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  1. NICU pearls

    tinkerbell419 replied to mrscreixell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    And does anyone has any really good tips on how to bleed a baby for taking bloods, and what size lancets (heel pricking devices) to use. Do any of you have a policy or guide for which lancet to

  2. NICU pearls

    tinkerbell419 replied to mrscreixell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What is a freddy

  3. NICU pearls

    tinkerbell419 replied to mrscreixell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Taking blood gases has been a bit of a nightmare but a tip is to roll the capilary tube in the palm of your hand to stop it clotting and take your time when feeding it into the machine. And use a clot...

  4. Breastmilk Errors

    tinkerbell419 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes it happened in a day care centre and also some hospital in Australia where the wrong baby was handed over to the wrong mother to

  5. Breastmilk Errors

    tinkerbell419 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thankyou for all your input. Well I am definately learning from all this in the most horrible painful way imaginable. We are always taught about the benefits of breast-milk but never the risks if such...

  6. Breastmilk Errors

    tinkerbell419 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    By corrective action do you mean disciplinary action, suspended from work etc? I appreciate you may not know the full details.

  7. Breastmilk Errors

    tinkerbell419 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi Klone did you manage to find out any further

  8. Breastmilk Errors

    tinkerbell419 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    But what are the risks for example if a child does accidentally have someone else's

  9. Breastmilk Errors

    tinkerbell419 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh god, may I ask what caused you to make that mistake? My confusion was caught by another nurse because the baby in question required medications to be added to the milk. I instantly threw the milk...

  10. HELP: What does your JCAHO required Neonatal pathway look like?

    tinkerbell419 replied to marooon13's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What plan of care are you referring too? And what does JCAHO mean? You may need to provide more

  11. Found a Peanut

    tinkerbell419 replied to shermrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Looool i thought this was about a baby with a peanut stuck up its bottom or something equally as

  12. Chronic babies

    tinkerbell419 replied to cristy28's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Exactly what are you classifying as chronic babies? Babies in Intensive Care on vents, CPAP etc. What is your definition? All babies irrespective of diagnosis and conditions are treated the same,...

  13. Dealing with cpap machines and skin damage

    tinkerbell419 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ANyone here who has looked after a baby on nasal cpap who ended up getting skin and nasal damage. What are the main reasons why this happens. Im feeling rubbish about myself although the baby i looked...

  14. Nurses allowing infants to cry excessively with no attempts to soothe.

    tinkerbell419 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have always been told to never leave a baby to cry. Of course you get babies that cry but you must eliminate potential causes. If they are due for a feed then that's one thing. You cant help that,...

  15. Breastfeeding and top ups

    tinkerbell419 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If mom isnt expressing much milk we would supplement with formula. We have to use formula if we run out. For babies who are pretty much breastfed all the time there is debate about what to do if mom...

  16. Breastfeeding and top ups

    tinkerbell419 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We tend to get a lot of babies in our unit that seem to breastfeed really well. Good latch-on, sucking well for 20-30mins but nappies are only slightly damp with baby passing either small amounts of...

  17. Kiddos

    tinkerbell419 replied to klone's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have called some babies "little chicken" or "sweetiepie". I like the term "tiny humans" or "little people". Ahhh so cute, makes you feel warm and

  18. Kiddos

    tinkerbell419 replied to klone's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Micro Squid!! Thats

  19. Kiddos

    tinkerbell419 replied to klone's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Lol!! Kiddos?! No i call them little teeny weenies or little

  20. Poor RN professional conduct

    tinkerbell419 replied to Omgseriously's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What would you rather happen? Your colleagues collapsing from fatigue and low blood sugars?! You need to be fair and understanding. Provided they dont eat like a herd of cows and dont create mess I...

  21. Cleaning Isolettes

    tinkerbell419 replied to danielle.smith0219's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    And im absolutely pants at assembling and dissassembling

  22. Cleaning Isolettes

    tinkerbell419 replied to danielle.smith0219's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We dont clean our own either..if we drop something on it then we use disinfectant chlorine solution on a cloth but generally speaking there is a special place that they go too. Once i had a baby that...

  23. coming from a 2lb preemie...

    tinkerbell419 replied to herewego90's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh wow!! Congratulations!! And what a wonderful inspiring message. Thankyou for getting in touch with us. Its people like yourself that puts a smile on our faces and fills our hearts with love and...

  24. NICU Babies - Security Bracelets

    tinkerbell419 replied to syhuggins17's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    All babies on our unit have an identity bracelet. Usually one is placed on a limb and the other is displayed on the cot or isolette (incubator). This is for when we need to check patients number when...

  25. Moving from open concept to single room

    tinkerbell419 replied to Baby Wrangler's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I like the idea of glass doors, well maybe not glass as such but maybe a panel that can be see through and I agree to pair similar patients