CareForBabies

CareForBabies has 14 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. Anyone using PALS inthe NICU?

   CareForBabies posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am just wondering if many NICU nurses have taken PALS. We are not required to, but often keep babies in our NICU until they are several months old. We are also required to float to the pediatric...

2. Safe Sleep inthe NICU

   CareForBabies posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi, has anyone out there implemented safe sleep in their NICU? We have a new policy that has been very difficult. No prone or side lying, HOB flat, no boundaries or snuggly for all patients >34wks...

3. Weaning to open crib

   CareForBabies posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I was just wondering... How low do you wean your isolettes before moving baby to open crib? At what temp do you dress and/or swaddle baby? We typically wean to 28C and then place babies in open crib....

4. Changing to standardized drips?

   CareForBabies posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Our NICU is considering changing to standardized concentrations for all of our drips. I think its a JCAHO thing. Has anyone done this yet? Currently we use the rule of 6's to calculate our drips. Any...

5. Our NICU needs a new Kardex/report system

   CareForBabies posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I work in a 40 bed NICU that needs a new Kardex and a consistent method of giving report. Our current Kardex is old and usually not updated because it just doesn't work for us anymore. Our shift...