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  1. heel sticks?

    marnie posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    First I just want to say that I started my new job, have been working in NICU for two weeks, and I LOVE it!!! My preceptor is great. But I feel so awkward with my big hands and these tiny babies....

  2. Cool new products in the NICU

    marnie replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a new product called NeoPrep, used when a baby is on CPAP. It is sort of like a very small piece of Duoderm, but shaped in a way that there is a tab that covers the baby's septum. We had a...

  3. NICU nurses resistant to holding babies?

    marnie posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have a question for all you experienced NICU nurses: is there some reason to avoid picking up and holding certain babies? In our unit, we recently had a full-term baby. He was in an open crib and...

  4. NICU Calling?

    marnie replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, there is a "calling" for some nurses. I have worked in a NICU for only seven months and I still have so much to learn, but I absolutely LOVE it. It feels like this is what I was born to do. Right...

  5. heel sticks?

    marnie replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you everybody for your input! Kristi you are so awesome-you always have so much good information. The lancets in our unit don't look like any in the picture (I don't know the brand name either)....