Nurse Kelly’s Notes

Nurse Kelly’s Notes Hi! I’m Nurse Kelly and I hope you grow to love NICU and perinatal nursing as much as I do!

Candy hearts: NICU nursing edition!
01/21/2025

Candy hearts: NICU nursing edition!

Ask and you shall receive: tips for new NICU nurses!
01/14/2025

Ask and you shall receive: tips for new NICU nurses!

❤️ dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) occurs when the aorta arises from the right ventricle (instead of th...
01/11/2025

❤️ dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) occurs when the aorta arises from the right ventricle (instead of the left ventricle) and the pulmonary artery arises from the left ventricle (instead of the right ventricle).

🩵 Parallel circulations exist with TGA. A shunt — in the way of a ventricular septal defect and/or ductus arteriosus — is essential for mixing oxygenated and deoxygenated blood for survival.

❄️ Seems like a lot of us are about to get pummeled by a winter storm, so let’s talk about what your hospitals do for st...
01/05/2025

❄️ Seems like a lot of us are about to get pummeled by a winter storm, so let’s talk about what your hospitals do for staff who have to come into work in bad weather! Do you get bonus pay? Free food? A headache? Nothing at all?

Unfortunately, mine’s perpetually in the nothing at all camp, even despite a state of emergency, and even though I really like working there it’s the biggest drawback for me 🫠.

💗💜🤍🩷 they’re back! NICU Nursing Valentine’s Cards are available to purchase for a limited time!
01/02/2025

💗💜🤍🩷 they’re back! NICU Nursing Valentine’s Cards are available to purchase for a limited time!

Cheers to the new year!
01/01/2025

Cheers to the new year!

Excited to see what 2025 has in store!
12/29/2024

Excited to see what 2025 has in store!

✨ snapshots of the 5 most popular educational posts of 2024! To view the top 2, go to the reels section of my Instagram!...
12/29/2024

✨ snapshots of the 5 most popular educational posts of 2024! To view the top 2, go to the reels section of my Instagram!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! 🎄
12/24/2024

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! 🎄

❄️ share one that you can relate to with a friend!
12/23/2024

❄️ share one that you can relate to with a friend!

Still struggling for a gift idea for a NICU nurse in your life (or maybe even a gift for yourself)? Check out the NICU N...
12/22/2024

Still struggling for a gift idea for a NICU nurse in your life (or maybe even a gift for yourself)? Check out the NICU Nursing Clipboard - it’s durable, can store up to 200 pieces of paper, AND includes information on so many NICU nursing essentials!

Ho ho ho 🎅🏻
12/19/2024

Ho ho ho 🎅🏻

I received a request a couple of weeks ago for a post on Replogle tubes, which I’m sharing today. And I think that I jin...
12/19/2024

I received a request a couple of weeks ago for a post on Replogle tubes, which I’m sharing today. And I think that I jinxed myself as I was creating the content for this because I somehow ended up with multiple patients with Replogle tubes after I scheduled this post!

What questions do you have about Replogle tubes?

As a NICU nurse, I’ve always been aware of the devastation that HIE can cause babies and families, as well as grateful f...
12/16/2024

As a NICU nurse, I’ve always been aware of the devastation that HIE can cause babies and families, as well as grateful for the hope that therapeutic hypothermia has brought for babies with HIE… but this time last year I experienced that on a far more personal level.

One year ago today, my niece and HIE warrior Ava, was born by emergency C-section performed after placental abruption. She was diagnosed with HIE, and subsequently treated with therapeutic hypothermia. She defies the odds every day. Happy birthday, sweet Super Ava 💜.

🎁 To ensure delivery by Christmas within the continental USA, make sure your orders are in by end of day on Sunday, Dece...
12/13/2024

🎁 To ensure delivery by Christmas within the continental USA, make sure your orders are in by end of day on Sunday, December 15!

Still have holiday shopping to do? Check out these gift guides for the NICU nurse on your list! ...
12/12/2024

Still have holiday shopping to do? Check out these gift guides for the NICU nurse on your list!

If you work in a hospital with Labor and Delivery, who is responsible for attending deliveries?Last week, I posted a cou...
12/10/2024

If you work in a hospital with Labor and Delivery, who is responsible for attending deliveries?

Last week, I posted a couple of stories about being charge nurse and attending deliveries, and I got a few messages from people saying that they couldn’t see how a charge nurse could also go to deliveries.

On my unit, the charge nurse is also the delivery nurse - (s)he doesn’t have a patient assignment and (s)he assists other nurses as needed, attends deliveries, and brings admissions to the unit.

The Complete NICU Reference Card Pack is a perfect stocking stuffer for any NICU nurse in your life! It contains 12 colo...
12/07/2024

The Complete NICU Reference Card Pack is a perfect stocking stuffer for any NICU nurse in your life! It contains 12 colorful, sturdy badge buddies with the most essential, need-to-know information about the world of neonatal intensive care nursing, including:
🤍 neonatal resuscitation
🫶🏼 commonly administered medications (Note: these include several cards broken down by body system!)
💜 intraventricular hemorrhage
🤍 measurement conversions
🫶🏼 normal neonatal lab values and order of blood draws
💜 ventilator modes
🤍 blood gas interpretation!

Tap the photo to order yours today or go to the link in bio to purchase!

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