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1. FOOTPRINTS

   NANSNURSE posted a topic in NICU

   I was just wondering what other units do for footprints. Currently, we are expected to do footprints on everyone when they are admitted. Whether they are a 400 g 23wkr or a 4000 g mec aspiration/PPHN kid and everything in between. The nurses are s...

2. Fluid Changing practices

   NANSNURSE replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU

   We don't hang them at the bedside because aesthetics are more important to my managers than anything else.

3. PAL's and BP Monitoring

   NANSNURSE replied to texas2007's topic in NICU

   Always by the PAL assuming there is a good waveform.

4. Question about soap.

   NANSNURSE posted a topic in NICU

   OK...another question. What does your skin care policy say about using soap on neonates. The hospital I came from used Johnsons and Johnsons on everyone. My new hospital says mild soap (phisoderm) on babies except those under 1000g. The babies und...

5. LOW Census

   NANSNURSE replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU

   We've been slammed in the coastal NC area. Short staffed and full. We have been transporting moms out of our hospital to area hospitals because we don't have the NICU staff to take care of their babies!

6. Fluid Changing practices

   NANSNURSE posted a topic in NICU

   Hi All, I was wondering what everyone did when they changed their TPN/IL. How often do you change the tubings, how do you change the tubings, etc. We: 1. Change TPN q24 and IL q12. 2. Lines are hung "cleanly" as opposed to sterilly. Honestly I thin...

7. UACs and tegaderm use

   NANSNURSE replied to NICU_Nurse_3986's topic in NICU

   Same here. Every NICU I have ever worked in just does the bridge with the loops to prevent pulling out, but never cover the insertion site.

8. What is the Highest Bilirubin you've ever seen?

   NANSNURSE replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

   32 Was The Highest I Ever Saw. We Did A Double Exchange On That Child.

9. Food In The Nicu

   NANSNURSE posted a topic in NICU

   Hi there all, Our hospital is about to embark on a very exciting time. We are getting ready to open a new women's and children's hospital and are going to individual patient rooms for the NICU. Here's the catch...management wants to allow parents t...

10. Checking Gastric Residuals in NICU

    NANSNURSE posted a topic in NICU

    Just a question about checking gastric residuals... I was just wondering if you check residuals and if you do, is there a rule about what size syringe you use. I came from a unit that used to check them with a minimum of a 20 cc syringe (no 10, 5, ...

11. Do you allow rings of any kind in your NICU??? and other infection questions...

    NANSNURSE replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU

    Thank you for all the awesome responses!!! Keep them coming!

12. Do you allow rings of any kind in your NICU??? and other infection questions...

    NANSNURSE posted a topic in NICU

    I am working on an infection control initiative in my NICU and I was wondering what other NICUs do about rings. I am new to this unit, but came from a unit that does not allow rings at all. My new unit allows all rings. My other question was isolet...