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Finallyat40

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  1. Personal experience in NICU: Bonus or Weakness?

    Finallyat40 replied to suzanneuthscsa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I, too have had a preemie in the NICU, albeit not nearly as small as yours. Mine was a 27w5d who weighed right at a kg when born. At the time he was born, I was working in a healthcare system doing...

  2. North Texas = Few Jobs?

    Finallyat40 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    however, when I was looking (graduated 12/04), their wage was extremely competitive (within 30 cents/hour) with the majority of other hospitals in the area that offered a NICU residency/internship...

  3. Parkland Internships

    Finallyat40 replied to alex1's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know how many spots they have for that internship, but when I was looking for jobs last year, it became clear when I talked to others that if you had Parkland experience, you would be sought...

  4. North Texas = Few Jobs?

    Finallyat40 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    Parkland in Dallas has over 330 openings for nursing staff...so not everyone has a hiring freeze!

  5. Parkland Internships

    Finallyat40 replied to alex1's topic in Texas Nursing

    but I was hired into the NICU rather than adult critical care area. Yes, you are paid during your internship period, both for clinical hours and education hours....they even paid for an NCLEX review...

  6. NICU duties

    Finallyat40 replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    very large teaching hospital, so we're at the whim of interns, residents, NNP's, fellows and attendings.....and one of our attendings is adamantly against sedation...even for the high frequency...

  7. NICU duties

    Finallyat40 replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Even on a vent baby, wouldn't that seem somewhat counter-productive....I realize those are short acting meds, and the baby is vented, but how would you get a good idea of the baby's actual pain status...

  8. NICU duties

    Finallyat40 replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    breastfeeding, holding, bathing, updating on progress, and when you have three babies, that's X 3....oh yeah and arguing with the resident on call to come look at your baby whose tummy is hard and has...

  9. NIMV and trauma

    Finallyat40 replied to Super RT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just curious....Is NIMV the same as or simillar to SNIPV? I've had the same concerns about the septums in these kiddos, especially since they are typically the ones who will hang out on CPAP for...

  10. sister baby was just diagnosed with downs

    Finallyat40 replied to gthurma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    babies with down's who are either born early or have a heart defect (which is fairly common with down's). These kiddos are the most resilient, sweetest babies you can imagine.....I agree with all the...

  11. Lunesta vs. Ambien

    Finallyat40 replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried both....I prefer Lunesta because I sleep better and don't feel hung over the entire next day, however, the taste in the mouth is an issue....I've decided not to take Ambien any longer...

  12. Preemie resuscitation in regards to gestational age

    Finallyat40 replied to d2k2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We recusitate at 24 weeks, and if they're 23 weeks and try to breathe at birth, we sometimes will, however, we haven't had any successful outcomes with 23 weekers that I can remember. 24 Weekers are...

  13. baptizing a patient???

    Finallyat40 replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would not have a problem baptizing one of my babies, so long as I knew that it was the parents wishes and the catholic priest at our hospital couldn't make it in time. We do keep a bottle of holy...

  14. Strattera (wasn't sure where to post this)

    Finallyat40 replied to RNin2007's topic in General Nursing

    My 10 yo, who was a 29 week preemie, has been on Strattera for the past two years. It has worked quite well for him....don't get me wrong, we still have bad days, but nothing like we used to have....

  15. Is a community college education a bad one?

    Finallyat40 replied to Kay28's topic in General Nursing

    I sure hope not, because that's where I graduated from! Our local community college has the reputation of being very hard on it's students (and they are) especially compared to most of the...

  16. St. Louis Children's hospital?

    Finallyat40 replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, she's in the NICU....She said it's currently a 50 bed Level III, that usually houses around 68 babies, they are building a new unit that will increase capacity to 75. She said it's very family...

  17. St. Louis Children's hospital?

    Finallyat40 replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have a co-worker who has moved to St. Louis and is working at St. Louis Children's as an Assistant Unit Manager. She still stays on Part time at our hospital in Dallas and flys in once a month to...

  18. Dcccd 2006

    Finallyat40 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, I was very lucky to not HAVE to work during school. I did pick up a few odd jobs here and there, but nothing permanent. There were many who did work though and they still did well. I think the...

  19. Dcccd 2006

    Finallyat40 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A couple of comments from an El Centro grad...first off....as for the 100 admissions to the program, keep in mind....they can only open as many spaces as they have clinical instructors to teach....

  20. Dcccd 2006

    Finallyat40 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just curious, what was the cutoff GPA? When I got in, the cutoff was 3.74 with all pre-reqs complete. (that was january of 03). Keep in mind you guys that haven't gotten letters yet.....if you don't...

  21. Dcccd 2006

    Finallyat40 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I graduated from El Centro in December '04. The program is very tough, but you know what they say....What doesn't kill us makes us stronger! I will say that I feel that I was much more prepared to...

  22. Major nursing care plan C- section need one more diagnosis

    Finallyat40 replied to jtejas1968's topic in General Students

    How about these: Self-care deficit, nausea, impaired mobility (short term), Knowledge Deficit r/t post-surgical care or newborn care or infection prevention, Fatigue. Hope these help.

  23. Chilled babies in the news

    Finallyat40 replied to futureTMA's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nope, I'm in the D/FW area....

  24. Chilled babies in the news

    Finallyat40 replied to futureTMA's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    and we currently have one on the blanket....It's very interesting. This will be the first one of these I've witnessed, so I'm curious to see the overall outcome. So many of the babies with HIE have...

  25. Major Nursing Care Plan, help please

    Finallyat40 replied to jtejas1968's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe I can help you out a bit.... Tell me a bit about your patient and I'll try to come up with some diagnoses, but as for the care plans...you're on your own for those! Some things to consider: For...