kangarooyou replied to ScammRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal
We use gravity unless it is a kid with reflux, we use the pump. Not finishing bottle...the orders we ask for would change. If baby is tired, and not showing feeding ques every feed...then our dr's...
Hi everyone.... I am posting to share something with you all, in hopes that you could learn from my growth and in my hope, that I can learn from you as well. I have taken classes recently, about...
Hi :) I am running a successfull parent support group meeting. We meet once a month, the hospital provides dinner. The hospital social worker and I have about 6 parents that come every month, and...
kangarooyou replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Hi :) As far as the "incident report" issue...we have to file them when we have this issue too...matter of fact had this happen to me for the first time a month ago...(kid was not in kangaroo, as it...
kangarooyou replied to MandaAnda's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Hi there :) As far as autonomy....we are very autonomous here...again I work in a community level III NICU, so our docs are more laid back than the big tertiary centers, and teaching hospitals. We...
How do you all do your trophic feedings? ie; continuous feeds, q3 so many mls per gram etc? We had a 670 gram preemie getting 2 mls q3...had no residual for full 12 hour shift, girth stable, no color...
Hi everyone :) I am sooooo glad that I found this forum. I have found that it helps to see that others are feeling the same way as you....you do not feel so alone anymore. I was just wondering..... I...
kangarooyou replied to MandaAnda's topic in NICU, Neonatal
hi:) I have only worked here in the US, in a level III NICU, community. I do not see anything wrong with contacting the nurse recruiters and asking for a look around. In my research, I do know that...
kangarooyou replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal
I went to a memorial of one of my primary preemies...Lilly was her name. It was soooo beautiful, in the backyard of her parents home. I was the only NICU nurse there, and they made me feel so...
Hi all, Just wondering....what do they do with your staff when you have low census? Cancel you? FLoat you? Let you be over by 1 nurse? And for those that have to float...where do they put you? Just...
kangarooyou replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Our census is WAY low for us too...yesterday we only had 4 babies...2 1:1s on the vent and 2 grower feeders.....they are doing some crazy stuff with staffing too....instead of allowing people to...
kangarooyou replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal
This is NO lie...I swear on the bible.. This mother had a few babies who had..very unusual names...but the last baby she named, had social services come in and remove part of it...so here it is in...
kangarooyou replied to hikernurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal
"at the end of the day faith is a funny thing. it turns up when you don't really expect it. it’s like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. the castle,...