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  1. guideline for photography on Neonatal unit! HELP!

    BlueYYsRN replied to Leofric's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a family donate a photo printer and our unit bought a digital camera so we get lots of baby pics. I dont think we have any kind of special consent but we can get pics of babies with their...

  2. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    BlueYYsRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    Kriso, Consider it done. Just a few words of advice. Working through a hurricane was one of the most sureal experiences of my life and it was only a cat 1. I am not sure how old your daughter is but...

  3. Really upset, bad shift last night

    BlueYYsRN replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    {{{GOMPERS}}} I hope you did get assigned to that little one last night. That little one needed you as much as you needed him/her. Even if it wasn't the best of outcomes. It is so normal to have...

  4. You know its going to be a bad shift when...

    BlueYYsRN replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in Nursing Humor

    When the elevator doors are already open to take you to your floor when arriving for work. When I drive by my unit on the way in and see ALL the lights on. (In NICU we keep the lights dim.) When...

  5. Share Your Saying

    BlueYYsRN replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am a conscientious objecter to the war thats in my mind. - Billie Jo Armstrong I dont get my music from politicians or my politics from musicians. -

  6. Worst nursing experience

    BlueYYsRN replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago I worked newborn nursery and we would have to ship out any very sick babies. No in house docs at night and one RN in nursery usually. One night was kind of slow and I got a call...

  7. New Grad+NICU

    BlueYYsRN replied to Manda049's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our NICU hires new grads. But be aware it is very demanding. What you learned in nursing school is only the basics of what you need to begin to learn to work in NICU. Usually you will have a...

  8. nuring homesdeaths in new orleans area

    BlueYYsRN replied to rondafan's topic in General Nursing

    It seems some of the 34 may have been

  9. Any suggestions for interesting research topics for the neonatal population?

    BlueYYsRN replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If it has to be an hour long presentation then I would go for pain management. There is lots of literature and many aspects that can be explored. I question the use of thickeners for reflux and how...

  10. Where have all the nurse practitioners gone?

    BlueYYsRN replied to MedicRN151's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought. Maybe go to each states Board of Nursing

  11. Labile babies

    BlueYYsRN replied to Deidre Shiobhan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For some babies there really isnt anything that will help. Its just part of being immature. When I care for kids with very labile sats I try to get them comfortable and contained using snugglies...

  12. Handwashing vs HW + gloves

    BlueYYsRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Can anyone tell me how to apply pink tape while wearing

  13. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    BlueYYsRN replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didnt witness this but more than one person told me about this prank. I work nights in a Level III NICU where we have a neonatologist in house 24/7. We have one neo that is notorious for getting...

  14. Can anyone help find cheap airfare to Baton Rouge?

    BlueYYsRN replied to dawngloves's topic in General Nursing

    What are you doing at LSU? I want to go and have been so frustrated that I am about to give up. I can stay two weeks and have the ok from my nurse manager. That would be an interesing

  15. How to help

    BlueYYsRN replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Go to NOLA.com On left side see "What happened to my neighborhood" Click on Kenner Post 7633 This is it. Hope it helps. Please get the word out. Many of our area physicians and medical pros have been...

  16. NICU nametags and cribcards

    BlueYYsRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    On our unit we like to make every baby an individual nametag that is attached to their monitor or placed on the wall. We also like to make cards for special events (like holidays) and milestones...

  17. staying awake on night-shift

    BlueYYsRN replied to MsJessikia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am a natural night owl. I couldnt imagine working days. I always say that I can stay up a whole lot better than I can get up. My problem is that when 0700 comes I sometimes feel like I am in a...

  18. Gut babies

    BlueYYsRN replied to spots's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sometimes when I do mouthcare on these kids I will finish with some sucrose on a Q-tip. Not enough to swallow any but just enough to give them the

  19. Temperature Taking

    BlueYYsRN replied to BabyNurse513's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Its good to monitor temps with the ICS probe but I would never be comfortable relying on them altogether. You need thermometers to verify the accuracy as so many factors can interfere with the probe....

  20. Primary care in the NICU

    BlueYYsRN replied to pat m's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What is the role of

  21. NICU and views on abortion

    BlueYYsRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Last year we had a cluster of micropreemies complete with the cluster of desperate, scared parents that went with them. Our unit is small, 17 beds, and when you have 6 or 7 micropreemies with HFJV,...

  22. Simply Thick

    BlueYYsRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does anyone else use Simply Thick in NICU? We have been using it for about a year and a half and coincidentally it seemd to be the year of NEC now. Personally, I dont like it at all. It gives the...

  23. Preemie/NICU-isms

    BlueYYsRN replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have thought of a few. Phototherapy = "at the beach" A baby who has no IV's = "mobile" The active preemie in an isolette that squirms down to the bottom of the bed = "trying to escape" giving a...

  24. When "do no harm" meets parental denial

    BlueYYsRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I guess I just need to vent. I dont see that there could be any hard and fast answers to this problem...I guess the question should be that, as a caregiver, what is the appropriate way to deal with...

  25. When "do no harm" meets parental denial

    BlueYYsRN replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry for the delay. Thank you all for your responses. Baby J is still hanging in there. From what I can tell he is a bit more tolerant of his "care". My co-workers know how I feel so I don't get...