danissa

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 have faith!

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 in becoming your own wee family, may the angels always bring love and luck to you, and may this Christmas be the finest you ever had! Well Done Pal, you are a DaDDY!!! The future is now all that matters............XC:heartbeat

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 always call for that extra pair of hands to be there to bag etc. Sometimes its an emergency call, you start your suction whilst calling for help...you will get the feel for how and what you do.....luck to ya!

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!

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 life without good food??? I ,for one, would expire without tasty food, could not live with that amount of oatmeal each day. I know we have to look after ourselves, healthy heart food etc, but , life is for living in the end! jmho!

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

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 could get her for a study day or two, if you have funds to do so! We had money raised by a parent that enabled 15 of us to do this 2 day course. All fired up...BIG changes will come to pass!!!!!!

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 as our speaker, Cherry Bond. This woman is such a fantastic, inspirational developmental care advocate!!! WOW again, tonite , I think we must have all left all fired up and raring to get back to the unit and implement her strategies and teachings! Cherry travels the world over and is such a well of knowledge, she seems to have incorporated research from each country she visits! If you can, look her up on the net! For any NICU nurses, she will fire you up ! (oh, btw, add to the great learning from today, we had it in a posh hotel, ATE great food all day...we even had salmon and a glass of wine at lunch!! and we had breakfast, and we had coffee and pastries AND....after lunch, we had coffee and scones and chocolate cake mid afternoon!!!!!!!again..WOW!!! ) I am so stuffed , in my mind and my stomach, cant wait for tomorrow!!! Just look up this amazing advocate for neonates and family centered care when you have the chance...she is really fab!

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 inflate that babies lungs with a misplaced tube. Shout out for help, make certain you get it, and get someone to fast page the Docs. Just maintain that airway, thats your first priority. Always remember ABC...airway first and foremost.! Stuff like this happens with these wee ones, I'm sure you will deal with situations and learn from them as they arise. Each day brings a different challenge, but what else would we do in our worktime??????:chuckle Best of luck to ya!:heartbeat

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 care wee one with BIG scratches on their wee face! I'd be more nervous of peeling the nails off though, this can go right into the Quick of the finger, ouch!

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 once relieved us for a tea or pee break during a long LONG shift, just our team do that. Never once showed up to draw up drugs, to bag a wee one,.... to give cardiac massage....etc! Forgive my cynacism, but thanks for any "Miracles!" go to NICU teams the world over... WHEN the "great creater" shows up and makes us all our first cup of coffe after ten + hours..then I will be grateful. Till then... NICU TEAMS....you ARE FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!:yeah::yeah:.

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 available results..(well , results on a good day!_), however, as you gain experience in the neonatal field, you will not put up with such ineptitude. You will learn that to DIY is preferable in a lot of cases, such as obtaining bloods from your baby in a less painful way. NICU Nurses are not there for the purpose of " holding the baby down!" we are there for the BABIES! (this is in no way aimed at the OP BTW!) JMHO!!!!!

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::chuckle

: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 "fiddlers!" adjust settings while you turn your back and dont tell you! Thats my pet peeve too!

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.

:yeah:...And I'm a GIRL and I agree totally!!! (dude looks like a lady!!!........................YUK!!!!!!!!!) Weyhey Hairy Man!!!!