Sun*shine

Sun*shine

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Sun*shine has 1 years experience and specializes in medical.


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  1. Congratulations on your interview. I'm an Adult Nurse who started in neonates last year. Are you a nurse in the UK? Someone on the forums suggested I read The Department of Health Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services. It's from 2009 but gave me...
  2. ET Tube suction.

    All your comments have been really intersting and helpful. Honestly it's so good to get people's insight into suction practice in different units. I feel more confident now with it, although I'll still be asking someone to stand by me until I feel re...
  3. ET Tube suction.

    Yikes Ah, so would 'sounding crunchy' (love that term btw) alone give cause for suction, or would you not go there until you've got other clinical features alongside it?
  4. ET Tube suction.

    Thank you all for making me feel better about asking for help with suctioning. I felt like by now I should be able to do such a basic thing as this on my own. Reading your comments has helped me realise that suction is neither basic nor straightforwa...
  5. ET Tube suction.

    I wish we had in-line suction. We don't have chest physios based on the unit, they'll only come if there is a real concern about an infant's respiratory state. Physios don't see ventilated babies as routine. Now I think about it I find this odd, beca...
  6. ET Tube suction.

    Thanks for your replies :) Nurse4sale that's reassuring to know, if anyone offers to do it for me I leap for joy and let them. Not good for me in the long term. And I feel embarrassed asking for help now because I don't want anyone to think I'm incom...
  7. CVCs and Nystatin?

    That's an excellent idea Never thought of that because I don't think we stock them.
  8. ET Tube suction.

    Hello. I'm really new to neonates and I'm loving it so far. My main concern is I'm underconfident when it comes to suctioning a Et tube. I know how to do it, but I struggle with when to do it, if I should use saline, how many times I should do go do...
  9. CVCs and Nystatin?

    Interesting topic, thanks for bringing it up. Our unit does this, but not every baby with a CVC gets Nystatin, there are a set of risk factors that indiciate its use. We put 0.5ml down the NG and 0.5ml in the mouth. I feel that 0.5ml in the mouth of ...
  10. Starting NICU in 1 week in need of helpful tips!!

    Best of luck! I'm sure you'll love it. I just had my first week in NICU, and I've also got no previous experience. Although I can't be too helpful, one thing I can say is bring in a notebook to write things down in as you learn. I read mine back toda...
  11. Caring For NICU Parents

    What a super topic. As an adult nurse due to start in NICU, literally the only thing I feel confident in is being able to care for the adults in the unit. I hope when I'm overwhelmed with all the learning and adapting that I don't lose sight of the c...
  12. Band 7 job interview - neonatal unit

    Excellent! Congratulations and very well done you.
  13. Band 7 job interview - neonatal unit

    Good Luck for tomorrow!
  14. A question for any nicu nurses.

    Thanks Raye! I'll add Bliss to my reading list. Are the current levels of care 1:2 hd and 1:4 sc, or is this a new aim? Will this mean less staff or more staff per infant? The unit I'm applying to is Level 2 and Level 3. It's a specialist centre and ...
  15. How long does it take to qualify as an icu nurse?

    Thank you for your advice It's so great that nicu welcome adult nurses.