We would ask parents to leave the unit, or part of it, if there was a major problem w/another baby. If necessary, the charge nurse, NM, or security can be called. The info sheet the parents get...
Sometimes I think that parents are angry that their baby is sick (sort of "grieving" for the healthy baby they were expecting). Since they can't really get mad @ the baby, the nurses make a...
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We can get into a HUGE battle over that issue, not really the topic of this thread, imo. The baby I was talking about started as a 32 wkr, no head problems. Issues were airway and lung related....
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I used to have a trached baby; she would throw a snit, bronchospasm, turn purple, etc. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see her TCM reading 3 digits. @ that point it doesn't matter WHAT the...
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p.s. Steve---I think that is possibly the absolute worst gas I have ever seen in my life. What do you wanna bet that the baby has bilateral gr IV's? Poor
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There was a shift a few years ago (in the Level III I used to work in), in a single shift, we had a singleton, twins, triplets and quads!! Try staffing for
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Our little 10 bed unit has been @ or close to capacity off and on the past few weeks. If we go over 10, there is he** to pay. (Nsg office calls ~ q hr to see if we've d/c or transferred anyone!...
Of the ones I have tried, the "ProtectIV" catheters is better than the clippie one. Problems are that it's hard to get catheter off the stylet, and there is so much weight @ the back end of the...
In that situation, the Neonatalogist is the team leader, the RN/RT cannot, in mid-resus, announce "we're going longer than NRP allows" and quit playing. And, as Canoe pointed out, discussions about...
I use the old Jelcos ONLY! Can't get the hang of the safety caths. I really hate the ones w/the clip on the end--got one in a 500 gram kid, went to pull the stylet out, the whole thing came out!...
I have drooled on a paper chart more than once. There's a whole thread on crazy (and dangerous) things we've done after working a night shift. BE CAREFUL!! I have made a decision not to work night...
I always had to take a deep breath, and NOT give the 1st, 2nd or 3rd smart-aleck remark I thought of when they said stuff like that! I got in trouble recently when a Dad c/o to the NM because I was...
I read a book once called "Toddler Taming", I think. If a kid is having a tantrum (or whining), start thinking basics: hungry/thirsty, tired/bored, wet/dirty, hot/cold? It really works the same for...
@ my old job, we would go to a delivery, dry the baby off, lift the baby and throw the wet linen on the floor--not cuz we were slobs, just to get rid of it fast, and proceed w/the resus. Turns out,...
I just smile and say as discretely as possible that I'm sorry, but I can't talk about the other babies to them (the inquirers). It's a little harder w/the new fathers/grandmothers who come in from...
She's entrenched in defense. She is sooo not gonna do anything you want her to @ this point! Just toss the bread. Clean the frig/whatever it was on or in. Get her something cute to 'honor' the...