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  1. Umbilical Artery Catheter Question

    How long does your unit generally leave UAC's in? Do you ever use radial artery lines? My previous NICU left UAC's in for no longer than 5 days and then the baby got a radial artery line if they still needed arterial blood gases. My new place keeps...
  2. Any pointers regarding heal pokes?

    Prmenrs, as always you bring up a good point! You are correct about the "smart" that alcohol on a cut can cause. This is another reason for quickly wiping the site with a gauze pad. The sucrose and swaddling are already on board. The quick, one sw...
  3. Any pointers regarding heal pokes?

    I don't think a lot of people know this tip, but along with the swaddling, sucrose pacifier, raising the head of the bed, certainly warming the heel for 5 to 7 minutes, sticking in the appropriate place on the heel, and allowing the foot to fill with...
  4. New NICU RN references

    Oh My Stars!!! I adore Dr. Polin!!! How fortunate you are to have been able to work with him!!! I've seen him at some nursing conferences and find him absolutely wonderful. Once I attended a conference on my birthday and for my present to myself...
  5. ccrn or rnc

    I'm not sure whether you must have worked in the NICU for 2 years or have worked in the NICU for a certain number of hours, or both. What I DO remember is that the number of hours pretty much added up to a person working full time for 2 years. It's...
  6. Gavage feedings

    I agree that "Gastric Residuals" and "Gastric Aspirates" are basically the same thing in that they are both indicating that the contents of a stomach have been retrieved by aspirating the NG/OG tube with a syringe. If the baby is receiving feedings,...
  7. ccrn or rnc

    I'd suggest obtaining your RNC from NCC because this credentialing organization is mostly focused on maternal-child nursing. It seems to be the standard for NICU nurses and nurse practitioners to get their certification from NCC. Check out their we...
  8. Gent

    We dilute our Gent to 5 mg/ml and give it over 30 minutes on a pump. We never push it. We give Amp over 15 minutes on a pump (100 mg/ml dilution). Our near-term and term babies start Gent at q18h and get Peak and Trough around the 3rd dose. Our pr...
  9. NICU and views on abortion

    Working in the NICU has not changed my opinion on the issue of abortion. I am pro-choice because I believe that every situation and circumstance is different as well as that every person deserves to make up their own mind about their own lives. Mo...
  10. methadone effects on newborns

    Threre is a regional methadone clinic in our area so we see our fair share of methadone babies. Just as the others mentioned, we see the same symptoms with the most common ones being very tight muscle tone, irritability, sneezing, loose stools, exco...
  11. My orientation is almost over--HELP!

    I agree about using this time to ask questions and for help as much as you need to. The longer time goes by and your coworkers see you are not asking as many questions, they will be more likely to think you don't have questions and are getting along...
  12. University of North Alabama Flex-Track Program

    My sister enjoyed the online nursing classes she took through UNA. She had to stop because of family reasons though. She works with several nurses who received their BSNs through the UNA program and none of them every had to set foot on the campus....
  13. Car seat test for healthy 35-37 weekers

    Thank you soooo much obnursesteff! Your post really did help an awful lot. We are doing these tests on Tiki
  14. Car seat test for healthy 35-37 weekers

    I have a question for all of you who take care of well babies along with their moms. When the baby is a healthy near-term (35 or more weeks gestation) who spends their admission without requiring special nursery care, do you do a car seat test on the...
  15. Neonatal life decisions, when to draw the line

    There is an article titled, Resuscitation of the Extremely Preterm Infant: A Perspective from the Social Model of Disability written by Teresa A. Savage, PhD, RN and Karen Kavanaugh, PhD, RN in the June 2004 issue of Newborn and Infant Nursing Revie...