NICU_Nurse_3986

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1. SCHOOL PROJECT: What are the effects of being a neonatal nurse? Please Help

   NICU_Nurse_3986 replied to melissa15's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   This post has some discusses some NICU experiences

2. Whats your NICU experience?

   NICU_Nurse_3986 replied to jackiei3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   FYI, babies can be dirty too. MRSA, CMV, Herpies, etc... And some of them smell, bad! I have had multiple patients with ostomys or on high calorie formula that stink to high heaven dispite being just...

3. Interesting cases anyone?

   NICU_Nurse_3986 replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We seem to have a surplus of babies with syndromes in my unit. One of my least favorites so far has been pfeiffer syndrome. Those are some sad little babies! But the craziest baby that I have ever...

4. Abortion in nursing school rotations?

   NICU_Nurse_3986 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

   I didn't see many sad things during my OB rotation in nursing school, but I am a NICU nurse now so I see it quite a bit now. The difficult situation that we had to face was a mom that had IVF and...

5. UACs and tegaderm use

   NICU_Nurse_3986 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am a new NICU nurse, and I have a concern about a current practice at my hospital. We do not cover our UACs and UVCs with tegaderms. Instead we leave them open to the air and just tape the catheter...