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I took of a baby named Heaven and her middle name was Lee Princess. Heaven Lee Princess.

Correct, kind of. Once you separate babe from mom the umbilical arteries are no longer connected to the umbilical vein ( no placenta anymore). So a Med infused into the Cather will distribute via the descending aorta. I think what maybe confusing ...

To the question about running tpn into a UAC, this is something that we will not do in our NICU unless in an emergency where no other access is available. In terms of a neonates circulation, in an ideal situation it is not different from an adults....

I've got all my research done, I'll start writing it next week ( a week before its due) . Too true!

Go to the board of nursing website and download the application for rn licensure. Page three of the application has the links to the two systems where you must get your finger printing done. Good luck!

I read the question wrong in the poll, but yes you will have to wipe butts and it would never deter me from a job.

I think there a variety of factors that contribute to the OP's observation. One , there just arent many African American nurses for reasons already addressed by previous posters. Second, your region really plays a big part in it too. I have lived in...

I live in Michigan and started at 26.57 an hour plus 1.50 shift differential for nights in a large magnet hospital.

It's very draining to keep you patience and manage to hold your tongue. It baffles me sometimes how easily some people have children and what they put them through. It isn't fair for the babes at all.

In our unit it is protocol to utilize a chin strap with nasal cpap, unless the kiddo keeps their pressures and 'bubbles' fine without one. I personally hate the chin straps but it really does help with the seal.

G1p2 one pregnancy but two births of two living children.

May I also mention that due to the development of technology, many users access this site via their mobile phones. I know for certain that how I type on my iPhone (and what my iphone thinks I say) is far from how I actually speak or write.

We follow Nrp also where I work, which means intubating and using a meconium aspirator. That isn't fair they should expect you to know how to do that with no training whatsoever.

We often have a lot of hats, but I really like the knit blankets. It makes the room look more homey and almost every kiddo in a crib can have one.

Since I was in a hurry to run fresh frozen plasma before my fifteen minutes was up, I didn't realize the syringe it was in was a different kind of syringe then we have on the unit. If the pump isnt set for the monojet it will refuse to recognize th...

I started in the NICU recently, and one of my fellow co workers had a tattoo in a similar location. It is again our hospital policy to have visible tattoos and also against our policy to wear long sleeves while doing infant care. Since she was unabl...

I work in the NICU, and i think if your aversion to vomit is severe, maybe it's not a good idea as every feeding with kids with ogs or ngs, we check what theirs aspirate looks like and sometimes if they aren't tolerating their food it can get really...

Before I went to nights, I did have a similar experience of having my preceptor jumping in and performing tasks for me. I think you made the right call by telling your preceptor that youd like to do more. Remember this is your orientation, don't be ...

I would apply now! My hospital hired me as a new grad into the NICU. I think it really all depends on the job market in your area. Everything within the NICU is so specific and unlike anything I learned in school, so I received a very good orientatio...

According to the state of Michigan: "Federal regulations prohibit licensed health providers from being registered as nurse aides.Additionally the tasks a nurse aide are assigned to complete are at a significantly lower level than other health profes...