Imafloat BSN, RN

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    new nurse woes

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

    You might get better response if you ask at the TN
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    Anyone else slow?

    Imafloat replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our census and acuity is low right now. A month ago we were bursting at the seams, running 3 or 4 over
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    Overwhelmed!

    Imafloat replied to travel920's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations on passing boards. I am orienting in a NICU right now too. While I am not completely satisfied with my experience, it is nowhere near as dangerous as yours sounds. You worked too...
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    Does anyone know how to...

    Imafloat replied to gofigure's topic in General Nursing

    It might need a new battery, but it is probably just as cost effective to buy a new
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    Loan Amounts? .. .

    Imafloat replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I borrowed 39K. I used some of it to pay for top notch daycare for my 2 youngest children. There was no way I would have been able to focus at school if I was worried about my kids. My school was...
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    HESI vs NCLEX

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

    My intention isn't to sound negative but here goes. We had a girl in our class who made all A's and 1 B. She scored a 1042 on the HESI and failed the NCLEX the first time with 85 questions. She...
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    new nurse woes

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

    I think what you are feeling is normal! I am about 8 weeks into my first job and I sometimes wonder if I will ever have it together. There are a lot of threads in this forum about the first year,...
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    Whats so bad abour Med/surg.

    Imafloat replied to paulaking1978's topic in General Nursing

    I am in awe of med surg nurses. They really learn how to prioritize and they get very broad knowledge bases because they never know who is going to walk through the door. I feel like a good...
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    I got the job!

    Imafloat replied to fun1007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Take a deep breathe and relax. Now that you have your job you can focus on the NCLEX. There is a great NCLEX forum
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    Giraffe Beds - how often do you change them?

    Imafloat replied to grlgid's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We change them out
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    New to nursing.....Throw anything at me....

    Imafloat replied to paulaking1978's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school with 4 children. I work in a hospital now. I am starting nights this week. I was offered day jobs on other units, but I decided to work in the unit my heart was at. Things...
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    How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    Imafloat replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that you feel this way and had this experience. My advice is don't accept it! Also, how do you know that the whispered comment was about you? I think that other departments in the...
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    Graduating in Aug...would like some suggestions

    Imafloat replied to Meg2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Try to get your senior practicum placement in the NICU. There were 6 of us in my class placed in NICUs in 2 different hospitals in our city. All 6 of us were hired on in the NICUs we did our...
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    New Grad Needs Career Advie Please!

    Imafloat replied to winter99camp's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like your orientation wasn't long enough. I am working in a NICU, I did my senior practicum there when I was a student. Because of the senior practicum (180 hours), my employee orientation...
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    I need advice...

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

    Don't take yourself too serious. I am 2 months in and I am finally relaxing a bit. You are going to make little mistakes everyday, in the beginning your assessments are going to take a very long...
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    On a positive note...

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

    Congrats!!! I am so glad to hear that it does get easier! Keep up the good
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    In line suction on the ET

    Imafloat replied to sofiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We switched to them as a part of a plan to decrease the incidence of VAP, I am glad to hear that this has helped in your unit. I will mention the lack of pressure changes as another plus to inline...
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    In line suction on the ET

    Imafloat replied to sofiam's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are just now switching over to them. I like them, but the more experienced nurses don't. They aren't sure if it is because it is something new they have to adjust to, or if it isn't as effective....
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    Do Registered nurses really make a Nursing Care plan for their patients?

    Imafloat replied to josepito3's topic in General Nursing

    We have priorities for care. They aren't care plans per se but are things like "prevent accidental intubation" "prevent infection R/T PICC, PIV, ETT." We don't have to write the interventions and...
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    IVs.... When will I be good at this?

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

    I am so intimidated by IVs. I never got a chance to start one in nursing school, besides on the rubber arm in skills lab. In my almost 2 months as a NICU nurse, I have attempted to start 1 IV, which...
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    i did so many errors today.*needing comfort guys

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

    I work in an open unit and I am so paranoid about narcotics that I make sure they are always in plain sight once they are in my custody. I make sure that someone reads the label and watches me waste...
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    i did so many errors today.*needing comfort guys

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

    I took this to mean the words. I thought she was saying that she doesn't use the word dilaudid, she uses the word hydromorphone, because that is what it is called in the pyxis and that is why she...
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    Kangaroo Care

    Imafloat replied to twinkletoes53's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our unit allows kangaroo care for all babies. I meant the latter. It isn't all parents, just a couple of families so far. I think I will do a little more research on this. I never realized that...
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    Kangaroo Care

    Imafloat replied to twinkletoes53's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We allow skin to skin also. I am very uncomfortable getting the babies out for skin to skin, I am very slow and the parents staring makes me more nervous. If a baby goes out to Kangaroo, the parents...
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    New Grad Internship Programs?

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

    I would do a google search on "Level 1 trauma center" that should give you a list of hospitals with level 1 trauma centers. Good