ncbeachgrl replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal
Drugs such as ampicillin can cause the artery to spasm even if given slowly, but there definitely isn't any hard set rule that states you can't give abx through the UAC. I agree with others; it will...
I applied to the NNP program and just got my letter today. When I called admissions back in February, they said it might be through the middle of March before everyone got their letters. I am not sure...
Does anyone have any idea what the graduate nurse pay is at Vandy? I have seven years of experience, but it would be helpful to know what the base pay is for new grads. Also, does Vandy offer sign on,...
$7.25/hr as a CNA in Fayetteville, NC in 2000 $17.59 as a new grad in 2001 in Durham, NC In 2005, I moved to Abilene, Texas and even with over 3 years of experience, I started out at $19.08/hr, which...
ncbeachgrl replied to lookingforward's topic in NICU, Neonatal
We have 1 LVN in our NICU, and she has been there for several years. In our nursery, LVN's cannot actively admit (they can do the work, but cannot chart the admission assessment, initiate a care plan,...
ncbeachgrl replied to ncbeachgrl's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Thanks for the responses! I too, had often wondered about not warming the affecting foot, but knew I had only been taught to warm the unaffected foot. You're right, if the baby really does have "cath...
This may be a dumb question, but can someone accurately explain why the opposite foot is warmed if a baby has cath toes, and never the affected foot? As a new grad, I was taught warming the opposite...
ncbeachgrl replied to ncnicunurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal
We take axillary temps on babies in open cribs. I usually will take a manual temp on a baby who is in an isolette or on a warmer bed too, because most of the time, the baby is cool or has overheated....
Hi VegRN2Be! I have lived in both Durham and Raleigh and even worked at Duke for a while! When I first got out of nursing school, I lived off the freeway near North Carolina Central University. I...
ncbeachgrl replied to Krista77's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Has anyone gone to IV vit K for the ELBW kids? We have had 2 kids with necrosis in the thigh due to the Vit K, both these kids were like 400 grams? They have no fat and it probably isn't great to give...
At my current hospital, all of the nurses have to take transport call one week at a time. It sucks because you have to be available to go out on transport within 30 minutes if you are called. We...
ncbeachgrl replied to battlingbill2002's topic in General Nursing
To echo the words of everyone else, bonuses do not make for a happy career! I worked somewhere where there was a decent retention bonus for staying 3 years. And honestly, by the time Uncle Sam was...