CatRN

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1. Skin Care

   CatRN replied to jeffinerrn's topic in NICU

   Hi everyone..... Each NICU is different in their policies and practices. I worked at places that bathed and weighed daily, some bathed and weighed Mon & Thurs, some bathed prn and weighed daily...etc. I have picked up a few things, and held ont...

2. Does anyone hold additional certifications related to Neonatal nursing?

   CatRN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

   Dear Kristi, NALS and NRP are the same thing, different ways of saying it. Kind of like PPHN and PFC.....same meaning, different title. Developmental care is one of my favorite topics and one of the most rewarding....any questions you have....feel ...

3. Do you or your team members attend deliveries?

   CatRN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

   Dear Kristi, We usually have an NNP and always a Neo in house, but they don't go to the deliveries unless requested or if the kid is really, really sick. At other places, usually just a pedi resident. Not sure how your facility will be, but first ...

4. Yet ANOTHER question for you...

   CatRN replied to VickyRN's topic in NICU

   Dear Kristi, 8Fr tubes are usually only for decompression in my experience, and also used for feedings and decompression for babies on NCPAP. I have used 8Fr's on kids who are large >3kg, or if the baby happened to be on rice cereal, which some...

5. Preemie survival rate question

   CatRN replied to VickyRN's topic in NICU

   Ethical issues always will exist in the NICU....how far should we really go? With equipment becoming more advanced...and smaller.....how much smaller are we going to resuscitate? I mean, we all know you can't do much with a 2.0 ETT....not even a 5fr ...

6. sore bums

   CatRN replied to corks's topic in NICU

   Kristi, Depends on the cream you are using for the amount you are applying and again, it varies. Some people rub it in, while I prefer to let their own body heat melt it.....works like a charm. Some nurses feel the need to rub it off each diaper ...

7. Does anyone hold additional certifications related to Neonatal nursing?

   CatRN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

   Hi Kristi, For my IBCLC I worked in LDRP which is Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Post Partum and you were required to report your "consults" and provide documentation of said consults by your management. I believe it was 1000 hrs or so, can't remember...

8. Alarm limits

   CatRN replied to corks's topic in NICU

   Hi there..... Different NICU's vary.....especially who is up on the current research. Let it be known that, O2 toxicity that causes any damage to the eyes (detached retina), must be an arterial oxygen concentration greater than 200 for prolonged peri...

9. Does anyone hold additional certifications related to Neonatal nursing?

   CatRN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

   Hi Kristi, I have the usual NRP, PALS, BLS, ACLS, & ALS nurse certifications, but I also have my RNC in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, my CCRN, and my IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant). You do have to have 2,000 hour...

10. sore bums

    CatRN replied to corks's topic in NICU

    Hi there..... I have seen Butt Paste, Triple Care Cream, Desitin, Aquaphor....etc. I have also seen a higher incidence of diaper rash with NICU's that use pre moistened baby wipes vs the gauze and H20. I personally think that prevention is the key t...

11. Do you or your team members attend deliveries?

    CatRN replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

    Hi Kristi, Most NICU's I've worked in (all level III's), we attended the deliveries (all c/s, mec's, fetal distress, preterm, etc). We are also required to go through an ALS program because we, the nurses, do our own intubations, umbilical lines, ...

12. interesting babies

    CatRN replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU

    Had a baby with a cystic hygroma (lymphangioma) on his neck.....his dry weight was 4lbs 10oz and with the hygroma he was 10lbs 2oz. When I walked in, I thought it was a conjoined twin and was looking for the other monitor..... Had another one with ex...

13. Someone answer me before I lose my mind

    CatRN replied to fergus51's topic in NICU

    Hi there.... First, don't get frustrated! Every nurse has a different way to do the same thing, and since our patients cannot verbally tell us what they like.....we like to think we know what they like. Most babies prefer prone to other positions, no...

14. pain relief

    CatRN replied to corks's topic in NICU

    Hi there.... Have used sucrose, Sweet Eaze, 12% Sucrose.....they seem to work okay with a pacifier....personally I think it's more the consoling of the sucking that calms them than the sucrose. Studies have shown that the sucrose releases natural pai...

15. Yet ANOTHER question for you...

    CatRN replied to VickyRN's topic in NICU

    Hi Everyone..... New poster here....I have been traveling for over two years and have seen different things done at different places. Most places used NGT's and used OGT's for decompression for babies with NCPAP. Some places change them every 24hr an...