NICUNurseEliz

NICUNurseEliz

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  1. 1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand. I only took 5 patients for the first time on my preceptorship right before graduating. I was thankful for that because it did save me a bit of culture shock once I graduated and...

  2. Getting bored. Recommedations?

    NICUNurseEliz replied to Yitong_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to touch on the peds idea. Liking kids and being good with them doesn't always translate well to being a pediatric nurse. You will be taking care of kids who are sick, in pain, over-tired,...

  3. 1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    With new grads, I think a lot of the overly task-oriented thinking comes from nursing school, which centers on checking tasks off in clinical, so that's how the new nurse thinks that the day is...

  4. 1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    We have several nurses like this in my unit and it is terrifying to watch and to precept (absolutely horrible to precept because if you try to convey the urgency, your orientee looks at you like you...

  5. Home births gone wrong

    NICUNurseEliz replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    And this is the issue with the horrible group of midwives in my area that we run into. Almost 50% of our unit's cooling babies were patients of these midwives and we have seen some absolutely clear...

  6. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    NICUNurseEliz replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lord

  7. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    NICUNurseEliz replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now when your co-coworkers are running around, do they look beautiful with loose, flowing hair or do they look all slovenly with their ponytails and Sketchers shoes? That's what I need to

  8. Home births gone wrong

    NICUNurseEliz replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is a thread meant for nurses and NPs who work in the NICU and was about how to cope with home births that went badly. Of course our perspectives are skewed. We see home birth babies only when the...

  9. Home births gone wrong

    NICUNurseEliz replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sometimes the parents are so determined not to do anything unnatural and it can be so frustrating when their baby is so sick. We had one baby admitted from home with GBS sepsis and the parents tried...

  10. Home births gone wrong

    NICUNurseEliz replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes! There is a group of midwives in my area that deliver at home and at their birthing center that we see come in with their patients quite often. One of their patients was a similar story to yours....

  11. 1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1) That staycations in the winter are awesome! My apartment is spotless and I'm about to start on my 3rd book in a week. I could live like this! 2) That you start forming meconium (your first poop)...

  12. Residency or orientation - difference?

    NICUNurseEliz replied to manager123's topic in General Nursing

    We just started a new grad residency program at my hospital, although it is currently only for critical care areas so far. Before the introduction of the residency, new nurses in CC areas would be...

  13. 1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Most of the time, it's a pretty happy place and babies make for super cool patients (they don't climb out of bed or swear at you, haha). So sorry you had to be in the NICU for a bit!...

  14. 1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. She was with us for a long time and we really loved her. She's finally comfortable though and no longer suffering, so that helps. Thanks

  15. 1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I started studying for my CCRN and I learned that I know NOTHING. I thought I was fairly well informed...nope. I have a lot of studying to do! I learned that I will be training for charge soon. I...

  16. HFOV

    NICUNurseEliz replied to NJNICUCCRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use gel pillows for their heads, but we do not use sheepskin or gel mattresses when they are on HFOV or HFJV. Our intensivists feel that those soft/gel surfaces prevent the baby from oscillating as...

  17. New Grad- Peds vs. Adults

    NICUNurseEliz replied to addiewaad's topic in General Nursing

    Towards the end of nursing school, I had started to feel more comfortable with the idea of working with adults because of school and my clinical experiences, even though I went in with a plan to work...

  18. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I assume you mean a chest tube? Milking and stripping are a little different but they both involve manipulating and squeezing the tube and trying to promote drainage. There's little evidence that it...

  19. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1) I learned what whippets were! (Too soon?) 2) I learned that I really really don't care for the delivery room. I much prefer just receiving babies in my unit instead of getting them fresh from the...

  20. Sepsis

    NICUNurseEliz replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Hope you're feeling better! I have had pyelonephritis and it's horrible! I was also surprised how quickly I got sick. I went from fine to vomiting, being febrile, having horrible flank pain, and being...

  21. Sepsis

    NICUNurseEliz replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Pyelonephritis as a diagnosis is simply stating that the patient has a kidney infection. Urosepsis is acknowledging that the patient has clinical indications of sepsis (ranging from SIRS to septic...

  22. What does your fitbit (or other smart watch) say about your shift?

    NICUNurseEliz replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to get 10000-12000 steps when I'm at work, depending on how busy my day is. It's doing better now at picking up on what it calls Active Minutes, which is good because the first day I wore it to...

  23. 1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget about the mons pubis. I do hate the word vulva, I have to say. It's right up there with sponge and

  24. 1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    NICUNurseEliz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I think some people also don't realize that you have to wash the.. Ummmm... external

  25. Why do YOU love being a NICU nurse and can new graduates apply?

    NICUNurseEliz replied to RachealAnne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our hospital only hires BSNs but some other hospitals do hire ASN nurses. So you will need to check with the hospitals you are interested in applying at to see their hiring requirements. Definitely...