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nicunursetiff
Jul 8, 20211 min read
🩺Why You Should Be A Nurse! ⚕️
😅 Now besides the obvious of wanting to help other people and give back to others, nursing was an option I wanted to pursue because of...
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nicunursetiff
Jun 10, 20211 min read
🙋🏻♀️ Self Introduction! 👩🏻⚕️⠀⠀
⠀ 👋🏻 Hi to those that are new! My name is Tiffany but you can call me Tiff 🤗⠀ ⠀ 🇺🇸 I was born and raised in San Francisco,...
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nicunursetiff
Jun 10, 20212 min read
👩🏻⚕️My Journey Into Becoming A NICU Nurse 🩺⠀⠀
⠀ 🤗 So its officially been 5 years since I graduated nursing school and almost 5 years since working as a nurse. And let me tell you,...
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nicunursetiff
May 17, 20211 min read
👶🏻 G Tubes In The NICU 👶🏼⠀⠀
🍼 Like us, babies have to eat also! But why do we use G tubes? For some babies out there that are struggling to bottle feed, sometimes...
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nicunursetiff
Apr 18, 20211 min read
👶🏻 Prepping For An Admission in the NICU 🏥⠀⠀
👶🏻 Prepping For An Admission in the NICU 🏥⠀ ⠀ Things to prep: ⠀ ➡️ Preheated isolette bed or warming table⠀ ➡️ Temperature probe ⠀ ➡️...
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nicunursetiff
Apr 14, 20211 min read
👇🏻 All You New Grads Must Read This Post 👇🏻⠀
😣 From a nurse that has almost 5 years of experience, I still have days where I feel like a new grad. ⠀ ⠀ 😩 There are days where I feel...
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nicunursetiff
Apr 14, 20211 min read
🏫 What To Focus On When Searching For Nursing Schools 🎓⠀⠀
🎓 Accredited nursing program - means that the school meets appropriate standards to teach and follows necessary guidelines. ⠀ ⠀ 💯High...
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nicunursetiff
Mar 31, 20211 min read
👀 Eye Exams In The NICU 👁⠀⠀
❓Why are eye exams necessary? ⠀ ⠀ Premature babies are at risk for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) where it can cause abnormal...
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nicunursetiff
Mar 25, 20211 min read
🤗 Everyone Needs To Hear This... 🙌🏼⠀⠀
⏺ It’s ok to not land in your dream unit right out of nursing school. ⠀ ⠀ ⏺ It’s ok to not want to go back to school. ⠀ ⠀ ⏺ It’s ok to...
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nicunursetiff
Mar 25, 20211 min read
👩🏻⚕️Roles of the NICU Nurse 🧑🏻⚕️ ⠀⠀
🙌🏼 Advocate - We represent a patient population that cannot voice their pain. We truly need to be the eyes and ears for our patients...
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nicunursetiff
Mar 14, 20211 min read
💉 Labs on Babies in the NICU🩸⠀⠀
Supplies needed include: ⠀ 1️⃣ Heel warmer ⠀ 2️⃣Alcohol wipe and bandaid ⠀ 3️⃣ Heel Poker⠀ 4️⃣ Microtainers ⠀ ⠀ Comfort measures...
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nicunursetiff
Mar 7, 20211 min read
📄 Cover Letter Tips 📃⠀
➡️ Keep it at one page maximum. ⠀ ⠀ ➡️ In your resume, it should be a basic and brief snapshot of yourself. List the information and keep...
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nicunursetiff
Mar 2, 20212 min read
😖 Toxic Workplaces 😤⠀⠀
😔 I graduated nursing school and moved to a city I had no clue about, didn’t know a single soul, and left my entire family behind. I was...
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nicunursetiff
Feb 28, 20211 min read
👶🏻 Central Line Access In The NICU 💉⠀⠀
🤔 What types of central lines do we use in the NICU? The most common are Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC), Umbilical...
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nicunursetiff
Feb 19, 20211 min read
😣 Nurse Burn Out 😔⠀⠀
🤭 Don’t be fooled by this smile. As much as I love my job so much, there can be rough days. It can be a lot of pressure knowing that...
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nicunursetiff
Feb 13, 20211 min read
❓Answering Your Frequently Asked Questions About NICU 👶🏻⠀⠀
1️⃣ How did you get to this point in your career? What is the path you took?⠀ ⠀ After I graduated high school, I did 4 years at a...
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nicunursetiff
Feb 10, 20211 min read
👩🏻⚕️ Role of The Nurse During Intubation 🧑🏻⚕️⠀⠀
🩺 Assess your patient and the need for increased respiratory support. Assess your airway and make sure it’s appropriate to intubate and...
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nicunursetiff
Feb 3, 20211 min read
🤔 How To Deal With “Difficult” Families 🤭⠀⠀
🥴 So I will admit, there will be days where patience gets tested when it comes to working with patients and families. Being in...
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nicunursetiff
Jan 22, 20211 min read
👶🏻 Blood Pressure Monitoring in the NICU 👶🏻⠀⠀
➡️ Aside from blood pressure cuff monitoring we can also monitor patient’s blood pressures through an arterial umbilical line (UAC) which...
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