Navy1Nurse

We usually know what is going to happen.... The ones that make it that we thought wouldn't are the surprise not the ones that don't. I have never had a baby pass away that was a total surprise.

Here are a few....That I own that I highly recommend.. The bible so to speak is "Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care" another is "Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing" Both are invaluable resources. You u...

I am a Navy RN, have been since 2000 and have been in the NAVY for over 20years. Yes you can be deployed, but most RN's are not out there getting shot at, as the poster above seems to indicate, a bit of a tall tale. I think they are just disgruntled...

I had a Baby named after me, The parents were so pleased with the care I had provided in the NICU after a very rough start. The Parents gave the baby my first name for the babys middle name. I was very honored. :):wink2:

Melissa, I am a URI school of Nursing grad, If you want I can put you in contact with some people in RI who would be happy to talk to you about nursing. Greg H. RNC,BSN URI '00

Chloral Hydrate 50mg/kg for sedation, and Tylenol prn pain, possibly some versed/fentanyl. Chloral Hydrate is not analgesic so you have to add something, the recovery period is usually a few days, maybe a week. Here is a useful link on ROP, good ...

I'm a NICU Nurse (RNC), and I happen to be male. Never found it to be an issue, with the patients/parents, or co-workers. Beleive me I was the Minority but you are a minority anywhere you go in nursing if you are male, so get used to it :) It is a...

I took the Written Exam on AUG 6th and got the results Today... Said I did Average to Strong in all areas I am so happy, I thought it was pretty challenging. But I am happy that I gained certification. I spent the last 3 yrs in a LVL III NICU, but ...

We use "Glycerin Slivers" in other words we just take a peds suppository and a scapel and cut it down to size

We only use 24 gauge too, I have never even seen a 26ga. We usually have the Insyte (brand) with the wings. I do like to use the Jelcos (very short 24ga) on the tiny ones though. I prefer the Angiocaths, but we never seem to get them anymore

Good Luck to you, I've got one foot out the door as well. I'm on 48hr Stand-by to deploy, and My bags are packed.. Heading to that sandy place we hear so much about on TV. Did you get your Anthrax and SmallPox immunizations yet??, I got mine a few w...

At a Recent course I attended (S.T.A.B.L.E. Instructor) the instructor stated that VERSED is no longer recommended for use in Neonates, (something to do with Increased risk of IVH). My Unit uses it very often, in fact it is the drug of choice (comb...

The STABLE (Sugar, Temperature, Assisted Breathing, Labs, Emotionial support) program works hand in hand with programs such as NRP, but focuses on stablilization post post-resuscitation/pre-transport... Here is an excerpt from their website www.sta...

The 1 Article I found pertaining to this is : Ng E, Taddio A, Ohisson A. Intravenous midazolam infusion for sedation of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (Cochrane Review). In: the Cochrane Library, Issue 4 2002. Link to above article Let ...

Thanks for the replies!... I will research this further and talk to our attendings..

We use 5-6fr og/ng for 1800g and below & 8fr for those above 1800g. In the Lv III unit I work in it is our Policy to NOT hang gavage feeds, I have seen it done, but the nurse usually didn't know the policy, i.e. came from a facility where it was ...

In addition the the "Handbook" already mentioned (which I Have on my Bookshelf, Great reference!!!) Another to check out is: "Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing" by Jane Deacon This book is in outline format and very easy to get to ...

I am a Registered Nurse, who happens to be male, and I feel pretty good about it, thank you very much :) I work in NICU and love my Job.... And I get treated pretty fairly Just like any other RN in the Unit, Male or Female (I am the only male in th...

Dont forget to keep an EYE on the Nose when using CPAP, we had a kiddo suffer a pretty severe erosion to the left nares while on CPAP, Plastics are in her future, and the parents are none too happy... Just wanted to pass this along.... Our vent/cpap...

Our Pharmacy, has a Leech Tank, I've seen them used a few times on the MED surg wards, But NEVER in the NICU where I happen to work... It really freaked me out the first time I saw it.... Here's a Little HX.... The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis...

Well I am a Guy, with just about 2 years here in the NICU, we are a very busy level III unit. It's awesome, and I am the only guy here, there is one LPN who works here who also happens to be male :) I see absolutely no limitations or drawbacks, as l...

In our Level III Unit, which is a Big open area (with half walls separating the outer (feeder-Grower Pods) from the Sicker kids in the middle, (we do have two isolation rooms as well). Our Unit has rounds every morning from 0900-1200, the Docs usuall...

I get your point about the hats though... from my point of view Being a Male I get mistaken for a MD all the time, even after I have repeatedly introduced myself as an RN, it's kind of funny really...Or I get the old "So when do you plan on going to...

I am a big fan of the Black PROF Birki's (clogs).. I was one who always said I would never wear clogs, but after trying these my feet no longer hurt after a 12 hour shift in the NICU ... I started out wearing sneakers, Reebok and I also tried NIKE bu...