BeckyNICURN

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1. Noise in the NICU... title help

   BeckyNICURN replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in NICU

   "I can't hear you!....But the babies can!"

2. Abdominal distension and poor weight gain

   BeckyNICURN posted a topic in Pediatric

   I have a question about my daughter (I am a NICU RN and so I am lacking in older Peds stuff!!). When she was 12 months, she weighed 17 lbs 4 oz. Now at 15 months, she weighed only 17 lbs. We have had concerns about her weight gain since birth, but...

3. Aquaphor burning skin??

   BeckyNICURN replied to BeckyNICURN's topic in NICU

   Thank you all so much for your replys and suggestions. I am going to print this out and give it to my nurse manager. We are not currently using humidity. Maybe that is something that we should be doing instead of the Aquaphor. Are any of you awar...

4. Aquaphor burning skin??

   BeckyNICURN posted a topic in NICU

   Just wondering if anyone else is having this problem...our micropreemies' skin is burning and we think it is related to the aquaphor. Obviously, we know that their skin is fragile as is their water/fluid/temp balance and thus we use aquaphor for tha...

5. After bereavement....help!

   BeckyNICURN replied to BeckyNICURN's topic in NICU

   Unfortunately, we don't have any policy against contact with the parents.

6. After bereavement....help!

   BeckyNICURN replied to BeckyNICURN's topic in NICU

   Thank you so much for your advice. It really helps hearing it from the perspective of a bereaved parent. If she contacts me again about going out with her, what would be the appropriate response? I would not want her to feel like I am rejecting he...

7. After bereavement....help!

   BeckyNICURN posted a topic in NICU

   I took care of a 25 weeker, who after 5 months passed away. I was fairly close to the parents, but solely in a professional relationship. After he died, I sent them flowers and a card. I have since recieved an email from the mom saying how much sh...