VEVINA

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1. Information Booklet for Parents

   VEVINA posted a topic in NICU

   Hi...my colleagues and I are looking for resources on providing information for parents, especially new admissions. Are there any units giving out information leaflets/ booklets to parents? What are the informations provided on the leaflet? We wil...

2. Looking for stoma care info

   VEVINA replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

   Is the wafer come together with the Hollister bags? Currently, I am nursing a baby with stoma but we just can't seem to prevent the stools from leaking from the side of the stoma bags. And now, the parents are quite upset with the excioration skin ...

3. Sugesstions on how to anchor UVC/UAC lines

   VEVINA posted a topic in NICU

   I need some suggestions on how to secure UVC/ UAC lines for those VLBW babies. My unit is currently using transpore tapes to form a goal post, but they are constantly getting wet from the humidity inside the incubator and thus the goal post is not a...

4. Neonatal Home Care

   VEVINA replied to VEVINA's topic in NICU

   Well, sad to say we are not covered legally and we are not even pay for the transport allownace too. Sometimes, we are also faced with problem like: the baby's mom will call us if she had ran out of feeding tube and of course we would buy it for the...

5. Neonatal Home Care

   VEVINA posted a topic in NICU

   Hi, I have worked in a neonatal ICU for several years. We have a group of nurses volunteered ourselves in the home care service. And we provide home care to babies whom discharged from our unit, which require special care like tube-feeding, gastros...

6. Evidence-based nursing encourage critical thinking in nursing..what do you think?

   VEVINA posted a topic in Emergency

   In current health care environment requires nurses with the skills to find and apply the best evidence practice for effective health care. A question comes into my mind recently and would like to hear all of your opinions on this area. Evidence-based...

7. Do u agree that evidence-based nursing encourages crtitical thinking in nursing?

   VEVINA posted a topic in Educators

   In current health care environment requires nurses with the skills to find and apply the best evidence practice for effective health care. A question comes into my mind recently and would like to hear all of your opinions on this area. Evidence-based...

8. What do you think of Evidence-based practices encourages critical thinking in nursing

   VEVINA posted a topic in General Nursing

   In current health care environment requires nurses with the skills to find and apply the best evidence practice for effective health care. A question comes into my mind recently and would like to hear all of your opinions on this area. Evidence-based...

9. Difficult families....

   VEVINA replied to fergus51's topic in NICU

   How to deal with parent who has always gave "sacarstic" remarks and also have preference nurses to nurse their babies? I had this mum saying that to me one of my night duty before she went home: "Nurse, don't fall asleep tonight!" I was so shocked an...

10. Difficult families....

    VEVINA replied to fergus51's topic in NICU

    Can I ask what does your copy of unit rules consist of? And are the parents allowed to keep the paper or is it filed into the baby's casenotes?

11. Bubble CPAP versus Ventilated CPAP???

    VEVINA replied to VEVINA's topic in NICU

    OP here . . . That would be really great! Thanks so much. Enjoy your vacation.

12. Debate Topic of "Wearing Uniform Enhances Nursing Profession?"

    VEVINA replied to VEVINA's topic in General Nursing

    OP here . . . Thanks for the replies and dialogue! Keep the comments coming!

13. Debate Topic of "Wearing Uniform Enhances Nursing Profession?"

    VEVINA replied to VEVINA's topic in General Nursing

    Because, this debate topic is a training for us, nurses whom are newly introduced to nursing debate in Singapore. Therefore, this is a warming up practice for us. And not much of the articles in local context too. But, I really appreciated for all yo...

14. Debate Topic of "Wearing Uniform Enhances Nursing Profession?"

    VEVINA replied to VEVINA's topic in General Nursing

    I read from the journals that nurses have to be assertive in introducing urselves to the patients and families during their stay and by wearing the name badges clearly in view. But, I really wonder do these methods really help? Any better way for eas...

15. Debate Topic of "Wearing Uniform Enhances Nursing Profession?"

    VEVINA replied to VEVINA's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, aellyssa! but i really don't understand your last sentence means?