Hi Steve, I can totally sympathize. I am 4 days away from finishing the final work for my NNP program, and while I have had a lot of support from the nurses where I work, the same hasn't been true in...
larelsail replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal
"We usually start their first feedings within 2 hours of birth (regardless of gestation age) and advance as tolerated. Most are on full feeds within a week ( We have a low incidence of NEC in Sweden...
We don't use anything to "clean" the cord...We give tub baths with the cord still on...don't swab umbilical lines (except, of course, when placed)...and our babies have lovely
I love inline suction! Easier, cleaner, as effective as conventional (in my 2 years experience), don't need a second set of hands, quieter, faster...and on and on. Also, our unit has been using inline...