That does seem confusing. We actually aren't supposed to dilute fentanyl the way described above. We have to draw up our dose in a 1ml syringe, then we can dilute it a little- but there is no rule...
We have quite a few male nurses in my unit. I think we have 8. I don't think it's true about NICU nurses coming from L & D. Most of our nurses have either been in NICU forever, were originally...
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I have both. I prefer the book by Merenstein and Gardner. I feel like it goes into way more explanation then the other. Plus one is ALL in outline format (Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive...
I remember learning in nursing school that if the tube was actually in their lungs you would still hear the sound. But when I listen, and I'm pretty sure when everyone else listens, I can tell that...
We verify placement the same way you would in an adult. We either check for stomach content, or auscultate. I don't know what more you need to verify placement. I learned this in nursing school....
We don't use a line of stopcocks at all. We only use stopcocks on our PALS and UACS. Everything else has double and triple lumen Y connectors. Sometimes we get kids back after PA banding. Only our...
Our NICU also uses rubberbands. I don't like them so much on the little babies because it seems like the pull on the skin. What I've been doing lately is pulling off the cloth/elastic from the side...