Lyfling83

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1. Central registry

   Lyfling83 replied to featheredavenger's topic in General Nursing

   CPS is a joke sometimes. One can "earn" their way onto the Central Registry because of not leaving an abusive situation when the abuse was never towards a child, only towards the parent who now is punished and put on Central Registry. So it's not fai...

2. NICU Blog?

   Lyfling83 replied to adventure_rn's topic in NICU

   I would love to get a link to your blog when you get it set up! I think its a great idea. I feel like as long as its done informally with no names mentioned people could speak about their hospital's policies and procedures.

3. Nursery/NICU linen changes

   Lyfling83 replied to first123's topic in NICU

   Totally have to learn to change them one handed for your feeder/growers! Or change them when RT is there changing out the CPAP mask/prongs so they can lift and you can change. Or have parents lift while you change.

4. Nursery/NICU linen changes

   Lyfling83 replied to first123's topic in NICU

   Totally have to learn to change them one handed for your feeder/growers! Or change them when RT is there changing out the CPAP mask/prongs so they can lift and you can change. Or have parents lift while you change.

5. Nursery/NICU linen changes

   Lyfling83 replied to first123's topic in NICU

   Our policy was to change them every night at the 2000/2100 care time (optimally). And we have a huge NICU (115 bed). And also PRN of course. You know how some kiddos go through their sheets super quick! But it was always changed at least once per 24 ...

6. NICU Cribs/Beds

   Lyfling83 replied to nickirnak's topic in NICU

   This is the crib we used for our bigger babies. All four sides can go down. If baby is on an oscillator the head crib rail can go down so it can connect unimpeded. The HOB can elevate by cranking the handle. The whole bed doesn't go up and down but i...

7. I feel so stupid in the NICU, will I ever be good enough?

   Lyfling83 replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU

   Oh my gosh, no! I started in the NICU right out of school. 4 shifts? Hell, our training for working in the NICU was 4 months long. Classes and preceptor shifts. And even then I didn't feel comfortable doing everything! That's when you ask, ask, ask f...