Nursery/NICU linen changes

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Can you please share with me your hospitals policy on changing nursery/Nicu linens. Research is outdated.

Thanks

klone, MSN, RN

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

We don't have a policy. For NBN, we just change them PRN if they're soiled (they're only there a couple days). For NICU, they're changed daily.

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Lunah, MSN, RN

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OP, I have moved your post to the NICU forum to encourage responses.

Specializes in NICU.

We change ours in the NICU every night and as needed.

jennylee321

412 Posts

Yeah daily seems to be the new trend as part of a CLABSI prevention bundle.

NICUmiiki, DNP, NP

1,774 Posts

Specializes in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

Nightly with the bath and as needed.

NICU Guy, BSN, RN

4,161 Posts

Specializes in NICU.

Every other day with bath and PRN

Specializes in NICU.

We do baths every other day and change the linens during the bath

Specializes in L&D, OBED, NICU, Lactation.

Oh and learn to do them one handed because you'll be holding the baby in the other. I'm not sure that's in the policy, but it should be required learning. :-)

NICUmiiki, DNP, NP

1,774 Posts

Specializes in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
Oh and learn to do them one handed because you'll be holding the baby in the other. I'm not sure that's in the policy, but it should be required learning. :-)

I had an 18 lb. primary recently.... I started log rolling that baby like an adult. :whistling:

Specializes in NICU.

We do 3X weekly and then obviously PRN as well. I'd say it probably works out to almost every day with all of the PRN changes.

Specializes in NICU, RNC.
Every other day with bath and PRN

^^^ This

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