Imafloat BSN, RN

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    i cant do this anymore i totally regret becoming a rn!

    Imafloat replied to erin01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Erin, It gets better. I could have written your post 3 years ago. I was working night shift at a level 3 NICU right out of school and I wanted to quit every day. I wished that I would get in a car...
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    Words you never dreamed you would say as a nurse...

    Imafloat replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work NICU, so mine is more of an action. I was thinking the other day while changing a baby, hmmm....I went to college 4 years and spent 50K for this degree and I can't believe how hard I scrutinize...
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    Over confident colleague

    Imafloat replied to SNurselewlew's topic in General Nursing

    Have you said something to your instructors? If all the students feel the same way it is taking away from your
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    Is it really that bad out there?

    Imafloat replied to MsSocalRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is difficult, but not impossible. Are you able to move after graduation? That may help you land a
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    Just hate those navy blue scrubs

    Imafloat replied to esthomprn's topic in General Nursing

    My unit is limited to 3 solid colors, the rest of the hospital can wear whatever they want. At first I was bummed, then I realized that I got to work in clothes that are as comfy as my jammies and I...
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    H1N1 -- in the NICU

    Imafloat replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What? I hope you don't have an open unit. Is the baby exhibiting any symptoms of the
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    H1N1 -- in the NICU

    Imafloat replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are limiting visitors to only parents, grandparents, and legal guardians. No children allowed inside the hospital unless they are patients. We had a baby who's mom was suspected of H1N1, who later...
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    what is your biggest pet peeve while at work?

    Imafloat replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    lol. i taught my kids that if someone asks how are you doing, they don't mean it, they just want you to say "good, how about you?" i explained to them that it is like someone saying
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    Peer Reviews used as a tool to be malicious?

    Imafloat replied to mamason's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We have peer reviews also. It is used on our review. I am not sure what others have had show up on their review, but the section of my peer review usually has a positive comment in it. I can see...
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    what is your biggest pet peeve while at work?

    Imafloat replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Computerized charting unsafe assignments. I'm so over
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    can an rn work as an lpn or med tech

    Imafloat replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you should check with your state board of nursing. I believe that you must hold an LPN license to work as an LPN, are you asking if you could work a job that was advertising for an LPN...
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    How many miles/minutes do you drive to work?

    Imafloat replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    10 miles 15
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    Staffing in a level III NICU

    Imafloat replied to grinbyrd2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We plan by acuity. By this I mean that we know how many nurses we should have. We rarely have the number of nurses we need and sometimes our assignments aren't the safest. If you can't tell, I'm...
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    What's in your pocket(s)?

    Imafloat replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    chap stick, pen, gum. i work in a nicu, each patient has their own scissors, etc...so there is no need for me to carry
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    NICU nurses day!!

    Imafloat replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My unit pretended it didn't happen, unless it was that cake that got devoured by the cleaning ladies on Tuesday. We are busy and understaffed, our hospital is struggling financially so we don't get...
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    what makes a good nicu parent?

    Imafloat replied to wrensmommy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    1. Take care of yourself, take your pain meds, get plenty of sleep, make sure you heal too. I don't know much about nursing adults, so if your blood pressure bottoms out, or your incision starts to...
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    Weaning from an isolette

    Imafloat replied to luvnicubabies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Once a baby is over 1600 grams we dress them in an outfit, hat, and blanket and put their isolette on air control. We have a chart that takes into account their age and weight and gives a neutral...
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    3 baby assignments

    Imafloat replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If the babies are all feeders, I have had 4 baby assignments. Once I had 5 babies, which was ridiculous, but there wasn't any staff, we all had 5 babies. Three babies is common on my unit, that is...
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    Gotta Love Parents

    Imafloat replied to helicoptergal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that is sweet. I always say that parents can be as weird as they want, as long as they love their baby and take good care of it. My pet peeve is when you are discharging or teaching a parent...
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    New NICU Nurse....have a weird question

    Imafloat replied to BabyLady's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I usually look at the complexes too, to see how far apart they are. I have a question about using the heart rate on the sat probe. The way the sat probe works is that it measures how dark the blood...
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    I actually like my coworkers

    Imafloat replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I like and/or respect the majority of my coworkers. There are only a couple of people I don't care for, but I figure that's how life goes, everyone isn't going to like
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    How do I develop good coping skills

    Imafloat replied to helicoptergal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just do the best I can for them while they are in my care. I try to bond with the parents so they don't feel judged and stay away from their baby. Make sure to get your kid a social service...
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    Floating

    Imafloat replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work at a Children's hospital. We are a level III but we have babies who are feeder/growers all the way up to surgery and kids on Nitric. We float to every other unit in the hospital. I hate...
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    uncomfortable discharging a pt?

    Imafloat replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the ED one night. A little boy came in, he flipped his ATV and he wasn't wearing a helmet. He had some ortho issues, but he was going to the ortho clinic the next day to get them looked...
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    Anyone ever been recognized on AN ?

    Imafloat replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I would hate to be recognized, so I don't post stuff that is really specific. I don't feel that I say anything bad, but I am a private person about how I feel about things. I come here and can vent...