NICUmiiki DNP, NP

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    NICUmiiki replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Needed a ride and the ER was pretty close to his
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    NAS, How do you score?

    NICUmiiki replied to luvmybabes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't wake them up. That's crazy. We score them since the last score. If at any point since the last score they exhibited any of the behaviors, they get points for
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    ELBW Supine+Midline for ____ days

    NICUmiiki replied to Justin-RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Parents do hold. Just requires care to keep them midline the entire
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    ELBW Supine+Midline for ____ days

    NICUmiiki replied to Justin-RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    7 days with head midline. Not necessarily
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    Doing some homework :/ HELP!!!

    NICUmiiki replied to LoveER01's topic in General Students

    Now that others have chimed in, I'll give my thoughts too. Like a PP, never assume anything. When picking an answer, think of it as the ONE and ONLY thing you can do. All patients are trying to die....
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    Pros & Con's of baby making while in nursing school.

    NICUmiiki replied to 1naturalhealer2016's topic in General Students

    Pros If you wanted it, you get a baby. Cons If you didn't want it, you get a baby. Possible difficulty with school. Possible problems in pregnancy/sick baby may cause an inexcusable number of...
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    when should I do my NICU Residency training

    NICUmiiki replied to lightshesaid's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You should do it whenever you get hired. It's not easy getting hired, so you just take what you get. Most residencies want new grads with no/little experience. You won't be especially competitive at...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    NICUmiiki replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    I keep replying 'cause I don't want them to think that I think they're right. Sorry
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    NAS, How do you score?

    NICUmiiki replied to luvmybabes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There's no second RN... The score is just what the nurse says it is. Those babies get scheduled narcs to wean, so the score (over time and multiple RNs) is an indicator of whether or not the dose can...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    NICUmiiki replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Yes. It was 4 months ago. I stand by my opinion that clinical instructors should be doing the instructing in
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    Your local policy on caring for Jehovah's Witness neonates

    NICUmiiki replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I haven't experienced it yet, but I know that we treat them the same and get court orders for blood
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    NICUmiiki replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    My clinical instructor. Can't think of a time where I went to a staff nurse for help. My CI was always there except during my preceptorship. My preceptor was a staff nurse who met eligibility...
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    Pearson Vue Trick

    NICUmiiki replied to MsNicksRN15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is a legion dedicated to trying this trick over and over. I'm not sure if it's urban or
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    Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    NICUmiiki replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is literally killing me,
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    Have you literally prayed over your workplace?

    NICUmiiki replied to gibsongirl's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I thought you meant you were going to rent a helicopter and pray OVER your workplace, literally... But no, I've not done that. I don't mind if you do so privately and on your own
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    8 weeks of orientation

    NICUmiiki replied to ilsaj's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm right around 7 weeks now and I couldn't imagine being out of orientation next week. I haven't even got to the really sick babies yet, just 'stable'
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    need help on how to become neonatal nurse practitioner

    NICUmiiki replied to bremvr's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Simplified... Become a RN, get your BSN (consider going to a BSN program in the first place), get at least 2 years experience in a NICU as an RN (sometimes hard to get a job in the NICU and...
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    Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    NICUmiiki replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Assaulted by patients? Yes. In the ER, dealing with confused patients experiencing a full on psych crisis tends to put you in the way of harm. No matter how much therapeutic communication I learned in...
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    Walking from school at night with deer and no street lamps?

    NICUmiiki replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    I don't know if getting a bike is an option for you. That would greatly speed up your commute vs.
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    Student Signature

    NICUmiiki replied to Skittles767's topic in General Students

    There wasn't much for us to sign, but had I needed to, I would have signed SN. The electronic documentation was signed SN. Your clinical instructor should have that answer for
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    Nursing Model

    NICUmiiki replied to BabyRN1023's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So you're basically getting a brand-spankin new
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    Nursing Model

    NICUmiiki replied to BabyRN1023's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in an 80 bed single room (with a few twin rooms) unit and we are adding 15 more beds. We have a neonatal OR/recovery in the unit. Lately, we have always been in overflow x 1. We can at max...
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    A Rant by a Special Snowflake.

    NICUmiiki replied to Lulu Belle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Before nursing school, I was working at a gas station. I took a $3/hr cut to be an ER Tech. It still makes no sense to me because working as an ER Tech was more strenuous and required much more
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    First clinical in Cardiopulmonary

    NICUmiiki replied to alohalife's topic in General Students

    Go listen to heart tones and breath sounds online, read up on incentive spirometry, and look up blood pressure meds, diuretics, and bronchodilators to start... I would look up the etiology, patho, and...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    NICUmiiki replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Oh yea, we charted. The floor nurse was still responsible for there assessments, so you'd see double charting on the patients. And back to the role of the CI, they would review our charting and pick...