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Key Words    

A

   Admission Guidelines of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Newborn (6/15/2010)

               Admission Guidelines Stahlman Nursery  (03/03/05)

               Admission of Infants who have been home ( 03/22/2007)

               Admission of post-op cardiac surgery patients ( 05/21/01)

               Adoption ( 03/21/2007)

               Amphotericin B administration ( 05/10/2007)

               Anesthesia in the NICU  (03/21/2007)

               Aquaphor  topically in ELBW newborns ( 03/21/2007)

               Arterial Lines: peripheral (06/04/2008)

               Anatomy Atlases: A digital library of anatomy information (03/03/2006)

               Antimicrobial Usage for Empiric Therapy (7/25/2007)

               Attending physician interaction with parents ( 03/21/2007)

B

               Back to Sleep ( 07/25/01)

               Back-Transport Guidelines ( 06/26/2007)

               Benzodiazepine Taper ( 09/13/2007)             

               BiliTool: Phototherapy Guideline Tool (02/23/2006)

               Bilirubin Mangement Guildeline Graph (5/12/2006)

               Binasal Airway CPAP for transport ( 12/19/01)

               Blood Cultures ( 01/29/93)

               Blood Products in the NICU ( 09/01/02)

               Blood Transfusion (pRBCs) (09/01/02)

               Bowel Bags for abdominal wall defects ( 05/01/00)

               BPD Follow-up Clinic ( 07/01/01)

               Breast milk ( 10/24/01)

               BROVIAC® Catheters  for central venous access (02/14/08)

C

               Caffeine for apnea of prematurity ( 09/20/00)

               Calcium and  Phosphorus: Optimal Intake Guidelines (6/11/2007)

               Call Schedule

               Car seats and the car seat test ( 10/24/01)

               Census/Bed space guidelines ( 7/15/02)

               Choanal atresia: noninvasive ways to assess patency of the nares ( 07/01/00 )

               Circumcision ( 08/09/00)

               Co-bedding twins and higher-order multiples ( 03/15/00)

               Cord Blood ( 01/19/00)

               Counting spontaneous breaths in an intubated patient ( 10/22/01)

               Covering isolettes to diminish light exposure (01/21/02)

               C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Protocol  (03/24/05)

D

               D12.5W through peripheral IVs  ( 01/20/99)

               Death and Bereavement Care ( 07/16/01)

               Death Documentation Protocol (07/01/2009)

               Department of Child Services (DCS) referrals ( 6/23/99)

               Dermatology Atlas Online ( 01/15/03)

               Discharge Criteria for infants going home  ( 05/19/99)

               Diversion policy (11/18/02

               Double volume exchange transfusion ( 02/07/2008)

               Drips: calculating continuous IV infusion rates ( 07/10/2006))

               Drug screening in the potentially substance-exposed infant ( 11/19/99)

E

               Ecmo: Alert  ( 07/01/02)

               Ecmo: Post-ECMO  Discharge Orders ( 07/01/99)

               Endotracheal suctioning ( 02/17/99)

               Endotracheal tube sizes and depth of insertion ( 02/23/00)

               Enteral Feeding ( 04/15/02)

               Enteral Nutrition ( 05/07/03)

               Enterobacter sakazakii contamination of powdered formula (04/10/03)

               Erythromycin Ointment (Ilotycin) for Ophthalmic prophylaxis ( 05/01/00)

               Estimated length of stay by birth weight ( 07/01/98)

               Ethics in the NICU (9/15/2006)

               Evidence-based Medicine Literature Request and Library (10/17/2006)

               Exchange Transfusion record sheet ( 05/01/77)

F

   Feeding tubes: OG, NG and transpyloric ( 07/19/00)

               Fingernails & Infection Control ( 10/18/00)

               Fluconazole prophylaxis protocol (7/21/2009)

               Follow-up clinic for NICU graduates ( 07/01/98)

               Formula storage and preparation ( 05/01/00)

               Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) & cryoprecipitate ( 07/16/01)

G

               Gastrostomy care and feeding ( 10/01/99)

               Genetic disorders and testing information ( 01/15/03)

               Glucose Infusion Rate ( 06/12/2007)

               Growth charts and calculations ( 02/21/99)

H

               Handwashing ( 03/08/00)

               Head Ultrasound for IVH/PVL screening in the VLBW infants ( 07/15/02)

               Heparin usage in IVF and TPN ( 05/21/01)

               Hepatitis B Vaccine and HBIG ( 10/15/04)

               HIE and Head-Cooling Overview  (08/01/2007)

               Head Cooling on Transport (10/09/2007)

               Head Cooling Practical Tips ( 08/06/2007)

               HIV ( 10/31/02)

               Hungry/agitated surgical infant protocol ( 08/26/03)

               Hydrocortisone for Vasopressor-Resistant Hypotension (7/20/2007)

               Hydrops Fetalis ( 06/24/05)

               Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants ≥ 35 Weeks Gestation (07/19/04)

I

   Immunizations ( 8/9/2010)

               Indomethacin: (Indocin)  Prophylaxis in the ELBW infant ( 07/01/00)

               Indomethacin: (Indocin) Treatment for PDA   ( 05/23/07)

               Infection control ( 02/13/02)

               Interim event notes ( 5/17/2007)

               Interim summaries with change of service ( 09/01/01)

               Interpreters : AT&T Language Line ( 04/18/01)

               Iron supplementation ( 05/07/03)

               Isolation Policy (09/01/99)

               IV Fluids: Admission IV fluids ( 05/19/03)

               IV Fluids: Advancing fluid intake ( 07/01/95)

               IV Infiltrates ( 06/04/2008)

