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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. NICU nurses floating to PICU

    bubbly posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello. I graduated nursing school in May 2007 and I had only been off my NICU orienation for about 6 weeks and was recently floated to PICU. I am struggling enough to keep up with my time management...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. BSN - easier job search for new grads?

    bubbly posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi all! As a new grad, I found the job search difficult because most hospitals are looking for experienced nurses instead of training nursing newbies. Most hospitals in need of nurses looking for...

  9. 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...

  10. 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

  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. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. 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

  18. Holding an intubated baby with a UAC

    bubbly replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At my hospital, it is common to let parents hold intubated babies, but not ones with UACs. With UACs, you can at least tell parents that the most they usually stay in for is a week (or up to 10 days...

  19. NICU nurses floating to PICU

    bubbly replied to bubbly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you for your post meghan. My educator is new (she actually oriented with me and the other NICU interns when she was hired for the NICU ed position to see what we were learning). So I guess we...

  20. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

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

    I am just hitting my 6 month mark as well. It definitely is more scary not having a preceptor around me just to make sure I am doing everything right and not missing important details. I think I am...

  21. Houston area new grad ... no internship?

    bubbly replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in Texas Nursing

    As Meghan mentioned, hurry and contact the nurse recruiters. The NICU is competitive in Houston for new grads and some of the deadlines have already passed. I don't think you can even get a NICU job...

  22. "Med Student" syndrome

    bubbly replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    It is common for students to think that they have certain "psych" diseases when learning about them, but I am not sure about physical ones. In fact the first lecture of my psych class we were told...

  23. Breastfeeding policy

    bubbly replied to wrighty's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in a level 3 NICU. My unit's kangaroo care policy is a lot like csm08mms's unit policy. The only exception is babies under the bililights or babies under oxyhoods cannot be held. All parents...

  24. EXCITED and SCARED

    bubbly replied to iHeartNICU's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi! Congratulations on getting your dream job! It sounds like you will do great! It is wonderful that you already have a feel for the unit since you are working there and will have other girls in...

  25. humidity policies/standards

    bubbly replied to premiesRus's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My unit uses humidity for babies 28 weeks or less. Those babies are placed in the Giraffe beds with the built in humidity system. We start them out on 70% and start weaning the humidity by 5% each...