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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 depend on your unit policy (and there really should...

Have you thought of moving to the Nashville area? Try Vanderbilt Childrens, Centennial Hospital or Baptist Hospital. Good luck and you're in my prayers!

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 if the PNP program is the same as NNP, though. Ho...

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, retention, and/or relocation packages? Thanks!

Does anyone know the diff for working night shift at Vandy? I am planning on moving to Nashville next summer and would like to continue working night shift.

$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 was less than I was making when I left N.C. Speak...

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 foot is correct, but am working somewhere now that ...

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, chart discharge needs, etc.), and an RN has to do...

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 toes", the best thing to do is pull the line.

I was wondering, where do you work? When I worked in NC, that was our policy too, using those same beds.

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. At the last hospital I worked at, we had SpaceLab ...

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 lived in a fairly safe area (Courtney Creek Apartments...

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 them that route. Our attendings and peds pharm ar...

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 receive 1.75/hr while on call which seems to be about t...

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 done with me, it wasn't much of a bonus to speak of. ...

At my last hospital, we would let parents hold with an ETT in place, but not with umbilical lines. At my current hospital, I see nurses letting parents hold with umbilical lines but not if they're intubated or even on CPAP. It cracks me up! We keep l...

I am currently studying to take the CCRN. However, other than the amount of hours required to take the exam, and how recently you have to have had those hours, I don't see a big difference between CCRN and RNC. I have read that a long time ago, you c...

Just like every nurse on your unit does it differently, all of us here on the message boards will tell you diffently as well! :) Kardex's are great if they're set up right. The unit that I float to does recorded report but everyone has the same guide...

On my unit, you have to wear scrubs, but with the all the pretty scrub tops out there and comfortable pants, it's easy to buy cool outfits and almost like wearing pajamas to work! As for shoes, we can wear clogs, traditional nursing shoes, athletic s...

We do on call at the 200 bed hospital that I work at, too. Luckily, we only have to float to one unit, other than our own. If hiring more staff (which has helped us cut down on call here lately) isn't an option, then you may be out of luck, because n...

I definitely think I am in a no win situation. However, I did talk to my Neo the other night and told him how I felt, what other hospitals were doing, I even brought up articles, etc. He said he appreciated my concern, but he thought it would be help...

I have recently left a big teaching hospital where the NICU visitation policy was very liberal, and started working at a small, rural hospital where visitation is much more limited. Currently, families are only allowed to visit one hour at a time, wi...

I agree with some of the others who have posted on this thread. Just because I don't have kids, doesn't mean that I'm not someone else's child, regardless of how old I am! About two years ago, a nurse approached me and asked me to switch so that she ...

It depends on the student, the nurse preceptor, and the unit itself. I personally have seen other nurses be mean to student nurses, and even ignore their presence altogether. Though I don't endorse that type of behavior, it is especially hard on our ...

Hi! I just found this thread and while it's a few days old now, I can definitely add some insight about changing NICU levels. I have just recently left a level III to work at a level II due to my husband's job. It is true what one person said, if you...