nicuRN2007

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1. Body Worlds

   nicuRN2007 replied to missingunc's topic in General Nursing

   I've talked to several people who have gone, and everyone says it's amazing. I'm definitely going to go next time one of the exhibits is near

2. Morphine Administration of very small doses

   nicuRN2007 replied to dance45's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Our morphine comes in the 10 mg/ml vials. I pull up 0.1 ml, then pull up 0.9 of NS to dilute it to a concentration of 1 mg/ml. I mix it in the syringe, then push it out to the dose. So if my dose...

3. 99 Balloons - Warning. You'll probably cry your eyes out.

   nicuRN2007 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   As a NICU nurse and being pregnant with my first, that really got to me. What a beautiful family. I can't stop

4. iNO Babies and Pregnancy

   nicuRN2007 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hey everyone! I'm a new nurse, and I've been working NICU for 8 months. I'm newly pregnant and I remember reading on here a while back that pregnant women shouldn't take care of patients on iNO....

5. Please help need advice

   nicuRN2007 replied to Lucky21's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hey guys. Just wanted to say...I feel the same. I just graduated in May, am recently on my own, and I feel so much anxiety and dread before work sometimes I just don't know what to do. I have...

6. Wearing Gloves in the NICU

   nicuRN2007 replied to minky84's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I wear gloves when there's a possibility I will come into contact with a bodily fluid (starting IV's, drawing labs, changing diaper [but usually only if it's stool], or when handling breast milk). We...

7. Do your parents have to wear cover gowns when visiting?

   nicuRN2007 replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I've worked in 2 NICU's (externed in one while in school, and I now work as a RN in another), and in both, parents are required to wear a hospital gown over their clothes if holding their

8. Filter Needles & Vitamin-K IM injections

   nicuRN2007 replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Yes, I always use a filter needle to draw the vit. k, and switch back to the other

9. "I don't know how you can do that!"

   nicuRN2007 replied to nicuRN2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks for the replies and suggestions on what to say everyone. Glad to know I'm not the only one who's a little unsure of how to take the comment. I love the Giraffe beds! They're

10. "I don't know how you can do that!"

    nicuRN2007 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does everyone else hear this a lot? People always say to me something along the lines of, "I don't know how you can do what you do, I can't stand to see those sick babies." I almost don't know how...

11. what in the world do i do?

    nicuRN2007 replied to keeptryin's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. Your son will not lose his license if he goes into rehab. He should seek help. There are many awesome nurses who have been through what your son is going through, and have fully recovered....

12. To Filter or Not to Filter

    nicuRN2007 replied to ScammRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only filter TPN's, not

13. When does weekend shift diff start/end for night shift

    nicuRN2007 replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the replies. Just curious what goes on in other hospitals. Susan...sounds like you got a good deal there! I might have to come work with

14. Heelsticks vs. Venepuncture

    nicuRN2007 replied to nicuRN2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you all for your replies. I was just curious what goes on out there in other

15. Pregnant right after giving birth?

    nicuRN2007 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hehe. Sorry, don't mean to laugh; it's just funny the way you put it. Now I'm dying to know if you are pregnant. Keep us