NicuGal MSN, RN

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    Breastmilk for mouth care

    NicuGal replied to mlizhev's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We save the colostrum until priming feeds are started and use our usual method until m's milk changes
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    Waiting to hear back is so sad to do!

    NicuGal replied to RNReadyManc's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, there is you answer :) A week is 7 days, not 3....although it feels like forever. Where I work, we interview until the job posting expires, usually a month, so if you are among the first it can...
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    "Baby Friendly"

    NicuGal replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Donor milk keeps getting brought up. Many insurances will not pay for it, especially if there is not a "medical" reason for it. And being a hospital that is mostly welfare/Medicaid/ etc we just...
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    No long distance for patients?

    NicuGal replied to MunoRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ours are blocked as well. We have this superlong code we have to put in whenever we want to call long distance...total
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    NICU "Mini Policy and Equipment Makeover"

    NicuGal replied to preemieRN0612's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We still mix our EBM and fortifier at the bedside, if we have to add liquid protein also then it gets mixed in the milk room. We are trying to move towards liquid fortifier but it is cost prohibitive....
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    attn: experienced NICU RNs---

    NicuGal replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I will when I can sit down with my laptop...wouldn't be pretty on my phone
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    Gastroschisis Post Op

    NicuGal replied to NeuroRN123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Believe me, several of us went round and round...still do! I don't get why they hate Meds and sedation. We had one like that too! He never intubated or old chronic kids for hernias, he would put...
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    The nurse and patient's family yelled at me. I feel horrible.

    NicuGal replied to mamacita2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Kids can spike fast. And that nurse threw you under the bus. She should not have called you in the room..she just disn't want them yelling at her. I'd go to the manager about
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    Ever have the spike come out from a hanging bag of blood?

    NicuGal replied to Billy_Ruben's topic in General Nursing

    We uses to get these big bags of blood from blood bank when we had to do an exchange transfusion on a kid. Our NNP's would get a filter and have to suck up 60ml syringes of blood for us to use. One...
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    Gastroschisis Post Op

    NicuGal replied to NeuroRN123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have one dinosaur attending that doesn't like to give "too much Meds" because he doesn't want them to third space. Really? That isn't what causes that!
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    Mandated cancellations

    NicuGal replied to kellycinalli's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We cancel on occasion, people are more than happy to take vacation time but sometimes we do get to mandatory. We only cancel 4 hour blocks routinely and this is the same when we mandate. We have a...
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    Dyslexia

    NicuGal replied to Emberburn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi! First you have to get thru college/nursing school. See how that goes and see if your program offers any sort of help. That will be a big indicator as to how a job will
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    My orientee gave the wrong narcotic

    NicuGal replied to JohnD91's topic in General Nursing

    When we orient we have to double check and co-sign certain meds. Each facility is different. We also co-sign all charting. Yes, the person giving it is responsible but if you are orienting someone...
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    Gastroschisis Post Op

    NicuGal replied to NeuroRN123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We start them on a gtt, our surgeons like to keep them out for 5 days postoperative and then we start to wean the drip until we can turn it off, usually over a week. It is a 10% wean per day as...
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    "I'm not floating."

    NicuGal replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I'd kill for a float that could take all that!!! I just don't get why people have to be miserable to the people floating....be thankful for someone to
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    "Baby Friendly"

    NicuGal replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Personally, my kid breast fed and has formula and is a top honor student, healthy as a horse and doesn't have a tail or a third eye. I am pro breast feeding but I am not going to brow beat someone...
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    "Baby Friendly"

    NicuGal replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You put IV's in kids for that? What if they are a bad stick? I'd rather give a kid formula than put in an IV which is a source of infection. I don't see that as baby friendly at
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    "I'm not floating."

    NicuGal replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me monkeybug, you wouldn't want to be at our desk as a secretary! Sorry you had such a miserable time in NICU. We try to be extra nice to our floats, but there are times we have to give them...
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    number of IV starts

    NicuGal replied to acenab4jc's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our policy changed when our sepsis numbers started to rise due to all the
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    Salary

    NicuGal replied to %)'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is no difference in pay between units where I
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    "I'm not floating."

    NicuGal replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    We used to have to float all over the hospital....the adult ICU's would be horrified when one of us NICU nurses would show up, just as horrified as us! We were more of a burden than help, that is for...
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    Coworker having access to my password and charting

    NicuGal replied to CorinneRN's topic in General Nursing

    How was she able to access your stuff? When we have to reset anything we have to go thru IT and provide a bunch of info before they will do it. You need to file a complaint. No one outside of IT...
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    families participating in am rounds

    NicuGal replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    All those people round every morning????? OMG. We do discharge rounds one day a week with all those people! Morning rounds are a pharmacist, the team taking care of the baby, the nurse and family if...
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    Bio Patch with PICC line dressing changes?

    NicuGal replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We use biopatchon our kiddos that meet criteria. They are looking at dressings that impregnated with gel for our older kids and on the adult floors. All central access lines, except umbilical lines,...
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    NICU to PICU

    NicuGal replied to BNE103's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    When I worked both units, the traumas were the ones that made my hair stand on end! We don't see anything like that in NICU!