Demonstrate a newborn bath

Question 1

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Check Doctor’s orders, policy and procedures

Question 2

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Gather equipment, wash hands, identify infant and parents

Question 3

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Provide privacy and explain procedure to parents. Assess their comfort level.

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Assess room temperature

Question 5

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Assess temperature of water 36.7-37.2

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Follow medical asepsis principles: clean to dirty, top to bottom, inside to outside, front to back.

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Carefully wash/dry each area to prevent heat loss. Expose only the area you are washing.

Question 8

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Wash baby’s face with clear water. Use separate part of the wash cloth for each lid, inner corner to outer corner.

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Use the football hold, wash head with soap. Assess fontanelles.

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Rinse and dry

Question 11

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Wash behind ears.

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Dry then cover head

Question 13

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Wash neck, put hand under the baby’s shoulders and lift slightly. This allows access to the creases.

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Wash the armpits and abdomen as necessary, assessing as you go. Wash, rinse, dry and cover.

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Provide cord care as outlined.

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Wash the vulva of a female newborn, riding from front to back. Do not force back the foreskin of a male newborn’s penis. Clean the areas gently. Ensure that you have cleaned all folds.

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Diaper, dress, then under the infant.

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Document and record