BittyBabyGrower

BittyBabyGrower MSN, RN

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  1. Octuplets

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow...that's all I have to say! I'm so sure fertility drugs weren't used though, I don't get it the mom wants to remain anonymous, but yet they are all over the TV with the news.... It will be...

  2. UVC/UAC equipment

    BittyBabyGrower replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do you mean the tray itself? Ours are packaged and sterilized in

  3. Gravity Feeds

    BittyBabyGrower replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think something did come down from IHI or CDC about changing feeding tubing, but I could be mistaken. We just changed our policy to changing tubing every 4 hours, including Kangaroo pumps, and a...

  4. Gravity Feeds

    BittyBabyGrower replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hold them if I have time, but sitting there with my hand in the air for 30-40 minutes makes for a great carpal tunnel flare up LOL We will tape them, but we don't usually go far. It is not a JCHAO...

  5. How long do you wait before ligating PDAs?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to lvnurs9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is a time frame with ibuprofen, can't remember what it is though. You can use it on the older kids, but it isn't as effective. We've had a few older kids that had to go for ligation if fluid...

  6. Vitamin K - - - - - Texas Nurses

    BittyBabyGrower replied to sherirn127's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not from Texas, but anytime a mother refuses eye gtts or Vit K they have to sign a waiver stating that she does not want these, after they speak to the doc about risks and

  7. Hand washing?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How old were the videos you watched? We only glove if on isolation, for body fluids, for accessing lines, for pouring MBM. It isn't necessary to use gloves for every single little thing. No gowns...

  8. Clinical Nurse Specialist

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Igynurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I know that our nurse specialists are certified in their units (ie RNC's for

  9. RN Desperate for Day Job

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Anmarie's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I wouldn't agree with the above poster....you hire into what is available, if most units handed people only day spots, first, there would be a mutiny and second, you wouldn't have many friends in that...

  10. What color should a nurse wear?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to PE-RN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    CCF wears all white...yuck! Messy! Where I work we can wear either navy pants or white pants and our choice of tops. All other departments have colors, ICU's wear purple, OR wears blue,...

  11. Is this a wise choice?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to rn4lyfe08's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow....I didn't think a travel agency would take you without experience first, and I would be leery of doing it. Also, most hospitals aren't going to give you a 8-12 week orientation that is really...

  12. chronic cpap

    BittyBabyGrower replied to sweet0176's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's a tough one...he isn't requiring mechanical ventilation, right? Is it an airway issue, does he tolerate high flow cannula? Did they do a course of steroids? We usually don't go to a pressure...

  13. Sucrose use = Increase in incidence of Nec?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't give it to NPO kids or kids under a

  14. Ett suction preterms

    BittyBabyGrower replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We suction our kids on a PRN basis...all you do is bug the kid, increase the risk for IVH and other undesirable things. We also use inline, which helps, but we still only do it on a PRN basis. We...

  15. Hanging From Open Warmers

    BittyBabyGrower replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We hang the silos from over the tippy top, not from the bar under the heating element....is that what you guys are doing? We don't hang gavage feeds from them, we put those on syringe pumps or...

  16. Fall from weighing scale

    BittyBabyGrower replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a bigger chronic kid fall out of a crib...the mom left the side down and went to the sink and before the nurse in the room could get over there he hit the floor. It was awful. Luckily, he...

  17. Kangaroo Care

    BittyBabyGrower replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do it....the only kids that can't are the ones with UACs...the docs dug in on that one. We do vent kids all the time. But...if the kid tends to extubate, then the docs put the kabash on it We...

  18. Central Line Tubing Change

    BittyBabyGrower replied to jack4408's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Clean technique unless we are changing the end cap,then sterile. We change TPN tubing Q72, IL Q24, med tubing

  19. Is there literature out there????

    BittyBabyGrower replied to 3yrDiploma's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If the kid is stable we prime one-two days out. But most of our 23 weekers are pretty darn bad. We don't use sterile water anymore...either mom's milk or

  20. How do you sanitize your hands?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    3 minute scrub when entering the unit, Purell/soap during the shift. Purell when leaving the room. We also wipe down any charts that leave and come back to the room. We haven't had any MRSA in a...

  21. What kind of feeding system do you use?

    BittyBabyGrower posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We right now just use an ng with med tubing, but we are going to be looking at some complete sets that can't be confused with med tubing. Just curious if anyone uses any of the manufactured sets and...

  22. Bedside Supplies

    BittyBabyGrower replied to 3yrDiploma's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have bedside carts that have the basics in them, such as diapers, washcloths, linens, suction caths, mouth care items soap/lotion. These are stocked as needed. Each room has a cart with other...

  23. Methadone withdrawal

    BittyBabyGrower replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Aja...we've been saying that for a while...many get pregnant either because of high risk behaviours or because they don't know any better. But then again, we get repeat offenders...and that ticks me...

  24. What kind of feeding system do you use?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't stick around either unless it is a small amount. We have to label everything...syringe, tubing, the whole

  25. Dopamine and Dobutamine

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Teshiee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Your bag would run out quick LOL Recheck the weight, your kid might be in failure LOL I hope you know I am joking