BittyBabyGrower

BittyBabyGrower MSN, RN

NICU, PICU, educator

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  1. Families and the "ICU culture"

    BittyBabyGrower replied to djmicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I like to work with families, but man, there are just some days when the unit is on the verge of self destruction that I wished we didn't have ANY visitors! Some parents think they are entitled to...

  2. Feast or Famine

    BittyBabyGrower replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    We go in spurts, but our med-surg floors have been overflowing! In our unit we can go from 20 babies and 10 nurses to 45 babies and needing 20 nurses in 8 hours...whoooboy that is so much

  3. Can you belive this???!!!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    There is something going around that is giving everyone a cough where I work...and I doubt we all have TB :chuckle Whatever it is, it is viral and lasts about a month! Kind of like bronchitis. Some...

  4. help with conversion !!!!

    BittyBabyGrower replied to minnielynn's topic in General Nursing

    18 years and I have never seen a minim or a dram :lol Why teach that stuff...all it does is

  5. Ick...charcoal

    BittyBabyGrower replied to gotaluvtheER's topic in General Nursing

    Zout...I swear by it, but never had to use it on

  6. Beanies for Preemies and other doantions?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to luvbittybabies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have schools around us that make quilts and clothes for the babies as a project :) We get parent's permission and send them pictures of the babies after. We also have a Harley group that makes a...

  7. Kangaroo Care in the USA

    BittyBabyGrower replied to debblynn13's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Around a kilo, no umbilical lines, can be intubated, but stable. We have the mom's wear a button up shirt, pop baby in her shirt and button it up :) Sometimes we initally have to turn the oxygen up,...

  8. Does your hospital give Hep B vaccines to newborns?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to bam_bam's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do at our hospital...we have to have informed consent first. I haven't seen a kid with a reaction yet. We give our Vit K in the L/D and the Hep B before D/C. Many of our kids are at risk because...

  9. Question about NICU duration

    BittyBabyGrower replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ditto...unless the dates were wayyyyy

  10. CNA performing a newborn screen?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our CNA's do the PKU's...they are certified to draw bloods. Hearing screens are done by audiology. The physical assessment is done by the PNP or

  11. Insurance companies make me nuts!

    BittyBabyGrower posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a mom deliver at our hospital because of the insurance she had and the baby had a KNOWN hypoplastic L ventricle and something fishy with the aorta....but yet they denied this mom going to the...

  12. pelvic exam before a chole?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Unless he can palpate my gallbladder from my lady parts....his hand has no business being

  13. new OT laws and how will affect nurses

    BittyBabyGrower replied to nontrad1964's topic in General Nursing

    They canNOT say you are abandoning patients. If you don't accept the assignment in the first place then it isn't

  14. being pregnant and hair..........

    BittyBabyGrower replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My OB said after the 1st trimester...go for it...and she herself is a beautiful "natural blonde" and has 4 healthy kids. It depends on your comfort level

  15. Need info about Left Heart Hypoplasia

    BittyBabyGrower replied to at your cervix's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://www.ucch.org/sections/cardio/norwood.html This is a great site that goes over the Norwood procedure which they do for

  16. Hypebillirubimea and hypoglucemia ?? HELP PLEASE

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Purlple's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with Fergus...I had no idea what those numbers meant, like you said, each hospital uses different

  17. Hypebillirubimea and hypoglucemia ?? HELP PLEASE

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Purlple's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Those numbers don't seem right. Why are you

  18. seasonal birth control pill- only 4 periods a year? healthy

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

    My OB told me that you really don't NEED to have a period, unless you are trying to get pregnant. Plus, it can lower your risk of ovarian cancer. You can also back to back your pills to not have a...

  19. diploma grads

    BittyBabyGrower replied to yasmina's topic in General Nursing

    Many moons ago, when I was graduating, they were supposed to grandfather in diplomas for BSN programs, but I am sure that got chopped off at the knees...you are right...more money! I went to the same...

  20. does hypoxia hurt

    BittyBabyGrower replied to likeminz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have to give the parents credit for making that decision. Extensive PVL is pretty bad. It isn't our decision to make. They most likely spared that poor child, and themselves. I doubt that the...

  21. MSN Question

    BittyBabyGrower replied to aggiernwannabe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our NICU only takes NP's with neonatal . Peds can work in the clinics or

  22. Question about Nitric Oxide

    BittyBabyGrower posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Do you guys have any info on being exposed to NO for a period of time? We put our kids in an enclosed room and we are in there for up to 12 hours at a time. Sometimes, people forget to turn off the...

  23. Is it possible to titrate paralytics?

    BittyBabyGrower replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Uh....why would you do that? If you want them to breathe, you could titrate

  24. does hypoxia hurt

    BittyBabyGrower replied to likeminz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It may speed up his going, but it how it SHOULD be done. It is also a comfort to many parents to know that the baby is getting something and they won't feel or know what is going on. Some kids that...

  25. diploma grads

    BittyBabyGrower replied to yasmina's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated...worked 5 or 6 nights on eight hour shifts, slept alot, met DH, traveled alot then had a little babino. No time for school. But, our hospital is offering BSN thru University of Phoneix,...