Neonatal Nursing & Family-Centered Care

hi all , dry cotton swabs and baby sheets are commonly used in nicus . how should we sterilise them before usage? should we also sterilise diapers before using them ? can we sterilise these items by keeping them in formalin chambers ?

We are going to discharge home baby weighted less 1500 g. 34 weeks boy, second from twins, 10 days age. Free breast- bottle feeding. Weight increase 20-25 g daily. How small discharged baby you have in practice?

Dear Colleagues : Please inform me, If I made a blood culture for a sick neoborn and all antibiotics were not sensitive except Ciproxin antibiotc, Can I give ciproxin? and if it is ok what is the dose? and what are the side effects of this antibiotic

What are yuor experience about enteral feeding in the case when baby are terated buy dopamine,dou you give enteral feeding . THANK YOU

pls I need to know when to use a CMV seronegative or irradiated blood for neonates or if there is any other special blood request

We are starting to make babies in our NICU NPO during blood transfusions to reduce the risk of NEC. Does anyone have any opinions on this matter, or follow the same practice?

Hello 99ers, i would be curious to know if you place the heated probe on the babies abdomen or not. If not, why not? I recently followed a discussion where a nurse argued, that the heated probe can lead to "inflammatory like" processes under the skin surface, because of the generated heat, which in turn can lead to a greater risk for NEC.... I cant imagine the mechanism of this theory and i havent heard of anything like that so far. I wouldn`t stick the probe onto a symptomatic belly, but i haven`t experienced anything in that direction when a probe was stuck onto a asymptomatic belly. I already searched my books and everything i found was always the same: Exclud…

I want to ask about the humidification for the preterm baby wich are carring in the Giraffe Omni Bed.For our unit there is a new incubator.What is the initial humidity and after many days we can wean humidity and how we need to wean humidity?

My hospital is making some changes regarding the location that we are performing C/S. We are looking at moving more of our C/S to the OR and the OR Team is concerned about allowing the father to attend the procedure. There has even been suggestion that the father must be TB tested to be allowed to attend. I would appreciate any input from you regarding what your attendance practice is for fathers or immediate family members during a C/S if it is performed in the main OR? Thanks in advance.

We are having a discussion about the benefits (or lack thereof) of using sheepskin in the isolette for infants in the NICU. I have done a literature search and cannot find much. The AAP does not recommend sheepskin as it teaches the parents it is okay to put something soft and fluffy under their infants. The fear is that this practice will be continued at home and be a contributing factor in SIDS. Is anyone aware of any studies which look at the risk/benefits of sheepskin? I believe I remember reading one many years ago stating that it was of no benefit to the infants. A recent study published in Advances in Neonatal Care looked at sleeping surfaces, gel pillows, …