JThieman

Does anyone electively change their ETT after so many days?

What transilluminators do you use that you like? We currently use the Wee sights and have tried the NeoTech but they just seem to break so quickly in our unit. Any recommendations would be great! This is for IV starts and arterial/venous punctures.

What is L2 and L3

looking at redoing our blood pressure guidelines/policy in our NICU as ours seem so complicated. How often do you assess your BPs?

We just changed our weaning practices in our nicu. We used to wean the isolette to 80 degrees, take them out and monitor for 48 hours (wouldn't discharge until they met the 48 hour mark). We just changed to weaning the isolette to 74 degrees and are undecided on how long we should hold them after that for observation. They are weaned much lower so we feel that 24 hours would be sufficient but I would love to know what you all do.

My leader has asked me look into how frequently we should be documenting vitals for patients on respiratory support. She would like to require charting HR and RR Qhour for these patients but doesn't know where to draw the line. Should it be for ptss on greater than 2L? CPAP and greater support? Any ideas or suggestions on what you all do?

I am a CNS in the NICU and am trying to create a policy that specifies how frequently we should be assessing our post-op patients. Most of us currently assess Q15min x4, Q30min x 4, Q1hr x 4 and then Q2hr x4. Is this similar to what you all do? Should we be doing more or less?