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  1. Need the name of this item for developmenal care

    kangarooyou replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gel e donuts

  2. Gavage Feeders

    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...

  3. Compassionate Support, for your patients and yourself.

    kangarooyou posted a topic in General Nursing

    clearing old

  4. Compassion support withdrawl

    kangarooyou posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    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...

  5. Wanting to create a comprehensive neonatal loss program for parents

    kangarooyou replied to MT1980's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    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...

  6. micro preemie trophic feeds

    kangarooyou posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    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...

  7. Post Traumatic Stress anyone else?

    kangarooyou posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    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...

  8. Maybe I need some reassurance...

    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...

  9. Level III NICU, low census days q....

    kangarooyou posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    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...

  10. Differences between US v UK NICUs

    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...

  11. Differences between US v UK NICUs

    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...

  12. Do You Go To The Funeral?

    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...

  13. ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    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...

  14. Kangaroo Care

    kangarooyou posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi everyone :) Does anyone else use KC in their units? I have been struggling to get this program started in our unit...finally the new school is getting the old school to be interested in Kangaroo...

  15. Funny Names

    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...

  16. How do I explain my new job?

    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,...

  17. How do you mark the length of the feeding tube

    kangarooyou replied to chescat58, RNC-NIC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi :) Lots of different ways I have seen in our unit...if tiny baby on the vent....OGT, I use two pieces of steri strips over a piece of duoderm on chin...one across, one chevron, works pretty...

  18. Kangaroo Care

    kangarooyou replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have luckily never lost a tube, or a line thank goodness...I just make sure that I have an RT to deal with the vent, another nurse for the lines and myself helping the mom. Mom stands up next to...

  19. male entering the NICU ward... sigh

    kangarooyou replied to madmaxls6's topic in General Students

    As a female NICU RN...it is really nice to see a canoe head into the choppy waters...so...welcome, and dont worry...it is a nice change in pace for the parents too

  20. new graduate entering the NICU

    kangarooyou replied to madmaxls6's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hi :) congratulations! NRP, STABLE, cardiac STABLE. I would suggest a NICU book...I have many, however a really really great book with bullet points, is Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing, ISBN-13:...

  21. Kangaroo Care

    kangarooyou posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi everyone :) Does anyone else use KC in their units? I have been struggling to get this program started in our unit...finally the new school is getting the old school to be interested in Kangaroo...

  22. Anyone willing to answer a PM?

    kangarooyou replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You can PM me