roquen

roquen has 3 years experience.

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1. Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Program Summer 2013

   roquen replied to clee5's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   Skype (in my opinion) doesn't hurt your chances if you do it properly. Make sure you're totally alone and uninterruptable. I would also make sure the computer you're using has a hardline (ethernet)...

2. Transport

   roquen replied to babyRN0404's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Is it only an RN? Are you able to send an RT with you too at

3. What Should We Call NICU Nursing

   roquen posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   What Should We Call NICU Nursing is a tumblr by an anonymous NICU Nurse who uses it as animated GIF therapy. I think its hilarious and really helps us realize we're definitely not alone in our NICU...

4. Transport

   roquen replied to babyRN0404's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We have an RT, RN, EMT and an NNP for all NICU transports. RT/RN/NNP is cross trained for all procedures and competency is done during orientation which differs in length depending on transport...

5. NICU Internship Interview tomorrow

   roquen replied to campercass's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Congratulations!

6. ET Tube suction.

   roquen replied to Sun*shine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Suctioning is touchy and being gentle and nervous is a good quality honestly. If your suction catheters do not have millimeters/centimeters marked on them and/or your ETTs don't have measurements on...

7. NRP outside of deliveries

   roquen replied to LittleFeet:RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Every baby is different obviously but if you have sustained desats/brady (sustained is a subjective term, some kids desat/brady to code-button numbers and then return without any intervention) then...

8. Confused if an LVN can proctor other LVN's on our trach team.

   roquen replied to annetteturnermakhoul's topic in Pulmonary

   If you can perform the skill, your institution can allow you to serve as the competency-trainer. If you're training RTs or RNs, for the sake of competency an LPN can serve that role for the...

9. Non rebreather mask

   roquen replied to Vtachy1's topic in Pulmonary

   End-of-life care is tricky, but I would have done the same thing. Consulting RT is also a great idea. Considering they will be frustrated when they come do an assessment on a patient in a different...

10. First night working with a vent

    roquen replied to Blackcat99's topic in Pulmonary

    Do not hesitate to call the Respiratory