KayceNICURN

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1. Help! NICU RN

   KayceNICURN replied to MissIvy's topic in NICU

   Same here... Work three Ps a week leaving me with 3-8 nights off in a row. We self schedule in my unit which is a huge plus!

2. Cup, syringe and finger feedings - BFHI

   KayceNICURN replied to spacey's topic in NICU

   This is not a new thing...We tried cup feeding in 1998 in my NI unit... Thankfully the docs revolted because the nurses were going to... This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen tried in my 16 yrs...

3. How to get a NICU job?

   KayceNICURN replied to KellyRN2011's topic in NICU

   I started immediately in a Lvl 3 nicu after graduation... But I had the advantage of having had my 29 weeker in the unit for six weeks so my daughters primary nurse and her attending neo pulled for me... they were the ones who told me to go to nursin...

4. Abdominal Girths

   KayceNICURN replied to LuvaBSNRN's topic in NICU

   Only do abd measurements on NEC babies or babies with ascites.

5. Care Times

   KayceNICURN replied to sab7169's topic in NICU

   We do a variety of care times ...9-12-3 and 8-11-2 for most of our po feeders... Occasionally we have 10-1-4 but I don't like those because often times it knocks parents out of the 7 pm feeding because our unit closes for shift change. Npo or contin...

6. Caring For NICU Parents

   KayceNICURN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU

   I am not only a NICU nurse (16 years and counting ) I am also the mom of a former 29 weeker... She stayed for six weeks...and I agree about taking stress off the parents. It was my experience as a nicu parent that led me into nicu nursing as a caree...