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1. Which Milk Warmer Do You Use?

   mgturtle posted a topic in NICU

   I am aware of 2 hospital grade milk warmers used in different NICU's: Medela Waterless Milk Warmer Creche Innovations Penquin Warmer Does anyone use anything different? Anything better?

2. Stool Refeed Supplies

   mgturtle replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU

   BittyBabyGrower, can you tell me what feeding extension tubing you use with it's length and priming volume? The problem we had with our feeding tubing in the past is that it would clog due to the smaller intralumenal diameter compared to the larger I...

3. Stool Refeed Supplies

   mgturtle replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU

   BittyBabyGrower, can you tell me what feeding extension tubing you use with it's length and priming volume? The problem we had with our feeding tubing in the past is that it would clog due to the smaller intralumenal diameter compared to the larger ...

4. Stool Refeed Supplies

   mgturtle replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU

   There are 2 goals: 1. Prevent disuse atrophy of the bowel 2. Increase opportunity for intestinal absorption to decrease TPN requirements

5. Stool Refeed Supplies

   mgturtle posted a topic in NICU

   Working in a surgical NICU we sometimes refeed the stool output from an ostomy into a mucous fistula. We currently use an IV tubing and syringe because it is a larger bore tubing than feeding extension tubing. This is a safety risk as we are using ...

6. Tracing Lines Each Time

   mgturtle replied to mgturtle's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies. I should clarify that I am over Quality and it is very possible for a very good nurse to truly believe they know into what line they are administering a medication and make a mistake. So, I am not asking if it is a good idea...

7. Tracing Lines Each Time

   mgturtle posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am wondering how many hospitals out there train their nurses to the expectation that you trace your IV lines every time you administer something through that line? The purpose would be to trace the line from patient to the pump or syringe to verif...

8. Anyone using PALS inthe NICU?

   mgturtle replied to CareForBabies's topic in NICU

   We do not deliver at our level IV NICU. We felt like it was pointless to maintain NRP certification since we never used it. We now are required to maintain PALS certification and feel that it applies to our unit much better.

9. Mandatory "on-call" scheduling

   mgturtle replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in NICU

   We do mandatory on-call in our unit between October-April. This is mainly to cover the RSV surge that hits the rest of the hospital. Every nurse no matter how much they work is required to sign up for 1/month during this period. Honestly, most of ...

10. Changing out isolettes

    mgturtle replied to ccnicurn's topic in NICU

    We change them out every 2 weeks. We just use a piece of tape with the date it needs to be changed. They make nice little signs that you can buy, but I don't think it is worth the money. There are many more important things to spend your budget on...

11. How to Hang a Tube Feeding in a Crib?

    mgturtle posted a topic in NICU

    Many of our patients in cribs require bolus tube feedings. I have not found any good way to hang and secure a syringe attached to a feeding tube in a crib. We have devices that attach to our open warmers and isolettes that we can secure the syringe...

12. chronic cpap

    mgturtle replied to sweet0176's topic in NICU

    You need to find out the source of the problem. It could be neuro, respiratory, sedation, etc. Have MRI's, bronchs, and other tests been done? I had a kid on CPAP for longer than two months. We felt like we knew what the underlying problem was. ...

13. Is this a wise choice?

    mgturtle replied to rn4lyfe08's topic in NICU

    As long as they are willing to put you through a good orientation program then I say do what you are interested in. But, I agree with the others that what you need to know for the NICU you don't learn in nursing school. When I hired on to my NICU I...

14. Administering a Glycerin Enema

    mgturtle replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU

    I am sorry I meant 0.2 cc instead of 2.

15. Hanging From Open Warmers

    mgturtle replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU

    Dawngloves could you tell me what brand of open warmer you use? I am assuming that the arms are made by the same manufacturer, and they might only work with that specific bed.