EmilyPeruana replied to EmilyPeruana's topic in NICU, Neonatal
yes, i have the nann article that was posted in that thread. just looking for additional ones. and information on exact practices/procedures in other units as i develop a proposal for our
EmilyPeruana replied to kathy62's topic in NICU, Neonatal
I'd use OG tubes on infants who are on the ventilator (easy to tape to an ET tube) or those on very high flow vapotherm or CPAP. With CPAP, you need a good seal with the mask or prongs, and an NG tube...
Is YOUR unit using colostrum or breast milk for oral care since some VAP care packs have been discontinued or the companies manufacturing them have gone out of business? I've read some articles...
i would think you could find something at vandy...especially if you start applying now to start sometime this summer...if not, then in the fall...there are lots of students at vandy who work at vandy...
my husband and i have a 2BR, 2BA, 1100 sq ft apt for almost $900 a month. not awful. nashville homes DO cost more. but if you live a little outside the city (murfreesboro, spring hill, smyrna, etc),...
i think vandy starts new grads at around $19-ish? maybe $20??? at most right now. benefits are good...insurance is good, especially if you see vandy docs, it's cheaper....Rx's are cheaper if you get...
the closer you are to vandy, the more expensive it is...but be careful, b/c you dont want to be in certain areas where prices are nice but crime isn't...there are some apartments in bellevue that are...
EmilyPeruana replied to nurse2teach's topic in NICU, Neonatal
we set our babies' o2 sats limits at 80-95% if they are on o2, especially if they are less than 32 weeks gestation. the target sats of 85-93%. this is to protect their eyes from rop. this is backed by...
Hey fellow NICU nurses, I've been primarying a trach baby for about 6 months who will be heading home soon. We are about to get a new bunch of new nurses so they will be orienting with her (with other...
EmilyPeruana replied to asdjkl's topic in NICU, Neonatal
wanna know the easiest trick to doing it - GET A FRIEND. i'm the one who always takes the hardest babies or gets assigned the most complicated chronic ones because i dont mind them and have...
EmilyPeruana replied to PrudenceNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal
we do NOT filter lipids. we do filter tpn. we clean all ports with CHG prior to administering meds or flushing. we clean the port with CHG 5-6x 360*, waiting for it to dry is annoying, but we've...
EmilyPeruana replied to shonda13's topic in NICU, Neonatal
we haven't been able to get biotin yet but our adult units and picu have it so we occasionally call them for it...but i just read an article about using EBM b/c of it's bacteria-killing abilities and...
EmilyPeruana replied to NicuRN73's topic in NICU, Neonatal
we've had some unusual back and forths with our census too...usually we are just low in the late summer (we have a capacity of 82...in the summer, we are in the low 50s sometimes)...but when h1n1 hit,...