LilPeanut MSN, RN, NP

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    Difficult families....

    LilPeanut replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No, she never apologized, that I remember. She could have at the moment when she realized that she had made a huge mistake, but I was upset at the time and don't remember Anyway, it doesn't...
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    NICU and views on abortion

    LilPeanut replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not a NICU nurse yet, but I don't think my opinion will change and it didn't change after the time I spent in the NICU as a parent. I'm personally against abortion, I wish it were never...
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    pt. confidentiality between you and your fellow RNs

    LilPeanut replied to Carotid's topic in Emergency

    There's also an issue of teaching. If it's something unusual and the nurse wants to know how another nurse is approaching a difficult issue, I think it's a very valid reason to look. I agree...
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    Difficult families....

    LilPeanut replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I was a NICU parent I barred a nurse from care of my son because of a totally inappropriate comment she made to me. She had basically said that if I had been more responsible and gotten prenatal...
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    Need help/advice about getting a NICU graduate to sleep at home

    LilPeanut replied to Burnt Out's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It depends on whether your medication has a sedating effect. You should never cosleep with a baby if you are taking a medication that affects your alertness. Being slightly overweight isn't as much...
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    NNP hours?

    LilPeanut replied to jenjo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    True enough, I was thinking more in a clinical sense, but definitely teaching is
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    Need help/advice about getting a NICU graduate to sleep at home

    LilPeanut replied to Burnt Out's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, and it is not as dangerous as you think. If you are a non-smoker, not on any sedating drugs or alcohol, are not grossly obese and take proper precautions, there are studies to suggest that it...
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    NNP hours?

    LilPeanut replied to jenjo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nothing really. It's a very specialized degree. It's not like there are office
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    Need help/advice about getting a NICU graduate to sleep at home

    LilPeanut replied to Burnt Out's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Me being the crunchy, attachment type, it's not abnormal for your child to want to be near you while they're sleeping. Have you considered cosleeping at all? Even with cosleeping, I found my son...
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    Residency programs for NP graduates?

    LilPeanut replied to bodango's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Neonatal NP already has a program like this essentially. You have to work for 2 years, full time, in a level III NICU prior to being able to do your graduate level clinicals. So, for people like me...
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    Did we do the right thing? 23 wker

    LilPeanut replied to jarrn03's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There's a difference between saying they aren't worth saving and it's not possible to save them humanely. I think it was the right decision. Your hospital was totally unequipped to deal with that...
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    questions about the speciality of NICU...help a student nurse make a choice?

    LilPeanut replied to Scarlet_Witch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. PICU stands for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The biggest difference is age. NICUs are for just born babies - they are premature or have other health...
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    Can you get a MSN/clinical specialist degree if at a Level II facility??

    LilPeanut replied to wahoowa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have also toyed with that idea *LOL* My lips are sealed. We'll see how it goes after I actually get out there on the floor in the NICU as a staff
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    Can you get a MSN/clinical specialist degree if at a Level II facility??

    LilPeanut replied to wahoowa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's a really good question - one I was planning on asking my advisor when I go into meet with her soon. I also wanted to know about that, or even if it just takes you longer to get a job at a...
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    Can you get a MSN/clinical specialist degree if at a Level II facility??

    LilPeanut replied to wahoowa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yep, that's exactly how they handle it at OSU. They want you to be comfortable as a staff nurse in the NICU first before the graduate level clinicals. Really, for NNP especially, direct entry...
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    Level II or Level IV??

    LilPeanut replied to wahoowa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's why I put bad in quotes. They're not really bad, but just a different method of doing things. I'm just usually of the mind of doing the harder thing first and then if that doesn't work, take...
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    NICU visitation policy-Are more visitors really better?

    LilPeanut replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Some of this is so bizarre for me to comprehend as a former NICU parent. My hospital had 24 hour visitation for the parents. Grandparents could come if attended by the parent during normal hospital...
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    Pregnant patients in the ED

    LilPeanut replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    As a patient, I know I was told to never go to the ER when I was pg. Go directly to L&D floor, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. They didn't want to touch me when pg (especially because I had...
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    First person you meet

    LilPeanut replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

    I work in a children's ER, but we have a security officer assigned 24/7 to our ER in a little booth, but on the weekends, we have a police officer (not sure if he's off or on duty officially) in the...
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    Level II or Level IV??

    LilPeanut replied to wahoowa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My totally unprofessional opinion is to go with the latter advice and go to the lvl IV NICU. Those will be the best habits to pick up in your nursing. When you're brand new, it's a good time to...
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    Can you get a MSN/clinical specialist degree if at a Level II facility??

    LilPeanut replied to wahoowa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm doing a direct entry program for NNP. From what I've understood, we get our RN, then need to work for at least 2 years in a lvl III NICU, then we do our graduate work. So I would assume that a...
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    Anyone heard of VADER(sp?)'s Syndrome?

    LilPeanut replied to lhawes73's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OOooo! In my first nursing class last quarter, we actually discussed the whole thing with X inactivation, and that really, any woman at any point, might have slightly different genes expressing on...
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    NNP hours?

    LilPeanut replied to jenjo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my area, they work 12s, just like everyone else. Our NICUs are staffed by at least one NNP all the time. Is it strange that I actually prefer nights and
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    Scrub or handwash?

    LilPeanut replied to Mimi2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A thorough handwashing, but nothing more than that, no cover gowns, unless there was some mitigating circumstance. one I shadowed at required the three minute
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    Need advice: Master's or BSN/work exp 1st?

    LilPeanut replied to Annabelle57's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    at the first infosession, it was so weird. I already knew I wanted to be NNP, and as we broke out into the different specialties, I was getting ready to feel bad for them all because I was positive...