katierobin23

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  1. Qatar

    katierobin23 replied to katierobin23's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you so much! That really

  2. A few months ago, I asked you all...

    katierobin23 replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh man, I had some grade A snuggles the other night! Sweet sweet little NAS boy that hung out on my chest for quite a while and just hunkered right in. He wasn't even in my assignment, but those kind...

  3. New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...

    katierobin23 replied to kieran07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated in New Hampshire May 2012, Applied to a ridiculous amount of jobs, no one anywhere in the northeast wanted a new grad. Moved to North Carolina and applied to a ton more jobs, finally got...

  4. Let's hear about your worst shift ever!

    katierobin23 replied to mamax3's topic in General Nursing

    I had two patients and was first admit, I ended up going on a delivery for an infant with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. He did well in the delivery room, was fairly vigorous and was intubated...

  5. Code Cart/Box

    katierobin23 replied to morgan_porgan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have three code carts that we use within the unit. Then we have two tackle boxes that we can bring to deliveries. The ORs all have tackle boxes as well. On L&D there is a cart that we can use,...

  6. Salary of a US nurse expat in Qatar or Middle East

    katierobin23 replied to Info101's topic in International Nursing

    Following...hopefully some more people can chime in, I'm very interested in going to Qatar but I would love to hear from someone who has

  7. Mom jailed for refusing to feed her infant proper formula

    katierobin23 replied to RNIBCLC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got the exact same

  8. How many different nursing positions have you had?

    katierobin23 replied to LittleMissVixen410's topic in General Nursing

    RN BSN for two years, spent my first three months as a summer camp nurse. Then I moved away to get a real job, and I've been in the same unit since. Will be two years this fall. I'm planning to stay...

  9. Have you ever puked/fainted/etc at work?

    katierobin23 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Almost. I had a cold so I was wearing a mask and I was dehydrated. Would have been fine, but I had a baby who was on a radiant warmer and I spent too much time in the bed, the heat was too much and I...

  10. How did you feel after you took the NCLEX?

    katierobin23 replied to RunBabyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I felt great immediately afterward, I only had 75 questions...but after a day or so I started to freak

  11. On-Call Pay Survey

    katierobin23 replied to danimal99's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we don't don't get paid anything for being on

  12. Post-mortem care

    katierobin23 replied to Gabby-RN's topic in Emergency

    I'm in NICU, we leave all lines and tubes in place if the parents want an autopsy. If it's clear that the baby died of extreme prematurity and an autopsy isn't needed, we take the tube

  13. Cleaning Isolettes

    katierobin23 replied to danielle.smith0219's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have techs and care partners that are trained to break down and clean

  14. Survey on how many patients you get in a shift

    katierobin23 replied to neonatal_nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Three or four in intermediate, which can range from feeder/growers to stable vents. When staffing is good, a CPAP or vent would be in a 2-3 baby assignment, but if we're short, all bets are off. We do...

  15. What do NICU nurses consider "viability"?

    katierobin23 replied to Summers_Off's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our limit is 23 weeks as well. There are some ethical questions raised because the dates do sometimes get fudged to make a 22+change weeker "be" a 23 weeker...those usually don't end well. We don't...

  16. Floating

    katierobin23 replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We can sometimes go to mother/baby but we don't do anything with the moms. We will either act as an admission nurse for the babies or take a handful of babies out of their couplets and a MB nurse will...

  17. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    katierobin23 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My hospital just implemented this too. Nurses and CNAs have always had to wear a certain color and that didn't change, but now everyone else (secretaries, lactation, phlebotomy, etc.) also has to...

  18. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    katierobin23 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Minus the room request, I'm sure that my birth plan (if I were to make one), would say many of the same things. Baby friendly kind of is kool-aid...at least the way it's implemented most places (I...

  19. Thanks

    katierobin23 replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Glad things are going well for

  20. Heparin containing maintance solutions and flushes for PIV

    katierobin23 replied to 01bgent's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We used to do heparin in PIVs, but switched to saline a few months ago. I haven't noticed a significant difference in how long they stay in if they're flushed q3. Our PICCs and UVCs have 0.5unit/ml...

  21. What baby catches you every time?

    katierobin23 replied to NicuGal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Agreed! Someone else can have them when they're big and grunty, but I LOVE taking care of the micro dots :) we have a 300ish gram baby now that just blows my mind. Crazy how someone so small can fight...

  22. Formula issues

    katierobin23 replied to nurse4littles's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I wish we used similac, but we use enfamil mostly and Gerber for our term kids. I hate the Gerber too! I really feel like part of the GI upset with some of our NAS babies is caused by the Gerber...

  23. There has to be a BETTER WAY to obtain a blood sample.

    katierobin23 replied to lady3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A-MEN! Our satisfaction scores are in the toilet and it's because people like the OP are the ones who take the time to fill out the surveys and there is nothing we can do to make them happy, even when...

  24. Bar Code Medication Administration NICU Style

    katierobin23 replied to Mags4711's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry, I only meant to quote the part about putting a sticker on the computer

  25. How long until day shift on your unit?

    katierobin23 replied to 24gaDalek's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Most of the night shifters where I work are there by choice, so the few who do want to go to days don't have many people to compete with whenever a daytime position opens up. I know I certainly have...