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  1. Lack of respect for nurses

    nicuRN2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I'm very frustrated with the lack of knowledge of the general public of what being a nurse means. My own mother doesn't even seem to get it. When I told my father that I had been...

  2. 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....

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

    nicuRN2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone! I was just wondering for those who work night shift and get a weekend shift differential, when does weekend shift start and end for your hospital? Is Friday night considered weekend...

  4. 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

  5. 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...

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. "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...

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. "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

  13. 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....

  14. To Filter or Not to Filter

    nicuRN2007 replied to ScammRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only filter TPN's, not

  15. 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

  16. Heelsticks vs. Venepuncture

    nicuRN2007 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do all NICU's use heelsticks only for routine lab draws. We are only supposed to use heelsticks. For some babies, I find heelsticks to be more traumatic than venepuncture, especially those who just...

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Did anyone here take the Hesi before taking nclex?

    nicuRN2007 replied to NurseEmily22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the hesi and got a 1072 and passed the nclex with 75

  20. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    nicuRN2007 replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love 12 hour shifts...I'm a little tired by the end of my 3rd day, but having 4 days off is worth it. It truly gives me time to recover before starting back again. I feel like it gives me time to...

  21. Is your NICU slow or busy?

    nicuRN2007 replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our census is about average for us right now, but our acuity is way

  22. kiss that job goodbye?

    nicuRN2007 replied to mer_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Aww, sorry about that. I also believe everything happens for a reason, and maybe that job just isn't meant to

  23. Is X-Ray Exposure ok?

    nicuRN2007 replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think it's very considerate of you who are done having kids to volunteer to assist with the x-rays for the younger nurses. I'm a brand new nurse in the NICU, and I heard some nurses who are...

  24. How many in your class Started/Finished

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

    Started with over 60, finished with

  25. vein viewer

    nicuRN2007 replied to pedrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I found this video on the site that JessicaRN posted. It looks pretty cool.