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NICU, Infection Control

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  1. 24g Jelco's. 100% of the
  2. I am moving your post to the nursing student assistance forum. Good
  3. Here are the threads w/info you can use: Member-recommended neonatal reading list! Is there a conference in your "neck of the woods"? companies that manufacture neonatal products! neonatal websites...
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    Help Needed...Uniforms!! :D

    ".....EDIT: Darn...the place http://www.lydiasuniforms.com/produc...crub_Top&catid did not have my size..... uhhh....sigh.... Umm... " Call 'em up! Find out when they're getting more. GOOD...
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    Elitist Attitude?

    i have seen many nurses over the years who are what i call "prima donnas"; they tend to work icu's in general, micu, ccu, sicu, picu, nicu..... certainly there is a pride there: i'm doing something...
  6. You win more flies w/honey than you do
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    epidemiologist interested in IC nursing

    My bias is for nurses to do Hospital Infection Control, because NO one knows better what happens to a patient than a nurse. That said, you are probably in a good position right now. My suggestion is...
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    Gastroschisis/fussiness suggestions?

    http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-Embrace-Comfort-Bouncer/dp/B000IZSJZU/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1199236997&sr=1-14 This is the one I bought. I looked @ that Fisher-Price...
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    Gastroschisis/fussiness suggestions?

    Our methadone baby is, @ this moment, over in L&D w/one of their nurses in the vibrating massage chair their anesthesia group bought for them. Apparently, she loves it! There are baby bouncers...
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    Pain Management

    I think it's really important to have accurate pain assessment documented. Even if they're paralyzed, their VS will probably be altered. IMO, N-pass is waaay better than PIPP. If you can get them...
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    Gastroschisis/fussiness suggestions?

    "...I think the only thing worse is a methadone baby." They're really neck and neck. We've had one of these lately. It takes for--ever to w/draw from.
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    Gastroschisis/fussiness suggestions?

    Music: http://www.amazon.com/Stops-Crying-Heartbeat-Musical-Therapy/dp/B00003TFYP/ref=rsl_mainw_dpl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER A CD player (any small one would do, and pillow speakers help, too):...
  13. i'm making a sticky--if there's a neonatal conference in your area, list it here. be sure to include all pertinent info, including dates, places, and, most imp't, a website (or contact) to find out...
  14. Those z-coils are REALLY expensive. I've had good luck w/an insert called barefoot science. You have to read the website to see how it works. http://www.buybarefootscience.com/?cid=425527 Tylenol,...
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    Foot IVs

    One word: thrombophlebitis. We do it all the time in neonates, but I'd worry about adults, esp those w/peripheral vascular disease or edema of any sort. This may not be evidenced based practice, but...
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    Assignment Karma!

    Liz--I really think you should report them to JACHO. It won't change unless the plebecite revolts, or some big cheese comes in and TELLS them to change. Keep
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    Youngest preemies

    Toaster heads. Single slice or double? I think they have an "elfie"
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    What do you actually DO?

    When you go in, you either listen to report on everyone, or just those pts to whom you're assigned. You may have a LVN or an aide working w/you; hopefully, you'll figure out a game plan and set...
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    Medical mgmt of PDA

    I think it's in the timing. I remember giving it almost right after birth. It went like this: birth, resus, tube, surfactant, lines, move to SIMV (non invasive vent) giraffe, plastic wrap,...
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    How did you end up in the NICU?

    When I was a student, I spent a week in the "premie" nursery. I liked it a lot. When I graduated, I liked everything x peds and psych. I worked for ~ 3yrs in med-surg, adult ICU. Went to visit a...
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    Icky Situation

    As long as I've been doing this, I still managed to get slimed periodically. Still beats the heck out of being slimed on a grown-up
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    A deeper view of long term care and paying it forward

    Amanda, you are truely one in a million! Thank
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    Funny intern stories

    Be careful not to put too much identifying information about the pts! Need I say the "H"
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    Alaska Nurses

    Moving to the Alaska
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    Do You Look Like A Nurse?

    A few years ago, I was sitting @ my son's bedside; he had had surgery and was sleeping. I had a polo shirt and casual pants on. There was a pt in the other bed; his doc, a kind of old fashioned...