BittyBabyGrower

BittyBabyGrower MSN, RN

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  1. Do you use music therapy?

    BittyBabyGrower posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a sound system set up in our unit, but we don't use it. We were once told that we can't use it in the presence of O2, which I am going to be looking into. Do any of you use the speaker...

  2. Anyone use the Dream Mover?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have those side to side rockers...we love them. They are a nice oval shape and we can easily get the older vented kids in there and secure their OETs without much fuss! They love

  3. AACN's Standards for Healthy Work Environments

    BittyBabyGrower replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've never heard of it. What are the

  4. Do you use music therapy?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh, very cool! Some of those mobiles are scary LOL and I hate when I get that music in my head!!!! Aggg! Thanks for all the

  5. Isolette covers

    BittyBabyGrower replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our child life has volunteers that make us ours...they have the split front cover for easy access and they make them specific for our isolettes so that we can access the holes for our

  6. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

    EOW isn't that bad...and when you went into nursing you had to know that weekends were part of the package. I've been in my job at the same hosptial for over 20 years and we have great...

  7. Preemies and Knitted/Crocheted Hats

    BittyBabyGrower replied to KEK1984's topic in General Nursing

    we love them! Especially blankets and booties :) We are so thankful for everything we

  8. NG tube securement

    BittyBabyGrower replied to FlutterbyNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We chevron a steristrip and then put a small piece of transparent dressing over

  9. hands on care schedules in your unit

    BittyBabyGrower replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Okay, we say they are on the A schedule which is 8-11-2-5, but if we have 3 on the same schedule then one is done at 730, the next at 8 and the last at 830, so it is the same as you all are doing,...

  10. If a baby in your normal newborn nursery

    BittyBabyGrower posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Came up with a positive MRSA surveillance culture, what would your unit do? I'm asking because we had this happen, they NP's freaked and wanted the kid to go to NICU....which was refused because they...

  11. Any xray, MRI, CT Scan techs out there?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby works in CT and MRI....it isnt' the same type of stress, but you are still dealing with patients, docs, etc. They have conscious sedations, have to inject, etc. He has to take call once a...

  12. If a baby in your normal newborn nursery

    BittyBabyGrower replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here is what happened....mom had a little pimple thing on her leg, so the NP popped it and cultured it, then they cultured the baby. Both mom and baby were positive with a "rare organisms detected"....

  13. hands on care schedules in your unit

    BittyBabyGrower replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that wires are getting crossed....we aren't just talking about kids that are on the way out, these are still under fullterm kids that need x amount of fluids/cals,

  14. Delivered a baby last night with Vesicular lesions all over body.

    BittyBabyGrower replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It could also be a case of ichthyosis, there are several different types and there is one that has blisters that break and peel. It could also be one of many types of viral things, including herpes,...

  15. Breastfeeding and working...was I out of line?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I dont' think she was endangering anyone....as long as her work was done except for this one pain med, which she asked someone to give, she wasn't endangering her patients in anyway. She is entitled...

  16. Best Lotion for cracked hands?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to austin9104's topic in General Nursing

    www.beehivetherapies.com A friend gave me the hand cream from here and it is fabulous! She works with the person who makes these products, she is a NICU nurse there. Many of the docs use her stuff...

  17. Breastfeeding and working...was I out of line?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Geez, as long as the "big" things were done, then it shouldn't be a problem. Do you get your breaks during the day? Our girls will take their snacks and go to the pump room for their breaks and...

  18. hands on care schedules in your unit

    BittyBabyGrower replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You don't do them all on the same time, you couldn't do that....that is a guideline, we start earlier and have plenty of time to work with the kids. So our 8-11 etc kids are just like your on the...

  19. Phenobarb dosing

    BittyBabyGrower replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If it is a bolus because the level is low, then they may want you to give the new dose at the usual time. But, that being said, you need an order as to what they

  20. Premature baby 'comes back to life'

    BittyBabyGrower replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a kid like that a few years ago....that poor baby had every complication know to

  21. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

    BittyBabyGrower replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The thing that grosses me out with fingerfeeds is that you are using the glove out the bedside box,and how do you know if someone didn't stick their dirty hand in there and rifle thru the box to get...

  22. hands on care schedules in your unit

    BittyBabyGrower replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our three hour feeders are 8-11-2-5 or 9-12-3-6 . Four hour feeders are 1-9-5. Vented kiddos are hands on every 6-8 hours, occas 12 if they are on an osc and stable. If it happens that we have 3...

  23. Securing UVC/UAC?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We loop it on the abdomen and use op-site to hold it down. If it is a ELBW kid we just leave it. All lines are sutured in when they are

  24. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

    BittyBabyGrower replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We aren't allowed to cup feed anymore since we had more than a few kids choke and give the nursery nurses a scare....then they would ship the kids to NICU because they had a "spell". Hmmm, wonder...

  25. Hello and question

    BittyBabyGrower replied to HeatherTN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work for a magnet hospital and they STRONGLY push to hire only BSN nurses. We had to beg, borrow and steal and sell our first borns to be able to hire a gal with a ADN, she was one of our CA's and...