bubbly

bubbly specializes in nicu.

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1. Anyone ever adopt from their NICU?

   bubbly replied to iHeartNICU's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   There are a lot of babies on my unit who I would like to adopt and bring home. Too bad the parents won't let me because they would rather take them home instead. :chuckle I just wish all the babies...

2. primary kiddie going home--is it appropriate to get her a gift?

   bubbly replied to sweet0176's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   If the baby is your primary, then I am sure you know the baby and perhaps family very well that you can use your own discretion in deciding if its appropriate to give a gift and what that gift is. If...

3. Considering Nursing School at 52

   bubbly replied to LuvLife845's topic in General Nursing

   Age is not a factor to pursue nursing. In fact, the oldest graduate in my nursing class was in her late 50s. I would also recommend applying to multiple nursing schools in your area just to increase...

4. Hope for new grads

   bubbly replied to MB37's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you for your post. I too chose to work at a large teaching metropolitan hospital because they have experience in teaching new grads and I knew the orientation was going to be nice and long (6...

5. How do you get over your new RN boo boos (mistakes)

   bubbly replied to love-d-OR's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Everyone makes mistakes. I just have to put the mistake in perspective and tell myself that as long as the patient is ok and there is no long term damage, it will be just fine. The worst you can do...

6. May/June 2007 Grads......How are you all doing????

   bubbly replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hello :) I graduated in May 2007, passed my boards in June, and started my internship for a neonatal icu in July. Its been a long journey and lots of consideration if this was what I wanted to do or...

7. Nursing; Single Mother; are all nursing jobs 12 hr shifts?

   bubbly replied to kristyj's topic in General Nursing

   maybe being a school nurse? I know people who have started as a new grad, just have to have a bachelors degree in my state. Hours seem comparable to that of a

8. First year nursing

   bubbly replied to MBARN's topic in General Nursing

   It doesn't really matter which nursing is the hardest and easiest bc it will vary on who you talk to. What matters most is starting your nursing career in something you really want to do and you have...

9. Weight checking

   bubbly replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   My hospital's incubators have built in scales, like sweeper said. Many of our warmers even have bed scales. We weigh our babies once a shift at night. We are allowed to defer weights if they are...

10. Time to Float!

    bubbly replied to abundantjoy07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ooooh I had an awful time on my first and only float so far. It was only 8 weeks after I finished my NICU orientation and I was floated to the never seen before PICU unit. Everything was completely...

11. post-discharge visiting

    bubbly posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was curious to know what NICU nurses think about visiting and even babysitting your NICU graduates. I have heard of some nurses who will continue their relationships with babies and parents outside...

12. oldest babies in the NICU?

    bubbly posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was curious how long different NICUs kept chronic babies who did not meet requirements for lower level care facilities. Do you transfer these babies to a special pediatric floor in your hospital or...

13. CPAP positioning

    bubbly replied to SmileyGirl :o)'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    wee one that is exactly what i do too. We have these bean bags in the shape of an arm for our babies and when I turn a baby prone, i will put the tubing on the face in between the fingers of the...

14. What's the pay scale for Houston and Dallas/FT Worth?

    bubbly replied to JoeB1047's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm from Houston. Having lived in both Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth, I am familiar with both areas. As another post mentioned, good hospitals in Dallas are Baylor, Parkland, and Children's Medical...

15. peripheral line insertion

    bubbly replied to corks's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we recently changed to 2% chlorahexadine. i don't think that is good for the skin