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  1. RELIABILITY RISK/READY TO GO BACK Please geive advice??

    NoCrumping replied to 5FrSilastic's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    HI... I dont know if you had any luck yet, but I had a friend in your situation, in another area of nursing. She had alot of call outs, a few errors, etc. she was going through a divorce, and little...

  2. Curious as to how many NICU nurses have previous personal experience in the NICU

    NoCrumping replied to fmrnicumom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have absolutely No experience with a NICU. It was, however, the single reason why I went to nursing school, and to this day, I cant figure out what it was initially that drew me to this...

  3. Difficult families....

    NoCrumping replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think this is wrong.... what do you think? I mean , unless there are specific legitimate issues with certain nurses, if the families are consenting to care in a nicu, or anywhere, for that matter,...

  4. Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    NoCrumping replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ya know what? I dont even know whateven DREW me to NICU... I mean, I love babies, but not more than most, I never had a child in the NICU, none of my family or friends had, I didnt even have a...

  5. New Grads in NICU

    NoCrumping replied to RU_nurse2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    YES!!! like Gompers said, the norm is that they prefer them.... certain units, I suppose wont, maybe they dont have a resource to educate and train them> I dunno.but deffinitely yes..... In my...

  6. MRSA in the NICU.....question for you

    NoCrumping replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Never had MRSA in our NICU.....

  7. Difficult families....

    NoCrumping replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You were right in that instance, she should have never said that. We (nurses) are not even supposed to be saying things like that EVEN IF we KNOW the whole situation. I have had many babies in my...

  8. Difficult families....

    NoCrumping replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh.....deff... but with this particular family, it wasnt that they were breaking rules that certain nurses werent enforcing, its that they only wanted nurses taking care of their baby that was on a...

  9. Apnea of prematurity discharge plan and 1 community resource referral, help?

    NoCrumping replied to Wheaties's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, bittybabygrower is right...Early Intervention is your best bet..... this baby deff is eligible for these services, being a 28 weeker. I will bet thats the one your instructor is looking...

  10. Difficult families....

    NoCrumping replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Its hard... I believe management feeds on the behavior you described.it happens on my unit too. I just try to understand with clenched teeth that there are people from all walks of life, and paired...

  11. Taking a job in a unit you don't really want

    NoCrumping replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How about another facility? I cant see you working with adults, if you dont want to. Thats my situation. If I have to be a nurse to an adult who is not either in labor, or has delivered a baby within...

  12. Is this person YOU?

    NoCrumping replied to HisTreasure's topic in First Year After Licensure

    She answers the phone that way? ..... I would never.... lol Well, shes proud, and the way she shows it is probably evident in everything she does... I dont write my title ( except sometimes out of...

  13. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    NoCrumping replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK. Thats so funny, I cant even laugh yet...........this is the funniest thing I have ever heard...........but, must have been painful for her.... deffinitely a candidate for a breast...

  14. need help for severe depression

    NoCrumping replied to needs help's topic in General Nursing

    Guess what , Rhonda? .... Nursing will always be there for you. Right now, please take care of yourself, mind and body. Just by the writing of your post proves your strong enough to overcome it... I...

  15. What Is Your Biggest Weakness?

    NoCrumping replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

    Well, ditto for me... except, I not only find it heartbreakingly boring.......... I so very STINK at it.... I mean, if there was a code brown on my pt (when I worked with adults) .I would make more...

  16. Is there such a thing as a "VIP" patient?

    NoCrumping replied to ButterflyRN04's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In one NICU I was in in NY, we had a few babies there whose parents were sort of vip's. one celebrity, the other 2 were very well known millionaires in the community...Ya know what? We didnt give...

  17. The agency REALLY cheesed me off today

    NoCrumping replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Agency Nurses

    I worked for an agency a while back, per diem, who wanted deffinite days that I would be able to work 3 months in advance......and if you canceled, you got a warning. Howwever, when demanding these...

  18. I made a med error

    NoCrumping replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good for you.... your what the lawyers call "judgement

  19. Can home health RN's take verbal/telephone orders from other RN's, MA's, etc???

    NoCrumping replied to pengwen's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like my agency....... good thing I am only part time... but why do they risk

  20. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    NoCrumping replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Boy was I missing out on alot of fun....back when I was CNA, I was always way overthinkikg things. I used to think I had more responsibility than I had. Not that I would ever do anything a nurse was...

  21. Informing pts/families of med errors; consequences?

    NoCrumping replied to WI,RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Condolences to you, and of course your daughter....... Did they tell you that the Vit A was the cause of death? (or just that it was found on the chart... because it could have been charted...

  22. Mundane question

    NoCrumping replied to NurseHeather's topic in Ob/Gyn

  23. Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

    NoCrumping replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, note.... it took you that long to FINISH....... the program was not that long.... There are MDs there are Nurse Mgrs There are RNs There are LPN's there are aids, in approximately that order....

  24. Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

    NoCrumping replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

    And when you get that responsibility that RNs have... you'll realize that $10 is worth all that and

  25. Medication error

    NoCrumping replied to kittiesareus's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I guess its different in all schools.... I went to a diploma hospital based program, and our instructors, not the RNs on the unit that day, dictated what we will do and when. The students and our...