angrykitten

angrykitten specializes in NICU.

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1. Unplanned extubation while on orientation

   angrykitten replied to tictac's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Just to echo what everyone else has has said, you did exactly the right thing by realizing you needed help and asking for it. Unplanned extubations happen in the NICU to nurses who have been there...

2. I feel like a complete failure

   angrykitten replied to Newnurseadam's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Try branching out into neighboring towns. An hour or more commute is not fun - but it is better than no job at all. You could move later, or use that experience to get a job closer to home in a couple...

3. Should gtube feeding bags be rinsed between feedings?

   angrykitten replied to Martyyyna's topic in Pediatric

   In the NICU, we change the bag every 24h and we don't rinse them out between bolus feeds. As far as I know, this has never been an

4. Scrubs with mis-matched colours

   angrykitten replied to zcewaunt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I don't own a single "matched set." I usually wear black pants and a solid-colored top. Sometimes I wear navy-blue pants with a lighter blue top so it still coordinates. I also have brown and dark...

5. No babies for this NICU nurse

   angrykitten replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks for all the replies. It actually feels better just to have my feelings validated. It just gets really frustrating sometimes. As for dad of six - I left out that the only child those parents...

6. No babies for this NICU nurse

   angrykitten posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I don't have kids. I love babies, obviously, but I just don't plan on having any of my own. However, I am constantly asked by families if I have kids. Usually, I just say something jokingly like,...

7. Advice: Traditional BSN or ABSN

   angrykitten replied to bayarea123's topic in California Nursing

   As someone who did an ABSN (I did not know what I really wanted the first time around), I say just get your BSN now. Berkeley is a great school, but no one is going to care that you went there for...

8. When Nurses Cry

   angrykitten replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   In nursing school, I was taught it was ok to cry with the family as long as it was about them and not you. So a few tears are okay, but you shouldn't be upset to the point where they might feel like...

9. What is it like to practice RN in Florida

   angrykitten replied to babysRusRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   There is also a Florida nursing forum under United States Nursing, if you want more

10. NCLEX - It must be all a myth.

    angrykitten replied to RnRnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You can't really tell for sure how your first 75 are going based on questions that seem easy or difficult. Remember that fifteen of those questions do not contribute to your pass/fail. They are...

11. Need Encouragement

    angrykitten replied to RNdreams7's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If it is truly what you want to do, keep applying to NICU jobs now and don't wait. You have a great answer to why you are leaving your current job: "I like it, but my passion really is the

12. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    angrykitten replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I do not want to discourage you from doing your MSN because I believe that more education is always a good thing. I just want to share this: my friend and I both started working in the same place at...

13. Walking from school at night with deer and no street lamps?

    angrykitten replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    Same. I wouldn't hitchhike, but I think you'll be fine walking, though I'm sure that makes for a long day. I would also ask around. I'm sure some of your classmates live off-campus, too, and wouldn't...

14. How old is too old?

    angrykitten replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That child is definitely an outlier, but we've had at least four or five kids stay past their first birthdays in the past two years. There are many more chronics who have been over six months old when...

15. How old is too old?

    angrykitten replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have had several patients celebrate their first birthdays in our NICU since I've been here - we never send them to the PICU. Our oldest patient right now is 1y9m. We do frequently send patients to...