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  1. Pay Scale for Flight Nurses?

    sunnysideup09 replied to student4ever's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I must not be the norm when it comes to flight nursing salary versus my salary as a neonatal nurse. When I am work and get called for a flight, I get a premium pay, which is about 3.00 more than what...

  2. What is the smallest...

    sunnysideup09 replied to Aneroo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with Suzanne. Unfortunately, not many people realize what the quality of life for a baby this small will be. Christine, RNC,

  3. neonatologist v. neonatal nurse

    sunnysideup09 replied to kaitlin1064's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi xoshortcutieox! I'll take a stab at answering your questions: 1. I have only worked at a level 3 NICU. 2. I went straight into NICU 5 yrs ago as a new grad. 3. I have high ambitions for myself. I...

  4. Nurses pulling CTs?

    sunnysideup09 replied to RN12345656's topic in Cardiac

    In our NICU, the nurses pull chest tubes. Christine, RNC,

  5. College student needing some more info about NNPs... Please help!!!

    sunnysideup09 replied to babycheekz420's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Being a volunteer would be good experience, but be certain to check out what you'd be doing. Our volunteers don't do anything with our babies. They do secretarial things. If you want to get an idea or...

  6. University of Phoenix RN-MSN Bridge for non-nursing Bachelor's Degree

    sunnysideup09 replied to military spouse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You can not go more than 30 days between classes otherwise your financial aid gets dropped. Christine, RNC,

  7. I am volunteering in the NICU!!

    sunnysideup09 replied to OB_or_NICU_hopeful's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NEC is not contagious. There isn't really a virus per se, that causes NEC. Some hospitals refuse patients until they can find out what the source of the problem is. That is probably what this hospital...

  8. why NICU?

    sunnysideup09 replied to BlaineCM's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Honestly my motto was if they can talk back, they're too old for me. Life events turned me to NICU. My son was a NICU baby and after that I knew my calling was to work in NICU. Christine, RNC,

  9. University of Phoenix RN-MSN Bridge for non-nursing Bachelor's Degree

    sunnysideup09 replied to military spouse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just finished with my BSN from UOP and yes, you can attend FT. Attending FT though is one class every 5 weeks. Better have good time management and understand you will be married to the computer...

  10. Caffeine

    sunnysideup09 replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If our babies have any apnea within 5 days preceding discharge, they are sent home on caffeine and a heart rate monitor. Our babies goes home about 35 - 36 weeks. They are kept on caffeine at least 2...

  11. College student needing some more info about NNPs... Please help!!!

    sunnysideup09 replied to babycheekz420's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Since you will have a bachelors degree in something other than nursing, you can bridge into an RN program that is usually accelerated. In order to become a NNP, you must have 2 years full time...

  12. Question About APA Format and Citation

    sunnysideup09 replied to Pachinko's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would suggest you get the Publication Manaul of the American of Psychological Manual to help with APA format. This is the proper way to document a secondary source. Say that Seindenberg and...

  13. Will there still be a shortage in the year 2010?

    sunnysideup09 replied to studentnurse3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There will definitely be a nursing shortage still. I can't believe your area has a 2-3 yr wait list. Christine, RNC,

  14. Algebra problem help needed ASAP!

    sunnysideup09 replied to moonbeamsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Always do multiplication and division first in a problem. Don't work from left to right. 6(t+3) +8-5(t+2) = 6t+18 +8 - 5t - 10 = t + 16 =

  15. flat line eegs...

    sunnysideup09 replied to rainbows4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have had my share of dealing with families of these term/near term infants with poor outcomes. It is frustrating for the parents and the staff. One needs to really look deep within themselves to...

  16. CCRN for NICU nurses

    sunnysideup09 replied to jennijen56's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Visit http://www.nicusolutions.org. They offer a comprehensive review 2x/yr in Oakbrook, Illinois. The next is in Feb. I highly recommend it....very organized with great presenters and lots of info....

  17. RNC - nurses who took and feel they failed

    sunnysideup09 replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats on taking that next step towards RNC! I, myself, just passed the RNC exam for neonatal nursing and the things that helped me was the comprehensive review course offered by NICUsolutions and...