Newborn identification teaching plan

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I am currently trying to put together a teaching plan describing Newborn Identification with a target audience of the mother and father.. I have been working on it but unable to find anything in the book or on the web that gives me any information. Can anyone provide direction on this topic?

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Specializes in CVSICU, Cardiac Cath Lab.

Do you mean security while in the hospital? Every hospital has its own policy--where is it like where you are doing clinicals?

Do you have access to a journal database? you may find some articles geared to new-baby care there.

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We are going to several hospitals in the area but this is for a general classroom assignment.

I was looking for a banding procedure, locations bands can be located, how many bands, what information goes on them.

We were given topics to "teach on" and I just cannot find any information. And I promise you I have been looking. I would love to do this on just safety and preventing baby swapping but since I have to "teach" the parents... that just will not work..... lol would scare the heck out of them... use the baby swap that happened here in VA and came to light the year my oldest son was born... and he was born in that hospital... :)

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Specializes in CVSICU, Cardiac Cath Lab.

Well, my suggestion would be adopt one of the policies at the hospital you are doing OB and work from there. how would you best teach the new parents about this--video, handout? when would you teach it?

just some ideas. good luck!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, educator.

Most places use a 4 band system, 2 on baby and 1 to each parent. If the dad/SO isn't present in the DR the second parent band may be destroyed and they will have to provide photo ID to be able to see the baby without mom. (that is what we do).

The band will have last name, Baby (sex of baby) mom's name, the MR number, date of birth. The band numbers will match mom and dad's bands.

Bands should always, always be checked before giving the baby to someone and before discharge.

We have an info sheet we give about infant safety. It says something like Dear new parents, congrats on the arrival of the newest member of your family. We would like to inform you on ways to keep your baby safe while in the hospital. Always ask to see the person's ID when someone comes in and wants to take the baby somewhere. Our badges are pink and this identifies people who are allowed to be on the floor and have access to babies. The person should also be checking your ID band and the baby's to make sure they match. We do not allow visitors to come and get babies or be alone with babies, unless it is the 4th band person (ie dad or significant other), we will not give information out to anyone but the parents and you will be asked for your ID band number to confirm this is you. Do NOT give out this number to anyone. Etc....

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