Sweeper933

NICU

Member

  • Content

    409

  • Visitors

    7,197

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    4

All Content by Sweeper933

  1. Sweeper933

    Watch your deeplines, guys!

    Sweeper933 replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nice....
  2. Sweeper933

    Feeding tubes.

    Sweeper933 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For babies For babies >36 weeks, they can be left in for a month. Obviously they rarely stay in that long - between getting pulled out and having to advance the placement because the baby is...
  3. Sweeper933

    a case of NEC

    Sweeper933 replied to lvnurs9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NEC is definitely one of the worst things that we as NICU nurses ever have to deal with. Judging by that ABG you mentioned, he probably has some (if not a lot of) necrosis in his gut going on. We had...
  4. Sweeper933

    Top Tens

    Sweeper933 replied to minky84's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Top 5 PRN meds on my unit: Fentanyl, Acetaminophen, Glycerin, Desatin, Versed Some medical diagnosis that I can think of: Prematurity (and Extreme Prematurity) RDS (along with BPD / CLD) PDA (along...
  5. Sweeper933

    Sibling Visitation Rules Exist For A Reason...

    Sweeper933 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Long story short - a family came in to visit their baby on the unit. They brought their 15mo old to come see her new baby sister for the first time. For all siblings under the age of 12, parents have...
  6. Sweeper933

    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    Sweeper933 replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took care of this 34 weeker tonight for a few hours and then switched assignments at 2300 to get my primary. I told the next nurse that this particular baby needed to poop - it had almost been 3...
  7. Sweeper933

    Sibling Visitation Rules Exist For A Reason...

    Sweeper933 replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yikes....
  8. Sweeper933

    Parents and Firing Nurses

    Sweeper933 replied to sunny17's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ewwwwwww
  9. Sweeper933

    UAC fluid/antiseptic

    Sweeper933 replied to dbscandy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our docs use betadine / alcohol before insertion For babies >1000g, our standard is to run NS at 1ml/hr w/ 1 unit of heparin per ml For
  10. Sweeper933

    Funny Names

    Sweeper933 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    President Pixie...
  11. Sweeper933

    NICU-related software, online libraries, etc.- How do you improve staff/parent comm.?

    Sweeper933 replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have digital cameras on the unit that we will take pictures of the babies with (we have parents sign a consent form first). We can print out the pictures and / or e-mail them to the parents as...
  12. Sweeper933

    Rain-out in Humdifiers

    Sweeper933 replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use the presets the FP gives us. 31c for highflow cannulas, and 37c for NCPAP and
  13. Sweeper933

    Rain-out in Humdifiers

    Sweeper933 replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Same here. We just got used to making sure to empty out the tubing before we move a baby. I always feel terrible when the poor kid gets a nose full of
  14. Sweeper933

    Oscillators

    Sweeper933 replied to bayouchick02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Seriously... Can't you see that this baby is as sick as they get...??? I guess the oscillator, more lines and drips then ever thought possible, and blood products running in just scream "move me all...
  15. Sweeper933

    Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    Sweeper933 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This past weekend (during the March for Babies/Dimes Walk) I got to see my very first primary. He was a 23 weeker and had a lengthy stay here in the NICU. He is now 2 1/2 years old and is doing great!...
  16. Sweeper933

    Stethescope??

    Sweeper933 replied to SmileyGirl :o)'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Check with your unit before you go ahead and buy anything. Several NICUs will provide stethoscopes for you. At the unit I work at, we have a stock supply of them, and each baby gets one upon their...
  17. Sweeper933

    aminophylline

    Sweeper933 replied to mawjood's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When we do end up switching from caffeine to theo / aminophylline, it's usually because "just" caffeine isn't doing the trick anymore. The bronchodilation effects of the theo can work wonders on these...
  18. Sweeper933

    aminophylline

    Sweeper933 replied to mawjood's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We also get aminophylline after the 3rd routine dose that we have given. We don't use aminophylline too often - our docs like to give caffeine a chance to work first. Usually by the time our kids are...
  19. Sweeper933

    You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    Sweeper933 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Now every time I send a tube somewhere - I'm going to have that image stuck in my brain!!!!! (at least it will be something to laugh about at 5 in the
  20. Sweeper933

    You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    Sweeper933 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Visions of that one commercial with the kid (at bring your kid to work day) shooting stuff out the bank's tube system at that guy in the car come to
  21. Sweeper933

    You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    Sweeper933 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When you see an adults HR on a monitor and it (momentarily) freaks you out because it's "so
  22. Sweeper933

    You Know You're a NICU Nurse When...

    Sweeper933 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ah yes... those were good Steve. I especially like the one about the duct tape - I threaten babies with it all the time :chuckle A few to add: -Patients that you can't hold in one hand are too big for...
  23. Sweeper933

    Funny Names

    Sweeper933 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know this isn't really a funny name... but we've had quite a few "Sebastians" come through our unit
  24. Sweeper933

    I passed the CCRN!!!!

    Sweeper933 replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congrats!!!!! :yelclap:
  25. Sweeper933

    I think I'm a magnet

    Sweeper933 replied to Nicky30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know what you mean! I think that every time I'm in charge all the weird / bad stuff happens! L & D will be empty, yet I end up admitting 4 babies that night (they just keep walking in the door,...