UTVOL3

UTVOL3

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  1. banked milk anyone?

    Really? No one else? I just wondered cause I am also a member of a really busy board that focuses alot on breastfeeding. There is a section for NI moms, and alot of them are able to give their kids...
  2. VENT.....this really sucks

    Just out of curiousity your unit hasn't been through a period of low census or anything like that has
  3. HFOV vs Jet

    We use paralysis very infrequently as well. One thing I wish we saw more of was Ativan. It seemed to reallly help the couple kiddos I've used it with. Fentanyl is our drug of choice, followed by...
  4. We always just use duoderm cut to fit. It seems to help. You are all right though, the best way to prevent it is correct use of the thing in the first
  5. Do you use Mylicon in your older gassy babies?

    We use it sometimes. The reason they have gotten away from it is a study that came out awhile back where the results seemed to show it was ineffective, no more effective than a placebo. I can't find...
  6. VENT.....this really sucks

    Yup I do the whole thing stinks to me. I would demand something, on paper. If your direct supervisor can't provide it I would go above her. I mean you can be professional and courteous about it, but...
  7. E.Coli in sputum aspirate cx

    Gross. We have traced e-coli back to breastmilk a time or
  8. HFOV vs Jet

    Hey this is kind of a thread jack, feel free to move it if you want, but... What do you do about turning your kids on HFO? We used to flip them kind of "end-over-end" especially the little ones, they...
  9. Question about soap.

    Neato. I wish we could have
  10. I hate NEC

    Mine too! The first kid I ever had pass away on me was a 34 weeker with NEC. She was in the stepdown one minute, within a couple hours, HFOV, dop/dobuta, you name it. Also the first time I have...
  11. Policy/Practice with capped PICC

    We don't either. Run something with 1/2 unit heparin/cc at 1 ml/hr on the tiny ones, maybe 3ml/hr on the big kids. They just clot too fast and I think it is considered a bit of an infection risk
  12. Duoderm as adhesive tape?

    Over the last couple years we have started using something called Vigilon on skin tears and I LOOOOVE it. It really works nicely on say their legs or feet if they have little skin tears there from...
  13. Starting a week from Monday! Plus question..

    Congrats! That's awesome. I think the answer to both of your questions depends more on the feel/culture of your unit than anything. If it was my unit I would say, yes, send her an email, and yes,...
  14. Is this the best decision?

    I always tell new grads to jump right in to NICU if that's what they're interested in. Don't be scared off by the small size. It is a completely different skill set and having worked elsewhere usually...
  15. Is this an outdated visitation policy?

    I don't mind parents being there for rounds, as long as they mind their own baby! I can't tell you how many times we have had one parent go over to the Mac House and "report" to another parent all...
  16. STABLE question.

    Is STABLE II the cardiac module? Or is there another
  17. Is this an outdated visitation policy?

    I recently visited a unit that had a neat policy I would love to see in our unit. They had "visiting hours" in the afternoon for non-parent visitors. Still had to be accompanied by a parent, and...
  18. Volunteer Cuddling

    Awww c'mon. You're not scared of what other people will think are ya?:wink2: We have several cuddlers. They can hold whoever the nurses think is ok to be up. They have different comfort levels and so...
  19. What is the Highest Bilirubin you've ever seen?

    I think 28. It was a kid that was a few weeks old and had been home. Really
  20. Child Abuse

    I haven't gotten through this whole topic yet but I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has provided their insight as of late. (I know the thread has been going for awhile.) I am from TN and I...
  21. Assisted Ventilation Education??

    Yep. Most, if not all of the training on vents comes from the RRT's and experienced nurses at
  22. How did you get started?

    Teeheehee. I had NEVER even considered NICU as an option. I am NOT one of those people that had to be pried away from the newborn nursery during clinicals. I applied for an L/D position, and the NI...
  23. policy for flushing INT's

    OMG! I have been a nurse for 6 ys and never really knew what that stood for... we started about a year ago just using saline, when we made that switch we changed from flushing every 8 hours to every...
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  25. Humiliating IV questions

    Oh man! Always do this, you will be really mad the one time you don't do it if it gets stuck. Trust me I