Practice
Kind of I.V. fluid a baby <2 Kg is started on.
What is starter TPN
Everyone must sign up and attend this in person safety training.
What is AVADE?
This task is done to prevent facial pressure injury/skin breakdown at least every 12 hours for the stable CPAP patient
What is rotate between mask and prongs.
This parent intervention provides multiple benefits like stabilizing heart rate and respiratory rate, decreasing oxygen needs, and helps in long-term neurodevelopment.
What is Kangaroo Care.
This type of sleep promotes growth and development in the neonate.
What is Deep Sleep.
When a baby reaches 60cc/kg/day on feeds, this medication is switched from I.V. to oral.
What is Caffeine.
This needs to be renewed every 2 years and is specific to the NICU.
What is NRP?
This weight is one of the requirements to consider weaning a baby from a closed incubator.
What is 1600g?
A way to give touch by placing one hand on the lower back and the other hand on the baby's head.
What is a Hand Hug.
When a newborn turns his or her head toward the side after the cheek or the area around the mouth is touched, it is well established by 32-34 weeks.
What is the rooting reflex.
Tubing that is changed every seven days.
What is a NG tube?
Quarterly check offs by a committee to enhance your MRSOPA skills.
What are mock codes?
Site Assessment, Lumen status, dressing type and dressing status, fluid rate are charted hourly.
What are central line assessments?
Cyclical lighting, light during the day and dim light or darkness at night begins at this gestational age.
What is 32 weeks.
Stiffening legs while lifting buttocks off the bed.
What is a posture or position change sign of stress.
What is oral feeding readiness?
This is scanned but not charted as PO intake.
What is oral care?
If abnormal, I let my provider know and I check these every 30 minutes until normal.
What are vital signs?
Three of the seven basic senses taught in the SENSE program.
What are touch, body awareness, movement, smell, taste, hearing, and seeing.
Brings hands to mouth and sucks on fingers.
What is self-soothing.
A baby born under 2 Kg. needs three of these throughout their NICU stay.
What is Minnesota Newborn Screens.
There are many opportunities and different avenues to receive these for free at Mayo.
What are CEUs?
Common side effects of this medication are: apena, fever, and hypotension.
What are Prostaglandins?
This sense has a strong connection to long term memory and immediately after birth the baby uses it to recognize who their mother is.
What is smell.
A pattern of deep and shallow breathing with an occasional pause common in premature infants
What is periodic breathing.