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  1. older babies in level 3

    ittybabyRN replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ahh we've got two "geriatrics" right now haha, both 10 months old, both 26wkrs, both with pulmonary hypertension, trach, one with a g-tube and sprinting on her trach nose, hopefully going to be...

  2. Management of PPHN, pre-ecmo

    ittybabyRN replied to ittybabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for that info! I am a brand new NICU nurse off orientation in Feb, I work at a large teaching hospital so I get to listen to the arguments that occur between the older nurses and the newer docs...

  3. picu room design

    ittybabyRN replied to picucrn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    NICU nurse here but have floated to the PICU. Our PICU is pretty new, opened in 2007, private rooms with moveable "booms". Seems to work pretty well depending on how the room is set up initially,...

  4. Help! New nurse and arterial lines!

    ittybabyRN replied to new nurse stl's topic in Critical Care

    well in simple terms..."off to the patient" usually looks as it sounds, the stopcock is turned until it is facing the patient, in other words, it should be turned/pointed at wherever the line enters...

  5. Any 22 weekers out there?

    ittybabyRN replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is pretty amazing, to see him doing so

  6. Days you are glad you are a Nurse

    ittybabyRN replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Nursing

    As an add on to this...this little guy went home today, exactly 3 week since he was admitted so close to death, the sickest baby I have yet to admit in my one year. Hugs and kisses all around, his...

  7. Days you are glad you are a Nurse

    ittybabyRN replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite moment in the nicu so far... Two weeks ago taking care of a baby I had admitted 1 week earlier, he had almost gone on ECMO and was very unstable for a few days, his parents had been told...

  8. New Grad in the NICU?

    ittybabyRN replied to robyn226's topic in Pediatric

    I don't think that's a bad idea. Contact her, let her know you are interested and ask what you need to do to be able to apply or be eligible for a position. Some NICU's take new grads, some don't so...

  9. New Grad in the NICU?

    ittybabyRN replied to robyn226's topic in Pediatric

    I got a job in NICU straight out of college, i've been there a year now, you need to look in the right places because it all depends on the hospital. There is also a NICU forum here as

  10. What do you NICU nurses think about this?

    ittybabyRN replied to PedsRN1975's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Abstract from an Australian journal regarding neonatal resusitation: Antenatal counselling, resuscitation practices and attitudes among Australian neonatologists towards life support in extreme...

  11. What do you NICU nurses think about this?

    ittybabyRN replied to PedsRN1975's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree...wondering if they have different resusitation guidelines in other countries...which also makes me wonder if the twin was breathing fine on her own with no

  12. Pediatric vital signs

    ittybabyRN replied to 2bnurse2011's topic in Pediatric

    Well, I know when assessing infants I would do rr/hr first before the baby has the chance to wake up and become upset, then blood pressure, temp last because no baby likes having their temp taken and...

  13. Any 22 weekers out there?

    ittybabyRN replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a 22 weeker on our unit for a few days, I work in a Children's hospital so it came from an OSH...i'm surprised our docs agreed to take it although I think the reffering hosp said it was 23...

  14. Burned out with Level 3, should I go to Level 2?

    ittybabyRN replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i agree! my unit does not have a step down so we got everything from learning to eat to ecmo...i would much rather the sick as snot, pressors maxed out, hfov etc...give my brain some work and...

  15. Dear PICU Nurses...

    ittybabyRN replied to ittybabyRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    janfrn Thanks for the post, it is frustrating the animosity between the specialties, and I will say there were a few picu nurses who were wonderful to me but that ones nurses comments just stung a...

  16. Best Shoes for Nursing

    ittybabyRN replied to mooremds's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    DEFINITELY the Shape Ups! I am a new nurse but also worked a year as a CNA while in school. In clinicals I tried sneakers, as a CNA I tried the Danskos and all this past year I wore Danskos. I am 23...

  17. Need help from everyone re: communication devices.

    ittybabyRN replied to Mags4711's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm a fairly new nurse but I work on a 54 bed private room unit so I can give you some info. We use Ascom phones. Everyone uses the same phone (Charge RN/RN/MD/RT/PCA/PSA/Pharmacy... basically...

  18. Why do all the new grad programs start before we are even done with school??

    ittybabyRN replied to scibruin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yup, thats how it is these days. I graduated May 2009, applied for jobs starting in Dec 2008, interviewed and accepted a job in Jan 2009 that didnt start until August 2009. My classmates thought I was...

  19. Anyone ever use IV Glycopyrrolate?

    ittybabyRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know you weren't asking me but I'll give my take on it...I am a very new nurse though but just through observing the goings-on at my unit I have noticed that many many families keep in touch with...

  20. Jehovah's Witnesses & blood transfusion

    ittybabyRN replied to carebeth's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This happened once in my unit on night shift, baby had been born at home with a midwife, after a few days the baby was not eating well and lethargic, finally brought him in (3days old). He looked BAD....

  21. New Grad NICU Support Thread

    ittybabyRN replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just wanted to wish you all good luck! While I still consider myself a "New Grad" I am realizing as the new grads start on our unit this month that I'm really not anymore! I started orientation a year...

  22. Home care vs ICU

    ittybabyRN posted a topic in Private Duty

    Hi. I have a couple questions for home care nurses. I am an RN working in a NICU, I have been out of school a little over a year now. For the past three months in the NICU I have been primary to a...

  23. Home care vs ICU

    ittybabyRN replied to ittybabyRN's topic in Private Duty

    Might be a monday discharge afterall...he pulled his g-tube out!

  24. Home care vs ICU

    ittybabyRN replied to ittybabyRN's topic in Private Duty

    Thank you so much for the info! It's nice to know these things so I can better prepare families for heading home with that kind of stuff. Mom now has all her home equipment, and home nursing lined up,...

  25. why bolus and bicarb?

    ittybabyRN replied to IvoryLena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm just curious why you were treating the acidosis in such an aggressive way if you were just doing comfort care at that