NicuGal MSN, RN

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    Floating? I need your comments!

    NicuGal replied to editor2rn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Who will be my resource person if I need
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    Femoral CVLs- do you change the site?

    NicuGal replied to Double-Helix's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Our IR places PICC's in the femoral for us. We rarely use broviacs anymore. We do use biopatches on our kids, we have only had 2 in the past 3 years that had a reaction to the patch, but we think it...
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    24 hour visiting

    NicuGal replied to ICU4U's topic in Critical Care

    All our ICU's have 24 hour visitation, BUT that is for immediate family only. We only let 3 people in after regular visiting hours. If the visitors are being out of control, we warn them and then...
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    What becomes of them?

    NicuGal replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A lot of the kids you'd see are most likely kids that had super bad lungs and needed trached, such as micronates around 23 weeks or so. They end up on long term care because the parents can't do it...
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    Volunteering

    NicuGal replied to ShyAnn30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We just instituted a cuddler program for our withdrawl kids and these people are lifesavers! We do have to have parents permission for them to hold their babies and the cuddlers go thru a class about...
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    Working evening (3-11) shift - what do you do with your day?

    NicuGal replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I loved evenings!!! Got up around 9a if I didn't have to get the kids off to school, did my housework, grocery shopped or just laid on the couch and watched Lifetime movies lol I'm on days now and I...
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    What becomes of them?

    NicuGal replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do body cooling and I have yet to see one that doesn't have any issues....the last 2 we did, we should have never initiated the protocol....both are pretty devastated These kids end up on on comp...
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    No bandaids

    NicuGal replied to sherirn127's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use the little spot bandaids instead of the big ones, on the bigger kids, little kids get their foot wrapped in a cotton ball with paper tape over it, the tape doesn't really touch the skin at
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    Encouraging peds parents to call/text the nurse during off-hours? Common occurrence?

    NicuGal replied to klone's topic in Pediatric

    No, no and no. Where I work, this can get you fired if they find out the parents are texting you, esp if you aren't at work. I don't know why people think this is okay, you have to draw a line...
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    Low census. . .no work. . .

    NicuGal replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Our peds floors are in a bind like this right now. If they don't want to be cancelled, they can float to us and we give one of our people a vacation day. They also call other floors to see if they...
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    Professional name vs. legal name?

    NicuGal replied to Justabitoff's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing license is hypenated, but all my other things are in my married name. For publications I think you have to use what is on your nursing
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    Is a nurse in the ER joking to a patient like this appropriate?!?

    NicuGal replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    I remember when my dad was ill and I felt the same way you did, but, teaching from the nurses went farther than me trying to tell him things or get him to do things....I don't know what it is with...
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    Question about Nurses Schedules

    NicuGal replied to jojonurse13's topic in General Nursing

    Almost all of our open positions are on nights. As day and evening positions open up, night people who want to move do. Many units also do 50% rotation
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    How to Cover Wrist Tattoo?

    NicuGal replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    Just remember...some areas you can NOT wear long sleeves, you have to check the hospital's dress code. At our hospital we can not wear long sleeves while providing patient care in any area. Only...
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    Cup, syringe and finger feedings - BFHI

    NicuGal replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are not allowed to cup or syringe feed anymore, too high risk of aspiration in the preemies. Our well nursery will not do either also due to the risk since we got 2 kids a few years back that had...
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    OG tube during feedings/cleft lip & palate kiddos

    NicuGal replied to obprof's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You can leave them in....most kids don't really care and unless it is causing them to gag a lot, there really isn't a need to remove it. We have had them in for kids with choanal atresia and other...
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    I am curious to know what other children's hospital MRI suites/experiences are like

    NicuGal replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Jan, I love when they say, ok you come right now...yeah, how about...NO. Then they get all huffy because we throw them behind...hey I called and told you about this kid on all these drips and on a...
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    I am curious to know what other children's hospital MRI suites/experiences are like

    NicuGal replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We don't even have compatible IV pumps...we have to us this tubing that is coiled and we have to use like 3 of them...pharmacy hates it when we go because they have to make all new things for us to...
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    Do the doctors and nurses really sit apart in cafeterias?

    NicuGal replied to Maui79's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope, we all mingle with each other and if we eat in the cafeteria it is with patients and families too. Where I went to school, we had a separate lunch room and line for the docs...and they let us...
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    NNP vs. PA Advice?

    NicuGal replied to dcorynn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The three big hospitals by us do not us PA's in the NICU, they only use NNP's. I'm not sure about others. I personally prefer NP's...I feel that they get a much better rounded education
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    Letters of Recommendation/Reference?

    NicuGal replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our HR is really the only ones that see any of that, we never get to see them. HR will call the person that wrote the letter and do the standard, do you think they are a good employee, did you like...
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    At what age do you plan on retiring from nursing?

    NicuGal replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    53...and I can't wait!
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    Use of linens in NICU

    NicuGal replied to LnmoonRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Today, our ID came down and said no more outside linens, parents can provide onesies and sleepers, no hats or booties as those fall on the floor, only those pink and blue hospital hats, people may not...
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    How to get into the NICU?

    NicuGal replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Honestly, the certifications won't mean to much if you haven't the experience to apply what you learn. You have to do mega codes and to do that you need to have experience behind you. We have our...
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    Maternal Vancomycin

    NicuGal replied to Elvish's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Infectious Diseases in Critical Care - Jordi Rello, Marin Kollef - Google Books This is what I found. I know that our ID tries not to use it on pregnant women unless they absolutely have