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  1. NURSING IN SWEDEN

    Sweden replied to lovely_kity_09's topic in International Nursing

    Hi I´m a swedish nurse and would be glad to help, but I do need a little more information.

  2. Holding with UAC/UVC lines

    Sweden replied to HurleyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our policy regarding UAC/UVC is that we (the nurses) have to ask the doctor the first time. If they have been up once usually all restrictions are gone. Right now one of the staff is holding one of...

  3. Alarm limits and ROP

    Sweden replied to Mithrah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our limits are 80-95 for all babies with oxygen. We are very cautious to increase (or decrease) oxygen. We have a low incidence of ROP. I can have a baby with sats of 20 and still not increase oxygen....

  4. micro preemie trophic feeds

    Sweden 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 so...

  5. suctioning the intubated pt...1 nurse/RT, or 2?

    Sweden replied to kessadawn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi I´m sorry if this is a dumb question, but why are you bagging when you are suctioning. When do you do it (before / after)? I´m a nicu nurse here in sweden and we never use bagging in conection to...

  6. banked milk anyone?

    Sweden replied to UTVOL3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use bank milk for all premature children and for lots of surgical kids. We even give it rectally to stimulate the intestine for thoose with "short gut"! They usually stay on donor milk until mum...

  7. UK nursing agency advertising H1B visa for Fl and TX?

    Sweden replied to misswoosie's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Suzanne Can someone use the H1B visa if they do have work experience (I have worked NICU for almost 8 years), relevant license and VS? Does the job have to differ from other staff nurse positions?...

  8. Food In The Nicu

    Sweden replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    KMC = Kangaroo Mother

  9. Food In The Nicu

    Sweden replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I seriously doubt that, what about all rest the of the patients in the hospital. I´m just guessing, but I think they get food served to them......... We allow the parents to eat in the ICU area as...

  10. Happy Birthday Suzanne

    Sweden replied to lawrence01's topic in International Nursing

    :redbeathe Happy birthday! I hope you will have a wonderful day!

  11. Questions about managing NICU babies

    Sweden replied to platon20's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    1) For premies, when do you start feeding them? Day 2 or 3? I know that if you feed them starting day 1, they can get NEC. In the meantime, do you start TPN? Or is TPN only if the baby is going many...

  12. O2 is 81, what shoud you do?

    Sweden replied to victorsunshine's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Neonates are an entirely different patient group and the same rules don´t apply.... Some of my patients make regular desats down to 10 (sats) and we watch and just stand back and wait for them to...

  13. oldest babies in the NICU?

    Sweden replied to bubbly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We recently had a 18 month toddler (born after 24 weeks, still ventilator dependant) but I do think we hold the record for the oldest "child" because we had a boy here for 20 years. He was home during...

  14. UAC fluid/antiseptic

    Sweden replied to dbscandy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It´an amino acid mixture (with all 18 essential and non-essenseal amoni acids required for protein synteses), where the propotions tries to mimic the content of breastmilk (includes taurin as well)....

  15. UAC fluid/antiseptic

    Sweden replied to dbscandy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use a mix with Vaminolac and water in all our arteriall lines, umbilical or peripherial. Heparin is never used in my unit. Umbilical lines are cleaned wih NS for a baby under 30 weeks, for all...

  16. Well baby nursery at night

    Sweden replied to akacyndi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don´t think there is a hospital in Sweden that has a nursery, it´s all couplet care. All hospitals allow someone (usually dad and siblings) to stay and help mother and child. Dad gets 10 days...

  17. Do you allow rings of any kind in your NICU??? and other infection questions...

    Sweden replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The parents usually do the daily wash, not the weekly (where everything is taken apart and scrubbed). Most of them see this as something useful to do, we don´t force anyone to do it.... The baby...

  18. Do you allow rings of any kind in your NICU??? and other infection questions...

    Sweden replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No rings of any kind (germs do not know the difference between a wedding band and another ring). This applies to both staff, parents and visitors. Isolette covers are changed daily along with...

  19. research on kangaroo care

    Sweden replied to denicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, she´s in the Lancet, Acta Paediatrica, Br Med J and Pediatrics. She´s one of the most respected when it comes to KMC research.

  20. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    Sweden replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love seeing parents realise that they have actually become parents, that the baby in their arms are inded their child! Traditional care of premature/sick babies usually delay the process a bit, it...

  21. research on kangaroo care

    Sweden replied to denicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi Try searching for articles by Nathalie Charpak, she´s written several good articles.

  22. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    Sweden replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    Best christmaspresent is a giftcertificate for around 20 dollars (could be used at a variety of different department stores). This year my hospital is celebrating 300 years and we were told we would...

  23. Do you give breastmilk/formula/glucose to vented patients?

    Sweden posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I read a thread in the MICU/SICU forum about giving ice to intubated patients and started to wonder how other units handle this. My unit encourages and allow us to give small amounts of food with each...

  24. Californian midwives - need advice!!

    Sweden replied to pedar72's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    To get your ATT, be able to sit for NCLEX and then recive your RN licence in CA all hours must be covered on a official school transcript. Hospital courses / work experience will not be accepted by...

  25. Is there a conference in your "neck of the woods"?

    Sweden replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    1st European Conference on the Kangaroo Mother Care method 6-7 October 2008 Uppsala, Sweden Main topic: Why KMC in a high tech setting? Target group for the conferenceare persons involved in maternal...