Do your parents have to wear cover gowns when visiting?

Specialties NICU

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Just wondering if your patient's parents must wear cover gowns when visiting their babies. I'm not talking about MRSA or other contact isolation precautions...

A "yes" or "no" answer would be appreciated.

I've worked in 2 NICU's (externed in one while in school, and I now work as a RN in another), and in both, parents are required to wear a hospital gown over their clothes if holding their baby.

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Specializes in Level 3 NICU 17 yrs, Neo transport 13 yr.

no, only if in protective or contact iso.

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nope, nor siblings or volunteers.

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The NICU where my daughter resided did not require gowns.

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Specializes in NICU.

No. No one (medical staff, parents, visitors, etc) has to wear a gown, unless the baby is in isolation.

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Specializes in NICU.

Yes, all parents that come in to our unit put on a cover gown first.

With babies in Isolation, we don't ask the family to put on the disposable gowns we wear as staff; they just need to wash their hands thoroughly before and after they visit their baby.

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Specializes in NICU.

yes (in ours.)

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Yes, they do. Although, it makes no sense.

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