dawngloves

dawngloves BSN, RN

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  1. 5 babies die in India hospital

    dawngloves replied to mom to a PRINCESS's topic in General World

    How aweful! Can you imagine! I thank goodness that we have strict regulations for our equipment and hospitals in this country. We really take it for

  2. Octuplets

    dawngloves replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If she had no children and this was her one shot, then I might see your POV. But she has been "blessed" 6 times already. And apparently it has put her family in the poor house. I'd have a hard time...

  3. Octuplets

    dawngloves replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It gets better. Last year the family filed for bankrupcy. This really blows me away! I know couples that scrimp and save for IVF and/or adoption. They get NOTHING from ANYONE to pay for it. How this...

  4. Octuplets

    dawngloves replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Too many babies: What went wrong? Birth of octuplets is not a 'medical triumph,' caution fertility experts

  5. Post Traumatic Stress anyone else?

    dawngloves replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No, it's never easy. This is why we have a support group on my unit. We meet monthly to talk about things like this. If loosing a pt gets easy, get a new

  6. Octuplets

    dawngloves replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I cannot wrap my brain around any possible scenario as to why this woman was given fertility

  7. Hand washing?

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

    Line Team??? I wish!!

  8. Hand washing?

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

    We wore gloves for everything for ages. Then it came up that this was not EBP and we stopped and just went with Universal Precautions. Have not seen a change in our infection

  9. Fall from weighing scale

    dawngloves replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had a dream about this once! And our scales have 4

  10. Any St. Anthony's Medical Center nurses?

    dawngloves posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got an odd flyer in the mail today about how your union embezzled $32,000 from you. I live in Pennsylvania and am trying to figure out who is sending these out and why. If you want to PM me your...

  11. Hanging From Open Warmers

    dawngloves replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, there are slots on the sides for arms, shelves and I can't for the life of me remember the maker! You know how you see something every day you don't notice it

  12. chronic cpap

    dawngloves replied to sweet0176's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Usually when they have reached term we try and get them off. If that fails, after a month, we send them out for a

  13. Hanging From Open Warmers

    dawngloves replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know about silos, but ours have a way to attach arms to the sides to hang things

  14. What are the smallest diapers available?

    dawngloves replied to HealthShepherd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hated Wee Pees. They would leak and the tabs stuck to the babies

  15. What are the smallest diapers available?

    dawngloves replied to HealthShepherd's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, Pampers makes a preemie xtra small. You need to tell your supply people to order them. The big diapers are not developmentally appropriate for the less than 1 kg crowd.Can cause hip problems and...

  16. Does your unit use Vapotherm?

    dawngloves replied to MandaAnda's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We startes using it again this year, thank goodness! Saves their noses and our

  17. Level III NICU, low census days q....

    dawngloves replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Float to NBN or cancel. Be over nurses???

  18. ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    dawngloves replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hmmm...depends...what kind of parents do they come

  19. Funny Names

    dawngloves replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They are thinking," We are the master race and will tell the world that through our children's

  20. Funny Names

    dawngloves replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How about the other two, Joycelynn Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie .

  21. Talking to your neonate patients

    dawngloves replied to Journey_On's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't talk to my unstable pts or the micro micros. The noise may do more harm than good. But the term babies and feeder growers get lots of songs and stories, when I find the

  22. I want your favorite

    dawngloves replied to UTVOL3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Term kids that reflux I give cold bottles to. I imagine it feels better going down and they don't fight it. I don't know how to help you with breastfeeding your little one since you can't make your...

  23. developmental positioning

    dawngloves replied to qcumba's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Watch this video on positioning. You may not have these products, but I find most of them you can fashion out of blankets and saline bags.

  24. I want your favorite

    dawngloves replied to UTVOL3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I PO term kids that are withdrawing, I wrap them up good, tuck them under my arm close to my side facing away from me and feed

  25. tiniest micropreemie

    dawngloves replied to mweaverrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the info, but you do realize that my post is almost five years old, before the change in concensus was