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  1. Funny Names

    grlgid replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    just wanted to bump this up to the top and see if anybody had any new names to add. I love this, it always gives me a

  2. HELP! Ostomy bag will NOT stay on!

    grlgid replied to Preemie2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi We have used glycerin with stoma powder and questran all mixed together. You can spread it as thin or as thick as you need it in different

  3. Feeding Protocols

    grlgid replied to HawkeyeRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would love a copy as well :) thanks in advance Tina

  4. What kind of scrubs do you wear?

    grlgid posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So facing yet another uniform change, this time going the freedom to chose which ever kind of scrubs we want to being mandated a hospital wide uniform has got me wondering what does everybody else...

  5. Neonatal Conferences?

    grlgid replied to lccougar02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Memorial Health in Savannah, Ga offers a perinatal conference the first week of march every year. I have gone the last few years and the NICU side has been pretty good. I am looking forward to...

  6. Funny Names

    grlgid replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    okay the newest one we had was - mignon someone looked it up and it supposedly means cute we all just called her

  7. Need tips on dealing with neonatal abstinence

    grlgid replied to minky84's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our step-down unit is basically one big room. *We try to place those babies away from each other as they seem to feed off each other once they start to cry. *We try to have them as a 3 baby...

  8. Methadone and cleft palate

    grlgid replied to NeoNurse04's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've had two cleft/methadone babies back to back and have had at least 6 methadone babies through our doors since just before Christmas. Most of the moms say the same thing, they never new that...

  9. Our NICU needs a new Kardex/report system

    grlgid replied to CareForBabies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our NNP's use Neo-Data and their info is nicely transferred over to our report sheets. It makes giving report so much easier since everything is there all we have to do is run down the sheet for each...

  10. isolette humidity

    grlgid replied to jscrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we don't use humidity at all in our isolettes. If they are wee (under 800g I think the protocol is now) they get 5 days of aquaphor to help with the fluid loss thru the skin but otherwise nada....

  11. Chest tube question

    grlgid replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ok you are right I mixed terms up a little bit suction = bubbling water in chamber (although we are switching to dry suction soon) water seal/gravity same thing as far as I know...no

  12. Funny Names

    grlgid replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I was a little girl, the older lady who stayed at the cottage next to ours was named Baby girl as well. She married a man whose last name was Blue so her leagal name was Baby Blue. (the story...

  13. Chest tube question

    grlgid replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, The way we do it is: Water seal is hooked up to wall suction so you get a nice rolling bubble in your water chamber (we usually keep ours at 15) gravity is when we turn the suction off...

  14. Why isolette covers?

    grlgid posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi y'all, I am just wondering what the rationale is for completely covering your isolettes? Any studies in favour of it making a big difference vs turning the lights down at night? I know I've read...

  15. Funny Names

    grlgid replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we now have a baby whose name on quick glance looks like lesbian, mom says its pronounced le-say-bian (it's not spelled that way) I'd hate to be her come middle

  16. Withdrawal

    grlgid replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If they are stable a swing or a vibrating bouncy seat is a wonderful thing but don't forget the all important pacifier, please don't forget the pacifier. They all seem to have that hyperactive suck...

  17. 30 day NGT/OGT rinse or discard??

    grlgid replied to supermommy3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our policy for the NGT is if it's out throw it out and insert a new one. We tend to secure ours with either tegaderm or "Pink" tape. We still use daily change OGT for cpap so I can't help you out...

  18. Incubator Fire Badly Burns Minn. Newborn

    grlgid replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That poor sweetie, thank goodness burn units believe in good sedation. During the summer we had a baby from general nursery come and stay with us over the long weekend until he could get into the...

  19. nasal suctioning

    grlgid replied to KimblyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well what we're supposed to do and what actually happens tends to be two different things. We are only supposed to use the nasal apirators (we have little suckers) more or less in place of the bulb...

  20. Car seat challenge

    grlgid posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi Everybody, Okay so I had my yearly review and my boss asked my what my plans for the unit next year and I couldn't think of anything so I said, "how about a corificeat challenge" because of course...

  21. Car seat challenge

    grlgid replied to grlgid's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    thank you everybody for your input so far. One question, do you supply the carbed or make the parents buy them? thanks again

  22. Mock Codes

    grlgid replied to ScammRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi Y'all Merry Christmas! We have to do a mock code in the year opposite our NRP renewal. We review the code cart and then take a trip down to an empty L&D room to do the actual "code" part of it....

  23. I'm starting my NNP, need some advice from y'all!

    grlgid replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think I know the SC program Steve was talking about, a few of my co-workers have gone thru that program and into the NNP world. I think alot of it depends on what type of Neo's you have. I know that...

  24. Moving to Savannah

    grlgid replied to cribtales's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know that Memorial hospital in Savannah puts in a great perintal conference every february (and I am assuming that is the hospital you are talking about) but I have never actually been to their...

  25. Bili-check machines

    grlgid posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi Y'all, I saw an ad for one of those bili-check machines and thought "What a great idea!" and have been trying to find the research to present it to our head neo but then I started wondering if...