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I was wondering what everyone's experience has been taking care of babies exposed to subutex during pregnancy. We have mothers tell us that they were told by their Dr. that Subutex does not cause withdraw in infants. From what I have read, that is n...

For those of us that have been doing this for YEARS, it can get frustrating to see abuses of the welfare system over and over. I think it was clear that this was not a judgement about the mom being on medicade, however that does not help when the ch...

We have the same issue only our alternate method of feeding is "finger feeding". Basically you put a 5F ng tube attached to a syringe full of formula into the baby's mouth with your finger. Then squirt the milk into the kids mouth and hope he is ab...

I may be moving to the Charlotte area but I have no clue about the area. Whad are the suburbs called around the city so I can look for a house I want to work at a BIG hospital with a good NICU. What are the income levels. What kind of a house can ...

NICU seems to be a popular area and can be difficult to get in to. You just need to be an RN as far as degrees go. Some units hire new grads and some want experiene. A good place to start is regular newborn nursery if you can't get right into a un...

I think it's great that you are taking this much time to gather information to increase your skills/knowledge in an area where you float. Your NICU should be thrilled to have you in the unit. Most people would not do this. It sounds to me that the...

I am having a similar problem. It seems that a majority of our families have major social issues ie. drugs, abusive homes, parents that don't seem to care to have one more baby etc. It kills me to send these kids home to a bad situation. Childrens...

I had that conversation with a GN who had just taken the NCLEX and we both agreed that you would have to have had done really bad to fail in 75 questions so don't worry about it. She failed and now I feel stupid. Foot in mouth, again!

Never in a million years!

I had a postpartum patient call me to the room to ask if I thought it was ok that her poop smelled bad.

If you have trouble getting into a NICU try mother/baby nursing first in a hospital that has a NICU. Then aks to shadow or work per diem in the NICU. Maybe they will orient you to feeder/grower babys to start. Good Luck

I would definately get some mother/baby experience. I'm not opposed to hiring inexperienced NICU nurses (we all had to start somewhere). You might have better luck finding a job in maternity as a transition job. I actually does help to have a good f...

we actually have charts for things like dopamine, dobutamine, epi, prostaglandin. You look at weigh in grams across the top then the mcg/kg/min down the side. It then gives you the hourly rate according to our hospitals standard concentration. It'...

Some of my friends at work are joking about starting a book series about the preemies perspective of NICU. By the way, a lot of our families could be on Jerry Springer. Any suggestions for titles i.e. Is crack a vitamin? Why's my daddy in prison? ...

Yes, unfortunately I got to to see it for myself. They were teenagers and I guess he thought it would feel neat or something. They took a shower together later that day. I bet she was pregnant at her 6-week check-up!

If you are having breastfeeding problems it will not help for the FOB to pump his own breasts. Not a pretty sight!

We change our NG's every 3 days. Another local hospital is every 5. We generally use a 10 cc syringe to check residuals and whatever size we need for a feeding. We use a pump for feedings but used to feed by gravity. It's mostly nursing preference...

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Good luck!

Since new moms are usually not sick you are looking out for abnormal things in mom and baby. Make sure mom can empty her bladder withou diffuculty. Abnormal vs in mom and baby esp temp and resp in baby. Babies can go bad even if they seem ok the...

I currently work in a post-partum and newborn nursery unit but have applied for a NICU position. My question is how much weight do you give bad cord gasses on a newborns transition. L&D has a fit when they're below 7.15 but a NICU nurse said th...

I am an RN with a long history of depression and anxiety. I have received counseling and medication therapy with good results. I just recently went back on Effexor because I had a baby and breastfed for 1 year. The last time I took the drug it work...

It varies in my unit. We usually try to tape then everyone hears the entire report. If it is really busy we give a verbal which takes longer because people tend to chat and sometimes you have to give report to more than one nurse. We have a rule t...

Thank you so much! I feel much better. I get this way every time we move and having a toddler doesn't help. I think it's partly postpartum depression. I know when I feel better I will look back and wonder what I was so worried about. I really apprec...

Perfume on your shoulder works and I've also heard of waving alcohol swabs in front of your nose as long as it won't embarrass the patient.