danissa LPN, LVN

Remember this is arterial. First...close all your ports to the baby, tap the air to the top, fill with flush and go ahead, Be Calm., open the ports when you are 1000000% sure! Take your time, it's not a race, it's a life. You will get there, just h...

What happened to your wee tiny baby of 387 grammes?

:yeah::redbeathe:heartbeat:redbeathe:heartbeat:yeah::yeah: I am so SO happy for you and your darling wife, you are at last a Mammy and Daddy!!!!! This wee guy is blessed, he will have a fab life with great parents! Congratulations to all three of you...

I am Thankful for.... my really curly hair, as every morning, with straightening irons in hand..I have a choice!!!:bow: And seriously, more than anything else..for those I love and who love me....thats the only REAL thing to be thankful for!!!!

I have found that it's very much a judgement call. if you know your patients tolerance to vent disconnection, even for seconds, then you can do the required suction, with one hand sterile, as a one person job. In an unstable wee one, however, I would...

OMG SIRI !!!! That avatar is terrifying!!!! :sofahider:chair:

I did my Midwifery at Stirling University, and my Neonatal stuff at Napier University in Edinburgh, both Scotland. Great places , both of them! The lecturers in Napier were second to none! Fab people!

Karma, you may be cool with your board, but I dont feel that summonds to the afterlife, when no-one was comfortable with it, and whilst you had vulnerable people to take care of, was appropriate! You were at work to take care of the living, thats wha...

All the energy and enthusiasm on this thread is heartwarming!!!:heartbeat Keep it up, all you Nurses to be, You will, I'm sure, be great nurses one day! Best of Luck to one and all, may your dreams become real!

Well Done Babe! :yeah: The memory of that "first catch" never leaves you!:heartbeat

How far back did you go to get that quote? Tom hasn't been here for a while, and yeah, I totally appreciate that you would get that impression from his post, but you had to know the guy to get the full picture!

Of course men can cry! It does not make you less of a proffesional, it makes you a human being!

Well done to you that your healthy eating plan works for you! But , omg, where is the food that actually Tastes of something? Life is way too short to waste days living on oatmeal, just have what you like, but dont overindulge and excercise! Whats li...

Me Neither, in all these years...............

Hi fellow NICU nurses! Just want to share with you all what a Fab study day I have had today, second part tomorrow! Wow, I truley cant wait, am all fired up to go back, even did my homework as soon as I came home!!!:chuckle We were fortunate to have ...

Just back from the 2nd study day! WoWie! Again...fab food, but thats by the by....If you have the chance guys, look into Cherry Bond's work, she is so inspirational! ( Did I say that already???):chuckle:chuckle MandaAnda..you are in the UK, you coul...

Scary thought, isn't it! Has happened to us all, I would guess, some of these wee guys are Soooo determined that that pesky tube will come oUT! If this happens, yes, I would suggest taking that ET tube away .... Pronto....,you cant sucessfully inflat...

I bring up the subject of nail clipping with the parents when its needed, get them to bring in baby nail clippers and show them how to do it if they are nervous. I'm in agreement with prmenrs, I've also done it loads. Nothing worse than a special car...

You get such a satisfaction from catching "bogies!" so the wee ones can breathe easier! And Pregestamil..oh yes its vile!

I'm happy that your wee girl is doing fine! But, I must say, in all my years in the NICU, I have never worked with "the great creater" ...only other NICU staff, absolutely overworked, understaffed and under appreciated! The "great creater" never onc...

Oh holey Moley! Holding an infant down for 30 mins of torture............Think I will vomit now..thats barbaric!!!! All for an SBR, when a heel prick, by an experienced Nurse would have been done and sent and tested at the lab, in that time, with ava...

But they are damn great to have a bubble to, whilst eating chocolate and feeling hormonal!!!! ( you kinda burst the bubble there..all us girls peekin in thought you were a sensitive guy who would cry at the chick flicks along with us!!!):chuckle::chu...

:yeahthat:*wine You have SO got it....In spades!!!!!:yeah:

OMG Liz...you hit the nail right on the head! Our Docs are the same...would NEVER mess with the IV pumps, for the same reason you stated!:chuckle But the Ventilator thing>>>GGGRRRRR!!!!! Yep....same in our NICU...we have the Docs who are "f...

Both stories of human suffering on this thread are just so poignant.......... Heartfelt cuddles to those dealing with the outcomes, whether family members or nurses, you are in my thoughts.