Heather333

I am wondering how ya'll deal with a kid on NCPAP. I am a GN an just started working in NICU a couple of weeks ago. Are all kids on NCPAP so crabby? The little one I had yesterday was just miserable. I was trying my hardest to get him comfortable...

I was wondering what you guys do about stethoscopes in NICU. I am just starting as a new grad and thinking I probably need to look into buying one. Does your unit have a stethescope designated for each baby or do you use your own when doing assessm...

I just got hired into a Level III NICU. What is the difference between Level II and Level III?

I was floated to Peds a couple of weeks ago. They gave me all babies. I had a 3 week old, 6 week old, and 11 month old. I didn't mind it too much, but I wouldn't want to do it all the time.

We use liquid glycerin. Use a 6f feeding tube to instill it. Works like a charm......sometimes too well!

Ours is 24 weeks but no weigh limit. We had a 450g 27-week IUGR that did fine and went home. Heather

What a sad case. Sounds to me like this poor baby needs to just have comfort measures. This baby will probably not have any quality of life. We can't save them all. Heather

We are a smaller unit (22 bed Level III) but our unit is set up into pods. Each pod has max of 4-5 babies. Lighting is turned off most of the time (ie except shift change, during procedures) and all isolettes have covers; unless under photo. Our un...

Mom/Dad and Grandparents can visit. Anyone else has to come with Mom/Dad and that is limited to 4 people. I only give basic info if there are visitors other than Mom or Dad. Heather

5 days of hospital orientation ie. policy and procedure, benefits, how to use the computer system, etc. I can only speak from my experience because I went straight into the NICU. My orientation ended up being 12 weeks. Heather

I'm thinking about going to the one is Vegas in Sept. Looks like a good conference. Heather

If your nails are that much of a problem, then perhaps your MD can help. There is probably a reason, other than constant handwashing, that is causing your nails to be so weak and painful. I wore acrylic nails before I went into nursing. Yes, they ...

Sixes, If you would have read my second post, you would have seen my reply regarding natural nails : "I agree that excessively long nails (even natural ones) are a hazard in themselves (ie accidentally scratching a patient). But acrylic nails, no ma...

AMEN Deb!!!!!!

Perhaps if you are having that much trouble with your nails then maybe your Dr. can help. I agree that excessively long nails (even natural ones) are a hazard in themselves (ie accidentally scratching a patient). But acrylic nails, no matter what th...

Personally, I think that any type of false nails do not belong in bedside nursing practice. They harbor multiple organisms no matter how "clean" they look or how often they are done. Patients in the hospital are there because they are sick. They ar...

God Bless and stay safe. Thank you for your service to our country! You are in my prayers. Heather

Couldn't have said it better myself! Heather

We flush our UAC/UVC's with 1/4NS w/ 1 unit heparin/cc. Heather

What kind of trouble are you having? Heather

How do you mix your flushes? Heather

I'm sorry Mark. My thoughts and prayers are with this family and you. Heather

My thoughts on the NCLEX was you either know it or you don't. I studied on CDROM's and looked through my book. It was stressful to think about failing so I tried to stay relaxed. Heather

I have had bad experiences with MA's posing as a nurse. I recently had to have a tetanus shot which was given to me at my GP's office. The MD says the nurse will be in to give you your shot. The MA comes in and gives me the shot in the TRICEP inst...

RN 9 months NICU 18.00/hr base. $2.50 3-11 diff $3.50 11-7 diff. $2.50 weekend diff. Work all weekends 7P-7A