dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. Thank you NICU nurses!

    dawngloves replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Right back atcha, cowpoke_rn! Sometimes I walk through that ED and think, "There but for the grace of God...." You have to have a serious head on your shoulders to deal with all of

  2. Carseats for premies less than 5 pounds

    dawngloves replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ouch! That must be pricey! We discharge over 2kg. Our corificeat program uses Saftey 1st OnBoard. Chicco Key Fit is for 4+ pounds as well. Graco Snugride, a few years ago, had a 27" style that was...

  3. Nurse in Spain Makes Fatal Mistake in NICU

    dawngloves replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This situation was avoidable no matter who the nurse was. And for the record, as mentioned, it was an expereinced

  4. Nurse in Spain Makes Fatal Mistake in NICU

    dawngloves replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've heard of crazier things done by experienced nurses. You can have all the expereince in the world and all the "check offs" that will fit on a sheet of paper, but all it takes is one distraction to...

  5. Nurse in Spain Makes Fatal Mistake in NICU

    dawngloves replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Holy cow! I guess they don't use the feeding system we use at our facility. (Not interchangeble and colored florescent

  6. Gastric decompression in respiratory distress

    dawngloves replied to busyrn62's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm going to guess you mean those new admit, NPO kiddos. I remember in the "old" day we would do that with the term, TTN like kids. I really don't remember it helping. We don't do it anymore. Not sure...

  7. Vapotherm

    dawngloves replied to cswain12000's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ??? Interesting! We have since changed our "high flow nasal cannula" set up and no longer have the problem with water shooting up the kiddos

  8. Why we learn to calculate drip rates

    dawngloves replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sure. What if dad was a CHFer and a whole liter of saline infused in him in half an hour? It's been so long since I've hung drips to gravity, I can't remember how! Mico gtt/Macro gtt,...

  9. Infant feeding question

    dawngloves replied to AliRae's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do you think she would benefit from a Haberman

  10. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    dawngloves replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    In the interview I saw with her, she said that Michael Jackson asked her to get him Diprivan and she told him, "If you take that, you may not wake up." When his aide called and Michael Jackson was in...

  11. Infant feeding question

    dawngloves replied to AliRae's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Me too. Don't suppose you can do a swallow study on that ship, can

  12. Dual UVC catherter

    dawngloves replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm with yappymutts.We run D10 w/heparin at a KVO through our second line. I'd be afraid of it clotting if it was

  13. How do I develop good coping skills

    dawngloves replied to helicoptergal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My co workers and I vent a lot to eachother. And I think about the babies that go home to loving homes and do great. They are more the norm than the

  14. Any CHD experts in the house?

    dawngloves replied to Lungfixer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Have they figured out a way to make it stick better than the

  15. Holding with UAC/UVC lines

    dawngloves replied to HurleyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You might be right. But I will never second guess another nurse's motive. Maybe it was beyond their comfort level to take out the baby with lines or maybe they had a bad feeling about taking the baby...

  16. Any CHD experts in the house?

    dawngloves replied to Lungfixer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm confused too. In TGA the post ductal should be higher.

  17. Holding vented infants?

    dawngloves replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If they are stable, sure. Certainly not if they are on a oscillator. I've had moms kangaroo their vented babies for

  18. Taking an infant's temp.

    dawngloves replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Since you are posting in the OB section and the nurses here deal with neonates, you may have few replies. You might want to try Pediatric

  19. Taking an infant's temp.

    dawngloves replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Like I said. A fever is just a symptom and one of many diagnostic tools. Bacterial infections cause a persistant elevated temp (Over

  20. Taking an infant's temp.

    dawngloves replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I disagree. Body temperature is an important diagnostic tool in differentiating between a viral or bacterial infection, amongst other things. When a doctor wants to know a pts. temp, it's only one of...

  21. Floating

    dawngloves replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We just have one big unit. A vented kid could be next to a feeder/grower being discharged. Everybody is competent to take care of everyone. If we float, it's only to the newborn nursery on a per diem...

  22. Low census anyone?

    dawngloves replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We go way over several times a year. I know it's a big no-no and the hospital may get fined for it, but we are the only unit in our hospital that can take care of babies. We tell the OB floor that we...

  23. Holding with UAC/UVC lines

    dawngloves replied to HurleyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No way. Not with a UA or PIA. If you have one on our unit, you are pretty darn sick and/or unstable. A UV is not a problem for me, but some nurses on my unit

  24. Low census anyone?

    dawngloves replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not really. A nice constant flow. We go over about once a month for a few days, then it's back to normal. Thank goodness because we are short

  25. heparin 2 units flush

    dawngloves replied to smilesrn22's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not for nothing, but heparin flushes have not been proven as beneficial to maintaining the patency of a perpherial line. Many institutions have discontinued it's use for it after some sentinal events...