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  1. Thermoregulation

    calinicumurse replied to MamaBear15's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You say your hospital has plenty of developmentally appropriate positioning tools, but you still just swaddle them? I'm

  2. Resetting IV pump volumes: Dangerous or common safety practice?

    calinicumurse replied to aepoisson's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At my main job we verify rate, volume infused, and access site condition every hour. Now making sure everybody is actually looking at their pump and not just typing stuff in is a task on its own... We...

  3. Weaning parents off monitors in preparation for discharge

    calinicumurse replied to mycurlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's definitely a hard task to keep them from staring at the monitor and not reading their baby's cues! We'll turn a monitor so the parents can't see it for a baby who's been bradying w/ feeds to see...

  4. NICU Nurse moving to DC area

    calinicumurse replied to cancankthx's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are there that many places that have 4 baby assignments? I've only known of one hospital in my area, and that's just in their transitional

  5. NICU visitation policies needed

    calinicumurse replied to anicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    nicu level - IV private patient rooms - only 2 iso rooms, unit separated into bays number at bedside - we literally have no limit...crazy who can visit - 4 people selected by parents without them...

  6. Shift Report: Listening, no writing...

    calinicumurse replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a fan of writing things down, myself, but I don't hold it against anybody who chooses not to. But it's when you not only do not write things down, but also don't then thoroughly check the orders...

  7. Specialty Poll for male nurses

    calinicumurse replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    Left NICU off the

  8. OB/GYN Male Nurses

    calinicumurse replied to jkclark's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't think much has changed. I had the same experience in nursing school just a few years ago, and the dad was even studying to be a nurse himself!! Cultural stuff will always show up, which is...

  9. 3rd year Nursing Student: Adding clinical skills to externship resume?

    calinicumurse replied to ScraftRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I know this is a dead thread, but @Inori is dead wrong. 1-page resumes are no longer the norm. If you have experience in anything (i.e. if you were a second-degree student w/ a work history showcasing...

  10. RESUME REVIEW - Please help

    calinicumurse replied to koalim1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm wondering if you need to include all that jazz about your student nurse experiences... My thoughts are that they know where you went to school, and accredited programs will all expose you to the...

  11. Provided with a phone for shift?

    calinicumurse replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in school now and everybody has access to a phone in our hospital. Looks like an iphone - very well may be - with an app on it for communication with all providers, nurses, PT/OT/RT, etc. If you...

  12. Johns Hopkins Accelerated Summer Entry for BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to tbp1015's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm also in for Fall :) Congrats

  13. Johns Hopkins Accelerated Summer Entry for BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to tbp1015's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I just got an email for the Accepted Students Day, but still haven't gotten a phone call about being accepted... Think it's a mistake or just a chance out of order procedure?? I just had my phone...

  14. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to mewei's topic in School, College Programs

    Hey there, seems like your program had different dates. You applied for the pediatric CNS full time program with a fall 2014 start date. This thread is the BSN/MSN cohort starting summer

  15. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to mewei's topic in School, College Programs

    Hey there, you sure you applied for this cohort? I think most of us have already had our interviews and heard back... School starts in

  16. Yale GEPN 2014 Applicants

    calinicumurse replied to EmmKay's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I don't think you've got the wrong impression of the site. People just don't like repeating themselves or stating the obvious in

  17. 2014 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    calinicumurse replied to JustD16's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Sorry to kill it for you, but since there are 3 schools tied for 1st, UCSF is #4! Best Nursing Programs | Top Nursing Schools | US News Best Graduate

  18. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to mewei's topic in School, College Programs

    Great info cchun, thanks for helping us out! I'm another California kid (Bay Area) and got accepted for the BSN/MSN FNP program. Super excited about it, but still waiting to hear back from a couple of...

  19. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to mewei's topic in School, College Programs

    My interviewer emailed me about rescheduling. Had a conflict last night with clinicals! Tonight it

  20. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to mewei's topic in School, College Programs

    Shucks...well, hopefully whenever they reschedule for is convenient for

  21. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to mewei's topic in School, College Programs

    Alas, I sit here waiting for my phone interview which was supposed to be at 7:15 PST. Not sure what to think of it, but I'm here and

  22. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to mewei's topic in School, College Programs

    I know it's kind of cheating, but my interview is in the evening PST on Monday, so if anybody has any tips after their interview don't feel bad just dropping them off in this here forum

  23. 2014 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    calinicumurse replied to JustD16's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yea, not quite sure what kind of experience people are presenting as these are supposed to be "career changes," right? Anyways, glad that my letter said I "clearly meet the requirements for...

  24. Yale GEPN 2014 Applicants

    calinicumurse replied to EmmKay's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Also got my rejection today...fingers crossed that my U Penn interview goes

  25. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    calinicumurse replied to mewei's topic in School, College Programs

    Hey Ames, you're right about that being the only step: responding to the email with your time availability. I'd go ahead and call F this afternoon if you still haven't heard