NicuGal MSN, RN

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    Central line dressing changes

    NicuGal replied to Chieif20's topic in General Nursing

    When we were having very high central line infection rates we rolled out at central line bundle with extensive retraining of all staff, docs, RT's etc, anyone that had contact with our lines. We also...
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    Transporting palliative/DNR/dying/dead neonates

    NicuGal replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use our regular transport guidelines except if they code in route we don't do anything. If a baby goes bad during transport we do CPR until we land on the helipad and then the fellow can...
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    Phone interview with Cleveland Clinic!!!!

    NicuGal replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Your PTO is used for sick and vacation and holidays. They work on a point system, when you call in you get x amt of points, at a certain point level you get a warning, then a written warning then...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

    NicuGal replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am so sorry for your daughter's passing. And it is a lot of years of grieving...for that perfect baby you didn't have and for every milestone you didn't get to meet with her. But you are right,...
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    Impaired mothers at the bedside.

    NicuGal replied to BabyLady's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Always remember the babe's safety comes first and you are responsible. If they are impaired we tell them that we don't think it is a good idea to hold the baby and we state why. If they get irate or...
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    Seasoned nurse, asked to shadow for new job??

    NicuGal replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    We use shadowing so that the person looking to be hired can see how our units works and for many of us to interact with that person and see if we think they would be a good fit. She is assigned to...
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    Ohio requirements for School Nurse

    NicuGal replied to houndnurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I thought they were master's prepared, but I could be wrong. I think there is a forum for school
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    Do you kangaroo while infant is still in humidity?

    NicuGal replied to ittybittyfootprints's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We must all have different guidelines for humidity then. Ours is under a kilo and we use if for up to 2 weeks unless they are very small and having a lot of insensible loss due to lites, etc. If...
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    Do you kangaroo while infant is still in humidity?

    NicuGal replied to ittybittyfootprints's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No babies in humidity come out....I don't know if there is specific research for it, but common sense kind of says if they need the humidity to keep warm and keep their insensible loss down, then they...
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    How can I get a degree in Neonatal care?

    NicuGal replied to SarahP'13's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It is hit and miss with NICU jobs since most places have a low turnover. Does your hospital have a NICU, we take the internal transfers. Have you thought about postpartum to get your feet wet in...
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    Neonatal Resuscitation class, a good start?

    NicuGal replied to puttinontheritz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It won't be a total waste as far as education, but there is a lot in there that if you don't have a base of NICU knowledge and a little OB thrown in there, it won't make a lot of sense. I say since...
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    pt complaint/called to office

    NicuGal replied to AggieNurse99's topic in General Nursing

    As we don't know the situation, do you really think resigning is the answer? If I resigned everytime a patient's parent complained I would have had a multitude of jobs. People complain, esp in...
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    Neonatal Resuscitation class, a good start?

    NicuGal replied to puttinontheritz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Honestly, NRP is hard if you aren't working already because it is the experience that brings all that info together. When we look to hire we really wouldn't look at that you took that class as it is...
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    How many call ins?

    NicuGal replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    We are on a point system...one point for each hour. At 24 hours you get a written warning. At 48 you get another. At 72 you get a verbal warning, at 96 you get the getting close to taking a walk to...
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    New grad wanting to switch to day shift

    NicuGal replied to destinyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All you can do is ask, but I am guessing that all the positions are taken and you may be stuck. Where I work, we can only switch shifts if there is an opening not because you hate nights or can't...
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    Adult NP would like to switch to babies.

    NicuGal replied to puttinontheritz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you are an FNP you can get hired into newborn nursery where I work, but if you want Neonatal you have to have the Neonatal cert. I think this is how most places are. You could hire in as a staff...
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    WIlloughby tech or Tri-c

    NicuGal replied to blessedby's topic in Ohio Nursing

    You are better off going to Tri-C than a tech school. I just posted on a couple other threads that the bigger hospitals rarely hire from the tech
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    ITT Tech Warrensville nursing program

    NicuGal replied to futureNurse224's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I can tell you that at the bigger hospitals we rarely if ever hire from the tech schools. Your best bet is to go to tri-c or into a BSN program. Just my two
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    Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    NicuGal replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    I have to respectfully disagree with the thought that parents can refuse anything. What those nurses want to do is provide the basic care that is called for this child. They can refuse anything, but...
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    Boss is forging documents

    NicuGal replied to Bee_home care's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be careful about having those documents out of the institution, that can be construed as a HIPAA violation, I'd really ask the attorney about that. If you have them on you, I'd black out any...
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    night shift dilemma

    NicuGal replied to earthbound's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree...you need to hit the bed when you get home and sleep until DH leaves. My DH and I had a simialr situtation, I worked 3a-11a and he worked 3p-11p. I would sleep when I got home, baby...
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    Dating another RN?

    NicuGal replied to Guest03/15/15's topic in General Nursing

    We have had lots of people, including myself, date and MARRY people who worked at our hospital :) You just can't be in charge if they are on your floor (an RN and RN). We have several people on my...
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    Nurses eating and drinking at the nurses station

    NicuGal replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    We have pods, so we take covered drinks in the room with us and set them on a cart near the door, never at the babies bedsides. They didn't want us to do this until one of our attendings put up a...
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    Do you shower right after your shift?

    NicuGal replied to CharlieTaco's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what I was doing at work and what patients I had. If in isolation yes yes yes! If in charge and not much patient care, nope. If just have gainers and growers..depends on if the kid...
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    Scheduling expectations

    NicuGal replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    We have scheduling guidelines that we have to abide by. Holidays go by seniority. If we take vacation the week of a summer holiday or Thanksgiving, then that is our first choice