Olivereindeer

Olivereindeer has 19 years experience and specializes in OT, Palliative, ICU, NICU, Wound Care,.

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1. Just being sad and venting a little bit.

   Olivereindeer replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU

   I love that story about the methadone baby. I too love it when beautiful foster parents just love and adore the most needy babies - it gives me faith in humans. Poor little babies...poor parents too - bad things happen to good people and then good th...

2. HIE and the CoolCap System

   Olivereindeer replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in NICU

   we use systemic cooling (via blanketrol) to prevent further cell death post hie and have had good outcomes. there is a load of evidence that suggests it is beneficial including a cochrane review in the last few years. our unit also took part in the...

3. Is this an outdated visitation policy?

   Olivereindeer replied to Burnt Out's topic in NICU

   Yes, sounds harsh to me. Our visitation policy is: Both parents and 2 visitors at a time Sibilings are the only children allowed into visit the baby except if they are have a cold If a mild cold in a parent then they wear masks We would encourage par...

4. Duoderm as adhesive tape?

   Olivereindeer replied to baby21's topic in NICU

   I have previously worked as a Wound Management Consultant. Hydrocolloids are considered to stimulate overgranulation of tissue which might be what they are referring to. We use hydrocolloids as anchoring tapes for protection - they are considered saf...

5. Duoderm as adhesive tape?

   Olivereindeer replied to baby21's topic in NICU

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6. IV air bubbles

   Olivereindeer replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU

   I ALWAYS remove all the air bubbles in our neonates. If you figure that a preterm baby may have only 15-20 mls of blood as a total then a few air bubbles is significant to me. Our neonatologists will even go as far as to add drips of fluid into th...

7. Feeling inept :(

   Olivereindeer replied to twizzlers67's topic in NICU

   Oh, poor you and me too....I am almost finished my post grad course in NICU and after 18 months it is slowly starting to come together. I have had days where I ended up crying in the toilet as I felt my preceptor had 'had enough' of me. It turned o...

8. Funny Names

   Olivereindeer replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU

   oh Gee, where do i begin, Tylone (pronouned Tylen - most likely nicknames Tylenol when older) Ayrton Senna (also the name of the racing car driver) Shaniqua Shaquayenne William Williams Shanika Gem-Roo Dragon Fly Taroona Moonlight Delight (conceived ...

9. Isolette covers

   Olivereindeer replied to elizabells's topic in NICU

   We have rather nice quilted thick ones that reduce the sound and lighThey have flaps to enable easy viewing. I suggest you gather as much research as possible - summarize it all and present it at your next meeting - the only way forward is to sometim...

10. hands on care schedules in your unit

    Olivereindeer replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU

    We are very lucky in our unit to have an amazing Neonatal PT who has sucessfully promoted cue based cares which will often co-incide with feeds. Our care is individually tailored for each baby. I cannot understa nd there would be any benefit from s...

11. Moving from NICU to PICU nursing

    Olivereindeer posted a topic in PICU

    I work on a combined NICU/PICU - it has only just incorporated a PICU and most of the staff do not like working in the PICU side of things. I am almost finished my NICU qualification and am being encourgaed by my manager to do the PICU course next ye...

12. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    Olivereindeer replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

    when you lift up their tiny behinds and they do a "Mr Whippy" poo that looks like a skinny sausage with high velocity that ends up all over you and the bed (just after you have changed them) When they attach for the first time and watching their Moms...

13. What terms do nurses use to say the baby is trying to die?

    Olivereindeer replied to Olivereindeer's topic in NICU

    Just to clarify - we dont say this to the parents ever..just amongst ourselves.

14. Is this too much information to share?

    Olivereindeer replied to HappyPediRN's topic in NICU

    Recently a new nurse to the NICU who was pregnant delivered at 29 weeks and after a long battle her baby died in our NICU. She has since had time off but wants to come back. This has been met with an amazing array of reactions from our unit manager ...

15. What terms do nurses use to say the baby is trying to die?

    Olivereindeer posted a topic in NICU

    We use the term 'trying to grow wings'....obviously to try to fly up to heaven. It is sad to see them so ill and their bodies are just giving up trying to let go and we are giving full life support/resus....when we see them like this we say they are...