NICU_babyRN

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  1. Would you consider me?

    NICU_babyRN replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you send in a cover letter and a follow up to your

  2. Annoyed

    NICU_babyRN replied to umcRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You are correct in that it should NOT have been given in a K pump. The best would be to find the hospital policies and print them out, gather the available supplies from the NICU, find an article or...

  3. Dietitian to RN who wants to work in NICU

    NICU_babyRN replied to dcorynn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Your best bet is an accelerated program to the into nursing in general. And then you'll have to cross your fingers that you get NICU or PICU job as they are very hard to come by right now (but...

  4. "Don't be nice to her"

    NICU_babyRN replied to NurseBatzy's topic in MICU, SICU

    what you describe is unacceptable. I would get out and it's no surprise 6 nurses have

  5. Do you kangaroo while infant is still in humidity?

    NICU_babyRN replied to ittybittyfootprints's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    absolutely yes!!! The only thing that is getting in the way of skin to skin is our new policy to keep head midline for the first 7 days of life on all

  6. What do you thinkf of "Magnet"?

    NICU_babyRN replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I wouldn't be surprised if the nurses at the hospital where I work decide to put on a REALLY good face until the week of the survey and then let out the truth and nothing but the truth. There are...

  7. Adult NP would like to switch to babies.

    NICU_babyRN replied to puttinontheritz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Obviously if you are an adult NP and you want to be a Neo NP you'll have to at least do a post master's certificate to complete the Neo part of any NP program in addition to clinical. I would...

  8. graduating to PICU?

    NICU_babyRN replied to umcRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We send kids to PICU around 9 months of age if discharge is nowhere near AND if we also need the space for other babies. Our cardiac infants go to PICU for about 1wk after cardiac repair and then...

  9. Doctors Keeping Very Sick Babies Off Life Support

    NICU_babyRN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I see it all too often that we keep babies on life support until the parents say enough. It's specially tough because we have several attending physicians who all think differently. We had one...

  10. Clinical ladder help.... we must do research now!

    NICU_babyRN replied to time4nicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Has anyone in your unit done research on "Neutral Head Positioning for prevention of IVH"? 12hrs a year is NOTHING. You can totally do

  11. Research for NICU Tourniquet

    NICU_babyRN replied to alex.IPI's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, I must agree there is really no need on the market for a "neo turniquette". I see that you want to create a new and innovative product but this is just not it. The rubber bands work really well...

  12. Smart pumps = Stupid pumps?

    NICU_babyRN replied to IvoryLena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I believe this Baxter pump people are talking about is actually the Alaris Smart Pump by Care Fusion. That's the one that has a "brain" plus up to 4 modules. It has the guardrails, syringe modules...

  13. long term prognosis of pulm htn babies

    NICU_babyRN replied to anon456's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This sounds like a question you should ask a physician or NNP. I believe we are not allowed to speak to the prognosis of any given medical problem on on this website. You should consult a textbook...

  14. Smart pumps = Stupid pumps?

    NICU_babyRN replied to IvoryLena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    sorry, but any pump is as smart as the person programming it. The RN should know that if the micro tubing is 1ml then the pump should be programmed so that the medication is not bolused in in 10...

  15. Research for NICU Tourniquet

    NICU_babyRN replied to alex.IPI's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    honestly, no NICU would buy a product when rubber bands work SO well for babies. We use rubber bands daily (many nurses don't use a tourniquet at all). For the bigger babies, we loop two rubber...

  16. Type of Feeding Tubes used

    NICU_babyRN replied to menemsha's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have the silicone tubes or polyurethane that can stay in for 30 days. However, we found increase colonization of bad bacteria in our tubes so now they are changed every 7days. Our NEC rates have...

  17. Mandatory "on-call" scheduling

    NICU_babyRN replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Talk to your HR or Departament for scheduling guidelines regarding on-call. don't sign up for more hours than what you are required to have and yes, most places do on-call shift. I have to take at...

  18. Syringe feeding systems

    NICU_babyRN replied to NBmomto2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Please see private message i'm sending you for more details. but we did a general trial of five different systems and selected the best one for

  19. High Frequency Jet Vent?

    NICU_babyRN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The Bunnell website (they make the jet) has GREAT teaching articles, EBP articles and in-depth explanation on how the Jet vent works. I MAKE my orientees read it. We use the jet quite a bit...

  20. Acuity tool needed

    NICU_babyRN replied to luvsmaui's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hmmm any reputable hospital should have one in place

  21. Blood products question

    NICU_babyRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    just like the other posters, we infuse via 24 too! UVC if available and not in use by other IVF and UAC is last resort. We only infuse via PICC if the picc is dedicated for Blood products and we...

  22. Nursery and NICU

    NICU_babyRN replied to jagalu100305's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have found that it's really great when the general care nursery starts lab work and xrays specially if the NICU has to make space for a GCN baby. Overall we seem to have a pretty good...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    NICU_babyRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh sooooo many things I could say! *If you're so f'n smart why DON'T you go to med school?* to the nurse who truly does feel she is so much smarter than alllll the docs in the world. *Sure, take a...

  24. bi-polar and terminated

    NICU_babyRN replied to democrat's topic in General Nursing

    I would strongly suggest some counseling so you can talk to a unbiased, neutral person about how you feel in general and how you feel others perceive you. I LOVED my therapy sessions when I had...

  25. Grandmas doing kangaroo care?

    NICU_babyRN replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't let GPs do skin-to-skin unless there's reason for it. This is a moment for parents! With that being said, there have been cases where GPs are asked by parents to do it so we let them. It's...