Kerrirn

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1. Breast Milk Policies: MIX UP!

   Kerrirn replied to VgsNrs's topic in NICU

   We use a system where the moms label milk with the babies id sticker but each mom is also assigned a set of colored labels (the colored dots you use for labelling garage sale items!) each baby has his own combo of colors that are placed on the top of...

2. Palate protection with vented babies?

   Kerrirn replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU

3. refeeding patients with illeostomies

   Kerrirn replied to Kerrirn's topic in NICU

   sorry.... apparently, the idea is that since he is dumping the GT feedings so rapidly out of the illeostomy, there is only minimal absorption. By feeding this output into the mucus fistula, it provides added absorption by the lower intestine and colo...

4. refeeding patients with illeostomies

   Kerrirn posted a topic in NICU

   I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this. This patient has a history of NEC with bowel resection and an illeostomy. We have started refeeding the illeostomy output through the lower mucus fistula, hoping to wean off of TPN. I am lookin...