Soins infirmiers en néonatalogie - (Infant Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)

Contactez: Lyne Boisvert 514-412-4400, poste 22151 ou lyne.boisvert@muhc.mcgill.ca

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• Abdominal girth measurement
• Arterial line: refer to arterial line manual on the unit
• Aspirate:
  • EET
  • Gastric (refer to Feeding protocol)
  • NPA
• Bath care
• BiliBlanket (how to use the)
• Bladder drainage (catheterization; intermittent/indwelling)
• Bladder tap
• Blood culture
• Blood transfusion (general information & administration)
• Catheterization (see bladder drainage)
• Cardiac (care of the post-op)
• Care plan
• Cast care
• Central line policy
  • Infusion of IV solutions and heparinization of central lines
  • Blood drawing from central venous line
  • Dressing procedure for central venous line
  • Percutaneous venous line
  • Administration of medication via a central line
  • Administration of blood and blood products via central line
• Chemstrip protocol
• Chest tube: insertion, care, monitoring
• Death (guidelines for assisting with a baby’s death)
• Defibrillation

• Dialysis, peritoneal: physical set-up (refer to unit manual for complete protocol) Discharge protocol
• Emergency cart duty
• Exchange transfusion
• EMLA cream
• Feedings:
  • When to initiate feedings
  • Before starting to feed
  • Bottle feeding
  • Breast feeding
  • Gavage feeding
  • Continuous milk drip
  • Demand feeding
  • Feeding intolerance
    Fortification of breastmilk and other formulas
  • How to order a formula
  • References
  • Human milk fortifier
• Gastric drainage per replogle
• Gastrostomy care
• Heel puncture procedure
• Heparinization of a peripheral line
• High frequency oscillatory ventilation (nursing care of infant receiving)
• Immunizations
• Insuflon catheter medication administration
• Intravenous therapy
  • Insertion of butterfly
  • Insertion of intravenous catheter
• Intravenous Slough Protocol
• Isolation and infection control policies
• Isolette
  • Routine cleaning
  • Patient temperature control in isolettes

• Lumbar puncture
• M.R.I. (procedure)
• Nasojejunal Tube Feedings (please see Feeding protocol)
• Neurosurgical protocol (Leroy reservoir, ventriculostomy, Vpshunt, myelomeningocele)
• Ostomy pouches (application and care of)
• Overnight study (guidelines)
• Oxygen administration
• Phototherapy
• PK U blood collection
• R.A. line see Cardiac (care of the post-op)
• Radiant warmer
• Radiation protection
• Rectal irrigation
• Replogle (see gastric drainage)
• Stool testing: reducing substances/Occult blood
• Subcutaneous Medication Administration (see Insuflon protocol)
• Sucrose
• Suctioning
• Suctioning with use of TRACH CARE CLOSED SYSTEM
• TPN monitoring
• Tracheostomy care (patient)
• Urine collection (for urinary catheterization see Bladder Drainage protocol)
• Urine culture and sensitivity
• Urine testing
• Ventricular drain (please refer to unit manual)
• Ventricular drain dressing (please refer to unit manual)
• Visiting guidelines
• Vital signs
• Weighing