My facility is trying to create a policy for IV infusion within our NICU looking at frequency of rate checks, cosigning TPN orders or changes in infusion rates, use of buretrols, etc to safeguard against accidental bolusing of TPN/Lipds, etc. Do any of you have policies in place for this already...
Does anyone use oxygen therapy for wounds, especially bad diaper rash?
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Current practice in this nursery only requires 8-hours of CR monitoring once pharmacologic therapy is started with morphine 0.04 mg/kg every 3 hours
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We have no protocoll on our neonatal unit for skin to skin, it is done on an adhoc basis, with different members of staff. I am looking to gather information to put together guidelines for skin to skin for our unit, to include NICU and High Dependency/Special Care Would anyone be willing to...
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