dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. Bedside PPV Bag & Masks

    dawngloves replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Any ICU I've worked in, adult or neonatal, has had a bag/mask and suction at the

  2. You know you're a NICU nurse when...

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You know you're a NICU nurse when... 1. You've eaten hamburger patties bigger than most of your patients. 2. You define colors by the color of stool you've seen - ex. baby poop green/yellow. 3. You...

  3. Survey: Neonatal procedural pain practices

    dawngloves replied to NurseDocHerrington's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This was a survey asking me if I read journals.

  4. What do you thinkf of "Magnet"?

    dawngloves replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What it's really done is made more paperwork for

  5. Anyone have dedicated NI lactation consultants?

    dawngloves replied to UTVOL3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I wish! We see one on the unit once in a blue moon. We have to beg them to come to a pts

  6. Aspiration Pneumonia in Neonates

    dawngloves replied to ilovetiggerdear's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It could have been something as simple as sepsis. A neonate can go down the drain just like that if not managed ASAP. The reason I don't think it was asp. pneumonia is that a term baby aspirating...

  7. Aspiration Pneumonia in Neonates

    dawngloves replied to ilovetiggerdear's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Agreed.What did his films look

  8. Holy mackeral....we are having an influx of methadone kids!

    dawngloves replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Who would you get to work

  9. Holy mackeral....we are having an influx of methadone kids!

    dawngloves replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Us too! And you know you're going to have to listen to them scream for the next two months and the mom complain that HER doctor told her the baby would only be in the hospital two weeks and it's our...

  10. Sugar for newborns does not relieve pain: study

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Back to square one! Contrary to international guidelines, sugar given to newborn babies does not ease pain, according to a study published on Thursday by The Lancet....

  11. Any 22 weekers out there?

    dawngloves replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i'm mad, too! no baby should be coded for that long after

  12. Any 22 weekers out there?

    dawngloves replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If in doubt, I'd resusitate. But a 24 weeker born in the field is going to have a poor prognosis

  13. Moms visiting while impaired

    dawngloves replied to BabyLady's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have flat out refused to let an impared parent to hold a baby, be them drug abusing or on ordered morphine for pain. I have even been told that I should sit with an impared parent while they hold...

  14. What do you NICU nurses think about this?

    dawngloves replied to PedsRN1975's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What kind of resusitation did they do? Don't all 27 weekers battle to breathe? That's why they get intubated. This was either gross negligence on the part of the hospital or a resusitation guideline I...

  15. Dandelion mattress vs Z-Flo

    dawngloves replied to thefabulousmrst's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do you mean Dandleroo? Our unit trialed them. They were OK. I liked the Z Flo as well, but I'm guessing they cost more

  16. using servo control on a dressed neonate??

    dawngloves replied to wooby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What he

  17. Question about checking residuals...

    dawngloves replied to luvmyboys's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm confused as to why you have no scale in your

  18. personal ECMO question

    dawngloves replied to littlepeach's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am sorry your friend's baby is so sick. I hope he gets his heart soon. I have no ECMO experience, but it does sound bad. I hope I am

  19. Xray through zflo?

    dawngloves replied to wee one rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nope. There are little tiny air bubbles in them that show up on xray. Learned that from experience. I'd like one for my own bed,

  20. RT's Drawing from a UAC

    dawngloves replied to megcourt's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I swear I work with

  21. Pneumogram guidlines.

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do you do this on all your preemie discharges? Can the parents hold while the test is going on? What other guidlines have

  22. ASN in Neonatal

    dawngloves replied to Dr3am2baNICUNurs3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The problem you will find is that the larger hospitals, ones with NICUs, are all trying for Magnet status. That means they want the majority of staff to have a BSN and are not hiring anyone new unless...

  23. intubation threshold

    dawngloves replied to lvnurs9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wait. Your 24 weeker was never intubated?? HOnestly, it depends on who the attending is. Some look at gasses, some look at the settings and what kind of volumes the kid is getting, ect, ect. A 24...

  24. Ng tube placement, bleeding

    dawngloves replied to Obnurseamber06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Then he was probably vomiting some blood from the first NG

  25. Ng tube placement, bleeding

    dawngloves replied to Obnurseamber06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When placing a large french, I have on occasion hit the inside of the nostrill and caused some bleeding. Those noses can get pretty smashed up during delivery and sometimes an NG is not so easy to...