wensday MSN, RN, APN, NP

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    What do you make?

    wensday replied to Jokerhill's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Fab :) I've just printed it out for the break room, will remind everyone what a good job we actually do instead of being moaned at for wearing the wrong
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    When you're in NICU you know...

    wensday replied to TeenyTinyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    'He just isn't quite right today' is a descriptive diagnosis and any decent medic will do a full exam, septic screen, AXR and start abx You can diagnose at least 5 genetic disorders while the baby is...
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    Transporting palliative/DNR/dying/dead neonates

    wensday posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi I'm part of a Neonatal network transport team and am writing a guideline about transportation of infants surrounding death. This will particularly focus on transporting infants with DNRs back to...
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    Transporting palliative/DNR/dying/dead neonates

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for your replies. Our neighbouring network doesn't have a guideline either. We have had a few DNR transfers recently for specialist reviews and repatriation to home NNUs/hospices and there was...
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    "baby hospital" programme, UK

    wensday posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi all, our neo was filmed for a few months and its currently on tv. Just wondered if anyone saw it and what they thought. You can watch it online on the ITV channel playback. Was on itv1 at 9pm last...
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    "baby hospital" programme, UK

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://www.u.tv/utvplayer/video/137334 Hope that works for you. They don't mention the reasons for admission: Charlie- gastroschisis(although wasn't stable enough to ever get to theatre) Riley- rhesus...
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    what is your local policy for extravasation/infiltration

    wensday posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi there am doing a research proposal for my specialist degree on treatment of extravasation injury on peripheral IVs in neonates. Done a huge literature search and cannot find ANY trials, only case...
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    what is your local policy for extravasation/infiltration

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks very much for you reply, that's great. Do you have a written
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    Any UK NICU nurses here?

    wensday replied to RuthieG's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi just a quick one cos I'm in work but here's a link to our parents information site: Frequently Asked Questions if you look through the letters on the left that covers some of the more basic stuff....
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    Pregnant NICU nurse

    wensday posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ok so I work in a huge NICU and get all the bad cases from all over, when they get to HDU we send them back..so I see the worst case scenarios most of the time and don't get too much of...
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    Pregnant NICU nurse

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi just to update you all, I'm being induced on Friday after a discussion with the consultant obs. Will be 41+3. Thanks for all the advice
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    Pregnant NICU nurse

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for your advice
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    Pregnant NICU nurse

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for thinking of me :) Am now 40+2, seeing the midwife today and then a possible USS on Monday because he is so big
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    Pregnant NICU nurse

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry dawngloves that my post would upset you, it was obviously not intended in that way. I'm sure you know the majority of 36wkrs are absolutely fine, we do not routinely admit any 36 wkr, in fact...
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    Transduce or not transduce?

    wensday replied to kalamazoo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd agree with PPs too, when your waveform goes flat then it makes you inspect every mm of that line. We always transduce every UAC, but then we only use them for BP and
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    Pregnant NICU nurse

    wensday replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry if it read wrong, I don't want my baby to be prem just not to go too far over my dates. My friend was only induced at 42+2 at the same hospital I am booked in (a small local hospital) which I...
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    chronic cpap

    wensday replied to sweet0176's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We get chronics on CPAP for ages and ages, even with diuretics etc. I presume this is because we use CMV (PCV) on every baby that won't breathe....so we basically screw up their lungs for them in the...
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    Octuplets

    wensday replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Each baby has it's own team? Do you have that many spare staff over there?! They'd be lucky to have 1 between 2 here! ...yes the lack of snuggling on the baby in the picture. No developmental care...
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    ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    wensday replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No chance, it bad enough here. I swear we are the only unit in the country that says 'ah we can make another space, we accept your in-utero/PN transfer'. We've got babies from SO far away right now, I...
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    Duoderm as adhesive tape?

    wensday replied to baby21's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not heard anything in the UK, and our Matron is bit news in the world of skin (apparently). We use duoderm under tape for ogt/ngt/nasal canula 02/skin probe tape, also over broken skin from heel...
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    What terms do nurses use to say the baby is trying to die?

    wensday replied to Olivereindeer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We often say 'heaven or home?' or 'is he going to do?', meaning he going to survive. Lots of 'don't you dare' when the babies BP starts drifting etc. To the parents (who are in the picture) we say...
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    a case of NEC

    wensday replied to lvnurs9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NEC's so horrible. You get that feeling something's not quite right, next day CRP is 200+ and the baby is grey with a belly that looks so painful and you try not to appear hopeless in front of the...
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    Syringe Pumps and pressure monitoring

    wensday replied to WineCountryRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use the alaris pumps with guardrails, our lines don't have the discs so that part is just ignored! Pumps work fine without. Ps how great are guardrails when you're being hassled by a weepy mum and...
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    Acuity and Ratio

    wensday replied to discobunni's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know CPAP is great for these little lungs but I feel so mean strapping it to their tiny faces, plus they always seem to be so much more irritable. Give me a vent any day (but don't tell the NNP...
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    Peripheral line infiltrartion

    wensday replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use nitric in the NW corks, not heard of magsulph being used at