CosmicHymns BSN, RN

NICU; Acute psych; pediatric psych

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About CosmicHymns

CosmicHymns is a BSN, RN and specializes in NICU; Acute psych; pediatric psych.


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    Thinking of Portland/Bangor

    I'm strongly considering Portland as well and am curious about the children's hospital there as I'm a NICU nurse. Anyone have any
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    how long did it take you to end up in the NICU?

    I worked almost two years in psych before an opening in the NICU opened up. I was nervous but I took a jump and they hired me! Talk about a crazy learning curve haha I'm a month off my orientation and...
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    Temperature methods in preterm babies

    Rectal is fine but axillary is less than 97.7F. We take them all the time at my hospital but are very mindful about depth and vagal
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    New nicu nurse in need of advice!

    Oh, Kcv19, I'm almost literally in your same situation! I'm about a month off of orientation (I did it on days as well) and working on nights. Our hospital is very small and so our night shift is...
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    Starting NICU in 3 weeks, no experience

    LisaBradshawRN, I'm in a similar boat! Psych for 2 years, decided I wanted more medical skills, and adore the NICU so I applied. I have an interview next Tuesday. I've been told they like hiring...
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    My PT called 911

    I cannot tell you how many times patients have called 911 from my psych floor. Thankfully, they always call back to
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    What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    Trazodone, vistaril, seroquel, depakote, and
  8. I'm not one to smile and nod. I generally wear my emotions on my sleeve (except the "nurse face") and find it hard to deal with overtly rude, disrespectful, or plain whiney coworkers. As a fairly new...
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    Obamacare and hospitals

    The fact that you refer to the Affordable Care Act as "obamacare" is misconception
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    Interview Correctional Nurse Position

    Hey OP, how'd it go? I have an interview for a correctional nurse in a week and I'm super nervous
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    Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    So how did everyone's interviews
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    floating medications in water to administer

    Floating the meds in water makes it considerably harder to cheek
  13. melosa08, you left out your clinical experience and your resume was still that long? I condensed my two liner bullets to one line each but I'm just not sure what to say to get my resume to stand out....
  14. Hello all, I've been working 14 months at a job I'm not really enjoying and am going to apply to bigger hospitals in another area. First I have to beef myself up on paper. Should I still include...
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    Peds is NOT easy!

    phillycpnp-pc, How in the world did you deal with the father who spit at you and the mother who wanted to fight you?! ps- I know this is an old post and I'm sorry for bumping it but that's too good...