LilPeanut MSN, RN, NP

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    omphalocele baby

    LilPeanut replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In ours, gastros are often assisted repro babies....so older moms with excellent prenatal
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    Overstimulation and A's & B's

    LilPeanut replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There's a fair amount of research that says it helps them physiologically, not just neurologically....so, how do we balance
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    Overstimulation and A's & B's

    LilPeanut replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So far as the studies I've read - for true kangaroo care, there haven't been any limits found after which it was shown to be too stressing. That overall, the more they are kangarooed, the better, and...
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    Overstimulation and A's & B's

    LilPeanut replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It seems to me though that much lip service is given to the benefits of kangaroo care, but it isn't actually done as often as some researchers suggest it can be (ie even with vlbw infants still on a...
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    Deadly Epidural

    LilPeanut replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just as much of a problem though - abx were ordered and not given. The nursing staff was not being responsive to Julie's situation. We're supposed to be pt. advocates and no one was advocating for...
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    Anyone went through nursing with preterm labor?

    LilPeanut replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What gestation did you deliver your other two? That heavily plays into things....as is how far you have currently dilated. Are you having fFNs done? serial cervical length
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    Well Baby Nursery Question

    LilPeanut replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the hospital where I just did clinical for post partum, it was assessment every 8 hours (after baby was 3 hours old and out of triage) but then th ebaby needs to eat and have diaper changes and...
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    omphalocele baby

    LilPeanut replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In our unit, consolability is definitely taken into account. If you have a fussy baby, you get a PCA. Several times I've been a PCA and my job for the entire shift is to keep the fussy baby happy,...
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    Securing OGTs

    LilPeanut replied to millyk30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do tegaderm on the cheek, and sometimes the mustache method
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    new grad wanting nicu

    LilPeanut replied to rnin1206's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My NICU hires new grads too. And there's a good hunk of our nursing staff who was clerical/PCA prior to getting their license. My hospital loves to see people move up in the org. When I had my...
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    Curious about the NICU

    LilPeanut replied to stnurse2008's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Levels refer to the level of care they can provide. Higher the number, higher the level of care. And as I've been going on about ad nauseum today, is to be prepared emotionally for the fact that...
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    Just got accepted to nursing school...

    LilPeanut replied to zahryia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    clerking or PCAing is an option, depending on the unit. Of course, with the week I've been having, my biggest recommendation is before you go into NICU is to be prepared that it is not a happy...
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    "Little Man" - Showtime documentary

    LilPeanut replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I can't wait until it comes out on dvd. I don't have showtime, but I would love to see it. I see it just on parenting boards even, people who want to induce labor too early or have a pollyanna...
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    Do you say NICK_U or N-i-c-u?

    LilPeanut replied to tofutti's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nick-U most of the time. When I answer the phones on the unit though, I answer n i c u, because too often we get calls that were supposed to go to the PICU. N and P as letters sound much more...
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    Taking a child off life support

    LilPeanut replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    We see futile care frequently in the NICUs, sadly. We have a baby right now whose apgars were 0/0/0. We have another one who is in septic shock and was in status epilepticus for 1-2 hours and is on...
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    Nocardia, mycobacteria infection?

    LilPeanut posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone run into this? My daughter has this "bump" on her arm that's been growing for the past 4-6m and they finally have an idea of what it is - they've narrowed it down between nocardia...
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    Fetal Obstructive Uropathy

    LilPeanut replied to HisTreasure's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Because she wants the opportunity to see if the baby will make it? She has the choice whether or not to do the procedures, but if she wants to, there is no reason why she shouldn't be given the...
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    Patients reading their own charts-yay or nay?

    LilPeanut replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a right to access your own chart. I learned to read the charting when my son was in the NICU. I would come in in the morning, the nurses would give me an update overnight, then I...
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    omphalocele baby

    LilPeanut replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love the belly babies, and they seem to love me *L* I always seem to be able to get them to stop crying and go to sleep. It makes me very popular sometimes. Another thing my unit does is with...
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    Gut Programs

    LilPeanut replied to lovemyjob's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a good gut service. We do not do gut transplants though, we send those to PA I believe. We have a great motility team and of course we're always working towards not having those kids needing...
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    nurse not giving her meds.. should she be fired?

    LilPeanut replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    There was just an article on this in the AJN. Basically how it is comepletely unethical for people to give out placebos, especially for pain. If there is pain, there is pain. Even if the pain is...
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    please help with this question

    LilPeanut replied to perstarnurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the second one should focus more on the pathophys of why/what meningitis does if it becomes a serious, life-threatening condition. I could be misreading the question
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    Changes In Premie Baby Care Since The Mid 1980's

    LilPeanut replied to BskyB2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One thing that always struck me was that Jackie Kennedy's son, Patrick, was born at the same gestation as my son, but passed away two days after birth. Two days after my son was born, they were...
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    What Level NICU are you at?

    LilPeanut replied to Mags4711's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The other issue is that with those categories, those of us who are going for our NNP are required to have lvl III experience for at least 2 years. That's a wide variety of lvl III experience...
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    As a patient, do you disclose your qualifications?

    LilPeanut replied to lisalau's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet, but most people know I'm a nursing student and I can't think of a great reason why I would hide the profession I've worked hard to attain. For me though, the biggest thing is for...