The Arctic Circle
This is the crucial time to begin total body cooling
What is 6-12 hours after birth or the hypoxic ischemic event?
All patients on servo control will have this set temperature range.
What is 36.3-36.8 degrees?
This person is a teacher, an educator, a role model, and a socializer.
What is a preceptor?
These two things are done when changing a chest tube from suction to water seal.
What is disconnect the tubing from suction and keep the valve open to the Pleurovac?
This is when the balloon volume is checked and charted.
What is Q Monday after 6 weeks?
This is the target rectal temperature for total body cooling.
What is 33.5 +/- 0.5 degrees Centigrade?
This is the weight your infant needs to be before transitioning him or her to a crib.
What is 1.8 kg?
This must be present prior to giving Sweet-Ease to your patient.
What is an order?
This is seen in the water seal chamber, when the infant has a pneumothorax.
What are bubbles?
This is used to decompress the abdomen.
What is a Repogle tube?
This is how often babies should be turned and skin assessed while on the cooling blanket.
What is every 30 minutes?
Removal of all positioning devices, blankets and toys from the crib.
What is safe sleep?
This test is done prior to performing a radial arterial stick.
What is an Allen's test?
These are two necessary items that must be at the bedside of a patient with a chest tube.
What is a toothless clamp and petroleum dressing?
This allows air entry into the stomach which then prevents the tube from sucking up against the gastric wall.
What is the blue port?
This is when rewarming begins
What is hour 73?
This is how often humidifiers must be cleaned when in use.
What is every 7 days?
This electrolyte should not be infusing in the IV fluids hung for the OR
What is KCl?
This procedure for clearing the drainage from a chest tube is not allowed.
What is milking the chest tube?
These are two options you have when you notice leakage from the blue port.
What is flush the blue port with air or replace the Repogle tube?
Two common side effects that can occur during cooling.
What is bradycardia and glucose instability?
This is how often Giraffes much be changed.
What is every 2 weeks?
State law requires that ALL NICU patients (<6 months of age) receive this type of screening prior to discharge.
What is a Hearing Screen?
This is when chest tube dressings are changed.
What is 48 hours post insertion and every 7 days thereafter?
Common causes of leakage from the G-tube insertion site.
What is an ileus, balloon is not filled with enough water, or granulation tissue?