Imafloat BSN, RN

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    I'm never primarying again, y'all

    Imafloat replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What a horrible situation for everyone involved. I believe that the ethics commitee needs to be made aware of this situation. I commend you for continuing on, I can tell this situation is heart...
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    RN or MSN on ID badge?

    Imafloat replied to LeslieMarie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I guess I shoud add that on our badges it has our degree listed. We weren't given a
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    RN or MSN on ID badge?

    Imafloat replied to LeslieMarie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is a nurse with similar credentials in our unit. On her badge it says Sue Smith RN, MSN Staff Nurse
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    Tips for a neat bed?

    Imafloat replied to change07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think the bed should look neat, clean, and orderly as possible. I think these things are very important to parents. If we can't keep their baby and his bed clean, how are we going to take care of...
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    Stepped down/back

    Imafloat replied to cherokeesummer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good to hear from you, I wondered where you were. You did what was best for you, nothing wrong with that, it isn't worth being physically ill. Also, I don't think you 'stepped down' to say that...
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    This may seem like a dumb question, but they always say there is none

    Imafloat replied to nububare's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I recommend that you go out and buy/check out the Kaplan NCLEX strategy book. I loved that book and wish I had it during nursing school. It teaches you how to eliminate the incorrect answers and...
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    charting.... critique?

    Imafloat replied to KEL2BanRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work in NICU too and we only chart in our narrative what isn't covered in our trifold so I am not sure how helpful my advice is. If there is something abnormal, I state what I am going to do about...
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    Tips for a neat bed?

    Imafloat replied to change07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use snuggle ups and bendy bumpers. If a baby is in a bassinet or crib they can't use those anymore, we usually swaddle them in a receiving blanket, tuck a folded blanket into the end and cover them...
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    Staff pretending to use empty hand sanitizer in MRSA room.

    Imafloat replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hand washing is the preferred method of cleaning our hands with MRSA patients. There is evidence that the hand sanitizer dries too quickly to kill all the nasty MRSA
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    Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

    Imafloat replied to RNDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do the same thing. We send the babies home with a sleeper, on the back of the sleeper it says "if you can read this, turn me
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    Do you put tubbing and connections from central lines outside the incubator?

    Imafloat replied to sofiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OK, I had a busy day at work and am brain dead, so forgive me if I missed something. If you connect the ports then spike the bag, how do you prime your
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    Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Imafloat replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    A baby with
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    Funny Names

    Imafloat replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i found this link on a blog i was reading today. this is his birth announcement. urhines kendall icy eight special
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    New grad NICU nurse

    Imafloat replied to ren406's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I rediscovered all the hobbies I lost while in nursing
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    2nd Career - Are you happy with your decision to become a nurse?

    Imafloat replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    It was a good decision. I feel like your life unfolds the way it was meant to. For me, I was able to be home with my children when they were small. I just became a nurse last year, when my youngest...
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    Staffing level in NICU?

    Imafloat replied to RNDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Normally our staffing is decent. The past 2-3 months both our census and acuity have gone up and it is causing a lot of stress. Babies that are supposed to be 1:1 are having to be 1:2. I have had...
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    Which nursing skills do you dread?

    Imafloat replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I love suctioning babies, it is so rewarding. NP, oral, ETT, or trach, I am your girl. I wish I had the talent to wax poetic on my love of suction catheters like Leslie's "Ode to the Rectal
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    So I'm fired. Again.

    Imafloat replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sue, everything happens for a reason. You are already rising
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    Feeling wiped out, overwhelmed, etc.

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

    This is the only place I have ever worked so neobars are all I have been exposed to. The RTs don't use duoderm patches, they use some sort of iodine colored liquid to help hold the neobar
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    Do you put tubbing and connections from central lines outside the incubator?

    Imafloat replied to sofiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Prevention of central line infections is a huge deal where I work. We have gone over a year without one. We put the connectors inside the bed. We change the tubing every 3 days on HAL and other...
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    How long did it take for you to work in the ICU?

    Imafloat replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight to intensive care. I work at a regional NICU, we are a teaching hospital. My NM prefers to hire new grads, she feels we are blank
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    Feeling wiped out, overwhelmed, etc.

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

    Cherokee, I thought of you today at work. I went to a baby's bedside because he was alarming. I lifted the blanket off the isolette and lo and behold, little baby bug's neobar was not attached to one...
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    Feeling wiped out, overwhelmed, etc.

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

    Cherokee, please be gentle with yourself. You sound a lot like me, in that you are your own worse critic. I used to pick myself apart on the way home, and then go to work the next day and say...
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    No preemie for me this time!!! (and question at end of post....)

    Imafloat replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations!!
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    1st experience with backstabbing.

    Imafloat replied to Justme123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would let it go. If your preceptor and manager thought Nasty Nurse Nelly was correct the preceptor would not have told you what was said, and you would be getting counseled from management. I...