We are a level 4 NICU and have had SLP support for many years. Prior to SLP it was OT that provided oral feeding support. There have been some growing pains over the years and similar feelings of over ...
Hi Nikki, We currently use a trifuse to run all of our fluids (TPN/IL/Medline) and have for years. When we have pressor orders, we use the 3rd port of the trifuse to run Dopamine or EPI (do not really ...
Hi Amanda, We have a medela breast milk warmer at each bedside, and we use this to warm the sterile water for bathing :) ------------------------------ Cecelia McMillan MSN, RNC-NIC, CCRN, C-NPT NICU ...
I am a new NNP lead in a 9 bed Level 2 NICU in a community hospital. The practice in this unit is to utilize SLP on almost every patient - no matter gestation. I have seen more modified swallow studies ...