Preemienurse23

Preemienurse23

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  1. Funny Names

    Preemienurse23 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had one named Journee. I love this

  2. Humiliating IV questions

    Preemienurse23 replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our educator uses a 1ml to flush with instead of a

  3. Humiliating IV questions

    Preemienurse23 replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Only 24g??? How in the world do you get a 24 in a micro?? We use the Insyte angiocaths 24g, I think they are the .75, and I don't remember the brand on our 26g, but the needle doesn't retract, (its...

  4. Feeling inept :(

    Preemienurse23 replied to twizzlers67's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You will survive. I felt the same way during my orientation over a year and a half ago. There are still some days that I feel like I'm floundering and don't know what to do. I still ask about...

  5. Developmental Positioning, Aids, and stuff like that...

    Preemienurse23 replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use the Snuggleups from childrens medical ventures all the time. We usually have a shortage of them. We also have what we call "snakes" they are bean bag rolls similar to the bendy bumbers. Our...

  6. nasal intubation

    Preemienurse23 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have only seen one pt nasally intubated, and it was an adult who had an unstable jaw fracture. After she had that repaired they orally intubated

  7. nasal intubation

    Preemienurse23 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a baby with the Roban sequance that when extubated, he didnt want to breath. The Neo wanted to nasally intubate because he was going to be a hard intubation. The RT's fought it tooth and nail,...

  8. You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    Preemienurse23 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks Elvish, I almost choked on my tea after reading this

  9. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

    Preemienurse23 replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have seen the nipple averision on one or two of our kids. But this are kids that were tube fed/npo for months, and by the time they had the aversion, they didnt suck much on the pacifier

  10. hands on care schedules in your unit

    Preemienurse23 replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We stagger our kids also, but we do ours on the hour and half hour. So I may have an 830-900-930. Which can make things crazy depending on the kids. We usually try to avoid 7:00 kids too, the shift...

  11. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

    Preemienurse23 replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't think that I would feel better by having someone stick their fingers in my kids mouth to feed them. Gloved or not. I'm with RainDreamer. I only have 1 yr experience, but I've seen kids go...

  12. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

    Preemienurse23 replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow, that sounds like a lot of work. Have studies actually shown that finger feeding

  13. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

    Preemienurse23 replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What is finger feeding? A few ideas pop into my mind, but none that I want to do. I've seen nipple confusion. But I think that a lot of times if a matter of getting mom to the bedside regularly to...

  14. Hypoxic Brain Injury & Elective Hypothermia... Who's doing it?

    Preemienurse23 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The hospital I'm at does the cool cap, but we have yet to have a baby meet all the

  15. Biggest babys

    Preemienurse23 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know there is a post on the smallest baby... But what is the biggest baby (weight wise) that you have had admitted into the unit? I had a 13lb 7.8oz kid. She reminds me of the Pillsbury Dough boy...

  16. Biggest babys

    Preemienurse23 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My gosh!!! Mom must have looked like she was carrying quads!!!!! Did she make it to

  17. Acuity and Ratio

    Preemienurse23 replied to discobunni's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had him again after about 2 weeks. Hes now been on it for close to 3 weeks, and we went down to a PEEP of 7. His nose is red, but amazingly no breakdown. Though he screams bloody murder every time I...

  18. Buying a Littmann?

    Preemienurse23 replied to LadyQT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have stethoscopes at each bedside. But I have a friend at another level III, and they have to supply their

  19. Acuity and Ratio

    Preemienurse23 replied to discobunni's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had a former 23 weeker who was put onto CPAP on about day 7 of life. Hes still on it after 3 weeks....at a CPAP of 8. His poor little

  20. Weight checking

    Preemienurse23 replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We weigh q 24hrs unless they are unstable. Those with bed scales are weighed in the bed, everyone else uses the portable scale. I'm not fond of the bed scales though, they are too tempermental. I had...

  21. passed out

    Preemienurse23 replied to huladancer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I almost passed out during my EMT-B rotation in the ER. I was watching a central line being put in with 4 other students, in a very small curtian area. I was right at the front, got hot, started...

  22. Feeding tubes.

    Preemienurse23 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What kind of policys does your hospitals have on OG/NG feeding tubes. How often do you replace them? And when do you place them NG? I'm asking on the kids that are starting to nipple or are...

  23. Feeding tubes.

    Preemienurse23 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I searched and didn't find the thread. We have gone to a policy of everyone getting an OGT unless we have an order from the NNP or MD. The logic behind this is we have had a high rate of NEC lately....

  24. most enjoyable nursing books for pleasure / films

    Preemienurse23 replied to aussiemags's topic in General Nursing

    Outlander is about this nurse right after WWII who is on a second honeymoon in Scotland. She accidently steps through one of the stone cirlces and winds up 200 years ago. You can always go to any of...

  25. a case of NEC

    Preemienurse23 replied to lvnurs9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I dont think it could be said any better. I have been in the NICU for about a year, and we have hat 3 deaths from NEC. The second was the hardest, and the third came from WAY left