dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. How long after a delivery can you Dubowitz?

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Is it generally 24 hours? I know 2 weeks is too late, but how about, say 72

  2. How long after a delivery can you Dubowitz?

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sometimes we'll do the physical assesment and double it, but it drives me nuts when no one does it at all and the dates are questionable! I was wondering how acurate it is after 24

  3. How long after a delivery can you Dubowitz?

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh and yes, it can be called a Dubowitz or a Ballard. I worked at a place where we called it a Ballard because the Chief of Neonatology

  4. How long after a delivery can you Dubowitz?

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :chuckle Mind out of the gutter please! It's when you determine gestational age of a baby by examining things like creases on the feet and posture at rest. I was trying to find a good chart online...

  5. Quick ?: What is lowest viable birth weight?

    dawngloves replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It usually more like weight and gestation. A sever IUGR baby born @ 27 weeks, but 400 gms is considerd viable. 400 grams and 23 weeks is not viable. Follow me? When you hear about the smallest baby to...

  6. Heavy Lifting in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Will you have problems with standing for long periods of time? Or with hunching over to assist with an LP or PICC

  7. angiocath versus butterfly

    dawngloves replied to actioncat's topic in General Nursing

    I came in to see a pt after start of shift to find someone had used a butterfly in him for access. As I went to remove it he flailed and I got stuck. I was 2 months pregnant at the time and none to...

  8. Holding up the legs during delivery

    dawngloves replied to bfusco's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After holding my legs for over an hour, I was yelling, "Where are the f*ing footrest!!!

  9. neonatal gastric aspirate

    dawngloves replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've been doing this for over a year now to check placement. We are notto use ascualtation before a feed, only for new placement. A pH of 6 or less is indicative of good placement. If I get no...

  10. Intraveneous Tubing changing. how often

    dawngloves replied to Donna1955's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Pleeeezzze!!! Puh-lease let us change to 96 hours!!!!!

  11. Being on the other side

    dawngloves replied to medic1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations! I hope she continues to do well! We love what we do and love success stories, so let us know when she goes home.

  12. what is the normal urine output for neonate?

    dawngloves replied to epiphany's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do 1/kg/hour as

  13. Too Much Lipids!!

    dawngloves replied to neonursey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have heard of this before, so if that makes you feel any better..... :) I do not remember the outcome though, must not have been bad if I

  14. Curious as to how many NICU nurses have previous personal experience in the NICU

    dawngloves replied to fmrnicumom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Let me warn you.. I love what I do, I hope to never leave. But, some rare days, I do have flashbacks from my daughters short NICU stay and she wasn't life threatening sick either. I definatly have...

  15. HOw often do you send twins home together?

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We tells parents from day 0 that one twin will likely go home before the other. And come that day they act surprised and tell us, "We want them to come home together." I think maybe 20% of our twins...

  16. Changes in NRP??!!

    dawngloves posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Is this true? What are they? And why did they wait for to have to renew next year to do it??

  17. Changes in NRP??!!

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Great! More stuff I gotta teach the

  18. 30 weeks, 1 cm. dilated, betamethasone?

    dawngloves replied to wannabeL&D73's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with you Lilpeanut. With a multipara at 30 weeks and not in active labor, 1cm is nothing. At 32 weeks with my second I was 2cm and 50% effaced up until I PROMed at 36. I was on "sofa rest"...

  19. Indications for PICC insertion

    dawngloves replied to melissah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't think we have one either. Usually if a kid has bad veins we'll push for it ASAP. Or if the kid will be on TPN or ABX for a long time.But yeah, it figures they'll want to put it in when the...

  20. Thinking of relocating-Pocono Mt. area

    dawngloves replied to EvinsAngel's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Don't forget the Scranton/ Wilkes Barre area. (Geisinger, Community Medical Center, there's a VA too) I think you'd have to go pretty far into Jersey to find a hospital. I may be wrong, but I was...

  21. Gent

    dawngloves replied to pooh54's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's interesting. We start at Q18 and adjust up or down acording to the third dose peak and trough. Do you have an article I could

  22. Gent

    dawngloves replied to pooh54's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Really? You push Gent? I've only ever pushed Amp and it's usually after a delivery or if the kid is septic or has perforated a bowel. I've also never diluted Gent. Most of our kids are on TPN and need...

  23. Long term effects of Hyperbili

    dawngloves replied to dawngloves's topic in Pediatric

    Funny thing is I worked in the Well Baby Nursery this week and I had to light 2 kids, DOL 3, with bilis around 14! All term! I don't know. I just wonder about what happens to the little pumpkins 5...

  24. CPAP and septal necrosis

    dawngloves replied to melissah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I saw this last month. Isn't it fabulous?!! But our hospital won't spend the $$.

  25. How 'bout these pH's.....

    dawngloves replied to enfermeraSG's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nope.