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  1. May 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I confide in so many people, but you're the only one who hangs around and really

  2. What's in your nurse bag?

    champagnesupeRNova replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Nursing stuff: stethoscope, scissors, hemostats, mini-calculator, pens, Sharpie, penlight, little notebook for notes/info to jot down, long-sleeve scrub jacket Personal stuff: Definitely snacks that...

  3. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Hey, you must be the famous Nurse Hoyer I've heard so much

  4. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I always thought that learning how to make an occupied bed in nursing school was

  5. Looking to change our current practice regarding OG/NG tubes.

    champagnesupeRNova replied to beashers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use one tube, usually a 6F and vent after

  6. IV insertion issues

    champagnesupeRNova replied to champagnesupeRNova's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow it's been almost a year since I started this thread and I'm happy to say that I've been kicking some rear-end on IVs for the past 6 months now. I was going too deep before. Tips for people who...

  7. Baths on your unit

    champagnesupeRNova replied to debstmomy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow our unit is so different. We weigh all babies every day regardless of their status. We have no set in stone policy on baths. It's really up to the nurse's discretion. For feeder/growers, they...

  8. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    champagnesupeRNova replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Geographic location: Michigan Pay rate: $26 base In which area / specialty do you work? NICU What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What type of degree and/or certification do you have? BSN...

  9. Registered Nurses: Do you like your jobs?

    champagnesupeRNova replied to mamba24's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also a career changer. I left that career to get into a profession where I felt I was doing meaningful work and NOT working 5 days a week doing it. I knew what specialty I wanted before I even...

  10. Cough Syrup - wow!

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I read somewhere that women in the olden days used to drink cough syrup to get their share of alcohol (because it was un-ladylike for them to purchase alcohol or go to pubs). Now I understand

  11. June 2013 Top 8 Captions - Select Winning Caption

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Aw, not even in the top

  12. And the award for most asked question goes to...

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    #1 would definitely be about weight, which I totally understand. Also, "What's his oxygen at?" (FiO2) "Did he poop today?" "When can he take a bottle?" (NPO kid) "Has he been

  13. attn: experienced NICU RNs---

    champagnesupeRNova replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Bortaz's post describes pretty much everything I deal with on a day-to-day basis. There are also a LOT of unexpected things than can occur during your shift in the NICU, for example: -Infant's...

  14. June 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "It's the new Cardiology 3000 - you can assess your patients through floors and

  15. Ever work with a broken finger?

    champagnesupeRNova replied to SnowboardRN's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse on my unit recently came to work with a broken finger with splint and they sent her

  16. May 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I'm thinking we deserved a whole lot more for Nurses Week than that pen we

  17. May 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I told you that colostomy bag was not going to hold for your

  18. How much do new BSN nursing grads make?

    champagnesupeRNova replied to gonnaB37nursedoc's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Right now, Chicago hospitals are starting new BSN grads at between $26-27 per hour (plus about an extra $3-4 for night shift and $2-3 for weekends). So If you work nights you'd be at around

  19. how long doe it take to become a neonatal nurse practitioner

    champagnesupeRNova replied to jwinzer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    BSN 3-4 years + 2.5-4 years for NNP depending on how fast you choose to complete the program while

  20. New grads, How did you list your clinical rotations on your resume?

    champagnesupeRNova replied to grownuprosie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Is Hogwart's hiring?? Pick me, pick me! I would definitely list your clinical rotations and 1-2 lines about the non-mundane skills you did in each one. Of course every nurse manager will know that...

  21. Newer NICU RN - question avout basics! Weights, baths, etc...

    champagnesupeRNova replied to nicurabbott's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's all going to be according to your unit's policy. At our hospital, we put a new diaper on the scale and 'zero' it, then take the diaper off and weigh the baby while he/she is wearing a diaper. If...

  22. 450 Resumes sent. 0 call backs.

    champagnesupeRNova replied to lsid16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have a lot of friends in IL and I know that finding a hospital job with an ADN is really, really tough. Most hospitals in that area ask for BSN only. The job market for nurses in the Chicago area...

  23. Los Angeles travel assignment...

    champagnesupeRNova replied to NurseVirgo's topic in Travel

    Lol! I wish I could've been a bit more like this every time someone in nursing school ran to me to explain how to do

  24. Did you have more stress FREE TIME after you graduated? What did you do?

    champagnesupeRNova replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Working as a nurse is no walk in the park, but I was wayyyyyy more stressed in school. You're under CONSTANT pressure in school and you have no down time because there's always something to do like...

  25. Is working in the NICU a good idea for me, as a person with mild cerebral palsy?

    champagnesupeRNova replied to bella201's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NICU is definitely not as physically demanding as other specialties in terms of lifting, but you need to be very coordinated. Would you have any difficulty getting teeny babies in and out of isolettes...