloat replied to jamonit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on completing your first
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    Advice for 1st year nurse

    Imafloat replied to cirrie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You should be able to find something along those lines. I do think that you may have to work some weekends though. Where I live there are plenty of 11p-11a jobs and I have a friend who just got a...
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    IN LOVE LOVE LOVE with my job!!

    Imafloat replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on finding such a great
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    it's so frustrating..

    Imafloat replied to acerila's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are lucky in that our residents will pretty much write just about any order we ask for. This came about because last year we had a resident who blew off a nurse who has been on our unit since 1977...
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    Emotional Overload

    Imafloat replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sweeper, I am sorry to read what you are going through. I can see why you are frustrated and sad. Poor baby. It is obvious that you are very caring and love D. One of the hardest part of our jobs...
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    Getting burned out

    Imafloat posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello... I think a mixture of the winter blahs, our census being very high, and about a quarter of our staff being out sick I am heading towards burn out. We have a baby who has been tortured by us...
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    Getting burned out

    Imafloat replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you all for your suggestions. I did start writing a blog as an attempt to journal, it really does help to see your thoughts as concrete words. It seems like when you see your thoughts as words...
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    You know it's a slow night when....

    Imafloat replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would love a little down time. We are at capacity. It seems like a lot of the babies we have gotten lately are going to be chronics, which makes me sad. When we send one home and two more come...
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    Salary Ranges

    Imafloat replied to Christine1969's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Salary.com YOu could also go to the regions tab, find your state, and ask there. Congrats on passing 'the
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    Funny NICU Video

    Imafloat replied to mybabies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ROFL! I so needed that, I love the feeding