Does anyone have an on-call system that works?
Anyone have a policy on capping and flushing the 2nd lumen on an umbilical linethe would be willin to share?
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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
2 Comments - This is my hospital's policy on when infants temporarily cannot participate in skin to skin: A. Infants requiring > 40% FiO2 on a ventilator, SiPAP or CPAP. Key Point: Infant who are stable on nasal cannula may participate in kangaroo care regardless of FiO2. B. Infants on oxygen hood therapy
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Dear NANN Members, I could really use feedback on how you are securing ETTS in your NICU...My staff and physicians are skeptical that these will work and want feedback on how you use these products or if you have other holders/techniques that you use
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Does anyone use oxygen therapy for wounds, especially bad diaper rash? We see many NAS infants with terrible rash from frequent loose stools and use O2 to dry and aid in healing. How do use administer the O2 to the site? Are there any products that are designed specifically for this...
1 Comment - Historically in our unit we have used this- currently we don't based on evidence for its use. 3M has an amazing product called cavilon- it is awesome- provides a breathable protective coating- you can get a free trial on their website
Any policy or practices out there re oral care. What do you use sterile water and breastmilk, when and how often etc Thanks
2 Comments - Our unit just wrote a policy based on articles printed in Advances in Neonatal Care. Breast milk will be swabbed in the baby's mouth with every hands on care every three or four hours
If they are readmitted to the Peds division do you place the Neonatologist on consult? Sorry for all of the questions
2 Comments - We do, on occasion take a discharged infant back into the unit but generally they go to the peds floor...The rare baby that is readmitted is placed on contact isolation until a MRSA culture comes back negative
I am a NNP developing a Level II nursery with a significant NAS population. 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. My experience at a large level III NICU was to continue monitoring...
1 Comment - We keep all of our NAS infants on CRM from admission to discharge
How long do ELBW infants stay on Bubble CPAP and what protocol /procedures are used for discontinuing ???
1 Comment - Hi Joan, We keep our babies on bubble CPAP at least until 32 weeks, even if they had been at 21% and at +5 or +4 of PEEP for days or weeks