jennylee321

jennylee321

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  1. Let's vent about the good

    jennylee321 replied to Emm_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Found myself almost getting teary when I asked a dad if he wanted to hold for the first time the other day. Simple thing that we see all the time of course, but it must of just been his reaction when...

  2. What time do you do vitals at night on mother baby

    jennylee321 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They usually do baby's vitals when they are up feeding, unless they are on meconium vitals 4

  3. Viability cut-off in other countries?

    jennylee321 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There's a book called "Preemie Voices" that's a great read if you can get your hands on a copy. They did a study where they actually followed prems and extreme prems until they were in their 30s and...

  4. Viability cut-off in other countries?

    jennylee321 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unless the guideline has changed I believe in Canada the age of viability was 23 weeks. But that for infants 23-25 there should be conversation with parents about intensive care and outcomes of...

  5. Breastfeeding support

    jennylee321 replied to ama3t's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Babies on postpartum really don't ever need to be given a bottle, there only a couple of days old and don't need full bottles of formula. In order to support breastfeeding, moms should be encouraged...

  6. Level 2 Ratios

    jennylee321 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For those of you who work in level 2 NICUs, just wondering what your typical ratios are these

  7. Level 2 Ratios

    jennylee321 replied to jennylee321's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yaaaas prmenrs! My thoughts exactly, or "don't worry your 4th kid is going home today, so you'll only have 3 later on", P.S no discharge paperwork or teaching has been done"

  8. Tips for being a preceptor?

    jennylee321 replied to MPKH's topic in General Nursing

    frequent feedback is key, that way there are not big surprises at the midterm and final

  9. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    jennylee321 replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    "Hello Mr. Jones, I will be leaving shortly to go home to my 7 cats. This is Sally and she will be your nurse. I have known Sally for about 3 mins because she's a travel nurse and we just met. I...

  10. I hated being a CNA, will this mean I'll hate being a nurse?

    jennylee321 replied to TinyLilly's topic in General Nursing

    The way you are speaking of patients is inappropriate, however they also sound like someone who is experiencing caregiver burnout, so maybe you should not be a CNA anymore. Yes nursing is very...

  11. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    jennylee321 replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats! Your background with babies will be very helpful. No need to relearn a bunch of adult

  12. Hydrocolloid for skin protection?

    jennylee321 replied to Cfholmes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Duoderm, also a

  13. Anyone here work at a hospital that uses nitrous oxide in labor?

    jennylee321 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    It's used all across UK, Australia, NZ So I'm guessing diversion isn't a huge

  14. Quitting without notice

    jennylee321 replied to Summer247's topic in General Nursing

    You've been doing it for 8 months, just stick it out for 2 more weeks and give your notice. What's the point in not giving notice, it's not going to teach them a lesson. It's just going to cause you...

  15. Flush solution for UVC?

    jennylee321 replied to Cfholmes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes normal saline flushes for uvc, half saline with heparin for

  16. NICU Nurse extern

    jennylee321 replied to NatoshiaDarlington's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The 2 go to books for neonatal are Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of neonatal intensive care or Core curriculum for neonatal intensive care nursing. They provide the same kind of info so either...

  17. NPC hot topic for our unit***

    jennylee321 replied to obrngbpackers's topic in General Nursing

    Does your hospital have a float pool? This seems to help our staffing

  18. NICU nurse interview

    jennylee321 replied to claudiatyszka1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    People come on here quite frequently to ask these types of interview questions. You will probably get much more value if you find an actual nurse to

  19. Ethical Dilemma

    jennylee321 replied to Aliicat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    People come on here quite frequently to ask these types of interview questions. You will probably get much more value if you find an actual nurse to

  20. NICU New Grad

    jennylee321 replied to danceluver's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NICUs need nurses 24 hrs/day, so I doubt it. Everyone has to pay their dues, and most of us will still be paying them years

  21. Central lines and CLABSI

    jennylee321 replied to johnsonmich990's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Interesting, what's the rationale for Q24H changes on micro

  22. LPN from Alberta to Australia

    jennylee321 replied to osto-me's topic in Nurse Registration

    I believe if that is the case for the visa you would only be able to work very minimal hours. But contact immigration Australis to confirm. Get solid experience as an LPN in Canada before you go to...

  23. What is a reasonable starting salary to expect?

    jennylee321 replied to dinobiceps's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In a perfect world I'd like a pony that can

  24. National University SD Cohort 52

    jennylee321 replied to jtheis24's topic in School, College Programs

    Admin, can this be moved to student forum

  25. Things to learn before the NICU

    jennylee321 replied to CiaraLopez's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    At this point don't bother going over specific surgical diagnoses, if the NICU you are placed in does surgery just look them up as you go. Same with inotropes, your probably not going to be dealing...