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  1. Do you leave your med/flush tubing up?

    iyqyqr replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Dopamine would be a drip and is y'd in with the Hal and Lipids , K would be given PIV and watched very carefully. All IV push meds and aby are given PIV except when the line is infected. This has...

  2. Do you leave your med/flush tubing up?

    iyqyqr replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have been surprised to see the high CLASBI rates in many of the NICU's I have traveled to AND the elaborate methods tried in an effort to decrease the rates. My home unit line infection rates have...

  3. How are travelers oriented/viewed in your unit?

    iyqyqr posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    After 26 years in NICU, and 13 years at the same last unit(I had worked in 8), I was feeling stagnant and insignificant and knew I did not want to end my career on this note. I decided to experience...

  4. Private rooms for NICU babies

    iyqyqr replied to FemmeRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have not yet worked in a private room NICU, but I have just completed two travel assignments in Level III NICU's with semi-private or two pts per room. My home NICU is planning their new unit of...

  5. frequency of linen changes in the NICU

    iyqyqr posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    With all the concerns about infection and VAP I've been surprised to find that only one of the NICU's I've worked in as a traveler had a policy on how often the warmer, isolette, and open crib linens...