Re: Access to NICU
jwright@ldl.net
Fri, 22 Mar 1996 11:19:40 -0500
>Kim,
>The usual two hours? What usual two hours? Our unit now permits families
>a whole 15 minutes at the bedside per hour. Unless, that is, you get a
>nurse who doesn't mind breaking rules. Then you get all the time you want.
>Then she goes off shift for four days, and you get barracuda nurse who
>loves rules and hates families. Then you maybe get to look in the window
>for a few minutes.
>
>And they wonder why parents of preemies are a little *tense*? Illness
>alone is plenty enough to deal with, without tap dancing your way around
>all the personalities.
>
>OK, I'm done.
>
>Regards,
>Jill
>
Jill,
Your experience is similar to mine. I was beginning to think that I was the
only one who wasn't allowed more than a few minutes with their baby. It
drove me nuts. The personality thing was terrible. We had one nurse that
would let me bring the twin in covered in a gown and then we had others that
freaked out about it when she was awaiting surgery. I wish everyone could
agree for a change in the NICU's. I wonder to this day what the real rules
were.
Stephanie
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