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  1. Do you all have to float to peds during viral season?

    iceNICUnurse replied to NicuGal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We dont float that much now. The Childrens hospital is pretty well staffed at the moment. I think think the RSV has not arrived here and the Influenza is mostly over by now. We have had Isolatons...

  2. a Serious Feeding Question

    iceNICUnurse replied to NeoMomRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Somehow we dont see many NEC here in Iceland, I think the last one that developed NEC was 3 years ago. (((knock on wood))) We have about 400 admids a year. I have no Idea what we are doing that keeps...

  3. PICC Dressing Changes

    iceNICUnurse replied to donnuchi's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We change it every 3rd

  4. Weird??????? It comes in threes????

    iceNICUnurse replied to CallaRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My NICU is just a small unit with only about 400 admids a year but we also have the all things on threes. Gastroscisis is the theme this fall with 2 down and one to go! We also always have 3 nurses...

  5. PIPP Pain Assessment & Gestational Age

    iceNICUnurse replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We keep on counting like when the baby is born at 25w and is 3w old we say it is 28w and use that in the PIPP. BUT we have to take in to consideration that the score might be changing b/c of the age...

  6. :( sad and in need of advice

    iceNICUnurse replied to jacobsmum's topic in General Nursing

    I cant answer your Question. I just wanted to say how sorry I am and to send you a hug here from Iceland. Stay strong and dont loose hope. I have seen the impossile happen here in my NICU. HUGS from...

  7. flu shot

    iceNICUnurse replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did get mine a month ago. I have never had a flu shot before but this year all the staff in my NICU got the flu shot. We just gave it to each other at work. Now we dont have to worry about giving...

  8. Weeks pregnant and abortion?

    iceNICUnurse replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here in Iceland we have a law that abortions must be done before 12 weeks but there is a possibility to get an exeption to 16 weeks in some cases. There is also a possibility to do an abortion at...

  9. Hello from Israel

    iceNICUnurse replied to Slightly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi and welcome! On of the nurses in my NICU has just finished her Masters degree and her project was on Infant Pain. She told us that the best scale is PIPP b/c it is the only one that involves infant...

  10. Careplans

    iceNICUnurse replied to iceNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry! I thought everyone knew what this is. NANDA is The North American Nursing Diagnosis Assiciaton. They have a whole system of nursing diagnosing. We use this system all over here in small...

  11. Vaginal Vs. C/S for micros

    iceNICUnurse replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my hospital they would try a lady partsl first if everything is OK. I have not seen any differance in the babies but maby the lady partsl ones have a better outcome, are more redy...I am not sure....

  12. treating a PDA

    iceNICUnurse replied to babylog2012's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use indo alot. I think it helps most of the time. We start with 2 doses at 12 hour interval and if that is not enough to close the ductus we give another one 12-24 hours after the second one. We...

  13. NICU Nurses I need some help please

    iceNICUnurse replied to settingsail's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my NICU we try as hard as we can to keep twins in the same room. Sometimes not side by side but then opposite to each other. We do not Co bed...to hard for our very old neonatologists to handle....

  14. Norwalk virus.

    iceNICUnurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have an outbrake of Norwalk(Noro) virus now in my NICU. I am just wondering if anyone has had the same problem and how it was solved. Bye

  15. Norwalk virus.

    iceNICUnurse replied to iceNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry forgot to answer your question. Some of the staff has had the tummy flu but that was before the first baby was diagnosed with the

  16. Norwalk virus.

    iceNICUnurse replied to iceNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks NICU_NURSE. This is just what we are doing. We are runnng around with detergents and 70% alcohol all the time now. We have the alcogel and use it all the time as well as handwashing so much...

  17. Norwalk virus.

    iceNICUnurse replied to iceNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am so sorry but all the information I have is in Icelandic, so not much use to you. Norwalk is a tummy flu virus, the simptoms are watery stools and vomiting. This is transmitted by the fecal-oral...

  18. 4 hour observation patients

    iceNICUnurse replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my NICU we only put them on SpO2 monitors mostly b/c the cardio/resp electrodes do not stick wery well to new babies. The MD goes to all risk births (we never go to the delivery rooms) so it is his...

  19. Medication checks

    iceNICUnurse replied to TIGRESS99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We check all medication that we give. One nurse prepairs the meds and another looks at it and the ordinaton to see that it is ok. In an emergency we can have the md´s check for us. But the person...

  20. q3hr bolus OG/NG feedings

    iceNICUnurse replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use gravity only. Mostly b/c we have so many babys per person that we wouldn´t have time to manually feed them all. We replace our NG tubes 2-3 times a week and when the kids manage to pull them...

  21. Love NICU, hate med-surg?

    iceNICUnurse replied to KarenAR's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hate med-surg and psyc. Just can´t think of changing diapers on grown up people...yukk!!! And all the complaining and ringing the bell all the time...I would go crazy! I went straight to NICU and...

  22. Know any lactation consultants? Have questions...

    iceNICUnurse replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We dont have a lactaton consultant. The nurses are supposed to help the moms with breastfeeding. Unfortunatly we allso have a problem with conflicting advise. So cant help you with this

  23. mistakes in the NICU

    iceNICUnurse replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Better to have it this way around than giving the milk IV. We sometimes have pregestimil (that looks exactly like lipids) in syrange pumps. I am always terified of mixing up the lines and...

  24. mistakes in the NICU

    iceNICUnurse replied to nicudaynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I dont remember anything happening on my shift but once, many years ago someone gave the po iron mixure IV. The baby was

  25. Are you allowed to wear your rings

    iceNICUnurse replied to magRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No wathes here. And no rings but some of us wear simple wedding bands. If you wear a wedding band you have to be WERY careful and wash it well. I decided to wear mine. When I started working in NICU...