Maintaining peripheral venous access while minimizing complications poses many challenges for the neonatal nurse. Ongoing vigilance provides clues to catheter function and promotes early ...

Check the infusion pump's occlusion alarm limit setting. The alarm should be set at the lowest available limit to prevent false occlusion alarms while detecting infiltration. Evaluate the pump's ...

Medications/infusions were mixed in 10% dextrose in water (D10W) or normal saline (NS). Hypotonic saline including D10W-one-fifth NS, D10W-one-third NS, and total/peripheral parenteral nutrition were ...

Serum glucose was in the mid-30s and was treated with D10W orally. The baby was subsequently transferred to the regional medical center at 2 hours of age. At admission, the baby was noticed to be ...