mauigal

mauigal specializes in level 3 NICU.

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1. "What's with all the men in the NICU lately?"

   mauigal replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU

   i am so glad to see men in our nicu! we have some awsome male rns. we need more men in our nicu. i think is good for our teen & young parents to see a working male. many of our teen & 20 something moms don't know any males with legal jobs. mo...

2. Cleaning protocol in nicu

   mauigal replied to Julie Basilio's topic in NICU

   This is why I don't have colleagues to my home because you never know what people are going to say once they get back to work. Women have a way of judging each other based on cleaning. I once took care of a 400 gram 23 weeker that circled the drai...

3. Cleaning protocol in nicu

   mauigal replied to Julie Basilio's topic in NICU

   I wipe my area down at the end of my shift and if somthing gets spilled. What bugs me is when I am trying to give report to oncomming nurse she is wiping down the counter like I have just sprayed it with an even layer of ecoli. I clean my kids isolet...

4. Holy mackeral....we are having an influx of methadone kids!

   mauigal replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU

   so are we. and belive me these are some really addicted babies with super manipulative mothers! some of these babies need to be a 1:1 assignment because they need to be held so much.

5. What do you thinkf of "Magnet"?

   mauigal posted a topic in NICU

   hi everyone. i would like to know your opinion on "magnet" what has it really done? how has it changed your practice? do you really think that the general public looks for a magnet hospital when choosing health care? i feel it is very expensive to...

6. Any 22 weekers out there?

   mauigal replied to mauigal's topic in NICU

   NRP address this and does and excellent job of doing so! Yet some seem to just ignor this section. I really feel alot of the time it is in fear of lawsuits. I do not feel to decision to resusitate a 22/23 weeker should be in the hand of the parents...

7. Someone said what does a NICU nurse do?

   mauigal posted a topic in NICU

   well, being that is it summer & time for new residents & fellows; we try to keep the new docs from killing the babies ! does anyone else have this problem? not only are we caring for critically ill neonates but we are baby sitting arrogant do...

8. Preceptor woes

   mauigal replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU

   I agree with BittyBabyGrower! The things these poor babies go through sometimes is FAR worst than death.

9. Preceptor woes

   mauigal replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU

   I agree!

10. Any 22 weekers out there?

    mauigal replied to mauigal's topic in NICU

    dear bittybabygrower, i agree with you so much! i keep seeing this same situation over & over. it is just so sick to touture these kids! and if i hear one more parent say "he is such a fighter" i am going to scream, he has no choice or voice to s...

11. Burned out with Level 3, should I go to Level 2?

    mauigal replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU

    omg!!! some days the parents are more of a challenge than the sickest baby! i would rather take care of a 400gram infant with 20 gtts, hfv, blood products and q1h gases who's parent don't or can't visit, than a kid who parents are there to watch him ...

12. Need to "grow a pair"

    mauigal replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU

    for the sake of your infant patients, just do it!!!!

13. Any 22 weekers out there?

    mauigal posted a topic in NICU

    last night in our level 3 unit, out team with over to l&d for a code. it was for a 22 and 3/7 weeker! they coded that poor kid for 50 mins:mad:. has anyone ever heard of this? has any one taken care of an infant under 23 weeks and it lived even...

14. ETT and fighting vent??

    mauigal replied to nicurn08's topic in NICU

    narc & park!!! sedate & vecc leads to quick sussceful extubation!

15. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    mauigal replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

    I had been primary to a former 24 weeker who was now 9 months old and still in our unit. Despite everything he had been through he had a very sweet disposition. He loved to be held and rocked, esp during nippling. OT had beed teaching him basic sign ...