NICURN29

NICURN29 has 11 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. Friending patient families on social media?

   NICURN29 replied to Missie Hannie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I know I am often in the minority on this one, but I am friends with former patients' family members on FB and often follow them on Instagram. I do not ever initiate the social media relationship, and...

2. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

   NICURN29 replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

   This has some good information on Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse and how hospitals are dealing with the risk for it....

3. Do you ever feel like you 'settled' for being an APNP instead of an MD?

   NICURN29 replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I was not talking about any particular physician. I was talking about the medical model vs. the nursing model. There are plenty of fine physicians out there, but their education is very different from...

4. Do you ever feel like you 'settled' for being an APNP instead of an MD?

   NICURN29 replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I became a nurse because I wanted to be a nurse, not because I was not smart enough to go to medical school. And I am becoming an APRN (I am in a PMHNP post-Masters) because I am passionate about...

5. Flush solution for UVC?

   NICURN29 replied to Cfholmes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We use 1/2 NS with 1/2 unit heparin per mL to flush our second lumen. However, we put a bifuse at the top of the line with the heparinized flush on one port and a NSS flush on the other. We have to...

6. Hydrocolloid for skin protection?

   NICURN29 replied to Cfholmes's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We also use Cannulaide. Cannulaide - Infant Nasal by Mercury Medical | Medline Industries,

7. Facebook nurses and patients

   NICURN29 replied to Annaleemabey's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   My opinion differs from most here (and I don't need you to convince me I am wrong...I am perfectly fine with my use of social media where patient families are concerned), but I work in the NICU, and I...

8. COMPUTER CHARTING

   NICURN29 replied to mina123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We currently use a McKesson product that is called Care Manager, but we are moving over to Epic in three months. There are several other L3 NICUs in our area that also use

9. Looking for some hand hygeine policy input...

   NICURN29 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hello! We are currently looking at our evidence regarding the wearing of rings in the NICU by nurses and medical providers. Currently, we are allowed "nothing below the elbows" (so no rings,...

10. ETT Tube feedback- Looking for input!

    NICURN29 replied to jonathonm's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use Neobars. I think they are fantastic. They have cut down on our self-extubations and have allowed us to stop nasally intubating babies...which is what we used to go for our

11. Medication barcode scanning

    NICURN29 replied to E_slick74's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We also use the little Posey

12. How does your NICU unit run?

    NICURN29 replied to LucyRn4's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ideally, if I have two patients, one is on each schedule. And the goal is for the feeding to start at the care time, so the assessments and cares are done with that goal in mind. If I have two babies...

13. Vent: parents

    NICURN29 replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am not sure why you are documenting in the medical record information about parents' interactions with other parents. It sounds like maybe it would be a CYA strategy, but I would think that, should...

14. Cleaning Supplies in the NICU

    NICURN29 replied to alyssak517's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    After the cleaning solution has dried, we rinse our beds with plain water to remove any residue. They are cleaned by our unit

15. How does your NICU unit run?

    NICURN29 replied to LucyRn4's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have two care times...8-11-2-5 and 9-12-3-6. Our level III babies are assessed and have vitals done q3h. Our level II babies are assessed qshift, so 3x/day. Baths are done whenever parents schedule...