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1. Need Help with Primary Care Nursing in NICU

   oglesbymom replied to oglesbymom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Are there any draw backs to primary care nursing? Any problems you

2. CPAP, SiPAP, High Flow ??

   oglesbymom posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I was wondering what other units use. We use SiPAP and CPAP. We quit using Vapotherm a couple years ago after several babies died, and apparently the water was growing things. From what I hear the...

3. Heelstick vs venipuncture?

   oglesbymom replied to gudiarani's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We rarely use heelsticks, except for CBG's and blood sugar. We have had some travel nurses and nurses come from other hospitals that want to know, why in the world we don't use heelsticks more. I...

4. Need Help with Primary Care Nursing in NICU

   oglesbymom replied to oglesbymom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I thought of another question about this last night. How do you have primaries and orient new nurses. At our hospital, when a new nurse comes, he or she is assigned to one nurse (preceptor) for 12...

5. Alarm limits and ROP

   oglesbymom replied to Mithrah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We have protocol that says, give them 30 sec to recover without intervention, then increase O2 by 5% increments every 30 sec until sats are within protocol. 34wks 88-92%. If they are on 21% then...

6. Need Help with Primary Care Nursing in NICU

   oglesbymom replied to oglesbymom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks for your replies!! Does anyone have your protocol or primary care outline or anything that I could present to my unit as an example (from another hospital). Or possibly contact info for the...

7. Need Help with Primary Care Nursing in NICU

   oglesbymom posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi everyone! I am new here. I work in a level III NICU in Texas. I have been there 4 years, I am a RNC and a member of the transport team. My hospital does not do primary care nursing other than...