humidity policies/standards

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Specializes in NICU, ER and alittle adult ICU.

I am inquiring about NICU humidity policies and/or standards...for the macroenvironment and the microenvironment. I would like to know what your parameters are for humidity levels, gestational ages, timing and, also, humidity parameters for the nursery itself. Thanks

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Specializes in NICU.

In regards to the humidity in the actual unit, I really have no clue what it is...

For the babies, we initiate humidity for all babies

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Specializes in nicu.

My unit uses humidity for babies 28 weeks or less. Those babies are placed in the Giraffe beds with the built in humidity system. We start them out on 70% and start weaning the humidity by 5% each shift on the 7th day. We wean them down to 40% by the 10th day which LOL is the actual humidity level in my unit. It is so humid where I live! :)

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