fulitarn

fulitarn BSN, RN

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  1. Weird Kangaroo Care Question

    fulitarn replied to la_chica_suerte85's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is not only inappropriate, but also an infection control issue. Skin to skin helps the baby adjust to mom and dad's normal skin flora and prepare to live at home with them. Adding skin flora...

  2. Breakroom refrigerator theft

    fulitarn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Technically our policy is that the fridge gets cleaned out once a week, and if your food is not labeled with a name and date, or if it is more than a week old it gets thrown out (including...

  3. NYU-Langone - Infant falls out of incubator

    fulitarn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    I've seen two pound babies who manage to wiggle themselves all over the isolette, including finding them up against the wall and the port hole

  4. Ranch dressing in a breast milk container

    fulitarn replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurses Rock

    We frequently have sterile blue towels left over from central line insertions, they work great for cleaning the house or other projects. If we have sterile gloves that were opened and never used,...

  5. Looking for Guidance on Mistake

    fulitarn replied to katie115's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If the baby is formula fed while in the NICU, we always send enough formula home for the first day. I think you made the right call and you should not be worried about it. Baby-Friendly allows...

  6. Developmental Care Specialist

    fulitarn replied to fulitarn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NANN has a study prep program for the test, that's what I did. I read the book and the study program. The test has some general theory questions, and is mostly application with scenarios, so you need...

  7. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    fulitarn replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    ASN at 19. I could pass narcotics before I could legally

  8. EpiPens....who knew?

    fulitarn replied to roser13's topic in Patient Medications

    They are absurdly expensive. My insurance fortunately only requires a $100 co-pay for the set of two. So I have to get one for me, and one for my sister, who doesn't have insurance but has an even...

  9. Studying for the Neonatal CCRN

    fulitarn replied to notsosupernurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is a book of practice questions that really helped

  10. Guidelines for use of Freddy Frogs

    fulitarn replied to ckey01's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They are positional devices, and any time they are used the RN needs to remember that. They aren't pillows or restraints. I'm in charge of DC in my unit, and I have to keep reminding people of...

  11. N-PASS Scores

    fulitarn replied to TeenyTinyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use NPASS and it is very effective. We do a pain rating with every care time, and before/after a procedure. Any pain rating greater than 2 requires a reevaluation after 1 hour. You do take into...

  12. Civilian RN jobs on base?

    fulitarn replied to Browniekim's topic in Government, Military

    go to USAjobs.gov to search for jobs. fill out the info and start sending it in. But if you know anybody who already works there that can "put your name in" that would be best. Our unit had about...

  13. The Patient's "Guests"

    fulitarn replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    I took care of a 2 year old newly diagnosed ALL pt. We were transferring her to a larger hospital in the morning, but she spiked a fever and had to get a full workup. I asked mom how she was doing...

  14. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    fulitarn replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    I was told that I would be a good nurse, but that I was a horrible nursing student, and that I needed to stop being so self-assure and assertive, and be more dependent on

  15. ELBW Supine+Midline for ____ days

    fulitarn replied to Justin-RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do 72 hours midline, corresponding with IVH dosing of

  16. Z-Flo Positioners, Do you have a criteria or protocol?

    fulitarn replied to sdrn2002's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    We used them just on babies less than 30 weeks, or those with positional issues. W would put a blanket on top as a cover. However, we stopped using them because they were being used incorrectly....

  17. Any suggestions for presentation props?

    fulitarn replied to futurennp1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I once took a bag of chocolate chips with me (or small bag beans). It weighed 400gm, which was the size of our smallest baby. It's a good visualization for

  18. Gave my first epi-pen yesterday...

    fulitarn replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Last time I was in the ER personally for anaphylaxis, I was told I waited too long to give epi. This is important to always remember. It's better to give it a little early than to have waited too...