fifita2010

fifita2010

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  1. Housing close to Los Angeles Childrens

    fifita2010 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi again, can anyone tell me if they have worked at LA Children's was the housing provided within walking distance or near public transportation? I am not taking a car with me and the recruiter knows...

  2. Friending patient families on social media?

    fifita2010 replied to Missie Hannie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One word:

  3. Marijuana usage by parents in NICU

    fifita2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I left unit to use the bathroom and the hallway reeked of pot. Two people were waiting to be buzzed out. I hadn't met them so I didn't know who they were visiting. So I went into the bathroom,...

  4. Marijuana usage by parents in NICU

    fifita2010 replied to fifita2010's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Klone. To clarify it was a father and his male visitor. They smoked in the NICU bathroom, stunk up the entire hallway. I couldn't use the bathroom because of all the smoke. I would have had them...

  5. Unruly CNAs

    fifita2010 replied to penlite28's topic in Travel

    While I understand Ned's context on this subject, I have been where you are many, many times. I have heard CNAs telling patients they are the nurse. I've had them be rude and lazy. But now after a...

  6. Bumped from NICU?

    fifita2010 replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, just reading your experience. Sounds like a hostile work environment. Im sorry, it's not always that way. I hope things are better

  7. California licensure by endorsement

    fifita2010 replied to fifita2010's topic in Travel

    I've done everything then I guess. I've been over the downloaded information quite a few times and did not see anything about proof of contact hours, so I guess I'll go by NedRN's reply and submit...

  8. California licensure by endorsement

    fifita2010 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi, My California license by endorsement packet is almost complete and ready for submission. For those travelers that have applied for licensure by endorsement in the state of California, did you need...

  9. Nursing in Los Angeles

    fifita2010 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi, I am seasoned travel NICU nurse and want to go to LA to help out a family member. I only have level III experience. In my last job, which was about a year with contract extensions, I was mainly...

  10. Nursing in Los Angeles

    fifita2010 replied to fifita2010's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the

  11. Medical Missions

    fifita2010 replied to Jaxxbeback's topic in General Nursing

    Operation Smile has 6-12 month positions in a cleft lip clinic in Assam( India).Do you have peds experience. You must have

  12. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    fifita2010 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    It's all been said before. But when you go to work and there are 22 "well" babies with 2 nurses, which is against national guidelines, and you somehow manage to get through the shift(12 hours of hell...

  13. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    fifita2010 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    It's all been said before. But when you go to work and there are 22 "well" babies with 2 nurses, which is against national guidelines, and you somehow manage to get through the shift(12 hours of hell...

  14. How does your NICU unit run?

    fifita2010 replied to LucyRn4's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    As for 3-4 babies on the same schedule you use common sense and stagger feeds. The next nurse most likely will not have my same assignment so we do the best we can keeping them on "schedule". It's not...

  15. Thinking of applying for Mom/Baby unit...basically as a new grad? Advice?

    fifita2010 replied to x28y31's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They would love it it you completed a lactation consultant

  16. Not wanting to cross train

    fifita2010 replied to Calinurse4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm NICU and years ago my facility went to LDRP and I HAD to be cross trained. Once I was cross trained I couldn't make it back to the NICU. After 8 years of it I left. I use the L&D experience on...

  17. 3 Months Orientation: I Want to Quit.

    fifita2010 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'm sorry to hear it said that leaving a job after 3 months is not professional. I was at one place for 18 years. I quit after 5 days at a new job. I am seasoned enough to know I do not have to put up...

  18. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    fifita2010 replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Management

    It was the 70's. I'm so glad the culture has changed😀 The BSN program was the 80's and a lot changed by then and I'm glad about that as

  19. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    fifita2010 replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes. I was thinking of diploma education as I did that then went on for BSN. The BSN studies for me probably taught me more about being professional. To this day I would never wear jeans to a...

  20. Favorite hospitals to travel to? (NICU)

    fifita2010 replied to erinvansam's topic in Travel

    Norfolk Va. Children's hospital of the Kings Daughter. Awesome NY Presbyterian, though you may float to well baby and PP. St. Agnes in Baltimore is wonderful. Will float to well baby and PEDS, but...

  21. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    fifita2010 replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Management

    I have an out of the box suggestion for nursing education. Why not take a few units, which may be easy to find in hospitals that have closed units, and make them nursing education units. The patients,...

  22. staffing question

    fifita2010 replied to theliman's topic in Nurse Management

    I love you. I wonder how as nurses we claim to follow evidenced based practice, but I still deal with interrupted report time, alarm fatigue, constant distractions, you get my drift. I have been sent...

  23. How does your NICU unit run?

    fifita2010 replied to LucyRn4's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've done a lot of travel assignments in the NICU. At my current job it's a mishmash. Babies eat on a 9-12-3 or an 8-11-2. Sometimes you get three or four on the same schedule. The fluids are changed...

  24. Bachelor thesis; Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

    fifita2010 replied to tineb's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, I have been doing NICU for a long time. What interests me and very little research has been done is the combined care of NAS babies and their mothers. At a very vulnerable time we separate the...

  25. "Baby Friendly"

    fifita2010 replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm so glad to see the board so active!!! I breastfed, I worked in a baby friendly hospital. I just want to share that I don't agree with the IV thing and I agree a bit of supplementation will not...