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Hi Guys, Yet another question from me!!!! Can anyone tell me what the current reccomended pressure limits are for infusion pumps? we use Graesby's and we have low (77-105mmHg), med (200-240 mmHg approx), high (400 mmHg approx). Do you use different s...

Amazon.com has one for $39 if thats any help.:)

You guys should become sales reps for Alaris - you've sold me. :up:Will access there web site and see what they have to offer here in the UK:typing Hey might even get a free lunch out of it!!!!!!!!

i worked as a midwife for years and could not practice to the standard that i wished cos of work load and pressure from management to achieve so may home bookings, home confinements, on top of 24 hr on calls. then one day i went on duty, only midwife...

Don't beat yourself up about it. Have just been reading some articles about it and this is a quote from one of them 'it is a common misconception that occlusion alarms on infusion pumps will signal infiltration. In fact, pumps will alarm only when do...

Sorry, my last thread is behind the times, read the first page of replies and did not realise that the babe had turned the corner.Having several senior moments today!!!!!H Good News about babe:yeah:!!!!!!!

We try half EBM and half low birthweight formulas (LBW). We start with the EBM and then give the LBW on top. We don't mix the two in the same bottle. Then we would try progestermil and finally as steve said Soya. Has the babe been investigated e.g pH...

Who makes Neoprep? Googled it but came up with nothing. Cheers Corks

Thanks guys. We don't use bethadine cos of the risk of iodine absorption through the skin with the risk of thyroid problems. It is hard trying to strke a balence between infection control and protecting the integrity of the skin!!!:

Hi Guys, When inserting a peripheral line what do you use to cleanse the skin with? We currently use sterets which contain 70% isopropyl alcohol. :down:That aint gud!!!!!!!!Do you use different solutions dependant on gestational age? Cheers

MgSo4 is a pulmonary vasodilator because of this it can cause hypotension so you end up having to infuse inotropes on top. Hopfully we will start using NO in our unit soon.

Yep we do. We don't have the facility in my unit and would have to transfer the infant to our sister regional unit. Have worked in other units were NO was used sometimes sucessfully sometimes not.

For nNCPAP we run the tubing through the length of the incubator and set the temp control to 40 and the chamber control to minus 3. We have found that reduces rainout.

Viagra is slowly becoming fashionable here in the UK but MgSo4 is still one of the first choices for pulmonary hypertension in our unit. Our consultants are a bit too stiff to try anything up and coming:jester:or am I being too naughty!!!!!!!!!!

For PPHN.

Hydrallinase or normal saline flush outs whereby several needle pricks are made around the site and saline is used to flush. Actiform cool for a dressing-great for pain relief during dressing changes! May need plastics referral. Have seen bad ones wi...

hiya, can someone direct me to where i could find evidence based neonatal hygeine and skin care guidelines? would anyone be able to share their unit's guidelines? thanks a million. corks:up:

Thanks for that. We don't use iodine because of the risk of thyroid dysfunction and use chlorohexidine,limiting contact time to 30 seconds and then wiping off with sterile water. We still use sterets (alcohol swabs) to cleanse the skin for cannula in...

I recently had to put a reflective piece together on a resusitation which I felt was carried on for too long. Minefield! However I found a framework which is adapted from Gibb's reflective model which may help you for your case study. Don't want to t...

eventhough there was no recent feed this could still be reflux or aspiration as different babes have different transit times. the blood sugar is high which could be due to stress or infection especially as your blood cultures have shown a growth. do ...

Hi Guys :balloons: Have not been on line for ages and when I come back it's to pick your brains. Hope you don't mind. Wonder what you clean the preemies skin before procedures like UAC's, LP's and venflons. we recently had a chemical burn from chlo...

Love Nites. get more cups of tea! No Doctors. No phone calls. No politics. Just plain old nursing care! Smashing!corks:smokin:

We worked out the skill mix that was required for every shift, eg; 3 trained and 3 nursery nurses. made out blank rosters covering one month which are displayed for one week for red requests, these are must have shifts and then the following week...

Create senarios for them around an open cot with a resus dummy baby but they have to ask you, whats the colour of the baby, whats the tone, whats the heart rate..and so forth. As they ask the questions, they have to tell you what they are doing that ...

We do not have a cord care policy as such. Ensure nappy is below cord, Willy ( if you are a boy! ) pointing downwards. If it is a mucky cord and the base has become inflammed then it's a course of Erythromycin. But we generally let nature take it's c...