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    Help, please! Need fast responses on Infection Control

    prmenrs replied to Mags4711's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in a 10 bed level 2. It's a community hospital. Parents just wash their hands; rings are ok. We wear our own scrubs. We don't have babies
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    Best Practive for bathing neonates?

    prmenrs replied to BABY--RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I did a couple of quick tests w/our nurse manager once upon a time. We had Dial soap, and we had J&J baby shampoo. We used pH paper. Dial was alkaline-REALLY alkaline; J&J was fairly...
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    Can someone offer an ante nurse some insight?

    prmenrs replied to KellNY's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Stay w/the mother when the nurse is in there, and if she's saying what seems to be inappropriate, document it to your nurse
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    Best Practive for bathing neonates?

    prmenrs replied to BABY--RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    MY opinion is that is a very bad thing to do. Not sure what you mean by gunky, but vernix is not all bad. I don't think it's important to get it out of every crevice. Using a brush can cause...
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    Any knowledge on Rubenstien Taybis??

    prmenrs replied to sleepies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is what I found when I googled. (You had misspelled it, btw.)...
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    Best Practive for bathing neonates?

    prmenrs replied to BABY--RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Challenges in Neonatal Nursing: Providing Evidence-Based Skin Care http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/465017 Carolyn Lund has lectured extensively on this subject. She is @ Children's in Oakland....
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    Best Practive for bathing neonates?

    prmenrs replied to BABY--RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm with Steve. Baby skin is very different than adult skin; the babies could actually absorb the ingredients of the body wash. It's one thing to use baby wipes on their bottoms, another to...
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    Skinning The Kitty!!

    prmenrs replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The cat I dissected bore absolutely NO resemblence to a real live cat. First of all, it was HUGE. It was preserved in formalin, w/front and rear legs fully extended. S/he (can't remember which...
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    Cup Feeding Strikes Again!

    prmenrs replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't mind pointing out that there IS no newborn nursery, the baby stays w/you, and you get to be the mommy! Remember all the getting up 3-4x/night to pee the past few weeks? That was training for...
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    How would you make inpatient rooms better?

    prmenrs replied to Email4KH's topic in General Nursing

    I work in NICU and also Mother Baby Unit. My pet peeve about rooms is electrical plugs. They need to be easy to reach, that means ~ waist height. And there need to be more of them. Put enough in...
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    Cutoff for admission to NBN (or room c Mom)

    prmenrs replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep--those "in-between" kids will more than happy to define unpredictable. Hmmm. Shall I breathe? Maybe. Maybe not. I have to eat? Interesting. I'll give it a try. Not bad. No, wait, I...
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    How many vac "pop-offs" for c-section?

    prmenrs replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "...."Gee, Dr So-and-So, I didn't think we could apply vacuum more than 3 times?" "Gee Dr So-and-So, perhaps a slightly larger incision would help?" "Dr So-and-So, I will need to call for my nurse...
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    Go Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    prmenrs replied to LuluBird's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Sorry, N.O., I was really rooting for you, since Chargers aren't in it, boo-hoo. And, I was rooting for Drew Brees. I didn't think the Chargers should've dumped him in the first place. Ah, well, as...
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    What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    prmenrs replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    In the few times I precepted, I've been asked why? about something, and realized that there was a good, scientific rationale for doing it that way, but I'll be danged if I can remember WHAT THE HECK...
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    Gave my heart away again. (long)

    prmenrs replied to km5v6r's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I want to share some memories I have of a little boy named Arturo. "Artie" was a premie who was born somewhere around 1977 and died 13 months later. Artie had a family, Mom, Dad, older sister. They...
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    What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    prmenrs replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    It's this little gizmo you attach to the IV device. ETA- dang. I couldn't get the image to
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    Cup Feeding Strikes Again!

    prmenrs replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The suck counting thing is an intermediate step. They should progress to pacing the feeding on their own. They are not sent home till they're
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    NICU books?!!!!

    prmenrs replied to cmarsh333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've been a nurse for 38+ years, NICU for 26 yrs, 23 in a Level 3 NICU. I'm now working part-time in a small level 2 (intermediate) unit. Good luck in your new
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    NICU books?!!!!

    prmenrs replied to cmarsh333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Neonatal-Intensive-Gerald-Merenstein/dp/0323033008/sr=8-2/qid=1169250166/ref=sr_1_2/105-4791421-2517227?ie=UTF8&s=books
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    my DON called today and told me i lost my job

    prmenrs replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm for calling a lawyer, also. This doesn't seem quite kosher to me. I'm sorry you're having problems on top of your problems. I'll be keeping you in my
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    Cup Feeding Strikes Again!

    prmenrs replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Kids who brady during feeds are not quite mature enough to be fed---they haven't got the part about "stop sucking so I can swallow what I have in my mouth". You can help them by sitting in front of...
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    Waiting is torture!

    prmenrs replied to pkin22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Check out this thread:
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    Headache from bili-lights?

    prmenrs replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You can turn off the lights before you start working w/the baby. That may help. I would also suggest that you get a pair of sunglasses, make sure they block UV-rays. The "blu-blocker" types are the...
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    Cutoff for admission to NBN (or room c Mom)

    prmenrs replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That pretty much sums it up! See this thread:
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    What did u buy your first year of nursing?

    prmenrs replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do have fond memories of that Mustang! "Jason" (yes, I named the car!!) had a sticky choke, fortunately, the first time it did it, the mechanic taught me how to prop it open and restart the car....