jayhawkfan

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1. Thoughts on warming milk in the NICU

   jayhawkfan replied to jayhawkfan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I agree totally with keeping things simple but must say, there is a lot of science behind these things and while I "think" I know a lot about them, it really is impressive to listen to all the...

2. Thoughts on warming milk in the NICU

   jayhawkfan replied to jayhawkfan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   The whole reason we started looking at warmers was because we heard about several infectious outbreaks around the country. I started looking at units, trialed Penguin and Medela and after much...

3. Thoughts on warming milk in the NICU

   jayhawkfan replied to jayhawkfan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   From “Noteworthy Professional News” By Laura A. Stokowski, RN, MS In many neonatal units, nurses use polysterene foam cups full of hot tap water to warm up expressed breast milk for feeding. This...

4. Thoughts on warming milk in the NICU

   jayhawkfan replied to jayhawkfan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am now 100% convinced that the Penguin is the right choice for babies. I don't trust the Medela unit at all. All the research I have put into this has me wanting nothing else and my staff seems...

5. Thoughts on warming milk in the NICU

   jayhawkfan replied to jayhawkfan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   If I am not mistaken (I am at home now without my notes in front of me) but the Penguin liners would save me approximately $2 per liner over Medela. I think it's like $1.10 versus $3.00. Need the...

6. Thoughts on warming milk in the NICU

   jayhawkfan posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am looking to you all for your honest thoughts. We have been looking at the Medela Waterless Warmers for our unit and for the most part, thought they were fine. We decided to be fiscally...