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  1. Nasal suction guidelines

    skysurfer replied to AbearsdenRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Dear Colleagues, i am writing from Switzerland. We do not have such suction devices like the neosucker. We use atraumatic catheters. And here comes my question. Years ago i learned that one can insert...

  2. re-structurating the interdisciplinary teamwork

    skysurfer posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Dear Colleagues, our unit (Ped/Neonat. ICU) is currently in the process of re- structuring the interdisciplinary teamwork. We like to see our work as a relational triangle between Nurses, Physicians...

  3. Re-structuring the interdisciplinary teamwork

    skysurfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    dear colleagues, our unit (ped/neonat. icu) is currently in the process of re- structuring the interdisciplinary teamwork. we like to see our work as a relational triangle between nurses, physicians...

  4. Re-structuring the interdisciplinary teamwork

    skysurfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    dear colleagues, our unit (ped/neonat. icu) is currently in the process of re- structuring the interdisciplinary teamwork. we like to see our work as a relational triangle between nurses, physicians...

  5. NICU Shifts how long?

    skysurfer posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Cheers everybody, i am a NICU Nurse from Switzerland and i am planning to work in the USA. In Switzerland we have 9 hour shifts, whereas in germany where i worked befor i moved to switzerland, we had...

  6. oral vs. nasal intubation

    skysurfer replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is a breakdown of a whole lot of other things, too, if a baby is intubated for months and months....... We usually intubate our infants via nasal airway, simply because it´s tolerated better...

  7. Practice guideline regarding the use of Oxygen and SaO2 in Preterm Infants

    skysurfer replied to skysurfer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you´d copy the document to your desctop, you should be able to fill out the Qestionnaire and then insert it at your Email program to send it to me...i just tried it. Hospital / Unit: SaO2 Limits...

  8. Practice guideline regarding the use of Oxygen and SaO2 in Preterm Infants

    skysurfer posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello everybody, We (Eastern Swiss Childrenshospital St.Gallen) have developed a questionnaire to collect information over the optimal use/current practice of using O2 and SaO2 in preterm Infants with...

  9. Practice guideline regarding the use of Oxygen and SaO2 in Preterm Infants

    skysurfer replied to skysurfer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello out there, As everybody can see, my post was read about 88 times by different People, but i havent received a single questionnaire..... What´s the problem? are there no Nurses that can answer...

  10. The use of sucrose in NICU please respond:

    skysurfer replied to cajrio's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Stone age? if you´d knew how many different treatment options are available and have been shown as effective, but no one cares about them, for various reasons........ Yo cant be a bad nurse, because...

  11. The use of sucrose in NICU please respond:

    skysurfer replied to cajrio's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Bucher et al 1995 showed in a study that sucrose in such small doses has not been shown to cause hyperglycemia.....:thankya: In intubated children i´d bee very careful because of possible aspiration...

  12. The use of sucrose in NICU please respond:

    skysurfer replied to cajrio's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello cajrio, We are using sucrose(glucose 20%) for pain relief in Infants 0-1yrs. The Infant has to be on enteral feeding, has to have a normal sucking behaviour, and a normal sip reflex....

  13. can nurses intubate?

    skysurfer replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello From Switzerland, We don´t intubate at our Unit, we dont have RT´s, so the intubation is done by our Physicians. But we perform BGA´s interpret them and do Vent changes. In our post graduate...

  14. NICU nurses

    skysurfer replied to nsgst05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just visit the following websites http://www.sccm.org/specialties/pediatric/picu_course/index.asp http://pedsccm.wustl.edu/Clinical_resources.html hope that

  15. Routine Oral Care in preterm Infants

    skysurfer posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello everybody, Im new to the english speaking scene, so please forgive me my bad english. I wonder with what you are doing the oral care in preemies? I know that Breast Milk, if available is the...

  16. NICU nurses

    skysurfer replied to nsgst05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was in the middle of the my Nursing education, when i saw a documentation on TV about Preemies. That´s when i knew once i will work on such a Unit. I did a practicum during my last semester where i...

  17. Jungle of Degrees !

    skysurfer posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hello, i am new to this forum, and i just subscribed to an uk journal, since a few weeks ago, i am searching the web for english written articles in neonatal intensive care. i just have to say, that...

  18. Recomendations for neonatal stethoscopes

    skysurfer replied to georgiatink's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We(Eastern Swiss Childrens Hospital) use the Littman´s both pediatric and neonatology. I can say, that theese are the best i have seen im my career there is no doubt. One of theese would be a good...

  19. Routine Oral Care in preterm Infants

    skysurfer replied to skysurfer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Some people in our Unit use fenel or peppermint tea, no black tea, but i have read that some Units do use black tea also. I can´t imagine that tea for oral care only, can have such a big affect...