chescat58, RNC-NIC

chescat58, RNC-NIC

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  1. ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well I am in Orlando and all through the holidays we were running about 130 which is about 20 over "bed spots" but we all know how that is, we always have a bed

  2. Has your hospital census been abnormally low this season?

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to simplysusan's topic in Florida Nursing

    We have 8 hospitals in our system and overall the census has been down however I work at Winnie Palmer Hospital and we are busting. We have 130 babies in a 112 bed NICU. But our hospital put a hiring...

  3. How do you mark the length of the feeding tube

    chescat58, RNC-NIC posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are looking at changing how we mark the feeding tube. How do you mark the feeding tube to know insertion point? Also, we are looking at how to secure feeding tubes.

  4. Enteral Feeding equipment

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The purple company that we use is Vygon. We just switched this past summer. You absolutely can not use any other syringes but theirs. The tubing is purple. We have tubing, tubes, syringes. The reps...

  5. How do you mark the length of the feeding tube

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to chescat58, RNC-NIC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks, we have cm marks as well, I guess what I was asking and some answered how to mark, most of you answered piece of tape. On the purple tubes, it is very difficult to read the cm marks and what...

  6. Visiting Guidelines

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to NICURN29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have visiting 24/7 except not from 630 - 730 AM and PM. 2 allowed at bedside at at time, one visitor must be a banded person. Siblings allowed over 2 years old, immunizations up to date and free of...

  7. Enteral Feeding equipment

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use the purple system in Orlando,

  8. Orlando Area Hospitals

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to untamable07's topic in Florida Nursing

    I work at Winnie Palmer Hospital. It depends what area of patient care that you want to work in as to where to work. Trauma, Peds, Mother, Baby, NICU hands down Orlando Health. We have the only...

  9. MYNX Closure Device, any one else having problems with the NEW MYNX closure device

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to Morettia2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Well I am an NICU nurse but have been a patient in the cath lab 3 times. I had pressure held first time, very painful to stand and walk for almost a week and a huge bruise. Next time, the MD used a...

  10. RN or MSN on ID badge?

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to LeslieMarie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have no choice either, we can't even put RNC, just

  11. Do you allow rings of any kind in your NICU??? and other infection questions...

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you require family to remove jewelry, do you advise them about fake nails/overlays? We just put an addendum in our visitor policy about them and we are having the prenatal clinics tell moms, esp...

  12. Do you allow rings of any kind in your NICU??? and other infection questions...

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do not allow any jewerly below elbows in our unit, that is for all staff, visitors, volunteers coming into contact with baby. We change isolette cover when soiled, falls on floor or changing...

  13. UCF Nursing Students 2008!!!

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to nsgstudent1016's topic in Florida Nursing

    Well I would say live close to campus, I don't hink that much time is really spent at the hospital and then it is probably not just one

  14. Which will help me get to NICU eventually??

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to SAP2008's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would say any of the above however it may be easier to transfer within the same hospital when an NICU opening becomes

  15. Car Seats...

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It is mandatory that parents attend CRP/Car seat class or watch the videos. We have both class and videos in English and Spanish. At discharge, the parent has to place infant in seat and place infant...

  16. lpn's in nicu

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to nurseryt's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We hire LPN's who can do a little more than techs, after they are here 6 months, they can take an IV course and become an LPN 2 and then take a full level 2

  17. Cobedding.

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We currently are still cobedding however I know that in Neo Network, they just had a little article about cobedding and the AAP recommending against

  18. Do you swab for MRSA upon admission?

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We swab admissions that do not come from the L & D ie transports or transfers. We swab every tuesday. Some kids are postitive early and some late. Our community has over 50% with MRSA so most of...

  19. NCC Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Certification

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to jack4408's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The hospital I work in has a clinical ladder that recognizes education and

  20. Volunteers in the NICU

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to RNDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use volunteers in our unit, they go through a special training. They can take temperature, change diaper and bottle feed a baby. They can also simply hold the baby if baby needs TLC. When we have...

  21. How big is your "unit"?

    chescat58, RNC-NIC replied to BiologyNerd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The unit I work in is 112 beds, 64 beds in level 2 in 5 pods with semi private rooms and 48 level 3 beds. We often run over