kaibigan

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1. Intraveneous Tubing changing. how often

   kaibigan replied to Donna1955's topic in NICU

   we change our TPN Q 24 hours and our Intralipids 20% Q 12 hours. with or without additives, the bag has to be changed Q 24 hours; but, the tubings can be changed Q 72 hours only if the IV solution is plain D10%, D5%, NSS.

2. ngt/ogt or none?

   kaibigan replied to kaibigan's topic in NICU

   my preceptor called the NNP and asked if the Zantac and Reglan should be given via NGT since babe on NPO, NNP said "give it NG."

3. swaddle bath or conventional? faucet bath???

   kaibigan posted a topic in NICU

   are you fellow nurses using the swaddle bath or the conventional bath? do you use a special kind of soap or shampoo or bathing equipment? how warm is the water should be? some of my co-staff i have seen directly places the baby under the flowing wate...

4. broviac, who change the dressing?

   kaibigan replied to kaibigan's topic in NICU

   thanks tweety

5. broviac, who change the dressing?

   kaibigan replied to kaibigan's topic in NICU

   :rotfl: sorry about the post, wrong sent comment. this should be on another thread.

6. broviac, who change the dressing?

   kaibigan posted a topic in NICU

   how often do you change the dressing for central lines, broviac? do you have a special nurse to change it? does anyone has a policy on this? thanks!

7. nc 2L-3L

   kaibigan replied to kaibigan's topic in NICU

   we do not have a vapotherm but it is a practice in this hospital to give NC 2-3L. there are times they used the blender and at times not. there was one baby handled by one of the preceptors who was on NC@ 3L O2 with blender @ 40%, eventually the bab...

8. ngt/ogt or none?

   kaibigan replied to kaibigan's topic in NICU

   thanks for the immediate response. i got confused 'coz one of our NNP ordered Reglan and Zantac P.O. for our baby who has GER. she's very much aware that the baby is having reflux, she didn't change her order to IV but instead asked my co-staff to gi...

9. car seat study

   kaibigan posted a topic in NICU

   what is your protocol for car seat study? how long do you usually keep the baby in the car seat? while doing the test, do you apply any kind of material, cloth or towel rolls if the baby seem to be very small for the car seat? then, when the baby goe...

10. critical care course

    kaibigan posted a topic in NICU

11. ngt/ogt or none?

    kaibigan posted a topic in NICU

    how would you give the Zantac or Reglan, and or Sucrose if the baby was placed on NPO? would sucrose serve it's purpose if given via ngt or ogt? then, how about the reglan and zantac?

12. nc 2L-3L

    kaibigan posted a topic in NICU

    hi all, is it a practice for all to use NC 2L-3L without blender or blenderizer for preemies and term baby?

13. Gavage feedings

    kaibigan replied to Karen Whiteted's topic in NICU

    thank you sparkyrn, that is what i believe too. i just wionder why in our flow sheet, there were two spots where we have to record the gastric output (residual or gastric aspirate) when we mean the same thing. aside from that portion in our flow shee...

14. repogle

    kaibigan posted a topic in NICU

    another trivial question, i may say. if the baby is on continuous suction and is attached to a repogle, is there a need to aspirate for drainage every 3 or 4 hours (during cares)? any opinion?

15. corpaks

    kaibigan posted a topic in NICU

    when you use corpaks, how often do you change it? also, how often do you check for 'residual' or 'gastric aspirates'? according to one of my colleagues, it is not necessary to check for the corpak placement prior to giving the bolus, intermittent or ...