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    Premie vs. "Miscarriage"

    NICU_Nurse replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :kiss You don't see me as grumpy because I deleted and re-phrased the last part of my
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    Breastfeeding and BCP Question

    NICU_Nurse replied to TonyafutureRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    According to the Medela site (http://www.medela.com/NewFiles/contraception.html): "Progesterone-only birth control pills can also be used during breastfeeding, though some of the medicine may get to...
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    Premie vs. "Miscarriage"

    NICU_Nurse replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    20 weeks is absolutely not viable. I've seen 22 3/7 weekers tubed and sent to the NICU and every one of them died. The 23 weekers, as someone else mentioned, have a very long road ahead of them-...
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    NICU on another floor

    NICU_Nurse replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personally, I'm not comfortable with this, and they'd have to give me thorough evidence that ALL emergency situations (fires, loss of power that renders the elevator useless, coding babies, etc.)...
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    NEC and phototherapy?

    NICU_Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Has anyone heard anything about phototherapy contributing to NEC
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    How many board members to change a lightbulb?

    NICU_Nurse replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Quote: How many board members to change a lightbulb? Post #1 How many message board members does it take to change a lightbulb?? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has...
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    heel sticks?

    NICU_Nurse replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Mimi, Thank you. :kiss I'm developing an inservice as a review of phlebotomy techniques/PKU's for our education committee, so it's all fresh to me again. Most of the lancets do leave a slice rather...
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    heel sticks?

    NICU_Nurse replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Two more little teensy things: The outside of the foot (vs. the inside) has a better capillary bed, and you'll get better flow from this if it is available. This can be uncomfortable to the babies,...
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    heel sticks?

    NICU_Nurse replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Marnie, First of all, I'm so happy that you love your job! Yay for the babies. Secondly, don't fret! there is indeed a technique, and you'll get it in no time, I promise. I felt exactly the same...
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    anyone know about strawberry hemangiomas?

    NICU_Nurse replied to nursechick182's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://www.hnline.org/index.htm Hemangiomas Approximately thirty percent of all Hemangiomas are visible at birth. The remaining seventy percent become visible within one to four weeks after birth....
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    NEC and phototherapy?

    NICU_Nurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunately, this happened in the AM as I was ready to go (and I'm sorry, but after the night I'd had, I hightailed it...). He ran off to take care of something else, and I was left standing alone...
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    Colon therapy and enemas.

    NICU_Nurse replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Where was the
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    Photos of Wounds on PDA's

    NICU_Nurse replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    In our facility and in my old facility, in order to take any photo of any patient/pt's body part you had to have them sign a legal "contract" of consent specifying how the photos would be used and I...
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    NEC and phototherapy?

    NICU_Nurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry, I didn't have much time online the other day. Okay, we had a 35 weeker who had a bili level of >15.5 (can't remember exactly) on phototherapy x1. MD's were aware of the level and the need...
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    Do you believe in a "calling" to nursing?

    NICU_Nurse replied to alphafe's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...sometimes I *do* think that nursing "called" me. Sometimes I also think I should have hung
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    I'm sorry. I have to say it.

    NICU_Nurse replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Will someone who loves me tell me what happened? I had to work. Boohiss. I always miss the good
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    My apoligy ..

    NICU_Nurse replied to coffeejavule's topic in General Nursing

    Just a friendly reminder: Please keep this thread clean and polite. If you have a problem with another member, you are BOUND by the TOS that you agreed to when you originally became a member here to...
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    what would you suggest?

    NICU_Nurse replied to caseyspen's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Have NICU as your first choice, and then, if I were you, I'd stick to one of the following (in this order): Well Baby nursery, Mother/Baby, Pediatrics, PICU. Try to stay close to the babies if at...
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    Norwalk virus.

    NICU_Nurse replied to iceNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I wanted to say one last thing- you mentioned that the babies weren't sick from this with the exception of the watery stools, but the symptoms they're experiencing can be serious in an infant!...
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    Norwalk virus.

    NICU_Nurse replied to iceNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    LOL! An antivirus shield! I need to get one of those. This will probably be the hardest part, if your doctors are like the ones I've worked with. I'd get my charge nurse and the ID nurse to...
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    Parent support

    NICU_Nurse replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh, one more thing- if your hospital doesn't go for it, there is absolutely no reason that you cannot do this on your own. Check out the YMCA or local community spaces (parks/playgrounds that have...
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    Parent support

    NICU_Nurse replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think this is a wonderful idea; we don't have such a thing but I can definitely see us doing something like this in the future. One thing to consider is that you'll constantly have new moms...
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    Norwalk virus.

    NICU_Nurse replied to iceNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I remember that those cruise ship outbreaks that were happening in the last year were attributed to the Norwalk virus. Seems that even those ships that were quarantined and scrubbed from top to...
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    picc line in an infant

    NICU_Nurse replied to Kayde's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oops...I said "tape" but didn't mean tape. Sorry! Reiterating: only
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    Please read and vote

    NICU_Nurse replied to MomNRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I voted for her. :) As an aside, what is UP with no. 22????