Nursery/NICU linen changes

[first123]

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 Research is outdated.

Thanks

[klone, MSN, RN]

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.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

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

[Elizabeth777, BSN, RN]

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

[jennylee321]

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

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

Nightly with the bath and as needed.

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

Every other day with bath and PRN

[vintage_RN, BSN, RN]

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

[labordude, BSN, RN]

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]

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.

[BrandNewBabyNurse]

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.

[NICUismylife, ADN, BSN, RN]

Every other day with bath and PRN

^^^ This