Bookworm14

Bookworm14 has 14 years experience and specializes in Adult Critical Care/Neonatal ICU.

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1. Did majority of you NICU nurses begin your nursing career in LTC or elsewhere?

   Bookworm14 replied to 2Nurture1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I worked adult critical care for almost 12 years before I switched to the NICU. I was already familiar with many things and just had to "translate" my knowledge to how it applied to the NICU. Of...

2. Anyone worked with a clinical ladder? Problems?

   Bookworm14 replied to CNL2B's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   We can go from a Clinical Nurse II to a III or a IV. Each step is worth 5% in pay. It sounds like the work that goes into our clinical ladder for a 10% raise is worth much more than some of you that...

3. May have 2 job offers, please help!! :(

   Bookworm14 replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Congratulations!!!

4. need vent tips - mainly for flipping / suctioning

   Bookworm14 replied to asdjkl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am lucky to work with people who are more than happy to help. I worked with vented adults for almost 12 years and switched to NICU recently. THE most nerve-wracking thing for me so far has been...

5. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   Bookworm14 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I barely restrained from voicing this one out loud to a patient's girlfriend. He was detoxing, on the vent, wild and combative despite major sedation. "Oh, I am so sorry he can't afford his meds....

6. Adult ICU to NICU

   Bookworm14 replied to ello7's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I know exactly what you mean dawngloves! I recently switched from adult critical care to the NICU (and loving every minute of it). You definitely need to realize that VS for the NICU population are...

7. Interpreting Blood Gases

   Bookworm14 replied to katiep14's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I worked adult critical care for almost 12 years and now I am in the NICU. I am very familiar with arterial blood gases but would like to know more about capillary blood gases. How do they correlate...

8. Can I leave the NICU?

   Bookworm14 replied to Curlygurl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am making a switch in the opposite direction. I have worked in adult critical care for over 11 years and finally got into the NICU. I can tell you that there are some things that are very similar,...

9. References for iPod touch....switching from adults to peds

   Bookworm14 replied to Bookworm14's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks for the suggestions. I figured I would probably have to wait until I started orientation and see shat they use but I am just trying to be prepared. Plus my iPod is pretty new and exciting and...

10. References for iPod touch....switching from adults to peds

    Bookworm14 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    After 11 years in adult critical care, I am making the change to peds and nicu. I have wanted to work nicu for YEARS and finally landed a night float job that I will be working nicu, picu and regular...

11. One Wish Granted

    Bookworm14 replied to FLAlleycat's topic in General Nursing

    I would wish that they never eliminate weekend only

12. Put the darn chart back!

    Bookworm14 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    This would be wonderful. We have computer orders but the doctors aren't required to enter their own orders (except the residents) so sometimes they will leave the unit and call from their cell phones...

13. Weekenders Working Weekday Holiday?

    Bookworm14 replied to WeekenderSims's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on weekends for 6 years and we always just worked the holidays if they fell on the weekends. Now they are trying to have us go on a holiday rotation. There are several problems with this...

14. Vent: CV pt that should have gone back to OR (long)

    Bookworm14 replied to jbp0529's topic in MICU, SICU

    Wow! That sounds like a horrible night. It sounds like you rocked and did what you could do. Did he survive and/or go back to surgery? I've been back on nights for 2 years (after 9 years on day...

15. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Bookworm14 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient that told me she was allergic to Lasix. When I asked her what the reaction was, she said it "made her pee". Of course she was admitted with