We are needing to update our transition policy to make us more baby-friendly. We currently have our babies spend a couple of hours with mom and dad with no VS or real assessment other than initial apgars. Then they go to the nursery for 4 hours for hourly VS, bath, Vit K and eye ointment and HepB, weight, gest age exam, etc.
This 4 hour period is way too long and we know it needs to be adjusted. One of the problems is the requirement of VS q1hr for four hours and the unwillingness of the RNs on PP to do this. Also, the LD RNs are a bit resistant to starting VS during their watch.
Basically, we want to change the VS policy for transition and then restructure from there. What do you do?? What are the VS requirements for your newborns?
Thanks!!!