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Would like some input on how & why you do this: Checking residuals..... On a baby that is not nippling all feeds, but is nippling some, WHEN do you check for residual? For example, if the baby can nipple every other feed & finished the nipple...

Personally, I haven't seen a jet vent since I worked in a NICU in NJ 13 years ago! Since then, I have worked in many institutions across the country & no one else used a jet. I couldn't even begin to know what the difference is; however I have he...

hi, please fill me in on how you institute safe sleep practices in your nicu? how do you address the developmental needs of the preemie and still model safe sleep? any specific policies in place? any specific program you have instituted? thanks!

Hi all, I hope this isn't inappropriate or too gory, but today some co-workers of mine told me a story about a decapitation that occurred during breech delivery when the cervix clamped down on the baby's head! I was horrfied & did not know this c...

Hi...I tried Delectable dinners in HR off of County Line Rd...that was good & they even have a room for kids to play so you can do your thing in their "kitchen". Also tried Dinner N' Dash, right down the road from my home & epxected the same...

I hope someone can clarify something that has been bothering me b/c I feel like I should know this and I am too embarassed to ask except here... Can someone clearly explain what it means when the baby/mother is a "set up" with regard to jaundice, ABO...

Hi, I will be driving from so Cal to Denver in about a month, in a 24 ft. rental truck. Can anyone advise me on the best way to go? I know I-70 would be quicker through the rockies, but are the roads treacherous? SHould I opt for dring through Albuqu...

Hi, I will be driving from so Cal to Denver in about a month, in a 24 ft. rental truck. Can anyone advise me on the best way to go? I know I-70 would be quicker through the rockies, but are the roads treacherous? SHould I opt for dring through Albuqu...

Hi! I'm an RN but work in NICU, a far cry from Nephrology! Wondering if anyone can offer some advice/resources for me. I was just diagnosed with IgA nephropathy. My nephrologist acted like it wasn't a big deal, just prescribed fish oil and informed m...

OK, have you looked into CHOC - at Mission? Send me a private message and we can "talk", I just don't want to post all my info here.

Hi...I work in a NICU in Orange County, and as the NICU nursing world is very small, I have heard lots through colleagues who have or are working there now. Seems like it's a large, busy unit. If you are familiar with all that goes along with that, t...

Hi! My husband and I are very strongly considering moving to Denver as well and I am also researching the possibilities for employment there. I am not sure if I am going to take a travel assignment or permanent position yet. I did contact American Mo...

when i first started in nicu, i learned that over the liver was the best place for the temp probe since that area will have the closest reading to core body temp. the place i work currently avoids over the liver! what do you all do out there???

placing the probe in the axilla works well of fat babies. actually, placing the probe in the axilla is contraindicated due to the presence of brown fat there...you can get a false high reading if the baby's core temp is low & they are burning bro...

It's probably a good idea to do a rectal once upon admission to make sure that the rectum is patent (r/o imperforate anus), unless the baby has already passed stool, then axillary is fine. As for blood sugar -ONLY if there are risk factors. A normal ...

If there is anything that I have learned about being on the receiving end of poor behavior, it is: if you DO NOT allow it happen...stand up for yourself... don't put up with it, and TALK BACK...they will (99% of the time), BACK OFF AND NEVER TREAT YO...

i posted this under the legal nursing board, then i thought to post here as well, thinking this has probably happened to other nicu nurses ...curious to know your experience/advice... hope someone can help answer this ?...i am an rn in the neonatal ...

Hope someone can help answer this ?...I am an RN in the Neonatal ICU. THere are times when parents of our former patients ask us to help with the care of their baby in thier home in exchange for money. THis is "under the table" and not arranged throu...

Where on EARTH do you work with 8 baby assignments?!?!?!?!?! That is the most ridiculous thing I have EVER heard of! It can't even be humanly possible to get all those feedings in, much less actually do a good assessment on all of your patients?! No...

Gompers, why would you cycle TPN? I have never heard of that practice. THen, on the hours that the TPN is off, what do you infuse?

Mithrah, I sent you a private message with more info, did you get it yet?

help! i have been a nicu nurse for 8 years and i still deal with major anxiety over deliveries! i have attended many...bad ones, good ones...you would think i would be cool as a cucumber by now. however, the reality is that i have major anxiety when ...

It's been a while since your post, have you gotten a job yet?

why don't you come to ca? get away from that cold in weather! they are tons of travel opportunities here & you will be pleasantly surprised by the pay. plus you will receive either housing for free or a tax free rent allowance usually around 1200...

Does the following sound correct: A 26 week preemie, 1 week old, 800 gms., inside an isolette, swaddled on air control with humidity at 40%.