soprano3

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1. Earliest viable gestational age?

   soprano3 replied to everthesame's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   The youngest preemie I've ever seen survive is 23 4/7 weeks, she did quite

2. CBC clotting

   soprano3 replied to NJNICUCCRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   :nurse:Yes, and not all heelsticks, sometimes venous or art sticks. I think it's the amount of heparin they put in the container, maybe it dries out after a while. If we draw the blood & quickly...

3. hard time

   soprano3 replied to asdjkl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   :nurse:It sounds like you're working in a unit where "the nurses eat their young" I was lucky enough to land in an ICN 25 years ago where everyone is kind & supportive of each other. It still is...

4. sucrose for sedation

   soprano3 replied to soprano3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Babies with chest tubes in place are usually on something stronger, ie:

5. sucrose for sedation

   soprano3 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Does anyone use sucrose routinely as sedation for cranky babies? I don't know of any studies done on this so I encourage nurses to only use it for pain management, to no avail. I'm concerned with...

6. Starting NICU in 2 weeks, any fast facts/cheat sheets?

   soprano3 replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Chocolate is loved by all. Best of

7. Starting NICU in 2 weeks, any fast facts/cheat sheets?

   soprano3 replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I will address this question from a social aspect since that is a huge part of your job. I am fortunate to work in a NICU where staff are very kind to one another but some high stress NICU's will...

8. is nicu stressful?

   soprano3 replied to sabby09's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Having done NICU for 25 years, I feel comfortable in codes & emergency situations. What stresses me out is the new computer charting. It is not friendly in an intensive care

9. Newborn Blood Screening Protocol

   soprano3 replied to nurse2teach's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   initial blood screen at 2 days of age via heelstick (unless micropreemie, then we use a UAC or Art.

10. Low Census

    soprano3 replied to NicuRN73's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our 22 bed unit has been filled to capacity off & on for the past few months-having to close at times (which management hates to do), so it looks like everyone's having their babies in San...

11. Questions from a Student

    soprano3 replied to the_little_D's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I can answer #4. A Nicu rn can work 8's or 12's depending on the hospital. You will most likely work every other weekend & every holiday to start out.You'll probably have to start

12. primary care teams

    soprano3 replied to soprano3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We keep our primary care teams at the Charge Nurse desk & she/he makes the assignments for the next shift using that matrix as a guide, but sometimes your primary is paired with someone else's...

13. primary care teams

    soprano3 replied to soprano3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    All our regular part time nurses are on Primary Care Teams, it is expected in our unit. Only the per diems are alternates. I like the idea of admitting a baby & following that family thru it's...

14. primary care teams

    soprano3 replied to soprano3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you for your reply. Do you put the sign up sheet away from the bedside? Are people pretty good about signing up or do you have to hound them? What if 2 people who have signed up are there on...

15. primary care teams

    soprano3 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am looking to revamp our Primary Care Teams. We currently have a mix of 8 & 12 hour RN's & have put all the 12 hours on one team. Everyone else is divided in to teams by opposite weekend...