MelissaS

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  1. Medication 20% Rule.

    That does seem confusing. We actually aren't supposed to dilute fentanyl the way described above. We have to draw up our dose in a 1ml syringe, then we can dilute it a little- but there is no rule as to how much it has to be. Our med tubing holds ...
  2. Is it difficult for men to get into NICU?

    We have quite a few male nurses in my unit. I think we have 8. I don't think it's true about NICU nurses coming from L & D. Most of our nurses have either been in NICU forever, were originally new grads, or came from peds.
  3. Which book?!

    I have both. I prefer the book by Merenstein and Gardner. I feel like it goes into way more explanation then the other. Plus one is ALL in outline format (Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing) and the other isn't. So it depends on ...
  4. NG tube placement

    I remember learning in nursing school that if the tube was actually in their lungs you would still hear the sound. But when I listen, and I'm pretty sure when everyone else listens, I can tell that the sound is coming from right below where my steth...
  5. NG tube placement

    We verify placement the same way you would in an adult. We either check for stomach content, or auscultate. I don't know what more you need to verify placement. I learned this in nursing school. We were also taught that you could check the pH, bu...
  6. Y's vs. Stopcocks

    We don't use a line of stopcocks at all. We only use stopcocks on our PALS and UACS. Everything else has double and triple lumen Y connectors. Sometimes we get kids back after PA banding. Only our preemies. They'll have a totally different set up...
  7. Research for NICU Tourniquet

    Our NICU also uses rubberbands. I don't like them so much on the little babies because it seems like the pull on the skin. What I've been doing lately is pulling off the cloth/elastic from the side of the yellow masks you use when a baby is in isol...