J

K

               Kangaroo Care ( 05/21/93)

L

               Laboratory: Amounts of blood needed for common test ( 03/06/03)

               Laboratory: Spurious results ( 09/19/01)

               Laboratory: Unlabeled blood samples ( 09/19/01)

               Lactation consultants ( 12/01/02)

               Limits of viability: antenatal and perinatal management ( 11/12/97)

               Limits of viability: Counseling the parents (5/12/2008)

               Line Sepsis: When to pull the line ( 07/16/01)

M

               Meconium drug screens ( 09/20/00)

               Meconium-stained amniotic fluid: delivery room management ( 03/21/01)

   Medication Manual NICU  (8/19/2010)

               Medical student supervision in the NICU ( 10/18/00)

               Medication dosage adjustments ( 04/17/02)

               Metabolic Acidosis: Assessment and Treatment (7/30/2007)

               Methadone taper for opioid-dependent neonates ( 05/23/2007)

               Multivitamin Supplementation ( 01/21/02)

N

               Narcan (Naloxone) ( 03/21/01)

               Name changes of inpatients ( 07/18/01)

               Nasal cannula oxygen administration ( 3/18/2008)

               NCPAP: adjunctive equipment ( 06/21/00)

               NEC Stabilization prior to Surgery  ( 06/25/2007)

               Needlestick Policy ( 11/19/04)

               Neonatal Follow-up Clinic ( 04/26/05)

               NICU Nursing Resource Page (03/22/2006)

   Nitric oxide therapy for PPHN ( 7/15/2010)

               Non-viable live-born infants ( 05/01/00)

               N-PASS ( 07/06/04)

               Nursing care that parents may provide their infants ( 05/01/00)

O

               Ophthalmology visits for ROP exams ( 09/19/01)

               Outstanding lab results at the time of discharge ( 09/20/00)

               Oxygen concentration-discrepancy in equipment readings ( 08/15/01)

P

               Pain management: Analgesia ( 08/02/05)

               Phototherapy for indirect hyperbilirubinemia ( 05/01/00)

               Physician chain of command ( 10/20/99)

               PICC Lines ( 05/24/02)

               Platelet transfusions ( 10/01/99)

               PO feeding protocol for growing premies ( 05/22/02)

               Post-Op Pain Management Plan ( 07/06/03)

               Potassium, parenteral administration ( 04/21/03)

               Post-discharge nutrition ( 02/21/01)

               Private pediatricians: Notification of admission ( 08/08/00)

               Procedural Pain Management Guidelines (5/2/2006)

               Prostin during Transport ( 02/26/08)

               PT / OT consultation guidelines ( 11/18/02)

   Pulse oximeters: Desired O2 saturations and alarm values ( 08/09/2010)

               Pulse oximeters: Discontinuing use ( 05/01/00)

Q

            Quiet time ( 11/20/02)

 

R

               Recipes for increasing caloric density in formulas ( 07/31/2007)

               Replogle tubes ( 05/01/00)

  Research Protocols in the NICU  ( 7/14/2010)

               Respiratory equations ( 07/01/00)

               Rocephin use in the NICU ( 07/26/2007)

               ROP: Laser photocoagulation for threshold ROP ( 06/21/00)

               ROP: Screening exams in the NICU ( 2/5/2008)

               ROP: Screening with respect to DC/BT ( 01/10/01)

               RSV: controlling nosocomial spread ( 10/02/02)

S

               Sibling visitation in the NICU ( 04/23/03)

               Skin care for the VLBW Infant ( 02/21/01)

               Sound boxes ( 01/17/01)

               State Newborn Screening

               Stool hemoccult testing ( 06/21/00)

               Sucrose water (24%) for analgesia ( 05/31/02)

  Surfactant protocol  ( 5/19/2010)

  Synagis (palivizamab) for RSV prophylaxis in NICU graduates ( 6/15/2010)

               Systemic Steriods for evolving severe CLD ( 04/04/2008)

T

               Telephone communication with family ( 04/18/03)

               Thermoregulation: general guidelines ( 05/01/00)

               Thermoregulation: the Giraffe bed ( 02/21/01)

               Thrombolytic therapy in neonates ( 11/08/2006)

               TPN / IL  ( 06/12/2007)

               Transport: Calls for an infant who has been discharged home ( 03/07/2007)

               Transport: Calls regarding imminent deliveries ( 06/18/01)

               Transport: Follow-up calls to the referring physician ( 01/16/02)

               Transport: Lifeflight/Angel Communications Dispatch ( 03/26/03)

               Transport: LifeFlight Helicopter Guidelines ( 03/19/03)

               Transport: Inhaled Nitric Oxide use during transport ( 12/18/02)

               Transport: Organizing a second team ( 03/20/02)

               Trophic feeds ( 09/12/01)

U

               Umbilical catheters: Sizes and depth of insertion ( 09/15/2006)

               Urine cultures ( 01/15/03)

               Urine dipsticks, routine ( 03/14/00)

V

               Ventilator Management of Diffuse Lung Injury (10/12/2005)

               Viral Cultures in the NICU ( 3/22/2007)

               Visitation guidelines ( 12/11/02)

               Vital signs ( 03/08/00)

               Vitamin A supplementation ( 07/01/00)

               Vitamin K prophylaxis ( 10/01/99)

W

              Withdrawal Symptoms  ( 06/27/2007)

              WizOrder in the NICU ( 03/11/03)

              Wound care ( 02/28/03)

 

X

               X-rays: Emergent films ( 08/10/02)

               X-rays: Patient position for chest radiographs ( 05/15/2007)

               Xylocaine as a local anesthetic in the NICU ( 05/01/00)

Y

Z