NicuGal MSN, RN

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    Bedside Nursing Supplies

    NicuGal replied to melgrek's topic in General Nursing

    All of our room on our peds floor have cabinet/drawers that are
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    New grad,8 months pregnant; apply for jobs now or wait till after the baby?

    NicuGal replied to butterfly135's topic in Nursing Career

    You can apply, but I know if you came into interview with me, I'd have to tell you that I couldn't hold the job for you. It would not make sense to start you out with the hospital classes for 2...
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    My boss just stunned me

    NicuGal replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    They may send us home, but we still get the sick points. This GI bug is bad that is going around..it wiped out almost half of our evening
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    Need your advice, full time to "dream" per diem position

    NicuGal replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the benefits questions, also, remember you do not get paid for sick or vacation time. In our hospital, PRN are the first to be cancelled. That's
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    Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

    NicuGal replied to SoulShine75's topic in Nursing Career

    My husband is a tech, he has done many areas of radiology and is now a manager for a very large imaging institute at one of the larger hospitals. He makes as much as I do and has had additional...
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    Nurses What's Your Unit's Sick Call Policy?

    NicuGal replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    We get points and after so many points you get a verbal, then after more points you get a written and at X amount of hours (it is prorated to your hours worked) you get a walk to HR to review your...
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    Need ADVICE is 4 weeks postpartum too soon to go back to work?!

    NicuGal replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

    It is all going to depend on how your delivery is...if it goes textbook, you should be good to go, but if there is anything going on or you have a hard delivery or a c/s, you may not be ready in 4...
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    Pay discrepancies? Security makes more then ER tech?

    NicuGal replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto Esme :) And our security are actual police officers recognized as so by the city our hospital is in, so yeah, they should be making more than a tech. And as for the 12 lead...wow...we do them...
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    Reporting med errors...

    NicuGal replied to Time4dilaudidyet's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes...you should always 'fess up...the consequences can be worse if they find out you lied or didn't tell. I find it hard to believe they will fire you, and if they try, I'd get a lawyer and fight...
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    just informed that mom wants me to drive her kids to school

    NicuGal replied to kgress's topic in Private Duty

    No, no,no, a thousand no's!!!! There is nothing right about that! If something happens while you have the kids in the car not only can you have criminal charges if you are at fault, but the family...
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    Hepatitis shots given to micropreemies

    NicuGal replied to Julie, OT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They should be placed midline (head not turned to either side) as can cause fluctuations in the blood flow to the brain and cause a bleed. Our kids are in a midline position for 72 hours. We can put...
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    NICU nurse interested in placing picc lines..where do I start??

    NicuGal replied to NICUmagan's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Did you check with your facility? Ours doesn't allow nurses to put PICC's in neonates, only our fellows, NNP's or IR can. Our go thru a training course with the company and then do them in the
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    How Magnet Hospitals are destroying Nursing

    NicuGal replied to trinitymaster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow, I work for a Magnet facility and I can only say our place has changed for the better. We now have a voice in what goes on, we have a Nurse Senate in place that we can take issues to and they are...
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    PICC Line Clarification

    NicuGal replied to JayMal's topic in General Nursing

    We cut our PICC's for neonates and peds and they are measured before put in and when taken out. We also use proximal or distal port on our EHR to document what is going where. It is in how they...
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    Hepatitis shots given to micropreemies

    NicuGal replied to Julie, OT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Synagis, they are bigger and ready to go home, at least in our unit. We just give it. We used to do Synagis IV, but once you start the IV you have to continue with it and they have to come in monthy...
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    Hepatitis shots given to micropreemies

    NicuGal replied to Julie, OT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When confronted with that dilemma, we divide up the injection in half and give them 2-4 hours apart. As long as you are within the 12 hour window you are okay. I have never seen it given IV. For...
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    How bad is it to not work a two week notice?

    NicuGal replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your HR...where I work, if you don't work the 2 weeks notice they will not pay you vacation/sick time owed (if you get that). That could equal a big chunk of money. It is just...
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    Improving staff meetings

    NicuGal replied to casper1's topic in General Nursing

    Our manager has an outline she follows, she doesn't preach at us, but if stuff isn't right then she lets us know, but she also has a plan or asks for opinions on how to fix it. This is the format I...
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    At wits end with a PnP

    NicuGal replied to PediNrs05's topic in General Nursing

    When she starts in, you need to say, "I think that we need to go somewhere in private and discuss this" and if she continues, you turn, walk away and call your manager or supervisor. You need to stand...
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    How do you feel about Electronic Health Records??

    NicuGal replied to k1p1ssk's topic in General Nursing

    Have a love-hate relationship, if that makes sense lol I like that it is all right there, no paper to be lost. We use EPIC, which after a year of tweaking is okay...it has it glitches that we can't...
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    Why can't you write people's names in your note: Rationale?

    NicuGal replied to Sehille4774's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes, you should be documenting names. "IV started in right hand by Lucy Two shoes, RN on the first attempt". "Dr. Thomas notified of blood from ETT tube at 1000". Names are very, very important...
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    Radiography or Nursing?

    NicuGal replied to Kitcat25's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a nurse and my hubby works in radiology. He started in the regular department and has worked in fluro, angio, CT, MRI and is now the head of the speciality imaging at the hospital . We worked at...
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    NICU monitor event review

    NicuGal replied to HeartNIC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have the capability to go back and look at the trends, etc and we can have them downloaded, but our docs won't do it because how do you know if they were real if they weren't witnessed? Seems to...
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    Ineffective thermoregulation for newborn

    NicuGal replied to anastasia158's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You could cover it under a broader problem of transition to extrauterine
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    Medical law for a minor: What information can be discussed?

    NicuGal replied to tranjl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I believe the law concerning pregnant teens varies from state to state. In the state I live in, the mother, who is under 18 years old, cannot give full consent for herself for any procedure, her...