barbnicu

barbnicu has 26 years experience and specializes in Tele; ortho;med-surg; neuro; ER; nicu;.

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1. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

   barbnicu replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Nursing Students

   you are actually fortunate to have had a preview of some of the care that nurses give. As for political issues: there are, and always will be those managers who make things difficult (who have no...

2. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

   barbnicu replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Nursing Students

   if you think that holding a dying person's hand, or teaching a new mother how to feed her baby, or helping and supporting a child during a scary procedure are cons; then rethink. However, if those...

3. What is the Highest Bilirubin you've ever seen?

   barbnicu replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Same here, upper 20's, exchange transfusion; you know the drill. Did have an infant who just could not get the bili down, it stayed in the teens. Went home on Actigal. Another one who had that deep...

4. Vapotherm

   barbnicu replied to cswain12000's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   We will give trophic feeds, starting with small amts: 1 or 2 mls, through the OG, then leave it open to vent air. How did change your "high flow nasal cannula" set up? Nasal "rinsing" is so...

5. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

   barbnicu replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I went to LPN school when I was in my late 20's, had a child in Kindergarden at the time. 14 years later, I graduated from nursing school again, with an ADS in nursing. I aced my boards, and stayed...

6. Gastric decompression in respiratory distress

   barbnicu replied to busyrn62's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks to everyone who got back to me. It is our standard of care to place an OG to vent for infants with resp. diffulculty, no matter what the gestational age. Especially if they are on Vapotherm,...

7. Vapotherm

   barbnicu replied to cswain12000's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Back to the Vapotherm: does anyone have evidence that the neonates stomach has to be decompressed? Our current practice is: #8OG to low intermittant suction for neonate 1501 grams. Anyone come...

8. Gastric decompression in respiratory distress

   barbnicu replied to busyrn62's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   The decompression horse is not dead yet. I need to find EVIDENCE for placing a tube to decompress the stomach of a neonate on Vapotherm. My Neo doc. wants a #8F OG to low intermittant suction for...