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  1. Questions about NYP Weill Cornell, especially PICU

    scb7620 posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi all, I am in the process of interviewing for a PICU position at NYP's Weill Cornell campus and have some questions for those who work there/have worked there as I can't find any recent threads on...

  2. Questions about NYP Weill Cornell, especially PICU

    scb7620 replied to scb7620's topic in New York Nursing

    Please feel free to PM me- I can answer these in detail for you.

  3. Pediatric Nursing in NYC?

    scb7620 replied to excessively_diverted's topic in New York Nursing

    I actually relocated from Texas to NYC in February and had a couple job offers (NICU/PICU). PM me if you have specific questions!

  4. Okay, need some help here...

    scb7620 replied to carolinapooh's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Be prepared to deal with a lot of family teaching- I know you probably dealt with family issues on the adult side as well, but families who are in the NICU are often scared out of their minds (even if...

  5. NYP- Advice!

    scb7620 replied to scb7620's topic in New York Nursing

    I got an interview applying through their website. I have 1.5+ years experience in a high acuity Level IIIC NICU. Thanks for the

  6. NYP- Advice!

    scb7620 posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi all, I am interviewing at NYP soon and I have a couple questions for you all that currently work there- What are the weekend requirements like? Is the closest subway station in an area where I...

  7. Business is BOOMIN'

    scb7620 replied to TeenyTinyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have been slow in recent months but are seeing a boom too! Especially with high acuity

  8. FL to TX move

    scb7620 replied to TonyaM73's topic in Texas Nursing

    The Medical Center itself is great for ICUs, but there are plenty of outlying branches of their hospitals that also have great units- just depends on how far you want to commute and where you end up...

  9. A day in the life of an Air Force flight nurse

    scb7620 replied to nurse2033's topic in Government, Military

    Loved reading this- thanks for

  10. Cleaning question

    scb7620 replied to sarapRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Housekeeping cleans our bedspaces, and our techs clean the isolettes/cribs. We change our isolettes/cribs out every 30 days. Honestly, we have discussed bedside nurses cleaning bedspaces in the...

  11. FL to TX move

    scb7620 replied to TonyaM73's topic in Texas Nursing

    What type of unit are you looking to work on? That may factor in which hospitals are the "best" to work for. I agree with the previous poster about finding out where you want to work first and...

  12. Transport

    scb7620 replied to babyRN0404's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a specially trained transport team on our unit that were former bedside RNs- they no longer do bedside care and only work as our transport nurses

  13. Getting a job in a Level III NICU in NYC?

    scb7620 posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi, My boyfriend was offered a job in the NYC area, and I am trying to decide if it would be a good move for us based on whether or not I can get a job. I know new grads are having a lot of trouble...

  14. Pretty bad at starting IV's

    scb7620 replied to NurseJessie2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Keep trying! I still struggle too, but if my podmates have patients who need IVs, I always ask if I can help to gain more experience. Practice makes perfect.

  15. Working nights....tips anyone?

    scb7620 replied to gracecase's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I always take a nap before my first shift. If you can work them in a row it helps too. When I get home I have a routine and try not to do things like watch TV, etc. that may wake me up. I sleep...

  16. Curious about catheters

    scb7620 replied to ConstantlyEvolving's topic in General Students

    I got lucky and my first catheter was in the OR with a patient who was already asleep for surgery. I work in the NICU now though, and it's incredibly frustrating sometimes to try to cath itty-bitty...

  17. MRSA colonization

    scb7620 replied to HarleyNrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We will let babies come off isolation after three consecutive negative MRSA

  18. isolettes and premies

    scb7620 replied to ladytraviler's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We always put temperature probes on our babies in isolettes, immediately. If not you can overheat the baby very

  19. A Preemie Teaches Me...

    scb7620 replied to EarlyAdditionRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love this! I am going to share with my unit.

  20. New Grad Nurse Hired into the NICU- Seeking Advice

    scb7620 replied to MMDEC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Any advice from NICU nurses out there? Good things to get involved with? Good magazines to read? Good shoes to buy? Hi! I started NICU nursing as a new graduate July 2011 and I have learned a LOT...

  21. Lullaby system for our feeders and growers?

    scb7620 replied to xfitrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in a Level III NICU and with some of our stable feeder/growers we use lullabies too! I've just put Pandora on my phone- there is a great station called "Rockabye Baby" which plays modern-day...

  22. Productivity

    scb7620 replied to slp0804's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use a staffing "grid" that determines how many nurses we can use based on census- then from there our charge nurses have to decide whether or not a particular patient's acuity will require them to...

  23. Is it difficult for men to get into NICU?

    scb7620 replied to MattNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our unit has a lot of nurses (think 200+)- I would say maybe 5-10% are men. Some of the guys who work with us have specific reasons (their baby was in the NICU, they were a preemie themselves, etc.)...

  24. HELP Houston residents, where to live?

    scb7620 replied to emilydalton89's topic in Texas Nursing

    Not sure if you've found a place or not yet but there are plenty of great 1-bedroom apartments inside the loop ranging from $750-1500 (and sometimes lower). Depends on what specifically you're...

  25. Getting a job in a Level III NICU in NYC?

    scb7620 replied to scb7620's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi theatredork,Thanks for your reply! I can't PM yet so if you could message me or email me at [email protected] I'd love to get more information from you! Thanks so