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I agree, they are too small!

Hi Everyone, Looking for some feedback on why you think a NICU patient experienced an unplanned extubation on your unit? Thanks in advance for your reply!!

Thanks for the reply!! We currently use 'bendy bumpers'-a Philips product. We also will put the 'froggy', a u-shaped bean bag (another Philips product) at the base of the bendy bumper, but these big kids still tend to slide!!

Hi Everyone! I wanted to get some feedback on what you all think about positioning your older, heavier long term chronic lung kids who are still intubated, or maybe have a tracheostomy with lots of heavy vent tubing. Do you feel like it's a constant challenge to keep them from sliding down or maybe from drifting sideways in their crib? (Making them either 'hang' from their ETT eventually, or create unwanted tension on their tracheostomy and tubing.) And if it is a challenge you often see, how do you prefer to position these babies? Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

To clarify-- when I say assoc. In nursing I mean RN licensure with your associates degree (really shouldn't be a bad program since you already have an assoc. Degree) again good luck!

I would highly suggest going from associates that you have to associates in nursing. There are programs out there, look online and call school counselors. I am pretty sure you will find one that doesn't take very long, possibly even the same amount of time. So many hospitals are requiring even BSN now. I would save some of your time in the long run and go for atleast the assoc. In nursing!! Good luck to you.

Hello! I feel your pain. Several years ago I applied hundreds of times before making it into psych, an inpatient clinic setting. Two years later I have finally landed my dream hospital--not a dream unit but I am stir truly happy. My advice is if you don't mind, and you want to keep actively applying after you've been at it about 9 months, but psych seems to be a bit easier to get into. And go for a hospital psych unit because then your foot is in the door. I really never wanted psych, but I did it and my co workers been thought I did well. You'll get there. So my advice, broaden what your willing to do and try to stick it out for about a year! Good luck to you. Let us know how it goes!

I haven't, but I wanted to congratulate you!! Amazing opportunity. Eat it up!! Enjoy!

I am in the same boat as you! Have always wanted my NNP too and was hoping to work my way up from l and d. No such luck, ended up in psych and clinical research for over two-years now. I finally landed a med surg with telemetry and I start next week! Years ago, this wouldnt have made me happy but now I am thrilled. I still have a dream, but know just like everything I've done so far I'll have to do my time. So I want to encourage you that I don't think you are far off, you are lucky to have gotten right into the hospital and med surg. I have heard waiting a magical year before making any changes does make you more valuable. So hang in there! Ill be doing the same, and hoping for the both of us it doesn't take too long to get where we want to really shine!!

I work rotating---as in a dayshift one day then nights the very next. It is horrible!! I agree, I think your body needs one shift or the other. I aways thought nights would be better for me because I hate 430am!!! But the truth is, after over a year of evenings, nights, days all jumbled upI can see clearly that day shift is definitely what the body likes best...I guess I can learn to adjust to yucky 430am! I think everything functions better healthwise on a day shift schedule!

I can truly appreciate this, I am not a new nurse but am starting in med-surg for the first time at a major city hospital and can only hope my preceptor will be encouraging and helpful...I tried to remember how I felt as a student when nurses didn't want to give you the time of day. There is no need for that kind of behavior!! Us non-new nurses influence/set the standard on our units more than we even know, we can make it a supportive environment where working is pleaseant and truly feels like teamwork! I find most new nurses/new hires are very happy and comfortable quickly when I orient them in a down to earth way, and encourage them, not yell at them or harp on them like many nurses do to students!!! Thanks for sharing your story :) It's something I care very much about!