Liquid Glycerin Administration in Neonates

[ICNClinicalRN]

Hi,

I currently work in a level III NICU as a registered nurse and I am interested in doing a poll to see how other NICUs administer liquid glycerin to the neonates?

Who uses a syringe?

Who uses a NG tube with a syringe attached at the end?

Thanks in advance for answering!

[twinkletoes53]

I have not received many replies which makes me curious if many places use glycerin on their neonates whether it is liquid or a sliver of a liquid bullet.

We used 0.2ml liquid glycerin, drawn up by our pharmacy in a 1 ml slip-tip syringe. We lubricated the tip of the syringe with a bit of KY jelly, and inserted just the tip into the baby's rectum to administer the dose.

All of our liquid glycerin doses were drawn up by pharmacy, labeled, and placed in our pyxis as a charge item. If we needed a dose, we charged it from the pyxis and sent the order to pharmacy so they knew to replace the syringe.