travelingtweety

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1. Baby Care Video

   travelingtweety replied to travelingtweety's topic in NICU

   I had left my email in my original post, but I guess that's not advised in this forum. So if you just leave a post in the thread if you have info, that would be great. Thanks!

2. Baby Care Video

   travelingtweety posted a topic in NICU

   I'm the discharge coordinator in our level 3 NICU. I'm looking for recommendations for family education videos for discharge teaching. I would like a simple baby care video. It would be great if it had some premie stuff! Our population is mostly ...

3. Palate protection with vented babies?

   travelingtweety replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

   We used them a few years ago. You have to untape the ETT tube to clean them every few days (per manufact. recommend.). We had many accidental extubations and stopped using them.

4. Sending application

   travelingtweety replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Online Learning

   I signed up with one of these companies years ago. There was alot of pressure and not alot of support. I tried to get a refund after getting only one box of books. Not only didn't i get a refund, but I found out years later the fee for remaining b...

5. IV Starts

   travelingtweety replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU

   Don't spend that kind of money on a transilluminator. A penlight will usually work just as well for IV starts. Just make sure it doesn't get too warm. I have a tiny light I take with me on air transports, works great. I think it came from a camp...

6. developmental care help!

   travelingtweety replied to curlilocks23's topic in NICU

   Like so many others have said, this is even hard to believe because it's so out of range of even a badly staffed unit. What is the staffing like in other NICU's in your area? It's hard to understand how the hospital is even able to hire nurses into...

7. IV Starts

   travelingtweety replied to Mofe'ny's topic in NICU

   I'm not sure why so many use scalp veins as a last resort. They are comfortable for baby, as they don't require a board. Baby gets to kick his feet and suck on his fingers. Yes some parents do freak out but we've made an educational bulletin board...

8. panic-attack reaction to compazine

   travelingtweety replied to scootermcnutt's topic in Medications

   This happened to me when I was treated with Compazine in the ER a few years ago. I was sicker than a dog, but once the compazine was in I couldn't sit still, kept pulling at the sheets. I felt very agitated. It was a horrible feeling. The nurse a...

9. Should I keep this stethoscope??

   travelingtweety replied to Rebecca Fleissner's topic in General Nursing

   What a great friend to give you that sprague. I love my Littman but I used a sprague all thru nursing school without any problems. The first Littman I had was a family gift upon my graduation. Start dropping hints now, and maybe one will show up i...