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    Do You Go To The Funeral?

    preemieRNkate replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have attended a few funerals of babies that I took care of a lot/primaried. One funeral for a baby in particular stands out in my mind. He lived for 15 days, I was working a ton that one summer and...
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    preemieRNkate replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My current primary (Love her, we have the same birthday!) has been in the NICU for about 2 months now. Her parents are just the nicest, most caring people out there. So for Christmas, as a surprise,...
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    ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    preemieRNkate replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry Steve, you can keep all your babies! We've been hanging out at or just below our "max" capacity. There goes any hope of getting called off for
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    Ever have one of those days

    preemieRNkate replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :icon_hug:
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    Platelet Transfusion

    preemieRNkate replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We filter all blood products. They come up from blood bank in a nag, and then we spike and draw up what we need through a filter and we administer over a syringe
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    Talking to your neonate patients

    preemieRNkate replied to Journey_On's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I talk to the babies too. I carry on as if I'm having a conversation with them. "Ok, let me just change your diaper and then wash my hands. Then you get to eat! You want to eat, don't you?" Parents at...
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    How do you sanitize your hands?

    preemieRNkate replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do a 3-minute scrub up to elbows with chlorhexidine prior to the start of our shift, then hand-washing/alcohol foam between patient
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    I want your favorite

    preemieRNkate replied to UTVOL3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For those big kids that are constantly trying to launch themselves off your lap, I swaddle them, sit them facing out so their back is against my belly/chest and then wrap one arm around them, the...
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    TShirt/Sweatshirts

    preemieRNkate replied to BittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is too bad, I have ordered some cute stuff from there in the
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    TShirt/Sweatshirts

    preemieRNkate replied to BittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    www.intensivewear.com has cute stuff for
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    Just being sad and venting a little bit.

    preemieRNkate posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You all know how it is. The nicest parents have the sickest kid on the unit. I've been taking care of a baby for the last 2 weeks, and I just don't think she's going to make it. I look around the...
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    Just being sad and venting a little bit.

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is a fantastic story. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for the hug too. I needed them
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    Just being sad and venting a little bit.

    preemieRNkate replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks everyone. It's nice to have people who
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    How did you become an NICU nurse?

    preemieRNkate replied to wooosp's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good luck to
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    Funny Names

    preemieRNkate replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, we had a baby named Tanisha. Ok, pronounced Tan-i-sha, right?? Nope. Ta-isha. The "n" is silent.
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    Fluid Changing practices

    preemieRNkate replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh man, they'd probably DIE if they saw me changing fluids. If I have anything more than 1 bag to change, I wind up with a big ol' mess of spaghetti. I get it all done and I straighten everything out,...
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    LOW Census

    preemieRNkate replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We were pretty slow July through mid-September. Like half of our usual census. We started picking up again, to the point where we aren't floating or giving people time off but we haven't really...
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    PAL's and BP Monitoring

    preemieRNkate replied to texas2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ditto. Same for UACs
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    Duoderm as adhesive tape?

    preemieRNkate replied to baby21's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Eww, and it smells like feet
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    Food In The Nicu

    preemieRNkate replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No food or drinks in our NICU. We have 6 large rooms with several babies in each room. We'll be going to private rooms in about 2 or so years, not sure what the rules will be regarding food and drinks...
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    NG tube securement

    preemieRNkate replied to FlutterbyNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use steri-strips, usually. Not sure exactly what size, they're the smaller of the 2 sizes on our unit. They're in the red package (as opposed to the other size, which is blue). One as a chevron and...
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    hands on care schedules in your unit

    preemieRNkate replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, like someone else said a few posts above, the feeding times don't change to more than a 1/2 hour or so. And many times, the parents will call in the morning and I will let them know that the...
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    hands on care schedules in your unit

    preemieRNkate replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We pretty much schedule our own kids. There's no way you can feed 3 kids at the same time. So we usually do 0800, 0830 and 0900, ending at 0930. We don't feed Q3 kids at 10 because then they would be...
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    You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    preemieRNkate replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ew. I once had a booger land on my lip. I was using a bulb syringe and squirting the boogies out onto a piece of gauze, and one ricocheted off the gauze and right onto my lip. That was gross. You all...
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    Hey Elizabells!

    preemieRNkate posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How's post-op cardiac treating you?? And life on the day