pengland1965

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1. what inspired you to work in nicu?

   pengland1965 replied to TxADNstudent's topic in NICU

   Dear TxADNstudent It sounds as though you are carrying alot of guilt and anger. I just wanted to say, in my experience, A parents touch is much different than a strangers touch. All babies, even extremely premature babies, need their parents touch an...

2. Hang time for breastmilk

   pengland1965 replied to donnuchi's topic in NICU

   We hang BM for 4 hours with or without HMF. We hang prepared bottle formula 8 hours. If we have to mix the formula from powder or concentrate, or if we add any type of additives, then it only hangs for 4 hours. Our policy comes from infection control

3. Nasal Cannula Oxygen

   pengland1965 replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU

   In my opinion, your example addresses several different issues. First, You stated the NC was connected directly to the wall flowmeter. So, I am assuming the FIO2 is 100%. And you are adjusting the liter of air flow. So 25cc would be about 1/4 of a li...

4. Policies in L2??

   pengland1965 replied to RN-NICU's topic in NICU

   We were just faced with a similar situation. Our manager was just told that she was to keep nursery windows open because people love to see the cute little babies in the nursery. We were told the babies promote our labor delivery unit. What a crock! ...

5. any nurses that went straight to NNICU after nusring school?

   pengland1965 replied to Bailarina's topic in NICU

   I went straight from nursing school to a level III nursery. That was 5 years ago. Love my job. Would do it again in a heartbeat. Good Luck!

6. Cpap

   pengland1965 replied to SheaTabRN's topic in NICU

   We switched from vent support cpap to bubble cpap about a year ago. Basically, it is a water bottle seal that helps form continues airway pressure. Peep is measured in cm by how far the tube is in the water. Similar to the old chest tubes made with b...

7. Pvl?

   pengland1965 replied to StacyC417's topic in NICU

   Stacy- Im very sorry for your loss. I know that sometimes it helps to feel as though there is a good reason for your little angel to return to God. Sometimes, even believing that won't help. You may never really know why this happened. I had a chil...

8. new to forum

   pengland1965 replied to cswain12000's topic in NICU

   Hi and welcome! My hospital is in the beginning stages of planning a new unit. We have been on numerous site visits to different units. Have lots of ideas. Half of us would like private rooms, the others would like to keep the same format as we have ...

9. Another Newbie

   pengland1965 replied to StacyC417's topic in NICU

   Stacy First let me say Im so sorry for your loss. I hope all goes well with you and you get where you want to be. Welcome to the board. Im very new here myself. But I love reading what everyone else does in their unit. Sometimes it is nice to vent j...

10. Someone answer me before I lose my mind

    pengland1965 replied to fergus51's topic in NICU

    There has been alot of good advice here. I would only add 1 more idea. Read your unit policy! We keep our policies updated at least yearly. If there is something special that works well with an infant. The primary nurse usually writes it on the Karde...

11. Do you or your team members attend deliveries?

    pengland1965 replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

    We are a level lll nursery with direct access to L&D/OR. We attend all c-sect. and high risk deliveries. The code team consists of the admitting RN, an RT, and the NNP. If the EGA is below 35 weeks or there is a known defect, the Neo also respond...

12. NICU parents becoming NICU nurses

    pengland1965 replied to neonatalRN's topic in NICU

    My heart really goes out to you. If you believe the NICU is your calling, by all means, go for it! I love my job. I wanted to be a NICU nurse since I was a child. I loved Austin. And as crazy as it sounds, I would do everything again in a heartbeat. ...

13. NICU parents becoming NICU nurses

    pengland1965 replied to neonatalRN's topic in NICU

    Heidi I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you. I dont know exactly how you feel since I havent lost my own child. However, I feel I can somewhat relate. I became too close to a 25 weeker who was my primary baby for 9 months. His mother...

14. new to NICU

    pengland1965 replied to jmel's topic in NICU

    jmel We were required to attend a 1 day clinical in neonatal nursing while in school. It was so boring because it was only observation. But I love babies and the field of neonatal nursing really is still new compaired to other fields. Not to mention,...

15. smelly ostomy

    pengland1965 posted a topic in NICU

    I can really use some suggestions dealing with a smelly ostomy:imbar I am caring for a 25 week gestation corrected 35 week boy with a dual stoma ostomy that is several weeks old. To say this child simply smells, is like saying nurses simply work. The...