We've been giving Vit A injections on VLBW babies for quite some time now. We have a nutritionist that researched it and encouraged our physicians to use it. It is supposed to promote healthy lung...
I've seen this a couple of times recently. We have a great speech therapist that worked with the kids to systematically try to figure out what the problem was. First, she tried different milk...
I'd like to know if most units practice primary nursing and, if so, do you like it? Our unit currently has some primary assignments, but not all. Do you follow your primary all the way through from...
We also changed from the Accuvance to the Insyte caths and experienced the same frustrations that you describe. Over time we got used to them and our success rate went back up. I think the key is to...
We tend to give surfactant in the del rm to all babies 28wks and under. Other than those, its pretty much determined by CXR and resp support needed. It seems that our docs are getting less eager to...
In our unit, we stopped "scrubbing in" around 7 years ago. At that same time, we stopped having family and visitors gown and glove. We wash with soap and water when we come in, then use alcohol based...