RainDreamer BSN, RN

Check out this thread, it's from a couple of months ago, but there's some good information in there. Yuma Regional Medical Center + New Grad RN opinions

HOLY CRAP!! I woulda said "no way!!"

I'm working at the wrong hospital!!

Nurses are overworked and underpaid, I definitely agree with that. BUT, don't get too discouraged by some of the responses that you'll get. I actually really love my job and I make decent money. It's not to say that some shifts aren't tough, but more...

I work 3 12s and I do them all in a row. During that 3 day stretch all I really do is work/sleep/eat. But then I have 4 days off that are ALL MINE! I really make the most out of those 4 days .... catch up with family/friends, housework, TV, and al...

This cracked me up! We had one of our neurosurgeons run into the door before LOL. He rang the bell and thought it would automatically open, failing to recognize that we first had to open the door for him. We were all "it's not brain surgery!"

I once took care of a 12 pounder ..... that was pretty back-breakin' for me, whew! I'm sure you'll do fine, I know many petite nurses that haven't had problems. Hope you like U of A, good luck to you!

Oops, sorry about my other post, it was kinda hurried. We have an "intermediate" level nursery that's in between the unit and the step-down. Those kids are stable, but still have IVs, running fluids, can even be on HFNC, etc. Those kids are 1:2. Real...

We never have three babies if we're in the unit ..... all those kids are real sick/unstable and are either 1:1 or 1:2. In the step-down intermediate unit we always have three. Three of these kids is manageable though. They are on full feeds, no IVs...

Toilets do it for me too! Toilets and snot

Congratulations to you, RN!! :)

Yep, those carebeds are pricey! Fortunately, no the parents don't have to buy them. Luckily we have a huge unit and many programs, one of those programs helps fund the carbeds.

We send a lot of kids home that are less than 5 pounds ....... they all go home in carbeds.

Awesome system btw, we use the same thing. My heart goes out to that family.

Congrats to you!

I agree. Please go talk with the professor, so they can explain the things you don't understand. Hang in there and good luck!

Awesome!! Congratulations, RN!! :)

The 6 rights are important, but mistakes can still happen. It's also imperative to look up each medication that you aren't familiar with, to check correct dosing, compatibility, adverse reactions, indications, etc, etc.

25 test questions that aren't scored? I've never head of that, but then maybe they've changed it since I took it 4 years ago

The parents

They do so because they can (and do) get away with it.

I've only had to float once (to couplet care, where we just take the babies) in my 3+ years at my current hospital. Our unit is so busy we rarely ever have any extra nurses. Works for me because I hate floating!

We're not too bad. We have some slow spurts, but that just means we don't have as much OT available as before. Our census isn't packed like usual, but we have lots of sick kiddos that are 1:1, so that keeps us still using about 35 nurses/shift.

All of the formula is mixed up in the formula room by the techs. We use HMF or formula powder to fortify EBM. The formula room also sends us packets of weighed out powder for each baby, depending on the calories that need to be added, so we just ad...