soprano3

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1. Earliest viable gestational age?

   soprano3 replied to everthesame's topic in NICU

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

2. CBC clotting

   soprano3 replied to NJNICUCCRN's topic in NICU

   :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 walk it down to the lab shaking it constantly, it...

3. hard time

   soprano3 replied to asdjkl's topic in NICU

   :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 that way, it's the culture of our Unit, a collecti...

4. sucrose for sedation

   soprano3 replied to soprano3's topic in NICU

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

5. sucrose for sedation

   soprano3 posted a topic in NICU

   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 long term affects of daily high sugar intake.

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

   soprano3 replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU

   Chocolate is loved by all. Best of luck

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

   soprano3 replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU

   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 "eat their young". a.) do not act smarter than you...

8. is nicu stressful?

   soprano3 replied to sabby09's topic in NICU

   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 unit.

9. Newborn Blood Screening Protocol

   soprano3 replied to nurse2teach's topic in NICU

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

10. Low Census

    soprano3 replied to NicuRN73's topic in NICU

    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 Francisco

11. Questions from a Student

    soprano3 replied to the_little_D's topic in NICU

    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 nights.

12. primary care teams

    soprano3 replied to soprano3's topic in NICU

    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 primary which causes problems. Also, some fill in ch...

13. primary care teams

    soprano3 replied to soprano3's topic in NICU

    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 stay in the ICN, I think most of our nurses would ag...

14. primary care teams

    soprano3 replied to soprano3's topic in NICU

    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 the same day? Don't mean to be a pest, but you know ...

15. primary care teams

    soprano3 posted a topic in NICU

    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 (we all work every other weekend). Problem is the...