NICUNurseEliz

NICUNurseEliz

Pediatrics, NICU

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About NICUNurseEliz

NICUNurseEliz has 5 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics, NICU.


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  1. What was your worst shift ever?

    Walked into a 4 hour old premie who was born septic and went into DIC. They couldn't get access on the kid so I walked into our neo putting in an IJ, a single scalp PIV infusing 17mcg/kg/hr of...
  2. What makes you say/think "it was a good shift?"

    When I get to eat during my
  3. Hypoglycemia in the NICU

    Our only set policy for nursing is that we draw a whole blood glucose if the glucometer gives a reading for less than the minimum value that it's calibrated for. Other than that, we work closely with...
  4. WILTW 10/15: The Right Hand Burns

    Pediatric seizures and seizure-like activity that isn't technically one on EEG are awful! We spend so much time looking at kids and asking "is that a seizure? No? Well why is he moving like that?!" I...
  5. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    Sometimes I cook, depending on how bad my shift was and how much energy I have. Every few weeks, I cook freezer meals in bulk. I make pans of Mac and cheese and enchiladas that can be popped into the...
  6. Before applying heat to an infiltrated site, be aware of what type of fluid was running when the IV infiltrated. Hypertonic, hyperosmotic, and vesicant solution infiltrations may worsen when heat is...
  7. What's Rude?

    I work in a locked unit so when the secretary has stepped away from the desk, visitors call my number when I'm in charge. I answer the phone and often hear "Let me in!!" barked at me. Umm, who are...
  8. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    You know it's going to be a rough day when you walk into your pod and someone hands you a mask and surgical cap for bedside surgery starting right then on your patient who perfed one hour prior. (On...
  9. Education ideas needed please :)

    Ventilator types and modes. Nutrition - TPN and formula/breastmilk. Sepsis in the neonate. IVH/PVL/HIE and other brain issues. NEC/surgical belly
  10. WILTW 7/24: Serving up specials

    The penne goes great with marinara, ground turkey, and
  11. WILTW 7/24: Serving up specials

    I learned that having a provider snap his fingers at me while trying to get me to do something is infuriating. I'm a nurse, not a dog. I learned that neonates can have new onset dropped beats/PVCs...
  12. That Nurse

    That's actually not true either. It's a common myth but it's just not correct. Do patients pay when they leave against medical advice? - The University of Chicago Medicine...
  13. NICU Advice for a New Grad

    https://allnurses.com/nicu-nursing-neonatal/new-grad-advice-1056667.html https://allnurses.com/nicu-nursing-neonatal/help-for-new-1052511.html...
  14. I wish I had stopped it earlier, like before I snapped. I normally really like the person I snapped at so I'm glad she and I are back to normal.
  15. I learned that scapegoating definitely happens and it's rough! Someone was nasty to our fellow, who was nasty to me, and then I was harsh with someone else who didn't do anything wrong. I felt so bad...